Inner Revolutions | I Wanted Him to Adopt Me - English
Inner Revolutions | Muslim Americans and the Legacy of Imam Khomeini (r)
I Wanted Him to Adopt Me
Marilyn Reed was mothering three...
Inner Revolutions | Muslim Americans and the Legacy of Imam Khomeini (r)
I Wanted Him to Adopt Me
Marilyn Reed was mothering three children on her own in 1977 when she first learned about Islam.
“My life was a typical life of people who are not following any type of moral code. I wasn’t living a correct life. And I had become disenchanted with how life was going. I began to question myself: why was I doing the things I was doing? I looked at my three children and didn’t want them to grow up wrong. My family was Christian but I never saw them go to church. I always believed in one God, so I asked to be guided to the Truth.’”
The next day on her way to work, Reed exchanged greetings with a man on the sidewalk. She later discovered he was a student at the law school where she worked. He came into her office, the two remembered each other, and he began to tell her about about Islam.
“I asked him questions: ‘why were we created? what was the purpose of life?’ His answers began to fill a void in me. I fell in love with what he was telling me, the knowledge – not him. He was just an instrument that guided me to Islam.”
Two months later, Reed became a Muslim. She changed her name to Najah Siddiq, and taught herself how to pray. In 1979, Siddiq was practicing Sunni Islam when she learned about the revolution in Iran.
“I had a lot of Muslim friends and we all knew this was a true revolution, but we held on to our Sunni beliefs. Some went over to Saudi to be educated, and this put doubt in their minds about the Shia.”
After the revolution, Siddiq began to attend programs at the Islamic Education Center in Maryland.
“It felt so alive. There were lots of speeches, and I took my children every week. This experience opened my eyes more.”
Siddiq says she doesn’t know how she got invited to Iran. Others in her group were public speakers. But she felt like Allah invited her there to be a witness.
“Meeting Imam Khomeini reminded me of the covenant we made to Allah before we came into this existence, when we were in a pure state. That this life is a journey, and we should strive to do those things that will get us back to that pure energy so that when we go back to Allah (swt), we’ll have that purity forever in the akhirah (afterlife).”
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Homemade No Bake Mango Cheese Cake - English
A really tasty treat for the summer, easy, instant and no bake, it just doesn\\\'t get any better than this!
Ing:
21 oz package oreo cookies...
A really tasty treat for the summer, easy, instant and no bake, it just doesn\\\'t get any better than this!
Ing:
21 oz package oreo cookies crushed (middle part taken out)
2 tbsp unsalted butter
Keep about 1/3 cup crushed oreos and a couple of the cookies for garnishing on the side
Mix both the crushed oreo cookies and butter, and put it in a 8 inch springform pan and keep aside
16 oz fat free sour cream
8 oz cool whip you can get the fat free one if you like
3 8 oz blocks of 1/3 less fat cream cheese (room temperature)
1 whole mango puree
1 tsp fresh lime juice
1/2 cup powder sugar
Method:
Make your crust and keep it aside. In a big mixing bowl add the cream cheese blocks, splash of lime juice, and sour cream beat this until nice and creamy, next add the mango puree and beat again till nice and smooth, at this time do a taste test and add powder sugar and do another taste to make sure you are happy with the sweetness, next add the whipped topping or cool whip and fold it in and make sure all the ingredients are mixed in well. Pour this mixture onto the oreo crust and put it in the fridge for at least 6 hours... Garnish with more oreo cookies, crushed oreos, cool whip and mangos!
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Recipe - Molten Lava Cake - English
This is my way of saying thank you to each and everyone of you, so I decided to make the most amazing and easy chocolate dessert!
Ing:
Heat oven...
This is my way of saying thank you to each and everyone of you, so I decided to make the most amazing and easy chocolate dessert!
Ing:
Heat oven to 450 degrees and bake for 12 to 15 minutes
6 tbsp melted butter
1 cup chocolate (I used ghirardelli bittersweet chocolate)
3 eggs beaten
1 tbsp instant coffee (optional)
1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste
1/3 cup white flour
1/4 cup powdered sugar for dusting
5 raspberries for garnish
1 tsp unsalted butter for coating the ramekins
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder (only for coating the ramekins)
couple mint leaves to garnish (optional)
pinch of salt
2 8 oz ramekins
Method:
In a big microwave bowl melt the butter and add the chocolate chips and stir to melt, if needed can be stuck back in the microwave to make a nice smooth mixture. Keep it aside and butter your ramekins and also coat it with a light dusting of the cocoa. In the same bowl you have the butter and chocolate mixture add the beaten eggs, coffee, vanilla, give this mixture a good stir lastly add the flour in it and again mix it really well till all the ingredients have combined really well finish it by adding the pinch of salt and you are all set to put these in the oven. Bake for 12 to 15 min, monitor the cakes starting at 10 min the sides should be cooked and the middle should be soft and it should be a little concave in the center. Very gently flip it on to a plate you want to serve and be careful the ramekins are going to be hot, dust with powdered sugar, add the mint leaves and raspberries and enjoy!
This can also be made earlier and popped in the oven just before serving it to your guests.
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Cocoa Fudge Cake Recipe - Milk Soaked Wet Cake - Turkish Cooking - English
Here we are with a different cake recipe. You will learn how to make Turkish style milk soaked cake. It will turn out completely different than you...
Here we are with a different cake recipe. You will learn how to make Turkish style milk soaked cake. It will turn out completely different than you thought, deliciousness! This wet cake is fudgy, rich and also intense. It takes a little patience, but trust me, this cocoa cake so worth it!
Transfer eggs and sugar into a bowl When eggs become foamy, add Vegetable oil, Milk, Vanilla powder Sift the flour,cocoa and baking powder Transfer the batter from the bowl to the oiled baking tray Bake for 25 minutes on 180C (360F) pre heated oven Tooth pick should comes out clean then transfer flour, sugar and starch into a sauce pan for the cream. Stir gradually by adding milk Turn the heat on When starts boiling, add in the vanilla powder and turn off the heat let it cool down Pour the room temperature milk onto warm cake Use an immersion blender to make the cream completely smooth Pour the cream onto cake soaked the milk Dust cocoa powder on the cake
Piano Cake Ingredients:
For the cake batter:
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
Half a glass of milk (for the batter)
Half cup oil
1tbsp baking powder
1tbsp vanilla
3 tablespoons cocoa (for dough)
1 cup milk (200ml) (for the top)
2 tablespoons cocoa (for the top)
Ingredients for Piano Cake Icing:
Milk 600ml (3 cups)
3 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon of starch
3 tablespoons sugar
200ml heavy cream
1tbsp vanilla
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