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Category Archives: Interfaith
Insignificance
One of the greatrest blessings of tribulation is that it forces one to end self-reliance and instead rely on God. This is another of the meanings of that profound verse in the Quran…repeated twice…in surah 97, which is aptly titled … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith, Musings
Tagged Allah, ibn ata'allah, insignificance, islam, muslim, prayer, Quran, tafseer surah inshirah
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Thoughts that come – II
God’s love – cherishing – sustenance Do you doubt the cherishing of you by God, when He it is that created you. How can He, pure and sublime, not love what He made? *** Copyright Joymanifest
Posted in Interfaith, Musings
Tagged cherishing, Creator, God, islam, love, theology
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‘Wherever You Are’ -arabic version
This song is very special to me. I thought I should share it with you, my dear readers. With beautiful graphics and very deep lyrics it speaks of a timeless truth. From one of my favourite artists, Sami Yusuf. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith, Music
Tagged islam, music, nasheed, salaam, Sami Yusuf, spirituality, wherever you are
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Craving love
Human beings, we crave love. Need love and look every where for it. Especially those of us who never knew real parental love. Especially those of us who never knew a mother’s love. It is a mother’s love that our … Continue reading
If you hadn’t…
If you hadn’t made me strong my Lord, I would not have been able to resist If you hadn’t made me just my Lord, I would not have been able to stand-up If you hadn’t made me kind my Lord, … Continue reading
The spider’s house
*** Reflections on the passages below*** How often we build our houses upon flimsy foundations and how often they are torn down by the wind or some stray occurrence. Yet we build our house again on a flimsy foundation. Jesus … Continue reading
Truths that come -1
The greatest travesty we do our souls is to forget the extent of God’s love *** Joymanifest
Muslims in America – a useful conversation
Assalaamu alaikum (peace be upon you) I came across this on youtube and wanted to share it. It is refreshing to see an honest open conversation held in this way, where people are able to ask what is on their … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith, Talks on Islam
Tagged Conversations, Ingrid Matteson, Muslims in America, Penn State University
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‘What the world needs now is Love, sweet Love’
Assalamu alaikum warahmatullah (peace be on you and the loving compassion of God) The talk I want to share here is by a great luminary in our tradition, a direct descendant of our beloved prophet;s (peace be upon him) couzin, … Continue reading
The Sustainer – Ar-Razzaq
Assalamu alaikum (peace be with you)! MashaAllah (by God’s grace) almost a year since I began it, today I finished a painting that is rather special to me. After days and days of carefully controlled hours with not much free … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith, Paintings
Tagged 99 names of God, Albatross, ar-Razzaq, asma ul husna, names of Beauty, names of Majesty, painting, The Sustainer
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