Eid, an occasion to pay gratitude to Allah

Prophet Muhammad narrated the pride of fasting in this way, ‘I cannot find a better or greater masterpiece than to present to those who fast. These are the practical hadees that have been mentioned in connection with rewards and blessings of fasting.’

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Eid-ul-Fitr signifies end of month-long fast:

A time to celebrate

The month of fasting will come to a close in a few days and Muslims around the globe will celebrate the Eid –Eid-ul- Fitr. This festival signifies the end of the month-long fast observed by Muslims the world over. Fasting brings to mind the hunger and hardship felt by many who are unable to afford a square meal for the day.

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Musings

When a Sinhala king cradled a Tamil prince

The colonial system of education almost imprisoned us within an unfamiliar Western world that made the Battle of Waterloo more familiar than the valiant campaigns of Parakramabahu the Great where women unabashedly went along with warriors to nurse them. Who says the nursing profession began in Europe?

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