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I always find great comfort in reading the story of Hazrat Ayub

Every person is faced with trials and tribulations at one point or another in their lives. It is patience that helps the believer cope. When calamity befalls a patient believer, it does not crush him. Instead, the believer endures, persists, and has hope in the mercy of Allah and the …

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Learned Helplessness – What It Is and Why It Happens

When bad things happen, we like to believe that we would do whatever necessary to change the situation. Research on what is known as learned helplessness has shown that when people feel like they have no control over what happens, they tend to simply give up and accept their fate. …

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How to Take Care of a Newborn Baby

You may be elated at the birth of your newborn, but at the same time, may have some mixed feelings about how your parenthood journey would be. Will you be able to take care of the baby properly? How do tell his/her hunger cues? If it’s your first child then …

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