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The five daily prayers may be likened to the five fingers of the hand: they are complementary, mutually dependent but at the same time unique and individually necessary.

Farhat Ahmed Ali

Life herebelow does not have a value per se, nor does the life hereafter. The former gains value only if it is associated with the life hereafter and the latter gains value only in relation to seeking Allah’s pleasure- the ultimate goal one may ever attain.

Farhat Ahmed Ali

Such is the perfection of the human biological constitution that should one single organ or bone be displaced, it would disrupt the harmony of the body and jeopardize our very existence. Take for instance the elbow joint. Without it, all human achievements –cultural, technological, intellectual, etc- would have been impossible. More, we would have been long extinct. Indeed, had we been created without an elbow joint, how could we eat, drink, write or build anything with a pair of stiff stick-like hands dangling on our sides?

Farhat Ahmed Ali

Salaah -prayer- is a bridge crossing over the agitated waters of life and connecting this world to the hereafter, the seen to the unseen. Not only does it elevate our souls to heaven but it also liberates our body – 5 times a day – from the shackles of flesh and vanity and infuses us with peace and tranquility.

Farhat Ahmed Ali

The value of a diamond lies in its appearance:  its beauty is immediate and superficial. One doesn’t have to see beyond what a diamond looks or seek anything concealed beneath its surface to appreciate its value and capture its beauty. In contrast, a woman’s real worth lies deep inside, and her real beauty lies beneath the surface. A woman is human, which means that her value – and that of her male counterpart as well- lies inside- in her heart and mind. Unless one delves inside, one cannot catch a glimpse of her spiritual beauty and mental height, if any. While the beauty of a diamond is visible at a first glance, that of a woman – I mean her mental beauty, of course- is invisible to the eye. In fact the more a woman displays her outward physical beauty the less we appreciate her inward mental beauty and conversely, the less she displays her outward physical beauty the more we focus on her inward mental beauty.

Farhat Ahmed Ali