August 27, 2012
Posted in Character, Islam tagged Determination, Growth, improvement, Islam, perseverance, Ramadan at 2:28 am by faith786
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
Tomorrow (or today in 6 hours) is the first day of school. So naturally, I cannot sleep.
Ever since Ramadan ended, life appears to be so… different. I feel like I have been observing life more rather than being part of it (for a temporary time). Today there was a before school festival event and I was part of participating and helping out at the event. It was a couple of hours long and I realized I was running late to pray one of my prayers. Back in Ramadan, I was on top of my prayers and had a very conscious “internal clock” on when to pray. Post Ramadan and I had to check my watch to realize I was running late. I am beginning to get out of touch with myself. Read the rest of this entry »
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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 28, 2012
Posted in Aqidah, Character, Hadith, Islam, Knowledge, Quotes, Quran, Sufism, Taqwa, Tazkiyah tagged Compassion, Growth, Hope, Islam, Metamorphosis, musings, Ramadan, Sufism, Trust in God, Yaqeen at 3:56 am by faith786
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
This Ramadan I have a lot of goals/intentions/improvements to work on. Two involve my relationships with others and with myself. All of us have internal (spiritual) sicknesses to work on. There are many types of diseases: jealousy, hatred, despair, etc. all with their own cures. Even the process of purifying oneself and tribulation have many spiritual benefits. As I am making the resolve to work on my own sicknesses, I really blew it last night when I had a very bad argument with someone. Read the rest of this entry »
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July 24, 2012
Posted in Islam, Knowledge, Quotes, Sufism, Taqwa, Tazkiyah tagged Growth, Ibn Atallah, Islam, Life, musings, Passion, Purpose of Life, Ramadan, social commentary, Sufism, thinking, thoughts at 12:10 am by faith786
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
I was at Taraweeh and I left a little early because I had to come home and write this post. Like, I actually grabbed paper towels and started writing this post on it. I guess when you have to write, you have to write! Read the rest of this entry »
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July 22, 2012
Posted in Character, Islam, Quran, Sufism, Taqwa, Tazkiyah tagged Change, Compassion, Growth, Inner turmoil, Islam, Mercy, Metamorphosis, musings, Prophet Stories, Prophet Yunus, Ramadan at 3:58 am by faith786
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
(Written: July 20th)
Yes, I am still suffering pre-Ramadan depression.
In a state of contemplation, regret, confusion, remorse and a mix of feelings in my spiritual crucible, I decided to read about other people I look up to for a bit of consolation. And to make me feel a little better, all the great people I look up to have a kind of experience similar to my pre-Ramadan depression. It seems like having this state of inner turmoil and metamorphosis is a common theme with many traveling through life.
Scholars, scientists, famous figures and prophets–they all have a story behind them. And all of them had to have some major setback or period of inner turmoil. What defines them is that they had to overcome that. Read the rest of this entry »
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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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February 17, 2011
Posted in Character, Islam, Poetry, Taqwa tagged Divine, Inner turmoil, Islam, Khalil Gibran, Life, Medicine, Pain, poetry, Transformation at 12:23 am by faith786
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
Today I went for a walk near the pond by my home. There was a small hole in the sheet of ice and a small puddle of water was visible under the bridge. I saw a shadow of my reflection and I was unhappy what I saw. From last year until now, I learned a lot about the world around me, but I became afraid that I was forgetting about myself. I do not want to lose my sense of self in the flow of life. Recently, I think I have been ruining my relationships with others and that realization had brought a unique type of pain in my heart. Then God’s Invitation found its way to me, inside a poem I read in a book:
On Pain Read the rest of this entry »
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July 24, 2012
Ramadan Musings: What do you want with life?
Posted in Islam, Knowledge, Quotes, Sufism, Taqwa, Tazkiyah tagged Growth, Ibn Atallah, Islam, Life, musings, Passion, Purpose of Life, Ramadan, social commentary, Sufism, thinking, thoughts at 12:10 am by faith786
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
I was at Taraweeh and I left a little early because I had to come home and write this post. Like, I actually grabbed paper towels and started writing this post on it. I guess when you have to write, you have to write! Read the rest of this entry »
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