Pencil Strips

One of the mess free paper crafts for children! You need a pencil, some paper, sticky tape, and scissors.

	Start with an oblong piece of paper, the size of half a piece of photocopy paper is about right.
	Fold the paper in half and then half again and cut slits from one end to about an inch from the other end. Make sure you do not cut through the folds on the sides.
	Wrap the paper around the top of the pencil, taping the paper firmly to the pencil.
	Bend the paper strips out and down to create the flower.
	If you want to create even more shape to your flower, roll some of the strips around a pencil to curl

magazine animal-people ..kid art

This is a great project for getting little imaginations moving.   

• Have your child search through magazines for a picture of an animal's face. 

• Cut the animal's head out of the magazine, and paste towards the top of a blank paper. 

• Ask your kiddo to give the dog (or whatever animal you have selected) people clothes! Give some helpful suggestions to get them started: a dress, a top and pants, a hat, shoes, etc...

• Use watercolor to add a nice splash of color. Hang & enjoy! 

• After you finish up, try challenging your kids to come up with a story for their creations. (Maybe even cut them out, glue to card stock-or a paper bag-, and use them as puppets!) Please share if you have any other great ideas!

Benefits of Banana

Bananas have been the alltime favorite and perennial fruit for hundreds of years now. It has many curative properties. This fruit is affordable by anyone and is available in plenty in India. All the varieties available are beneficial in their own way.

Banana is rich in fiber content and also contains natural sugars like sucrose, fructose and glucose. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet. 

Depression:

According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND among people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS:

Forget the pills -- eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anemia:

High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

Blood Pressure:

This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it the perfect way to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Brain Power:

200 students at a Twickenham school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

Fabric Flower

Keep your fabric  and cut a long 2-3 inch strip of fabric. 

1. FOLD
Fold the sides of the strip towards the center so that they meet in the middle. This is the
back. Gently crease the folds down with your fingernail.

2. MARK
Using a pencil, draw lines at 90° along the front of the strip.

3. STITCH
Make small running stitches along the drawn line with a matching colored thread, at the
edge of the strip push the needle through to the back and then loop the thread over and
around to the front.

4. GATHER
Stitch for a few inches then stop and gather the strip into petals, when pulled up the thread
runs through the center of the strip.

5. CURL
Gather the fabric into petals for several inches and then thread another needle. Tuck the tail
of the strip underneath the petals and stitch them together with the new threaded needle.
Keep making gathering stitches with the first needle and curl and tack the petals around and
underneath each other with the second needle.

6. FINISH
Continue to gather and tack the petals until the very end. Tuck the tail under and stitch it
down. The flower is now ready to be appliqued onto the background fabric. Stitch the
outside petals down to ensure the flower is firmly attached.

Muslim woman

Children need your presence

Parenting is a procedure of upgrading and taking care of physical ,emotional, communal and intellectual growth of a child from early years to maturity. It is the most important part of life. But most parents , in the modern society, neglect this , they don't spend time with children, they just buy expensive gifts to their children, and ignore the fact that, their children needs their presence but no the presents. As a result, the children are not having proper upbringing, which in turn has a bad effect on the society.

 Parents start with protecting their children, teaching them to talk and walk and do several other things, training them at every step to face the real world when they grow up and become independent self-confident adults. They start out with making all the decisions for the child and then slowly let them have little choices and later share reins with them in decision-making processes concerning the family.

 Then, the 'adulthood' arrives ever so slowly and yet so suddenly your little ones struggle to build their careers, find a spouse and become a parent. They move away from homes to make their own nests. This time is quite hard for parents who are so longer used to their children's presence that they feel so lonely without them. This is the time when they need to realize that what their child is now achieving is the result of their constant efforts. 

They have to shift from using parental authority with their kids to being 'friends' of these new adults. It is a time for a new role. Even adult children need love, guidance and insight from their parents from time to time, though they may get caught up in their own lives and get less time. 

This is also the time to set healthy boundaries so that your children can know how much of love, financial and emotional support and guidance they can expect from you and where they are crossing the lines by being over-dependent or abusive to you. 

As children pass into adulthood, the time for independence for both parents and children is very important for a healthy parent-child relationship. 

