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Muslim Women’s Bookshelf (G) – Great Women Of Islam
Welcome to yet another post in the series - Muslim Women’s Bookshelf: An A-Z Guide to Inspirational Reads where we review the book - Great Women of Islam - who were given the good news of Paradise.
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Muslim Women’s Bookshelf (B) – Earning Barakah: An Islamic Guide to Blessed Sustenance
Welcome to the latest instalment in our series on A-Z inspirational reads! In this post, we’ll be reading about the book, "Earning Barakah : An Islamic Guide to Blessed Sustenance" by Ismail Kamdar
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Beauty-talk.
This post is part of the A to Z April Challenge. My theme for the month is ‘ Letters to my unborn child ‘. Dear baby, Of late, I dream of your features. Your smile. Your face. Your eyes. Who will you resemble? Me, your dad, your (late) paternal grandpa? What will the shade of your colour be? As much as I hate to bring to your attention about the concept of ‘skin colour’, being from the Indian community, I know I should be the first one who should teach you to appreciate all 64 shades of human skin. Being on lighter spectrum should not make you feel privileged neither…
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Theme reveal – A to Z Challenge
As like last year, in the whim of a blogging frenzy I signed up for the A to Z Challenge. Last year’s theme was A to Z of Arabic words in English. It suited my tagline and the exact reason of why I started this blog – my love for words. Much has changed in my personal life over the gap of a year. It has been an exhilarating roller-coaster ride. Alhamdulilah. Hence this year’s theme will be more closer home. More personal. More intimate. I have tried to keep my personal life away from the online world. Yet it is words that calm me. So I come back to…
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Zero to Hero !
This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. The digit which in itself has no value yet increases the value of another digit manifold, when placed after it. Yes, I finish my A to Z Challenge with ZERO ! (I shall catch up on all the comments and blog posts in the next few weeks, iA! Thank you all for stopping by over my blog and leaving your encouraging comments)
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Yemen
This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. ….we are nearly at the end of this long 26 days Challenge ! Today’s post is about the name of a Middle Eastern country. (Possibly, the name suggests the georgraphic location of Yemen on the southernmost tip of Arabian Peninsula. Another tradition suggests the word derives from the expression al-Yumn which means grace and blessing.)
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Xebec, it is !
This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. X-day might be one of the most difficult one in the A to Z Challenge. I am quite surprised to find an actual word beginning with X which has an Arabic origin. (Initially, I was planning to be cheeky and use X-ray for today, connecting the Algebraic X And Arabic origin :P) Xebec – a small three-masted Mediterranean sailing ship.
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Picturesque Wadi
This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. Wadi al Sail. Wadi Rum. Wadi al Seer. Wadi Musa. Many towns and places in the Arab world have their names beginning with Wadi. Apparently, Wadi is an entry in the Oxford English Dictionary too ! Wadi – (In certain Arabic-speaking countries) a valley, ravine, or channel that is dry except in the rainy season (OED)
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V for Vizier
This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. Vizier – The only place I have come across this word commonly is while reading Akbar and Birbal stories as a child.
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Learned Ulema
This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. Ulema – A word present in the Oxford English Dictionary though not commonly used/known by the English speaking community ! (.. and yay, it being in the Dictionary helped out the fact I am not entry-less for U! Win :D) Ulema means a body of Muslim scholars who are recognized as having specialist knowledge of Islamic sacred law and theology. (Scheduled posts. Apologise again for not catching up on your blogs!)
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Tamarind Taste !
This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. This entry would be by far my fave. It has combination of Arabic and India ! Yay 😀 In most South Indian dishes, we have a common ingredient for its sweetish sour taste -Tamarind. Little did I know until now, the Arabic origin to the name ! My grandmother used to keep salted Tamarind out in the sun for it to dry. I used to eat them without her knowing (and have a stomach ache later in the night!) Ah. Sweet Childhood memories…
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S for Safari
This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. When Zoos gives us a glimpse into wildlife just for a photographic instant, Safaris open up our knowledge to the ways of wild animals ! Ever been on a Safari? The only one I have been to was at Bannerghata National Park, Bangalore, India.
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Ream of Sheets
This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. Today’s post is about yet another commonly used word – ream. Often used in terms of bundle of sheets for printer etc. Meaning – 1. number of sheets of paper, formerly 480 sheets (short ream), now 500 sheets (long ream) or 516 sheets (printer’s ream or perfect ream). One ream is equal to 20 quires 2. (often plural) a large quantity, esp of written matter [Collins English Dictionary] (Apologies for not visiting your blogs/replying to comments since two days. On a short vacation.…
