August 8, 2012
Posted in Epiphanies, Faith786's Favorites, Islam, Poetry, Taqwa tagged God, Growth, Inner turmoil, Islam, Islamic Poetry, Life, Metamorphosis, moon, poems, poetry, Ramadan, Ramadan Reflections, symbolism, thoughts at 4:31 am by faith786
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
Tonight was an interesting night. Had a lot to think about. Especially with the last ten nights of Ramadan coming, there is a lot on my mind. Wrote this outside while sitting on the grass. This one is dedicated to a friend who has a nickname that involves, “money.” XD
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We are Illuminated
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Embers flicker on melting paraffin,
The night glows and time begins to thin.
Stars move ever so silently.
Bright cosmic dust blows gently.
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July 26, 2012
Posted in Faith786's Favorites, Poetry, Social Commentary tagged Change, destiny, friendship, Growth, Life, love, poems, poetry, relationships, symbolism, thoughts, time, wonder at 4:24 am by faith786
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
This was an old poem I wrote last semester one evening. The rhythm and meter are terrible, but I feel like it sounds better said than read.
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42 Seconds
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In 42 seconds your images brighten and fade.
A single music note weaved a shade.
A look, a thought, and hope lost their way,
On these cold tiles do our thoughts lay.
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In 42 seconds, we were in awe, trouble and reborn.
We were in the dark with our minds worn.
A feeling, or two, or a 100 lost their way.
For 42 seconds, night burst into day.
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In 42 seconds, we uttered no sound.
Our heads, in the sky, our feet, on the ground.
In 42 seconds our destinies were united and torn apart.
In 42 seconds, our paths crossed and our journeys restart.
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July 18, 2012
Posted in Character, Epiphanies, Faith786's Favorites, Islam, Knowledge, Literature, Quotes, Social Commentary, Sufism, Taqwa, Tazkiyah tagged Change, Islam, Metamorphosis, musings, Ramadan, social commentary, taqwa, tazkiyah, thoughts at 12:43 am by faith786
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
As the title suggests, I am experiencing a strong case of pre-Ramadan depression.
For those of you who don’t exactly know what that means, pre-Ramadan depression is a psychological and spiritual state when you begin to really reflect on your life and you realize you aren’t the person you want to be. Pre-Ramadan depression is realizing all the things you have done and said that you want to make amends for. It is realizing who exactly you really are before you make that resolve to be better. Pre-Ramadan depression is a way God invites you to turn back to Him. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 10, 2012
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 »
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April 28, 2012
Posted in Chemistry, Faith786's Favorites, Poetry at 11:38 pm by faith786
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
Yesterday was my last class with some of the most wonderful friends I met in college. They are graduating and going off to do bigger and better things, but I did write this poem for them. I was lucky to have organic chem, biochem and many other courses with them. I am really grateful to meet them and all my friends. =)
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Twiddling Thumbs
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January 20, 2012
Posted in Faith786's Favorites, Poetry at 1:52 am by faith786
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
This was written in one go. Dedicated to a wonderful friend, but I thought it can really be about anyone who needs a gentle reminder that someone cares about you.
Dear Little Starlight
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February 6, 2010
Posted in Faith786's Favorites, Islam, Quotes, Sufism, Taqwa, Tazkiyah at 4:53 pm by faith786
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
I heard a Christian say this and I knew immediately she was an awliyah–
“Which blessings of God would you ever deny?”
Reference: (فَبِأَيِّ آلاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ)
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September 19, 2009
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 »
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September 13, 2009
Posted in Faith786's Favorites, Humor at 4:43 pm by faith786
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
Today is an international holiday as it is my birthday–say what???
So I offered spiderman if she would like to write something up for my blog and I received this in my e-mail. (Present#5 for anyone counting at home….) My comments are in bold and italics:
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Asalamualaikum people of earth and Mexico*, [I love how Mexico is capitalized and earth is not….]
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I’d like to inform every single one of you readers out there that today is Faith 786’s special day. That’s right, her wedding. [That would be the gunshot heard around the world…the bullet that killed the potential man XD.] JK, its her birthday. Before I begin, let me give you a brief description of how Faith 786 was born. She was born in the hallways of IFS. [HAHA. I actually had my Aqiqah there….] Yes, the very same hallways we would walk on each and everyday. She was actually delivered by an IFS teacher, no names shall be named. She was then dropped from the woman’s masjid area all the way down to the men’s section; which is actually quite a fall. Enough said. [THERE WAS NO IFS MASJID AT THAT TIME YOU IDIOT! But my brother used to drop me quite a bit as a baby… that is true.]
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Jokes aside, you are awesome. You are a total goober and that’s what makes you so special. You really rock my world and I’m extremely grateful to have you as my friend. I know you’re going to be a great chemistry teacher, and I know whatever you do in life, and where ever you go, you’ll do wonderful and put a smile on every ones face.
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Inshallah Allah (swt) will give you the best in this world and the next, and I hope every year of your life will bring you happiness. [Aww….]
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Have a great birthday, you big ** year old Granny! [Who is YOUR Grandma? I censored out the number because I don’t want reveal my full birthday….]
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Love,
Spiderman ❤
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*= I am not suggesting Mexicans are aliens.
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…Stupid wordpress is acting up, so I had to add the dashes.
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July 26, 2012
My Poems: 42 Seconds
Posted in Faith786's Favorites, Poetry, Social Commentary tagged Change, destiny, friendship, Growth, Life, love, poems, poetry, relationships, symbolism, thoughts, time, wonder at 4:24 am by faith786
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
This was an old poem I wrote last semester one evening. The rhythm and meter are terrible, but I feel like it sounds better said than read.
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