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The Healing Paradox
Based on my personal experience as a mother, caregiver to the elderly, and witness to chronic kidney, liver, and intestinal diseases running through my family, I can confidently assert that modern medical science has regressed rather than progressed in several critical areas. The first conspicuous indicator is the relentless emergence of new diseases, each bearing…
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Outgrow Us
My husband and I always tell our children that they need to grow taller than us. Neither of us is short, but the directive serves as deliberate goal-setting—encompassing nutrition, rest, physical activity, and measured screen exposure. The aspiration is simultaneously literal and metaphorical: to surpass us in every dimension of existence. Parents are frequently accused…
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Challenging Divine Sovereignty
To commit murder is calamitous, regardless of the reason. I assume it would kill a part of you simultaneously. Your heart probably. Maybe your conscience. It begins to darken your soul. When you get used to it, God forbid, the stabs at your heart punctures with less force each time. The dying of your conscience…
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The Weight of Representation
Allah has said in Surah Baqarah (verse 30) that he will place on earth khalifa translated as representative/vicegerent. Dictionary.com translates “vicegerent” as an officer appointed as deputy by and to a sovereign or supreme chief, Allah being the Supreme Chief and us his deputies. A deputy is meant to exercise delegated powers. It means that…
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Climbing with Conscience
Man-made systems are inherently flawed. They rely on the insight of flawed beings. So questioning non-divine rules is not only acceptable, but in my opinion the right course of action in many cases. The state of global politics and warfare today have proven that so many systems that the world has comfortably relied upon for…
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Hang on
Wisdom comes at a price. While no one can truly fathom the reason behind every occurrence in life, being able to understand other people’s circumstances well, being able to empathize, knowing their thought process well, and justifying their shortcomings can indeed be a curse. It is true that they have a take, a perspective, and…
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Introspection
The 30s are an understated blessing—a decade of self-learning like no other. You understand many “whys’s” and you also understand why each “why” cannot be answered yet. You come to terms with life’s curveballs and you make peace with individuals around you. Especially those who may have negatively impacted your life. It is also now…
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Balance
For some, genius erupts through chaos. My daughter always uses her messy room as an excuse to justify her intellectual abilities. Smart people don’t have time to clean up. Smart people become absorbed with ideas. Smart people are consumed with their thoughts. Hence smart people simply do not see clutter! For others to shine, everything must…
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Celestial Pearls
Ramadan 2020 The issue with achieving prosperity and recognition is that you begin to believe yourself invincible. Many a people have come before us in every corner of this beautiful earth, who believed the heights they achieved were insurmountable. Only to be proven wrong. We don’t run this set up—there is a higher power running…
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Farheen Anwar 