May 10, 2012

My Epiphanies (XVIII)

Posted in Epiphanies, Faith786's Favorites, Knowledge, Social Commentary at 10:39 pm by faith786

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Assalamu Alaikum,

It has been some time since I have posted something in my epiphanies series, no?

Well, last Saturday I attended a college graduation in which many of my college friends just graduated.

It was profound, happy, serious, silly and beautiful. But one of my friends gave the graduation speech and he said something that really hit me close to home. (And warranted this post.) Read the rest of this entry »

January 8, 2012

Random Ramblings: Creativity

Posted in Epiphanies, Islam, Knowledge, Social Commentary at 4:21 am by faith786

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Assalamu Alaikum,

After a *VERY* long time, large number of requests and thinking, I decided I’m going to try this whole blogging thing again. =)

Today’s Random Rambling is about creativity. What really prompted me to write this were two things: I have been reading up lately how the American education system has been lacking the conditions and environment to help promote and foster creativity in children. The other are the recent criticisms I have been getting that I’m studying chemistry, which is so “left brained,” that it is so cut-dry, logical, monotonous and does not tap into the mind’s sense of imagination and creativity.

First things first:

There is nothing so powerful, so mysterious and so moving like a human thought. Read the rest of this entry »

July 31, 2010

“Mirrors Walking”

Posted in Epiphanies, Social Commentary at 12:35 pm by faith786

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Assalamu Alaikum,

Recently I went to tutor someone in chemistry because she plans on taking it fall and she feels that she isn’t very strong in science and wanted to get a head start. I brough some of my general chemistry stuff to see what might be important for her to focus on.

She eventually saw one of my formal lab reports (which had couple graphs and calculations typed) and she freaked out. She thought it looked really complicated and didn’t know what half the symbols I typed meant. I told her that it seems a little overwhelming and then she saw my calculus II notebook and really flipped out. (Note to self: do not carry general chemistry packets in your calculus II notebook when going to tutor someone.) Read the rest of this entry »

May 11, 2010

Chemistry at 3 AM

Posted in Chemistry, Epiphanies, Humor, Quotes at 11:44 pm by faith786

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Assalamu Alaikum,

This deserved its own post because I don’t know if it is funny, profound, both or neither but something to think about:

I was reading chemistry one night at 3 AM for about two hours (until 5 AM) and then it hit me and I wrote it on a poster–

After reading chemistry for two hours at 3 AM, I learned only one thing: It is never too late to tell the people who you love how much you care about them.

My Epiphanies (XVII)

Posted in Character, Epiphanies, Taqwa at 11:34 pm by faith786

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Assalamu Alaikum,

Looking back at my ‘My Epiphanies’ series, I noticed I do repeat some of my epiphanies but I think that in itself reveals something–we are in the process of learning, relearning, retaining and mastering. So I guess these posts have more meaning for me than for you.

Today’s (this week’s, really) epiphany:

Read the rest of this entry »

April 6, 2010

My Epiphanies (XVI)

Posted in Chemistry, Epiphanies, Islam, Sufism at 11:10 pm by faith786

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Assalamu Alaikum,

Note: Originally written March 15th, but I finally finished it today.

I can’t sleep and I haven’t been eating much, so this maybe written with more insanity than usual. I can’t focus on my school work, chores, reading–anything. In the past few weeks, I have been in a sort of ‘spiritual isolation’.

So you all know what that means! A Divine Invitation was going to come to my door and I received it earlier today–in my chemistry class.

(spiderman: no surprise!)

I was learning about acid-base chemistry and I was learning in class how paper deteriorates and the chemical process of preserving paper (specifically for precious rare manuscripts). I immediately beamed at every equation written on the board and I smiled at all the different weird aluminum complex ion structures. But then a chord snapped in me and I slowly sunk even deeper into my mental madness–

There is a meaning in every relationship we have. Read the rest of this entry »

March 28, 2010

My Epiphanies (XV)

Posted in Character, Epiphanies, Hikams, Islam, Knowledge, Sufism, Taqwa, Tazkiyah at 10:25 pm by faith786

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Assalamu Alaikum,

I am currently unhappy with three people and three other people are unhappy with me. That is approximately six Divine Invitations. That means God must really want me to call back to Him right now.

