There are some things that you cannot recover in life:

1) The stone after it's thrown.

2) The word after it's said. 

3) The occassion after it's missed.

4) The time after it's gone.

5) A person after they've passed away.

Whatever you have will perish, but what you send forward is stored in the treasures of Allah. We make a living by what we have, but we make a life by what we give. 

- Shaykh Zahir Mahmood.

I yesterday got the much awaited for update to the phone software to Android 4.1.

Its just minor refinements, but now also includes "Google Now".

I havent turned that on, as its creepy for your phone to know that you are going work befoer you do... but you can still use voice with the google search box and its really good.

Without turning on Google Now, I dont know a way to get the weather to be set to celcius instead of centrigrade, but its still good. It can answer some queries in voice, for others it will bring up google search results if needed or even carry out actions.

"Is it going to rain tomorrow?" (spoken reply) "yes, the forcast for tomorrow in ... is 45 degrees with rain"

"Set alarm for 9am"

"Send message to ..."

 

 

Looking for God

By: Yasmin Mogahed

 

I’ve been looking for God my whole life. I just didn’t know it. When we study those things that we all seek—in life, in a companion, in everything—we’ll find that both the believer and the atheist are actually just seeking God. See, God is the designer. Whether you’re an atheist or a believer, God is the designer of your needs, youraffinities, your inclinations. And He has designed these inner drives to fit the natural order: tawheed (to seek, recognize and submit to one single higher power).

Think for a moment about what you and I seek. What do you look for in a companion, for example? What are we running after and willing to give anything just to hear?

“I’m taking care of you.”

"There are 3 things which demolish and destroy a civilisation:

1)Oppression 2)Lying 3)Cheating/fraud/deception 

It doesn't matter how many great leaders come to power, until these 3 qualities are present, no power of the world can grant them honour"

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"He who does not travel does not know the value of men." -- Moorish proverb

"Love is the only flower that grows and blossoms Without the aid of the seasons." - Kahlil Gibran quotes

"A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." -- Lao Tzu

"Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind." -- Seneca

"A wise traveler never despises his own country." -- Carlo Goldoni

You

cannot change the circumstances, the seasons , or the wind, but you can

change yourself. That is something you have charge of." Jim Rohn