The Personal Relationship Between a Scholar and His Student
Imam Ahmad used to mention the virtues of his sheikh, Imam Ash Shafi’ee to his wife. He would mention to her the extensive and superb knowledge of Imam Ash Shafi’ee as well as his taqwah (i.e. piety). Imam Ahmad invited Imam Ash Shafi’ee to come visit him at his home. When the time for dinner arrived, Imam Ash Shafi’ee ate until he was full and went to the guest room for some sleep.
The wife of Imam Ahmad said to him: “O Ahmad! Is …

Daniel Carlat is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine. Two years ago, Daniel Carlat wrote a piece in the New York Times Magazine called Dr. Drug Rep, in which he told his story of being paid to push the anti-depressant Effexor to his colleagues.
Carlat joined Fresh Air contributor Dave Davies to talk about his new book, called Unhinged: The Trouble With Psychiatry. But the book isn’t just concerned with the influence of drug companies in the profession.
Carlat believes in prescribing medication, but he says too many psychiatrists have all but abandoned …

“Nearly all of the herbal dietary supplements tested in a Congressional investigation contained trace amounts of lead and other contaminants, and some supplement sellers made illegal claims that their products can cure cancer and other diseases, investigators found.
The levels of heavy metals — including mercury, cadmium and arsenic — did not exceed thresholds considered dangerous, the investigators found. However, 16 of the 40 supplements tested contained pesticide residues that appeared to exceed legal limits, the investigators found. In some cases, the government has not set allowable levels of these pesticides because of a …

Assalam Aleikum wa Rahmatula wa Barakatu
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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Asalaamu Alaiakum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatu
4 Signs of Those who are  Studying the Qur’aan Properly
By Cilia Ndiaye
Administrator of Ad-Duha Institute
Website: http://ad-duha.org/
There are four signs that we can look for, in ourselves, that indicate how successfully we are listening to, reciting, and/or studying the Qur’an, and Allah knows best. These four signs are as follows…
1. Comprehension:
We should understand the meaning of what we are listening to or reciting (for example we are able to tell others what the ayaat are about). As …