As children start to shoulder more and more responsibilities, they want your guidance and support but also the faith, independence and approval for whatever decisions they make. The society and your child's life are undergoing many changes and you are the one to establish the line between helping your child and holding their hand.

 It is advisable to plan ahead for this transition period so that you can face the situations more easily, when the time comes. You need to help your growing child to establish his or her own identity, balance your priorities, find ways to fight loneliness and save for your future and old age while your children need to prepare themselves for financial and relationship struggles, make a career, deal with work pressure and peer pressure and develop their own political views amongst many other things. Only open and honest communication between parents and adult children can assure a functional relationship between them, which is full of love, respect, freedom and responsibility

Drinking water on Empty Stomach

It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value.Below a description of use of water for our readers.

For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases: 

Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and menstrual disorders,ear nose and throat diseases.

METHOD OF TREATMENT: 

1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water
2. Brush and clean the mouth but do not eat or drink anything for 45 minute
3. After 45 minutes you may eat and drink as normal.
4. After 15 minutes of breakfast, lunch and dinner do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours
5. Those who are old or sick and are unable to drink 4 glasses of water at the beginning may commence by taking little water and gradually increase it to 4 glasses per day.
6. The above method of treatment will cure diseases of the sick and others can enjoy a healthy life.

The following list gives the number of days of treatment required to cure/control/reduce main diseases: 1. High Blood Pressure (30 days)
2. Gastric (10 days)
3. Diabetes (30 days)
4. Constipation (10 days)
5. Cancer (180 days)
6. TB (90 days)
7. Arthritis patients should follow the above treatment only for 3 days in the 1st week, and from 2nd week onwards – daily..This treatment method has no side effects, however at the commencement of treatment you may have to urinate a few times.It is better if we continue this and make this procedure as a routine work in our life. Drink Water and Stay healthy and Active.

This makes sense .. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals ..not cold water. Maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating!!! Nothing to lose, everything to gain…

For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.

It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.

Once this ‘sludge’ reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

A serious note about heart attacks: ·  Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be
  the   left   arm hurting,· Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.· You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a
  heart attack.· Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.· 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep 
  do not wake up.· Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let’s be careful
  and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive…

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to everyone they know, you can be sure that we’ll save at least one life.InShaAllah 

Fingernails can reflect your general health

 

Did you know that fingernails can reflect your general health? 

The white color in one section or pink on the other, as well as brittle nails can be a sign of disease in the body. Disorder in the liver, lungs, and heart can be seen from the condition of your nails. Here are some secrets that describe nail other problems in the body. 

By recognizing the symptoms early on, of course, a disease that may already exist in the body can be treated earlier and more easily.

1. Nails pale ( pale nail )

     Very pale nails are sometimes associated with the aging process. However, it could also  

    indicate a  serious illness, such as:

• Anemia
• Heart failure
• Diabetes
• Liver disease
• Malnutrition

2. Nails are white ( white nail )

     Nails are white with darker edges, can indicate liver problems, are like hepatitis. If you  

     experience this,  it should also dicuigai any other liver disorders.

3. Yellowish nails ( yellow nail )

     Fungal infection is one of the most common causes of yellow nails. If the infection gets   

     worse, the nail bed will shrink, nails thicken and crumble. In some cases, yellow nails   

     indicate a  more serious condition such as thyroid disease or psoriasis.

4. Bluish-colored fingernails ( Bluish nail )

     Bluish tinge on the nails is a sign that the body lacks oxygen. This could indicate an  

     infection  in the lungs, such as pneumonia.

5. Surface spotted nails and corrugated ( rippled nail )

     Surface pitted nails are early symptoms of psoriasis or inflammatory arthritis. Psoriasis is 

     a skin disease that almost 10% of his starts with nail problems such as this.

6. Nail cracked ( cracked nail )

     Dry and brittle nails and chapped often associated with mumps. If these conditions are

     cracked  combined with a yellowish color, it tends to be caused by a fungal infection.

7. Inflammation in the nail fold ( puffy nail fold )

     The redness and swelling around the nail is a sign of inflammation of the nail fold. This    

     can be caused  by lupus or other connective tissue disorders.