Well, one of the Divine Invitations has pushed me to write this post, so here it goes: gentleness and kindness. Read the rest of this entry »

September 19, 2009

My Epiphanies (XIV)

Posted in Aqidah, Character, Epiphanies, Faith786's Favorites, Islam, Knowledge, Sufism, Taqwa, Tazkiyah at 7:44 pm by faith786

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Assalamu Alaikum,

(These Roman Numerals are starting to get more complicated.)

The last two days have been nuts and today will probably be nuts as it is potentially the last day of Ramadan. But I am not sad. I am not planning to leave Allah swt’s presence after Ramadan. In fact, Ramadan is here just to give us a gentle nudge or ‘recharge’ or another way to remember to constantly turn back to Allah.

With that said, don’t be disheartened that Ramadan is ending. Allah’s love will be with you. He is the Most Loving.

Anyway, the topic(s) of today’s epiphany(s) deal with yesterday (Friday). Thursday deserves its own post, but because yesterday is still fresh in my mind, I better write it now:

I went to a different Masjid to attend the ending of the recitation of the Quran and the ‘khatm’ duaa afterwards. I don’t like to use the term ‘khatm’ as it suggests that the Imam ‘ended’ the Quran. He actually finished it in the 19th rakah, and in the 20th, he started again with surah Baqarah. The reason for this is so people don’t think you simply ‘end’ at the closing of Ramadan. Islam is this constantly cycle of renewing ourselves and going back to Allah. It kind of reminds me of the Expanding and Contracting cycle–>we keep going in and out, but we must always keep coming back.

So after the 20th rakah, we all sat and the duaa began. The first half of the duaa was in Arabic and I understood a good portion of it because some of the duaas the Imam were making were duaas I have learned. Some of them were beautifully spoken (in terms of language) and some I simply didn’t know. I obviously broke a few tears and prayed for everyone’s forgiveness, spiritual state, relationship with Allah swt, etc. etc. until the Imam started to speak in English. Read the rest of this entry »

September 13, 2009

A Question: What is Grace?

Posted in Aqidah, Character, Duaa, Epiphanies, Faith786's Favorites, Hikams, Islam, Knowledge, Sufism, Taqwa, Tazkiyah at 12:52 am by faith786

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Assalamu Alaikum,

I was reading about questions that make you think (which half the questions are loaded or can be answered with Islam–I should get my money back) and I came across one question that captivated my interest:

What is Grace? Read the rest of this entry »

August 30, 2009

A Letter to Muslim Chicks, Feminazis, Convertible Tops, Teenagers, and H**jabis

Posted in Character, Epiphanies, Faith786's Favorites, Hadith, Humor, Islam, Knowledge, Social Commentary, Social Justice, Taqwa, Tazkiyah at 12:40 am by faith786

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Assalamu Alaikum,

This letter has been on my mind to write, for I have been exasperated by the sheer lunacy of Muslim women trying to ‘liberate’ or ‘improve’ the view of women in Islam and the other group of women who let people trample on their rights. I am no scholar or jurist, but it is about time someone stands up and addresses this issue head on. This letter is in no way politically correct, as to avoid taking away the meaning of my message. If you cannot handle it, get out of the oven. If you have comments or remarks, you can comment in a rational and logical manner. This is just a rough draft, so the grammar may be horrendous and I may improve on it later. Otherwise, read, contemplate and even enjoy:

From the Desk of Faith786, future Dictator 4 Life and Emperor of the Free World:

Dear Muslim Chicks, Feminazis, Convertible Tops, Teenagers, and H**jabis,

I hope this letter reaches you in the best of Iman and health. I have more doubts in the latter than the former as some of you overindulge in eating or starve yourselves and completely neglect exercise. And some of your dietary habits are appalling. I won’t even take a shot that you probably condemn women who cook, and then you will go home to a freshly cooked meal by your mother. Read the rest of this entry »

Next page

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 50 other followers