I was making a list of things that irk me on my “About Me” section on my facebook profile, and the list kept growing and growing! I figured, might as well make a blog post about it.
The things that I have come across in life that irk me:
The combination of sacred knowledge and bad manners [...]
My dad is old. So old, that I can’t relate to him. My dad was in his mid-forties when I was born. Practically half of his life was over. Now he is in his mid-sixties and is not feeling the best. My dad is mysteriously unwell. It’s been slowly consuming him, so slow that it [...]
“You will continue to be healthy as a society as long as you have degrees of excellence, but should you all become the same, you will be destroyed.”
-Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
Each one of us is unique, special, differentiated. Each one of us is a reflection of God’s creativity, His power, and His beauty. A person who is [...]
My alarm clock wasn’t working well for a while, so I would to change the settings to allow the radio to wake me up…one morning I woke up to this song, and I was really touched by it. The lyrics are beautiful and apply to a lot of things.
The Reason
I’m not a perfect person
There’s [...]
A story to ponder over that I received in my e-mail:
Prophet Sulayman (pbuh) in response to his special prayer to God was granted Kingdom and was given power over the forces of nature, over the Jinns and men and devils and other living creatures. He was also endowed with knowledge of their language and could easily [...]
God has the best sense of humor.
I continue to be bewildered in life by the FUNNIEST events and stories, alhamdulilah. My friend had the most entertaining story to tell me, and I was totally captivated throughout. Imagine hearing a story from Allah?
If we see something we like in others, we should think, WOW, Allah has [...]
I was bored of studying and started reading this article: http://nawawi.org/downloads/article6.pdf
The following passage made me really happy because of the bold emphasis that science and religion do not clash.
“Conflict between religion and science was virtually unknown In Islamic Intellectual history. The harmony between the two is epitomized in the life and work of the brilliant [...]
This teardrop that falls down my cheek.
Originated from an image.
That filled my vision.
Which sped fast to my heart.
Which went to my mind for a check-up.
Alas! It failed my intellect!
My heart longs for what my mind avoids!
This inner tug-of-war has resulted.
In a heart that aches, a mind that thinks.
And tears that fall.
Then a wise man on the [...]
I love my mom.
You know how they say, a child brings light into a family?
Not in my house.
My mom is the light of our family, she is happiness during a time of grief, excitement during a time of boredom. Sometimes I wake up and get excited to just go into the kitchen, watch my [...]