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Alayna – Girls Name
Q: Is Alayna a Muslim name for a baby girl and is it permissable to name my daughter Alayna? A. Alayna is not a noun but a preposition. It will not be correct to use it as a name. Moulana Yusuf Laher Checked by: Mufti Siraj Desai Source: http://askmufti.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=729:alayna-as-girls-name&catid=72:miscellaneous&Itemid=82
Something to think about
Nabi (salallahu alaihi wasallam) said: “O my beloved son! If you are able to spend the morning and evening, with no malice in your heart for anyone, then do so.” We must distance ourselves from malice, enmity and animosity. The heart is a mirror. It is a jewel. It should be filled with the remembrance ...
A Pond of Milk
Once there was a king who told some of his workers to dig a pond. Once the pond was dug, the king made an announcement to his people saying that one person from each household has to bring a glass of milk during the night and pour it into the pond. So, the pond should be ...
Loving Nabi Muhammad SallAllahu alaihi wa Sallam
Allah is perfect in all of His characteristics and He is the Master of all the treasures of heaven and earth. He is the merciful One, who bestows countless blessings upon mankind. If Allah did not guide us, we would be misguided; if He did not give us hearing, we would be deaf; if He ...
The Best of Both Worlds
Everyone has a list of things they would like to achieve,either in the near or distant future.We have dreams & ambitions,hopes and fears;some realistic and others just a figment of our imagination.So while all mankind is equal in the fact that everyone is always seeking something,the human race can be broken down into two broad ...
The Woman who spoke with the Words of Qur’aan
Hadrat Abdullah ibn Mubarak (May the mercy of Allah be upon him) was returning from Hajj when he noticed an elderly lady approaching from the other direction. She replied to his greeting with a verse from the Holy Quran. Peace! A word (of salutation) from a Lord Most Merciful [36:58] He asked where she was ...
Can You Sleep when the Wind Blows?
Years ago, a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms that raged across the Atlantic, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops. As the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received A ...