Ihsan Center – Islam From The Heart

You can learn a lot about the life of Aisha (ra) in Tamam Kahn’s book “Untold: A History of the Wives of the Prophet Muhammad” which I reviewed on this blog several years ago.

The life of Hazrat Aisha (ra) is proof that a woman can be far more learned than men and that she can be the teacher of scholars and experts. Her life is also proof that the same woman can be totally feminine and be a source of pleasure, joy and comfort to herself, her husband, family and community. Continue reading →

He was made king of Bukhara at 52 years of age. Once he went to the jungle to hunt and struck a deer. the deer asked him “what answer will you give to ALLAH by killing me?”. he came back and left his throne forever.

He was the mureed of Muhammad Hassan Jili ul Kalimi and the Murshid of Pir-o-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan, may the peace of Allah (swt) be upon all of them. His dargah is in Hyderabad, India where he taught.

Vera Corda [1913-2002] had successful careers in ballet, graphic arts design, nursing, and teaching before beginning her pioneering work in early childhood education and family development. As an artist, she illustrated children’s books with watercolors, designed and silk-screened scarf designs, and studied dance with Ruth St. Denis. She devoted her later years to her work as an educator and spiritual counselor. One of her greatest contributions was as a spiritual guide to parents and children. Beginning her training in the care and education of young children at the age of ten at the innovative Canon Kip Nursery School in the south-of-Market area of San Francisco, she went on to receive an Associate degree in the field of graphic arts at the age of sixteen. She later received a Bachelor of Arts degree in education and completed a Master of Arts degree in the Education of Exceptional Children at the University of California at San Francisco. While receiving additional training at Columbia University in New York, she studied with the leading pediatric specialist, Arnold Gesell. She was a Joel Katz Memorial Scholar at Columbia Pacific University, where she earned a Ph.D. degree in guidance and counseling.

Hadith reported from Abu Dawood (ra)

The Messenger of Allah (saw) entered the mosque one day and saw an Ansari a resident of Madinah man there by the name of Abu Umaamah.

The Prophet p.b.u.h. asked him: ” O Abu Umaamah, why are you sitting in the mosque at a time that is not a prayer time?”