August 18, 2012
Posted in Character, Islam, Knowledge, Sufism, Taqwa, Tazkiyah tagged Determination, Growth, Metamorphosis, musings, rain, Ramadan, Reflections, Renewal, Resolve, social commentary, Spirit, Taraweeh, tawwakul, thinking, universe, weather at 3:04 am by faith786
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
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Today’s Public Service Announcement:
Ramadan cannot be ending. Ramadan cannot be ending. It is like watching a really close friend packing up and getting ready to leave for a year. Taraweeh, walks to the Masjid only with the moon and the lights at the Masjid lighting the way, the first sip of water at Iftar time, the lights in everyone’s houses, the community as one big family…I will miss Ramadan!
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What brought me to type this post was two experiences I had recently.
(Warning: long post.) 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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June 6, 2012
Posted in Aqidah, Duaa, Hikams, Islam, Islamic Books, Literature, Sufism, Taqwa, Tazkiyah at 10:40 am by faith786
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
Although I have posted this, I felt like reposting it because it is such an important beautiful reminder in life:
If you make intense supplication and the timing of the answer is delayed, do not despair of it. His reply to you is guaranteed; but in the way He chooses, not the way you choose, and at the moment He desires, not the moment you desire.
–Ibn Ata’Allah, Kitab al-Hikam 1:16
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April 16, 2011
Posted in Social Commentary, Taqwa at 11:26 pm by faith786
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
Note: Written March 9th
Someone said something very interesting that sparked my mind–what makes something beautiful?
My friends were able to give many examples of things that are beautiful and ideas or thoughts that are beautiful. But they were all examples. Interestingly enough, I didn’t really agree too much with what other people were saying on what is beautiful. For them, it seemed to be more materialistic: people and objects. By all means, I think people can be beautiful, nature tends to be very beautiful, and random works or art can be beautiful. But when I first heard the word beautiful, the first thing I thought of was a pen and paper.
I find beauty in the human mind. 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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August 25, 2010
Posted in Character, Hikams, Islam, Knowledge, Quran, Sufism, Taqwa, Tazkiyah at 6:17 am by faith786
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
We are in the days of Forgiveness. There are a bunch of things running through my mind, but I came across an ayah that warranted this post:
And may not those who possess superiority (in wealth) among you and possess capacity, swear not to give to the relatives and to the needy, and to those who left their homes for Allah’s cause. Do you not love that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
–Surah Nur, Ayah 22 [24:22]
So people, there are two sides to the days of Forgiveness. One is to seek Forgiveness from Allah. Another is to seek and forgive others. How can we be good Muslims–good human beings–if we don’t have the hearts to forgive?
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August 18, 2012
Ramadan Reflections: Renewal and Resolve
Posted in Character, Islam, Knowledge, Sufism, Taqwa, Tazkiyah tagged Determination, Growth, Metamorphosis, musings, rain, Ramadan, Reflections, Renewal, Resolve, social commentary, Spirit, Taraweeh, tawwakul, thinking, universe, weather at 3:04 am by faith786
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalamu Alaikum,
*****
Today’s Public Service Announcement:
Ramadan cannot be ending. Ramadan cannot be ending. It is like watching a really close friend packing up and getting ready to leave for a year. Taraweeh, walks to the Masjid only with the moon and the lights at the Masjid lighting the way, the first sip of water at Iftar time, the lights in everyone’s houses, the community as one big family…I will miss Ramadan!
*****
What brought me to type this post was two experiences I had recently.
(Warning: long post.) Read the rest of this entry »
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