Saima Sher Fazal

“O you who believe! Ward off yourselves and your families against a fire (hell) whose fuel is men and stones!(Surah At-Tahreem, verse no.6) Adolescence or more commonly known as the teens is that stage in a person’s life where he is in a state between puberty and adulthood. After the first two years in a child’s life, this is the only other stage where a significant growth spurt occurs. This in turn brings about a lot of physical and emotional changes in a child. At such a crucial point in his life, the child needs almost as much attention as he needs during the first two years of his life. The nature of the attention changes though. Unfortunately the problems start when most parents fail to realize this need of their child. The most common mistake most parents make is that they tend to reduce or sometimes completely let go the need to guide the child. According Dr Ron Taffel, a very prominent psychologist: “Even as kids reach adolescence, they need more than ever for us to watch over

VALENTINE’S DAY The truth unveiled 'Every deen has an innate character. The character of Islam is modesty.' Al Muwatta 47.9 HOW IT STARTED: Like most Christian festivals, the origin of Valentine’s Day also lies in the pagan Rome. In ancient Rome young men and women used to celebrate this festival where the women would write love letters and throw them in a huge pot. Then the men would choose their partners through lottery and would court (relationship before marriage) the girl whose letter came in their hands. (Webster’s family encyclopedia). According to the encyclopedia this festival has no direct or indirect link to the life of Saint Valentine (269 A.D). To make Christianity more popular and acceptable among the pagan masses, the Christian clergy added this festival to Christianity by celebrating this day as Saint Valentine’s Day. The myths regarding Saint Valentine giving his life for the sake of love and others are all false. WHERE DO WE ST