August 2010 – The Pen Magazine

FAMILY Issue 6

Happy marriage

Zeynep Eren30/08/201007/04/2015

For a happy marriage 1. Believe that the marriage is a sacred establishment. 2. Remember always that your spouse and children are the trustees of Allah (SWT) to you. 3....

FAMILY Issue 6

Why Can’t You become Your Child’s Best Friend?

Zeynep Eren30/08/201007/04/2015

You cannot be a friend to your child because you cannot share anything! You always speak and never listen to him/her because you always act bossy. Since you forget your...

A Garden of Truths Issue 6

The House of Our Prophet

Zeynep Eren30/08/201007/04/2015

Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi performs the fajr prayer and returns home and asks his wife “do we have something to eat for breakfast?” His wife answers “You know that there...

A Garden of Truths Issue 6

Left Dinner Table

Zeynep Eren30/08/201007/04/2015

The dinner table of Abdurrahman b. Avf (ra), who was one of those ten companions who were heralded with the Paradise, was adorned with several kinds of foods to break...

A Garden of Truths Issue 6

Codes of Success

Zeynep Eren30/08/201007/04/2015

1- Whatever you do, the ultimate goal should be the pleasure of Allah (SWT). 2- Consumption is not the goal of life; it is an instrument for life. Instead of...

A Garden of Truths Issue 6

The Mirror and the Soil

Zeynep Eren30/08/201007/04/2015

The soil said to the mirror: “I envy of you! Whoever looks at you sees himself, but the ones who look at me see only me!” The mirror responded the...

ISLAMIC WORLD Issue 6

Responding To A Nasty Message

Ahmet C. Gülenay30/08/201021/11/2016

In case you haven’t heard it, The United States of America witnessed another plane involved in an incident last month. That is right; planes are becoming quite popular for any...

A Garden of Truths Issue 6

Honey of the world, molasses of the hereafter

Zeynep Eren30/08/201007/04/2015

Flies never would perch on Abdul-Qadir Gilani. One of those who were aware of this situation asked: “We have never seen that a fly perched upon you. What is the...

A Garden of Truths Issue 6

A Poem: Imagine

The Pen30/08/201012/04/2011

“Frequently mention death which dispels pleasure and makes it bitter” (Tirmidhi, Zuhd 4) ~ I M A G I N E ~ Imagine yourself after you pass away Imagine your...

A Garden of Truths Issue 6

Do not Judge a Book by its Cover

The Pen30/08/201012/04/2011

A poor and old villager had a legendary horse. The king of that area offered a great fortune for the horse but the villager did not want to sell it....

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