d o p a l a n d

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...

We have an essence in us, a purity that is of Divine nature. When we get rid of earthly distractions, limitations and the fakery that we impose on ourselves, we have a deeper sense of self that is closer to the absolute Truth. When people know themselves, they recognize it […]

I am not mine

On December 6, 2016April 10, 2017

I am not mine

On December 6, 2016April 10, 2017

I am not mine – I am not: my body will decompose itself one day and my spirit and consciousness will be released into another realm. But not free to roam, that is my belief, that when the body is dead the spirit enters the realm of meaning. I am […]

Allah is The Gentle

On December 5, 2016April 3, 2017

Allah is The Gentle

On December 5, 2016April 3, 2017

A wise person once said: When God puts love and compassion in your heart toward someone, He’s offering you an opportunity to make a difference in that person’s life. You must learn to follow that love. Don’t ignore it. Act on it. Somebody needs what you have.

Witnessing the Beauty By: Jalaludin Rumi’s

On December 4, 2016April 11, 2017

Witnessing the Beauty By: Jalaludin Rumi’s

On December 4, 2016April 11, 2017

Source: Fihi ma Fihi – Discourse 2 The Human Being is an astrolabe of God, but it takes an astronomer to know how to use the astrolabe… In the hands of an astronomer the astrolabe is of good use, for “he who knows himself knows his Lord.”** Just as this metal […]

Excerpts from my Islamic Learnings: Meaning of the Unseen Realm, a minor aspect of it.

On December 2, 2016April 3, 2017

Excerpts from my Islamic Learnings: Meaning of the Unseen Realm, a minor aspect of it.

On December 2, 2016April 3, 2017

I watched a lecture by HamzaYusuf ; he used an analogy on our current world state in reference to the cosmos that furthered my understanding of the concept of oneness, and how each one of us inevitably affects the other. The Ocean, in traditional cosmology is referred to as consciousness […]

What is freedom to you?

On December 1, 2016April 10, 2017

What is freedom to you?

On December 1, 2016April 10, 2017

There are a number of biological differences between men and women, the main one being that women have a womb and that they can bear children. The word ‘womb’ is derived from the Arabic word ‘rahm’ which also translates to mercy, and it is one of Allah’s Attributes – Al […]

L O V E

On November 27, 2016April 10, 2017

L O V E

On November 27, 2016April 10, 2017

All of this love. Every piece. Every part of all the love in this world. The love they make poems with. The love of spell binding novel. The love in songs. The love they tried to capture in a movie. The love of a mother to her child, of a […]

Allah

On November 25, 2016November 22, 2017

Allah

On November 25, 2016November 22, 2017

A word that has become controversial. Thoughts you may have: uncool, barbaric, outdated, primitive, broken, desperate, Arab, poverty… Easy, all it is, is God or Universe or Source or Divine. But He is still Allah / God. That’s all folks

I can’t bite my tongue

On November 22, 2016April 3, 2017

I can’t bite my tongue

On November 22, 2016April 3, 2017

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell

The Culture of Mystical Islam

On November 21, 2016August 28, 2020

The Culture of Mystical Islam

On November 21, 2016August 28, 2020

The culture of mystical Islam flourished in the Persian speaking lands, from Turkey to the northwest Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia. At that time it was respected, almost mainstream phenomenon, characterized by a sense of the sacred, an appreciation of the dignity of a human being, and a high degree […]

d o p a l a n d

A Reminder to Myself First

Secularists vs People of God

Expressions of Divine Love

Silence

A Poem

The Culture of Mystical Islam

Free-thought and Religion

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

Appearance vs Reality

On Self-Worth: By Charles Upton

Islam and The Media

Be Humble

Know Thyself, Know Thy Lord

Know Thyself, Know Thy Lord

I am not mine

I am not mine

Allah is The Gentle

Allah is The Gentle

Witnessing the Beauty By: Jalaludin Rumi’s

Witnessing the Beauty By: Jalaludin Rumi’s

Excerpts from my Islamic Learnings: Meaning of the Unseen Realm, a minor aspect of it.

Excerpts from my Islamic Learnings: Meaning of the Unseen Realm, a minor aspect of it.

What is freedom to you?

What is freedom to you?

L O V E

L O V E

Allah

Allah

I can’t bite my tongue

I can’t bite my tongue

The Culture of Mystical Islam

The Culture of Mystical Islam