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The rabbit hole bored me; wonderland wasn’t as wonderful as it had appeared to be.

A Reminder to Myself First

"So make peace with your brethren" - Right, we accomplished that with excellence. It's interesting to know that an animal...

Secularists vs People of God

The secular world prides itself on knowledge and the people of God pride themselves on how little they know in...

Expressions of Divine Love

Expressions of Divine Love through the language of poetry is a familiar concept in the religion of Islam. Stories of...

Silence

Silence. The Orchestration of the universe is heard in your silence: in your contemplation of the meaning of life and...

A Poem

No one gets to choose the way in which the wind blows. We can say our branch is strongest that...

The Culture of Mystical Islam

The culture of mystical Islam flourished in the Persian speaking lands, from Turkey to the northwest Iran, Afghanistan, and Central...

Free-thought and Religion

"You shall not accept information, unless you verify it for yourself. I have given you the hearing, the eyesight, and...

God is Not the Universe. God is Lord of The Worlds.

That felt so good! Saying it, designing it, sharing it. I know the concept of God may be difficult to...

Appearance vs Reality

What we perceive around us in this sensory realm versus all that exists, independently of anyone's perception. Are we in...

On Self-Worth: By Charles Upton

When a given society loses its belief in God, or at least it's concrete sense that God is actually watching,...

Islam and The Media

The media is doing excellent PR work promoting biased stories on radical Islam/ Muslims, Islamophobia and the Muslim community at...

Be Humble

We are part of a historical continuum. Petra (Al-Batra'), a world wonder of human genius was once a wealthy trade...

On the Myth of Religious Violence

On November 20, 2016November 22, 2017

On the Myth of Religious Violence

On November 20, 2016November 22, 2017

In Islamic tradition, the first revelation prophet Muhammad (pbuh) received from Angel Jibril (Gabriel) was the word “Read”. And it was the first Quranic verse revealed to him, which happens to be at the very end of the book. The Quran is of subtle nature; it is not a book […]

On Healing

On November 19, 2016April 10, 2017

On Healing

On November 19, 2016April 10, 2017

Each of you is the mirror of his brother, so if he sees any fault in him he should wipe it away. Beware of suspision, for suspision is the worst of tales; and do not be jealous of one another and do not desert (cut your relation with) one another. […]

Islam’s Inner Dimmension

On November 17, 2016April 5, 2017

Islam’s Inner Dimmension

On November 17, 2016April 5, 2017

The goal of the inward life in #Islam is to reach the #Divine as both the #transcendent and the imminent. It is to gain a #vision of #God as the #reality beyond all determination and at the same time of the #world as “plunged in God”. It is to see […]

Allah is Beautiful and He loves beauty.

On November 16, 2016April 4, 2017

Allah is Beautiful and He loves beauty.

On November 16, 2016April 4, 2017

God bless you and all you do.

On Egocentric Societies

On November 16, 2016December 13, 2017

On Egocentric Societies

On November 16, 2016December 13, 2017

Humility, a rare trait to encounter. The #modern #world is a world of the #self. Everything you see out there is calling to the self, whispering constantly. You’re number #one, you’re the most important thing in the world. You only live once, get what you can… while you can. And […]

On New Age

On November 15, 2016December 13, 2017

On New Age

On November 15, 2016December 13, 2017

I read the words happiness positivity a minimum of 2,112 times a day & wonder, why all the pressure? From blogs to daily conversations to bank adverts. Banks are promising us happiness! Anyhow, it’s getting tedious, the over explanations and methodologies makes it hard work, as well as a lot of […]

On Intention

On November 14, 2016April 10, 2017

On Intention

On November 14, 2016April 10, 2017

The tailbone, the last bone at the end of the backbone is the part of the human body that is never lost. As in, it does not decompose completely in the ground. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: “All of sons of Adam (men) will decay except for the coccyx (tailbone). From […]

“And Speak To People Good Words.” [Quran 2:83]

On November 13, 2016April 10, 2017

“And Speak To People Good Words.” [Quran 2:83]

On November 13, 2016April 10, 2017

The tongue is very small and light but it can take you to the greatest heights and it can put you in the lowest depths. -Imam Al-Ghazali And as the saying goes: Watch your thoughts they become your words, watch your words they become your action and watch your action […]

Sweet child, it’s time to wake up.

On November 13, 2016April 10, 2017

Sweet child, it’s time to wake up.

On November 13, 2016April 10, 2017

Sh. Hamza Yusuf on Islam, The Road to Submission There is MY Islam, as an individual trying to implement in my life the ideals of Islam and using my life as an opportunity to improve my state of submission and that takes a lifetime of work. Each day of our […]

Free-thought and Religion

On November 12, 2016July 10, 2020

Free-thought and Religion

On November 12, 2016July 10, 2020

“You shall not accept information, unless you verify it for yourself. I have given you the hearing, the eyesight, and the brain, and you are responsible for using them.” [Quran 8:22] The idea that religion suppresses free thought and encourages blind belief certainly is by no means, representative of the […]