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Have you ever seen a sickle? It's a farm tool with a curved, sharp edge for cutting wheat. Sickle cell anaemia (say: sik-ul sell uh-nee-mee-uh) is a disease of the blood. It gets its name because a...
Health and Fitness dawahnigeria
The following incident is mentioned in Surah Fil of the Noble Holy Quran and it happened during the period of the birth-year of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Abraha AI...
Quran & Prophetic traditions dawahnigeria
Anyone can get exam anxiety, but someone who really wants to get every answer right might be more prone to feeling this way. This is called being a perfectionist (say: per-fek-shuhnist). Kids who...
Education and Empowerment dawahnigeria
I did not feel good at all! My body ached all over, I felt weak and sleepy and to make matters worse, my throat felt so sore I wondered if I had not swallowed some stones unknowingly. Now add that to...
Health and Fitness dawahnigeria
ASK Wrong: I asked a favour from him Correct: I asked a favour of him Or I asked him to do me a favour. There are many ways of continuing a sentence after 'ask', some involving two objects, for...
Education and Empowerment dawahnigeria
The two of them were on the corridor of one of the quadrangles in my school; one older than the other. The older sat while the younger stood listening to the older speak. They were mother and...
Stories and Biographies dawahnigeria
From Abu Hurairah [RA] who said that Allaah's Messenger said; 'Charity [sadaqah] is due upon every joint of a person on every day that the sun rises. Administering justice between two people is an...
Islamic Law dawahnigeria
Many fathers pay no attention to the upbringing of their children, especially with respect to the religion, They are negligent concerning their teaching, arguing that they are tired after a hard day’...
Marriage and Family dawahnigeria