Sir John Bagot Glubb – Khalif (Caliph) Al-Ma’mun

Sir John Bagot Glubb – “Khalif (Caliph) Al-Ma'mun's period of rule (813 – 833 CE) may be considered the 'golden age' of science and learning. He had always been devoted to books and to learned pursuits. His brilliant mind was interested in every form of intellectual activity. Not only poetry but also philosophy, theology, astronomy, medicine and law all occupied his time."

“By Mamun's time medical schools were extremely active in Baghdad. The first free public hospital was opened in Baghdad during the Caliphate of Haroon-ar-Rashid. As the system developed, physicians and surgeons were appointed who gave lectures to medical students and issued diplomas to those who were considered qualified to practice. The first hospital in Egypt was opened in 872 AD and thereafter public hospitals sprang up all over the empire from Spain and the Maghrib to Persia."

Anila Adnan – WISDOM

If Allah wants Light, lanterns would burn amidst blowing winds too. (Anila Adnan)

Omema Raghid – CHARACTER

"It is strange that in our praying we seldom ask for a change in character, but always a change in circumstances." Omema Raghid

ALI RA, about sinning

About Sin, he said:(1) It is good to repent from sin; [but] it is better to avoid [it].(2) It is bad for a young man to sin; but it is worse for an old man to sin.~ ALI RA ~

UTHMAAN RA, evil mongers

"In the affairs of Allah, do not be afraid of the accusations of evil mongers."~ UTHMAAN RA ~

ALI RA, Virtue of silence

Virtue of silence: Hadrat Ali advocated the virtue of silence by advancing the simile that water can be preserved in a waterskin only when its mouth is tied. ~ ALI RA ~

Thomas Carlyle, MUHAMMAD (Sallallahu Alyhi Wa Sallam), OBEYED

"A poor, hard-toiling, ill-provided man; careless of what vulgar men toil for. Not a bad man, I should say; Something better in him than hunger of any sort, -- or these wild arab men, fighting and jostling three-and-twenty years at his hand, in close contact with...