Morals and Ethics

A kindness a day keeps the devil away

moralsandethics — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:28:32 +0000

It was a normal week day and her husband was at work. After finishing her duties at home, Salma was busy as usual helping her neighbors, today washing their clothes. Her friends were surprised at her selfless kindness but she always told her friends: “A kindness a day keeps the devil away. I try to […]

Is it not a myth that there is Allah.?

moralsandethics — Thu, 03 May 2012 10:03:49 +0000

Imam Jafar as-Sadiq (a.s) (702- 765 CE) was born in Medina on the 17 of Rabi ul-Awwal in the year of 82 Hijra. His father was the 5th Imam Mohammed Baqar (a) and his mother was Umme Farwa. It is said that Jafar as-Sadiq was born circumcised. The foremost Islamic alchemist, Abu Musa Jabir ibn Hayyan, […]

Problem may not be with the others, as we always think

moralsandethics — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:30:10 +0000

A man feared his wife wasn’t hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family Doctor to discuss the problem. The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform to give the […]

Facebook Addiction

moralsandethics — Wed, 02 May 2012 11:55:36 +0000

The 76-year-old woman walked down the hallway of Clearview Addictions Clinic, searching for the right department. She passed signs for the “Heroin Addiction Department (HAD),”the “Smoking Addiction Department (SAD)” and the “Bingo Addiction Department (BAD).” Then she spotted the department she was looking for: “Facebook Addiction Department (FAD).” It was the busiest department in the […]

Buhlul and the Thief

moralsandethics — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:42:02 +0000

Whenever Buhlul happened to have money in excess of his expenses, he used to save it by concealing it in one corner of a ruined and broken down house; this continued till the amount eventually reached a figure of three hundred dirhams. The next occasion when he had saved another ten dirhams and had gone […]

The Daughter’s Disloyalty towards the Father

moralsandethics — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:27:07 +0000

Satrun, whose title was Dhizan was the king of Hadhar, a state located between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates. In Hadhar, there was a beautiful palace by the name of Jausaq. Once, the king attacked a city that was under the control of Shapur; looting and plundering it, he massacred a great number of its […]

Believe in your presence of mind and never panic

moralsandethics — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:19:08 +0000

In a shop a man asked for 1/2 kg of butter; The salesperson, a young boy said that only 1 kg packs were available in the shop, but the customer insisted on buying only 1/2 kg. So the boy went inside to the manager’s room and said “An idiot outside wants to buy only 1/2 […]

Winner vs Looser

moralsandethics — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:06:16 +0000

The winner is always part of the answer; The loser is always part of the problem. The winner always has a program The loser always has an excuse. The winner says, “Let me do it for you “ The loser says, “That is not my job.”er The winner sees an answer to every problem; The […]

10 Lessons Jeremy Lin Can Teach Us Before We Go To Work Monday Morning

moralsandethics — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:59:16 +0000

Lin-sanity has swept up the NBA over the last week. Now it seems like the phenomenon has gone worldwide. Friday’s 38 point performance by Harvard grad Jeremy Lin for the New York Knicks against the LA Lakers was his greatest performance yet as a starter, since he burst on to the scene and propelled the […]

Benefits of Crying

moralsandethics — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:55:45 +0000

Crying is often the result of feelings of sadness and frustration, but after crying many people experience a feeling of release and catharsis (Byslma, 2008). Humans are the only species that shed tears emotionally. Crying is something that all people of all ages and cultures do (Hendriks, 2008). Since crying is a trait that has […]