8. Dark stripe under the nail ( dark lines )

     Dark line under the nail are sometimes caused by melanoma, the most dangerous skin   

     cancer. Therefore, if you experience this, you should immediately see a doctor.

9. Bite your nails ( nail gnawed )

    Biting your nails may be regarded as old habits. But, in some cases, this is a sign of 

    anxiety, which can be treated with medication. Nail biting is associated with obsessive-

    compulsive disorder.

    If you can not stop this practice, it is better to consult a doctor.

Nails are just one sign

Although changes in the nails is often followed by a particular disease, these changes are usually not a sign of the beginning. In addition, many nail changes are not harmful to health. Not all nail changes have hepatitis. Therefore, if you are concerned about the condition of your nails, it is better to consult with experts in dermatology.

The Islamic Way to Raise the Children

Methods for physical preparation:

1. To make sure that the child is clean in his body, clothes, his surroundings and has a love of cleanliness in his life.
2. To make sure to feed the child from the good without excessive expenditure or stinginess.
3. To encourage the practice of sports such as running, swimming, shooting and riding, and their sports that make the body strong and active in a whole some atmosphere.

Methods for mental preparation:

1. To teach reading and writing and to ensure a superiority in all kinds of knowledge and sciences.
2. To practice attentively looking at all creations and events around him which will enable his mental growth and give him the correct inference capabilities.
3. Touring or traveling in the land and pondering all the different marks and signs of Allah and the history of previous people and nations.

Methods for moral preparation:

1. Showing the values of good deeds and their effects on the individuals and society; also showing the effects of bad deeds, all within the child's capability of understanding.
2. Parents should be a good example in their behavior because children like to imitate their parents in their sayings and their deeds.
3. Teaching the child the religious principles and tutoring him in worship, taking into account the child's capability of understanding. The Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) had said, "Order your children to pray at the age of seven."
4. Treating children nicely and kindly; the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) taught us that practically. 
5. One of the important things that parents must teach their children to select the good company and the avoid the bad, because children are always influenced by their company. The bad behavior can be transmitted through bad company. 
6. Encouraging the child's sense of belonging to the Muslim nation, by teaching him of the brotherhood between Muslims, teaching him to care for Muslims in any land, and that he is part of the Muslim body, to feel joy when Muslims are joyous, to feel sad for Muslims' sadness, and to do best to achieve the Muslim nation's goals. All of this can done practically through by:

• Taking children to mosques and introducing them to their brother in Islam regardless of race, language, or origin.
• Teaching the children the history of the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) and his companions and the history of Islam with in to the child's capability of understanding.
• Encouraging children to sympathize with Muslim problems and to contribute to the solutions such as the poverty problem and to donate some money to the hungry Muslim children.
• Taking part in the celebrations and festivals with Muslims, and sharing picnics and creating ties with their Muslim brothers of the same age.
• Growing the sense of distinction from society, and that does not  mean arrogance because arrogance is forbidden: but it means the sense of being a Muslim and that Muslims are different from non-Muslims in their sources of belief and behavior. Clarify that the society is good and bad, so as a Muslim, take and benefit from what is good and leave and avoid what is bad.
• Growing the feeling of love of Allah, his Prophet, Muslims, and all people. This love will lead to special behavior towards all those loved.

This is a general guideline, so every Muslim can take care of his children and know the correct path that must be followed, so we can do the job we are entrusted to do as Allah proscribed, as well as the responsibility the prophet has clarified to protect the future generations of Muslims, as Allah said in surat At-tawbah, verse 105, what can be translated as, "And Say Do deeds! Allah will see your deeds, and (so will) his Messenger and the believers. And you will be brought back to the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen. Then He will inform you of what you used to do."

12 Foods of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)

12 Foods of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)

Dates

Dates

The Prophet (SAW) said that a house without dates has no food. It should also be eaten at the time of childbirth.

Barley

Barley

Good in fever, while use in a soup form.

Figs

Figs

It is a fruit from paradise and a cure for piles.

Grapes

Grapes

The Prophet (SAW) was very fond of grapes - it purifies the blood, provides vigour and health, strengthens the kidneys and clears the bowels.

