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Long commute

Then they said: Our Lord make the distance between our journeys longer. And they wronged themselves. Wherefore We made them by words and dispersed them with a total dispersion. Verily herein are signs for every persevering, grateful persons. [Saba: 19] سورة سَبَإ سو وہ کہنے لگے کہ اے ہمارے پروردگار ہمارے سفروں میں درازی کر دے اور (علاوہ اس ناشکری کے) انہوں نے (اور بھی نافرمانیاں کر کے) اپنی جانوں پر ظلم کیا سو ہم نے ان کو افسانہ بنا دیا اور ان کو بالکل تتر بتر کر دیا بے شک اس (قصہ) میں ہر صابر و شاکر (مومن) کے لیےبڑی بڑی عبرتیں ہیں۔ (۱۹) In 1950s, the sub-urban culture started in the United States. The American dream of owning a home with two-car garage is a suburbian dream. When you have money you moved out to the suburbia, away from the hustle-bustle of the cities. But since it became so fashionable to move out of the city that soon banks moved in to finance this dream and we all now know the result of that. Other problem was longer commute hours because the work continued

Straight talk

Al-Ahzab O ye who believe! Guard your duty to Allah, and speak words straight to the point; (70) سورة الاٴحزَاب اے ایمان والو الله سے ڈرو اور راستی کی بات کہو۔ (۷۰)