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Prayer is spiritual communication between man and God, a two-way relationship in which man should not only talk to God but also listen to Him. Prayer to God is like a child's conversation with his father. It is natural for a child to ask his father for the things he needs.

Angel Blessing at Bedtime


Angels bless and angels keep
Angels guard me while I sleep
Bless my heart and bless my home
Bless my spirit as I roam
Guide and guard me through the night
and wake me with the morning's light.

Amen

There is no need to discard the great traditions of our faith. There is every need to adapt and invigorate them in the light of the quite altered circumstances of today. [Speech 12 Feb. 1958]

-- Aga Khan IV

That's right and Jamat Khana is our identity.

"Die when I may, I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow."


- Abraham Lincoln

"I do not pray for success. I ask for faithfulness."

- Mother Teresa

"Your character is what you really are. Your reputation is only what others think you are." - John Wooden "The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out." - Thomas B. Macaula "If I take care of my character, my reputation wi...

"You and I are essentially infinite choice-makers. In every moment of our existence, we are in that field of all possibilities where we have access to an infinity of choices."

Deepak Chopra

A young lady was soaking up the sun's rays on a Florida beach when a little boy in his swimming trunks, carrying a towel, came up to her and asked her, "Do you believe in God?" She was surprised by the question but she replied, "Why, yes, I do." Then he asked her: "Do you go...

When I say education, I mean more than acquisition of knowledge, more than mere facts, figures and book work. Education is a life-long experience in which qualities such as integrity, mental discipline, humility and honesty should be formed, particularly during the early years. [Speech 16 Nov. 1957]...

1937, February 7: Mowlana Sultan Muhammad Shah and Mata Salamat attended a garden party in Zanzibar. The party was hosted by Count Ghulam Hussain Jindani (1891-1983) at the Aga Khan Club. Amongst the distinguished persons, the ruler of Zanzibar, Sultan Sayed Khalifa bin Harun and the Resident Govern...

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

- Walt Emerson


God’s will is everything, but everything is not the will of God.

Holy Firman of MHI :

"And I urge my Jamat to hold strong to the
traditions, to hold strong to the Faith, to attend
Jamat Khana regularly, to pray regulary, because
it is this that can give you real happiness."

Ameen.

You will find Jesus there By Unknown "Tomorrow morning," the surgeon began, "I'll open up your heart..." "You'll find Jesus there," the boy interrupted. The surgeon looked up, annoyed. "I'll cut your heart open," he continued, "to see how much damage has ...

The Butler, The bill can only be kept between an even numbered page and the next numbered page. like 34 and 35. 35 and 36 are on either side of the same page. wow! Shams you are right and a quick thinker! ANSWER: The butler did it. Mr. Ellis knew the butler was lying because pages 35 and 36 in a bo...

"Life is but a brief moment. The years go by quickly and old age arrives suddenly before we have an inkling. People desire so many things and waste their days in vain. Some yearn for gold, others for power, yet others for glory and a higher station. But when death's moment nears and they look b...

How about personality! "Personality can never develop unless the individual chooses his own way, consciously and with moral deliberation." -Carl G. Jung (1875-1961) There comes a time when we must grow up. Age dictates a lot of what goes on with us physically. Society says when we are &qu...

One of the great struggles a mane faces in his life is to gather the courage to reach out to his own wife. But if we touch all else, and never reach our own, we will die with heavy hearts and empty hands. Stretch out your arms; she is generally closer than she appears.

[T.D. Jakes]

It's only a quarter! By Unknown Several years ago a preacher moved to Houston, Texas. Some weeks after he arrived, he had occasion to ride the bus from his home to downtown area. When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him a quarter too much change. As he considered wh...

Brain Teasers --- A wealthy man named Richard Ellis had been counting his money. When he finished, he accidentally left a $100.00 bill on his desk. But when he returned for it a short while later, it was gone. Only two other persons could have seen the bill. One was the maid; the other was the butle...

They’re Not All Mine! A woman drove a mini-van filled with a dozen screaming kids through the mall parking lot, looking for a space. Obviously frazzled, she coasted through a stop sign. "Hey, lady, have you forgotten how to stop?" yelled an irate man. She rolled down her window and said, &...

A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

Anne Frank:

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature

The Tongue =========== It is a helpful tool That is used as a dangerous weapon It is so light Yet we fail to hold it Instead of using it as a magic wand To tap a bit of encouragement upon one's heart Or a smile upon one's face We use it as a sword to cut people down Leaving their hearts broken And t...

This is a beautiful story, and a little reminder to all of us on how to treat one another!!! At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school...

Teachable Moments Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. Anger is only one letter short of danger. If someone betrays you once, it's his fault; if he betrays you tw...

Imam SMS had asked Ismailies in Africa, for the women to dress up like the Begum of the Imam. Imam had also sent a picture of the begum and if my memory serves me right, she was wearing a skirt in the picture or a dress. Shams Shams here is the message from MSMS: Autographed photo of His Royal High...

We're all lonely for something we don't know we're lonely for. How else to explain the curious feeling that goes around feeling like missing somebody we've never even met? When Christ said: "I was hungry and you fed me," he didn't mean only the hunger for bread and for food; he also meant ...

H. H the Aga Khan along with Prince Amyn Mohamed attended a Musical Tajiki Program in London England on Friday, October 1st, 2004. The jamat was also invited. The program was to start around 8pm and H.H the Aga Khan arrived at 8:10pm. His Highness also attended the reception which took place followi...

[MUSLIM LIKE ME — Part 1 Difficult times by Nadia Moharib Calgary Sun The perception is that these must be difficult times to be a Muslim in North America. Muslim militant groups are being blamed for a spate of terrorism around the globe over the last several years — from the 9/11 tragedy to the Bes...