Honey

Honey

Considered the best remedy for diarrhoea when mixed in hot water. It is the food of foods, drink of drinks and drug of drugs. It is used for creating appetite, strengthening the stomach, eliminating phlegm; as a meat preservative, hair conditioner, eye soother and mouthwash. It is extremely beneficial in the morning in warm water.

Melon

melon

The Prophet (SAW) said: "None of your women who are pregnant and eat of water melon will fail to produce off spring that is good in countenance and good in character."

Milk

Milk

The Prophet (SAW) said that milk wipes away heat from the heart just as the finger wipes away sweat from the brow. It strengthens the back, improved the brain, renews vision and drives away forgetfulness.

Mushroom

Mushroom

The Prophet (SAW) said that mushroom is a good cure for the eyes; it also serves as a form of birth control and arrests paralysis.

Olive Oil

Olive oil

Excellent treatment for skin and hair, delays old age, and treats inflammation of the stomach.

Pomegranate

Pomegranate

The Prophet (SAW) said it cleanses you of Satan and evil aspirations for 40 days.

Vinegar

Vinegar

A food Prophet Muhammad (SAW) used to eat with olive oil. [That's now a fashion in elite Italian Restaurants]

Water

Water

The Prophet (SAW) said the best drink in this world is water, when you are thirsty drink it by sips and not gulps, gulping produces sickness of the liver.

May this information be beneficial to all of us. Insha'Allah.

Importance Of Milk

Although milk is a simple type food, it is very natural to the body as it contains three major substances, cheese, fat and water.

Cheese is cold and wet and provides good nutrition. The fat is mild regarding warmth and wetness and is very beneficial for healthy bodies.

The water part of milk is hot and wet and it softens the stomach and provides the body with beneficial moistures.

Milk is best when it has just been milked and its value decreases by the passage of time. Also milk is better forty days after the animal has given birth.

The best type of milk is the most white in color, as it has a good scent, delicious taste, mildly sweet, less fat and light consistency.

Milk is good and produces red blood, brings wetness to the body and is also a nutritious food, helps relieve depression, obsession and black bile ailments.

When milk is drunk with honey, it helps cleanse the insides of septic materials. 
Drinking milk with sugar makes the color of the skin fairer.

Milk helps the body regain its strength after sexual intercourse and is also favorable for the chest, the lungs and for those suffering from tuberculosis.
Milk is not favorable for the head, the stomach, the liver and spleen.

Drinking excessively is harmful to the teeth and the gums. In the Sahihain it is narrated that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) once drank some milk and then asked for some water and rinsed his mouth saying. “It has fat.”

Milk is not good for those suffering from fever and headaches and is not favorable for the weakness in the head and brain.

 Excessive drinking of milk causes darkness in the sight, sight impairment, gout, kidney clots and swelling in the stomach and the intestines. 

These side effects will be neutralized when mixing milk with honey, ginger and so forth for those who are not used to drinking it.

Excerpt: Healing with the Medicine of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) –Ibn Qayyim Pages 334-336

Guidance on combination of food

A few Important Points

The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) never mixed fish and milk, milk and sour foods or two hot dishes or two cold dishes, two sticky dishes, two constipating dishes, two laxative dishes, two heavy dishes, two liquid dishes, or two types of food that produced the same condition.

Also he (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) did not join between two types that caused opposite effects, such as constipating and diarrhea or easily digested foods with heavy foods, broiled with cooked foods, dry with fresh foods, eggs and milk or meat and milk.

He (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) never ate a food when it is rather hot, nor old food that was heated for him the next day. Further, he did not eat any salty or foods such as pickles. All these types of food are harmful and cause the health to change for the worst.

The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) also used to neutralize the harm of some foods by their opposites such as when the food is hot, he neutralizes its effect with a cold food, and when it is dry with a wet food. E.g. eating ripe dates with cucumbers and dried dates with butter. 

He (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) also used to drink the water of soaked dates to neutralize the effect of heavy foods.

The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) used to discourage sleeping just after eating food because it hardens the heart.

The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) did not drink (water or milk) with his food, because the drink would spoil the food, especially when the water is hot or cold.

Excerpt: Healing with the Medicine of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) –Ibn Qayyim