It’s an everyday thing

July 24, 2018

Assalamu Alaikum Waraghmatulaahi Wabarakatu. I greet you with the universal greeting of peace! Being a Muslim is an everyday struggle. The battle against the nafs (desires of the self). The daily struggle to be good and gentle and kind to you fellow human beings. The daily commitment to uphold the five daily prayers on time … More It’s an everyday thing

Lighthouse

July 18, 2018

Assalamu Alaikum Waraghmatulaahi Wabarakatu. I greet you with the universal greeting of peace! Ibrahim 14:22 وَقَالَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ لَمَّا قُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَعَدَكُمْ وَعْدَ ٱلْحَقِّ وَوَعَدتُّكُمْ فَأَخْلَفْتُكُمْۖ وَمَا كَانَ لِىَ عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَٰنٍ إِلَّآ أَن دَعَوْتُكُمْ فَٱسْتَجَبْتُمْ لِىۖ فَلَا تَلُومُونِى وَلُومُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمۖ مَّآ أَنَا۠ بِمُصْرِخِكُمْ وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُصْرِخِىَّۖ إِنِّى كَفَرْتُ بِمَآ أَشْرَكْتُمُونِ مِن قَبْلُۗ إِنَّ … More Lighthouse

He brings Peace

July 10, 2018

Assalamu Alaikum Waraghmatulaahi Wabarakatu. I greet you with the universal greeting of peace! Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful says in Surah Al Anbya in v76-94 And [mention] Noah, when he called [to Allah] before [that time], so We responded to him and saved him and his family from the great flood. And We … More He brings Peace

Because He knows

July 3, 2018

Assalamu Alaikum Waraghmatulaahi Wabarakatu. I greet you with the universal greeting of peace! Life is made up of many moments one after the other, after the other, after the other. It has an ebb and a flow to it. Highs and lows really and at some points you may feel you have the hang of … More Because He knows

UNLEARN

June 26, 2018

Assalamu Alaikum Waraghmatulaahi Wabarakatu. I greet you with the universal greeting of peace! Unlearn This universe was spoken into being. Kun faya Kun! Be and it is The spoken word has power, every utterance a prayer Thoughts becomes words becomes actions Power Unlearn the internal monologue of baggage and bondage The one-sided defeatist conversations opposed … More UNLEARN

Ramadaan in review

June 18, 2018

Assalamu Alaikum Waraghmatulaahi Wabarakatu. I greet you with the universal greeting of peace! Ramadaan whipped my bum, gave me a solid whipping yes, but it was a good sort of and perhaps a much-needed kind of whipping?! Lessons learned Everything is about the intention. The niyah (intention) with which any action is taken is of … More Ramadaan in review

Ramadaan Reflections: Day 20

June 5, 2018

Assalamu Alaikum Waraghmatulaahi Wabarakatu. I greet you with the universal greeting of peace! Virtues of Ramadhaan – I’itikaaf I’ITIKAAF – SECLUSION IN THE MASJID The meaning of ‘I’tikaaf’ is to seclude oneself in the Mosque, with the express intention (Niyyat)of ‘I’tikaaf’. According to the Hanafi school of thought, this may be of three different types: … More Ramadaan Reflections: Day 20