Gems from a timeless book. Ramblings of my mind.
Having a baby teaches you so much, everyone will agree on that. Is it just me who wonders though, why does it have to be this way? Why, I thought cant we skip the baby stage, the wailing crying the diapers? Allah can do anything. If He wanted He could just have us all born... Continue Reading →
Nothing makes sense, I feel turbulence within me and I don't know whyMy intellect fails, my tongue fails, my logic fails to explain,I who have been called to be good with words, become speechless. Then, my MasterYour Words come to the rescue and give a voice to my mutenessA name to my feelingsAn explanation, a... Continue Reading →
The world and its harsh comments hurt and break you, and you come exhausted towards the Quran, you open it randomly, or continue your study of it, or recite it, anything, Rabbi, anything, hoping to find some healing and soothing.There comes a time when any or all ayat provide shifa to the tightness of the... Continue Reading →
Your innermost fears and your pain, should be guarded,The world and its people have taught me this, to fiercely guard my pain, they have no right to hear or know of it,From those who scoff and dismiss it,To those who tell you to “get over it already, its been years”,To those who casually say you... Continue Reading →
The title of this article is a phrase often repeated in the Quran. In surah Baqarah especially it is repeated 6 times, and if you study the surah as a whole and then these 6 ayat in particular, an interesting pattern is seen. This phrase in particular has always struck a chord with me, because... Continue Reading →
Do you get the feeling, that when speaking to a person who is sad, devastated, depressed and broken, you dont know what to say?I get that feeling a lot. I often hesitate to call someone who has lost a loved one to death etc. I am scared, i dont know what to say. What can... Continue Reading →
Consider the difference in these two phrases:“I love you” vs “there is no love for me other than you” The first would mean i love you, but it allows for other loves too, i love my cat, my dog, my job, my teacher, my parents, etc.The second means something different.It means love, and its definition... Continue Reading →
A lesson on Tauheed fi Tawakkul (oneness in reliance) Fire burns. It’s a scientific law. BUT Allah has to say KUN. Then it will burn else it will not. Man is forever ignorant. Before discovering scientific methods of how nature worked he believed in miracles. After scientific discoveries he became even more ignorant. Science "replaced"... Continue Reading →
It is like the universe is an angry, roaring monster, calmed by Ar Rahman, It is like the skies are waiting to tear open in indignation and thunder upon us, It is like the earth is waiting to explode, but is made submissive for us to roam freely, It is like the stars are boiling... Continue Reading →
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