The Camel

 "Do they not look at the camel – how it has been created?"

The Camel – An Astonishing Creature

Ability to Drink Both Fresh and Salty Water:

A camel's kidneys filter out excess salt from salty water, making it drinkable. The extra salt is then expelled through urine.

Eating Thorny Bushes Without Harm:

A camel’s saliva is thick and has special properties that help soften thorns. Additionally, its lips and the inner structure of its mouth are tough and strong, allowing it to chew thorny plants with ease.

Protective Double Eyelids:

Camels have two layers of eyelids—one thin and transparent, the other thick and fleshy. During sandstorms, a camel closes its transparent eyelids to prevent sand from entering its eyes while still being able to see. Its long and dense eyelashes also protect the eyes from dust and sand.

Ability to Control Body Temperature:

A camel can regulate its body temperature according to its needs, increasing or decreasing it as required.

SubhanAllah! What an incredible design, and what a magnificent Creator!

The Forgotten Betrayal

How the Middle East Was Redrawn

I recently watched a fascinating documentary with Rory Stewart about T.E. Lawrence (“Lawrence of Arabia”) and the role he played in the First World War. The documentary explored how Britain and France secretly divided the Ottoman Empire after the war, betraying the very Arab leaders they had promised independence to. During WWI, T.E. Lawrence worked closely with Arab leader Faisal, rallying Arab forces to overthrow the Ottoman Empire in exchange for a new, independent Arab state. However, Britain and France never intended to honor this promise. Instead, in 1916, the Sykes-Picot Agreement was secretly negotiated, carving up the Middle East into British and French-controlled territories. After the war, this agreement was formalized through the League of Nations mandates (1920): • France took control of Syria and Lebanon, drawing borders that ignored local religious and ethnic divisions. • Britain controlled Iraq, Transjordan (modern Jordan), and Palestine, prioritizing strategic and economic interests, primarily oil and the Suez Canal. • No independent Arab state was created, despite earlier British assurances. This moment marked the beginning of deep mistrust between the Arab world and Western powers. The Middle East was redrawn not for the benefit of its people, but to serve British and French colonial ambitions. The region of Palestine was left under British mandate, and by 1948, with increasing Jewish migration (encouraged by the Balfour Declaration of 1917), Britain facilitated the creation of the State of Israel, further deepening tensions. If you truly want to understand the root cause of modern Middle Eastern conflicts, I highly recommend watching this documentary. See link in comments below. The legacy of Sykes-Picot, colonial exploitation, and broken promises still shapes the region today.

Always Seek Forgiveness

 One day, Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal was travelling in an area where no one recognised him. He had nowhere to rest so he went to a masjid and began to rest there but the caretaker had to lock up the Masjid and didn't know the great Imam so he kicked him out. Whilst he stood outside completely stranded in foreign lands, a baker walked by and decided to invite this 'stranger' to his house. The baker didn't speak whilst walking - he just repeated, 'Astaghfirullah! Astaghfirullah! Astaghfirullah!' - when the baker reached home, he fed Imam Ahmad and then let him rest. In the middle of the night, the Imam awoke and he heard the baker alone still saying, 'Astaghfirullah!' continuously.

Imam Ahmad knew that the one who seeks forgiveness constantly is increased in provision and granted every wish according to the Qur'an so he said to the baker, 'Tell me, have you ever had a du'a not accepted?' - The baker said, 'Every du'a I ever made has been accepted except one. I have always asked Allah to allow me to meet an Imam called Imam Ahmad. He is meant to be the greatest Imam of this ummah and I'm waiting to see him! It has not happened yet but I haven't lost hope!- Imam Ahmad began to laugh and said, 'Subhan'Allah! Allah took me out my home, destined for me to travel, and then I was locked out of the mosque until I landed at your doorstep - just so your du'as could be accepted. I am Ahmad ibn Hanbal...' - Always seek forgiveness and Allah will fulfil your every wish no matter how big or impossible it might be.

Things that become the norm

 Just some thoughts to ponder..

I wonder when will people stop being double-faced? 

Like when will people start living a real life and stop being fake? 

What do they gain as a person from changing masks and faces according to situations and people? 

How can they live without consistent life standards? 

How can they say something and mean another? 

How can they fake feelings? 

How can they pretend to love someone while always talking about them badly behind their back? 

How can they be the enemy and pretend to be the friend? 

It is crazy how evil and bad are becoming the normal thing nowadays. 

And it is really funny how people treat the true ones with good intentions like gold. They are rare and precious! 

Allah  created us good and pure. 

But nowadays, people are competing for being the worst version they can be! 

food for thought....

Islamabad Massacres

 With more evidence emerging, the number of dead and missing persons continue to ris

e after the #Islamabad Massacre. 

Meanwhile, the government has confiscated hospital records, preventing families from collecting dead bodies or accessing mortuaries. 

Hundreds of workers remain unaccounted for following last night’s brutal attack, as authorities reportedly barred anyone from retrieving the injured or deceased.

These are the protesters confirmed dead as a result of direct firing by security forces. The death toll continues to rise as more evidence comes to light. 

This horrific act of state terrorism was nothing short of a premeditated massacre, exposing the brutal use of force against unarmed civilians.

#PakistanProtests

Global unmasking

 Do you understand that the entire international commotion we're seeing right now, the global unmasking, the cultural and diplomatic tremors, the coming into being of an entirely new political movement and energy worldwide, the disintegration of old norms and alliances, the first arrest warrant against a Western ally - all this was born in the mind of one Gazan man who was born and raised in the Khan Yunis refugee camp after his family was driven out of their ancestral home in Majdal Asqalan? A man who grew up in poverty under occupation, with no future and no dignity but the kind he could muster himself, from within?

Do we get how freaking insane this is? One refugee, channeling all of talent, pain, and rage into one operation that would change history forever - and pulls it off? One Palestinian refugee. I think about it, and I am overwhelmed. It is so impossible, and almost to the same degree, inevitable. Like fate. And he spent years and years in Israeli prisons and nobody saw it in him, and nobody saw it coming. - If you don't treat people with dignity, you will get Yehya Sinwar. And all your walls will crumble. Don't occupy and colonize people. It's not worth it. And you will be destroyed.

Alon Mizrahi