What to do when children fight: Five Guidelines

Parents usually fail to intervene in escalated sibling conflict, according to a study recently published in “Developmental Psychology,” even though they think they should intervene. And this lack of parental action often results in life-long psychological problems, often severe, especially for the younger children who were victimized.
Here’s how parents can help:

AVOID TAKING SIDES, because it [...]

Ignorance

Knowledge is the spirit that saves the heart from ignorance. – Abu Ali Thaqafi
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance. – Derek Bok
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance. – Confucius
Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.  – Will Durant
If in the darkness of ignorance, you don’t recognize a [...]

Great sayings on asking Questions

A major stimulant to creative thinking is focused questions. There is something about a well-worded question that often penetrates to the heart of the matter and triggers new ideas and insights.  (Brian Tracy)
The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge. (Thomas Berger)
Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, [...]

The gist of Islamic Law

According to Abu Daud these four Sayings of The Prophet (pbuh) contain the summary of Islamic law.

Actions will be judged according to intentions.
The proof of a Muslim’s sincerity is that he payeth no heed to that
which is not his business.
No man is a true believer unless he desires for his brother that which
he [...]

Will you upgrade yourself?

If you walked into a room full of people smoking and stayed just a little while, you’d end up smelling like you’d been smoking too. The fumes would have seeped into your clothing and only a trip to the dry cleaners could get the odor out. Your personal operating system – your head, heart and [...]