Love requires patience. It is essential to transform the difficult [aspects] and shortcomings of one’s beloved into beauty. Seeing the happiness of one’s beloved is food to the soul.

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Allah is everywhere

Some people imagine that they themselves, matter and the world they
see all aroundthem are all absolute beings. But they regard Allah
(surely He is beyond that) as an imagination pervading that absolute
matter. Or else, since they cannot see Him with their own eyes, they
say: "Allah must be somewhere we cannot see, in space or far away from
human eyes." (Surely Allah is beyond that.) But these are all grave
errors.
Because Allah is everywhere,not just in the sky. As the soleabsolute
being, Allah enfoldsthe whole universe, all people and places, the
heavens and everywhere. And Allah is manifested in the whole universe.
According to the hadith, our Prophet (saas) said that someone who said
that Allahwas in the sky was telling the truth. But this account in no
way conflicts with the fact that Allah is everywhere.Because if
someone at your location on Earth raises his hands and prays to Allah
and thinks that Allah is in the sky, while someone at the South Pole
turns to Allah in the same way, while someone else at the North Pole
raises his hands and yet another individual in Japan, or America or
Ecuador raises his hands to the sky in the same way and turns to
Allah, then it is impossible to speak of any fixed direction. In the
same way, if djinn, angels and demons at various pointsin space and
the universe also pray toward the skies, it will again be impossible
to speak of any fixed direction, and the situation will be one that
covers the entire universe.
We must not also forget that Allah is unfettered by time and space.
Allah's self is something different. But the manifestations of Allah
are everywhere. If someone enters a room and says Allah is not there,
he is denying Allah. The manifestations of Allah are in that room and
everywhere. Wherever you may turn, manifestations of Allah are there.
Several verses of the Qur'an state that Allah pervades all places,
that He is closer to us than our own jugular veins, and that we will
see His face wherever we look. For example, in verse 255 of Surat
al-Baqara Allah says "... His Footstool encompasses the heavens and
the earth...."Verse 92 of Surah Hud says,"...But my Lord encompasses
everything that you do" meaning that Allah also pervades what people
do.
The truth revealed in the Qur'an is clear: Allah is not only in the
skies. Allah is He Who enfolds and pervades all places. This knowledge
is provided to us by way of the Qur'an. Describing the reality of the
secret behind matter will enable people to better understand these
verses. People who realize that matter is not an absolute entity will
realize with complete clarity that Allah is everywhere at any moment,
that He sees and hears them at all moments, that He witnesses all
things and is closer to them than their own jugular veins, and that He
hears the prayers of thosewho pray.
Some verses of the Qur'an on the subject
Both East and West belong to Allah, so wherever you turn, the Face of
Allah is there. Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing. (Surat
al-Baqara, 115)
Allah, there is no god but Him, the Living, the Self-Sustaining. He is
not subject to drowsiness or sleep. Everything in the heavens and the
earth belongs to Him. Who can intercede with Him except by His
permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them but
they cannot grasp any ofHis knowledge save what He wills. His
Footstool encompasses the heavens and the earth and their preservation
does not tire Him. He is the Most High, theMagnificent. (Surat
al-Baqara, 255)
When We said to you, 'Surely your Lord encompasses the people with His
knowledge.' We only appointed the vision We showed you and the
Accursed Tree in the Qur'an as a trial and temptation forthe people.
We frighten them, but it only increases them in their excessive
insolence. (Surat al-Isra', 60)
There is no one in the heavens and earth who will not come to the
All-Merciful as a slave. He has counted them and numbered them
precisely. (Surah Maryam, 93-94)
And other booty you do not yet have the power to take –Allah has
already encompassed it.Allah has power over all things. (Suratal-
Fath, 21)
While Allah is encircling them from behind. (Surat al-Buruj, 20)
We created man and We know what his own self whispers to him. We are
nearer to him than his jugular vein. (Surah Qaf, 16)
If something good happens to you, it galls them. If something bad
strikes you, they rejoice at it. But if you are steadfast and have
fear of Allah, their scheming will not harm you in any way. Allah
encompasses what they do. (Surah Al 'Imran, 120)
They try to conceal themselves from people, butthey cannot conceal
themselves from Allah. He is with them when they spendthe night saying
things which are not pleasing to Him. Allah encompasses everything
they do. (Surat an-Nisa', 108)
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STORY - ~ ♥ Sweet Story ♥

