1. Has a high smoke point
2. Packed with fat-soluble vitamins
3. Free of lactose and casein
4. Contains conjugated linoleic acid
5. Loaded with butyrate
6. Has a strong, buttery flavor
7. Strengthens your bones
8. Promotes healthy weight loss
9. Improves digestion
10. Relieves inflammation
"Taqwā means godliness, devoutness or piety. Crucially, […] fasting is not merely about physical abstinence or exertion. […] The Prophet Muhammad (s) said, “All that some people get from their fasting is hunger and thirst.” (Ibn Mājah) […] Taqwā is not an automatic by-product of fasting. In understanding this, it is worth considering that Imam Al-Ghazzāli wrote that there are three degrees of fasting. Firstly, the fast of ‘the ordinary person’ – consisting of abstinence of the appetite, sexual intercourse, noise, arguing, etc. Next, there is the fast of ‘the select few’, who keep the ears, eyes, tongue, hands and feet together with all the other senses free from sin. Finally, there is the fast of ‘the elite’, which is the fast of the heart from bad thoughts, worldly worries and anything else that may divert from anything but thoughts of Allāh (swt)" --- Toobaa: Ramadan - Food for Thought
Ash’ab was about to relate a story to a ruler, and he began: “There was a man…” But at that point he noticed a tray of food being brought to them. He paused as he was staring at the tasty food. The ruler said, “Yes… and then?” Ash’ab said, “And he died!”
You buy furniture. You tell yourself, this is the last sofa I will ever need in my life. Buy the sofa, then for a couple years you're satisfied that no matter what goes wrong, at least you've got your sofa issue handled. Then the right set of dishes. Then the perfect bed. The drapes. The rug. Then you're trapped in your lovely nest, and the things you used to own, now they own you. --- Chuck Palahniuk
