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She Plays With Dolls

girl hugging baby doll by Sarah Rypma Aisha (ra) was noted to play with dolls. Aisha reported: I used to play with dolls in the presence of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and my girlfriends would play with me. When the Messenger of Allah would enter, they would hide themselves but he would call them to join me and play with me. Source: Sahih Bukhari 5779 Aisha (ra) stands out as a model wife and is often noted as being Prophet Mohammed's (pbuh) favourite and therefore worthy of close study of the qualities that made her such. A popular fact about Aisha (ra) is that she played with dolls. The purpose of hadiths are to transmit the sunnah for the benefit of mankind down through the ages. “Whosoever followed the Messenger, has indeed followed Allah.” (Surah an-Nisa, 80) What can we learn from a hadith describing a young girl at play? Doll play is more than a fun pass-time for little girls. It has multiple developmental and psychological benefits. Pretending...
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Spicy Ground Beef with Dates

Creating new dishes that the boys really like is a joy. This is an experimental dinner dish inspired by my discovery of baharat . I make up a batch of baharat spice and keep it in my pantry to have handy. I totally love this spice! I'm pretty sure my recipe doesn’t follow any traditional Arabic dish, but if it does please let me know. Spicy, sweet and halal, this dish goes well with rice or naan. Serve with a side of tabbouleh or a nice tomato, cucumber, onion, avocado salad. Serves 4 Time: 10 min prep 20 min cooking Ingredients 1 pkg Halal ground beef (approx .5 lbs) 1 medium onion diced 2 cloves garlic minced 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil 7 medjool dates pitted and chopped 1/2 cup homemade beef stock or halal substitute 1 can of lentils rinsed or 1 cup pre-soaked dry lentils 2 tbs Baharat spice (see recipe below) Heat 2 tbs olive oil on medium high in large fry pan. Add diced onion and garlic and saute until onion starts to turn ...
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