Once a boy went to a shop with his mother.
The shop keeper looked at the small cute child and showed him a bottle
with sweets and said 'Dear Child..u can take the sweets... but the
child didnt take. The shop keeper was surprised.. such a small child
he is and why is henot taking the sweets from the bottle.
Again he said take the sweets.... now mother also heard that and
said.. son take the sweets..
Yet he didnt take.
The shopkeeper seeing the child not taking the sweets. He himself took
the sweets and gave to the child. The child was happy to get two hands
full of sweets .
When returned to home Mother asked child...
Why didnt you take the sweets... when shop keeper told you to take...
Can you guess the response ??
Child replies... Mom! my handsare very small and if i take thesweets I
can only take few.. but now you see when uncle gave with his big hands
... how many more sweets i got!
Moral: When we take we mayget little but when God gives... HE gives us
more beyond our expectations... . more than what we can hold:
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HEALTH - ~ Nutrition — in a nutshell

preventive medicine
healthy lifestyle
It's described as Nature's energiser, thirst-quencher and even life
enhancer! If that's not enough tender coconut water has many health
benefits
H uffington Post reports that tender coconut water — packed, of course
— is America's latest health craze. The marketing strategy, it says,
has been to dub the drink as "nature's sports drink" and "life
enhancer". And it has hit its mark with celebrities who have "replaced
their acai berry drinks and Kabbalah water" with cartons of coconut
water. Vita Coco and Zico are the major sellers, says the report,
adding, "as fads go… the U.S. coconut water industry went from zero
to$35 million." It then asks: But with a price tag of $2-3 for a
typical 11 fl. ounce pack (about 10 sips), is it really worth paying
top dollar for, well, top water?"
Ilaneer has climbed to similar price levels after the Thane havoc in
coastal Tamil Nadu. But sellers aren't complainingabout stocks going
waste. That is because we have always known of ilaneer's
thirst-quenching, energy-restoring abilities.
"Coconut water is full of electrolytes," says Nirmala Jesudasan,
consultant dietician, Cherian Heart Foundation. "It's helps replenish
body salts after sweating, and is good supportmaterial for nutrition.
There are records of people surviving only on coconut water for days."
Dieters must love it. "It has little sugar, little cholesterol and no
fat," she says.
Packed with potassium
What makes the drink a star isits K factor. You eat fruits and veggies
to get your potassium, while a glass of coconut water has 569 mg of
this mineral — which is almost twice the amount in a banana. Potassium
tends to regulate blood pressure by counteracting the
stimulatingeffects of sodium, of which it contains only 160mg. This in
turn helps to prevent problems like stroke, heart attack and
hangovers. Compare this to 14 fl. oz. of a standard sports drink,
which contains 52.5 mg of potassium and 192.5 mg of sodium. So we have
no quarrel with the ad blitz calling coconut water Mother Nature's
answer to dehydration.
Health on a budget.comclaims coconut water is anti-viral, anti-fungal
and anti-bacterial. "A 2008 research study showed that coconut water
contains peptides (small proteins) that can kill bacteria. It helps
relieve stomach upsets, protects against ulcer-causingbacteria H.
pylori." Its answersfor "why coconut water?" include ilaneer's ability
to dissolve kidney stones, bring stress relief (small amounts ofB
vitamins such as thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenicacid, B-6
and folate play a crucial role in lowering anxiety, depression and
stress), hangover relief, weight loss (naturally isotonic, increases
metabolism) and detoxification.
Chinemere Onuekwusi of Yahoo! Contributor Network believes coconut
water stops all kinds of adverse drug reactions. Its
sodium+potassium+magnesium composition makes it a good substitute for
saline-glucose, he writes. Coconut water is germ-free (pyrogen free: a
substance that causes fever). It has been found very useful for
natural oral re-hydration therapy (ORT). "It is on record that coconut
water if taken during feverishconditions reduces fever," he says. "It
is also known to calm nervous and emotional imbalances. Taking coconut
water regularly aids in flushing the liver, since it contains lauric
acid that has anti-microbial properties."
"Over-hyped", say some. You can get some of these benefits from other
fruits and vegetables, they argue. Liz Applegate, Director, Sports
Nutrition at UC-Davis isn't soldon coconut water as a post-exercise
drink. Its high-potassium-low-sodium combo isn't ideal, she said.
"When you sweat, you lose a lot more sodium than potassium." Plain
water does the job just as well, notes Samir Zakhari, Ph.D., Director,
Division of Metabolism and Health Effects, National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The kidneys preserve electrolytes when
we drink, so there's no need to replace the electrolytes with coconut
water. Also, there's no scientific evidence that coconut water has
anti-aging and kidney health properties. Nor will it cure cancer and
hypertension. "If you have a kidney problem, consult a doctor about
ilaneerintake," said Dr. Nirmala. "Andthere is no truth in the belief
that it improves skin texture."
But you really can't equate coconut water to plain water. Coconut
water contains several antioxidants and essential minerals. When you
drink it fresh from the tender coconut, you avoid the added sugar in
sports drinks or soda. It beats that fake-coloured, fake-sugar drinks
any day. Water is fine, but letting some cool coconut water dripdown
your shirt-front on a hotday is heavenly, isn't it?

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