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‘A kind word is a charity’ – Prophet Muhammed (peace and salutations of God upon him)
Peace be with you all, I came across this beautiful short talk by Habib Al-Jifri, a great scholar and one of very noble birth, both his parents are descendents of Ali (Allah be pleased with him), the prophet’s couzin. You … Continue reading
Beauty
Watching a beautiful and soothing dance piece, one of the 12 tranditional ‘ballet’s or ‘vannam’ in Sri Lankan classical dance here is a little piece of poetry…it is rather a ‘kaviya’ or a poem that is sung according to a … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith, Music, Musings, Talks -general, Talks on Islam
Tagged beauty, God, islam, mayura vannama, prophets, upuli
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Facing Depression
You know in the Muslim world, where we are people of faith, we often don’t feel comfortable acknowledging that we too can get depressed. We feel admitting that is tantamount to admiting that our iman is weak. But it is … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith, Talks -general, Talks on Islam
Tagged Depression, du'a, Hopeless, iman, islam, muslim, Prophet Muhammed, Suicide, Sunnah, Yasir Fazaga
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Reviving the Islamic Spirit …and the need for it
Alhamdulillah it is good to be back to writing again. Who ever thought my next post would be written laying on a bed in the same hotel I was staying at last year in Long Beach, California! More importantly, that … Continue reading
Generating real scholars and Zaytuna
Assalamu alaikum, peace to all. It’s been a while since I logged on here. Many life events came in the way…mashaAllah very happy ones . However there have also been a bunch of posts in my head that have piled … Continue reading
Another must share article, MashaAllah so true! called ‘why do people have to leave each other’
I read this on Imam Webb’s Virtual Mosque here and had to share it. MashaAllah so very well written and speaking of eternal and essential truths. Do please circulate this widely…perhaps there is someone who needs it as much as … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith, Talks -general, Talks on Islam
Tagged Counseling, islam, left alone, loosing loved one, muslim, people leave each other, purpose, Quran, Sunnah
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A muslim’s take on the disaster in Japan
I wanted to say a few things, not to air my views but because it needs to be said. And I say it first to myself. Recently I’ve read an article saying things to the nature that…the people of Japan … Continue reading
Posted in Current affairs, Interfaith, Musings, Talks -general, Talks on Islam
Tagged Earthquake, Hamza Yusuf, islam, Islamic relief, Japan, Mercy Malaysia, Muhammed, muslim, Muslim response, Muslimhands, tsunami relief
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Here is a gentle story on the life of this world
Assalamu alaikum, peace and the blessing of God upon all! It is hard to stop thinking of Japan. My thoughts and prayers for all the beautiful brave kind people there. May Allah make it easy for them. Knowing that prayer … Continue reading
Posted in Current affairs, Interfaith, Musings, Talks -general
Tagged 3 loaves of bread, Earthquake, Hardship, hayath ud-Dunya, help, Imaan, Japan, Jesus, Joy, life of this world, muslim, peace, Quran, Tsunami
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What a billion Muslims Think – The Gallup Poll in Documentary
Many many thanks to Seeking Hidaya for posting this on her site. I stumbled across it and wanted to share it here. It’s the documentary showcasing the Gallup poll of Muslim countries. Well worth the watch, don’t miss it. Many … Continue reading
Struggling for patience
A little gem of a talk after a hard day, nay, many hard days (:) ) struggling for patience as I hope in the promise of my Lord. I want to keep that hope strong so I do not despair. … Continue reading
Posted in Musings, Talks -general, Talks on Islam
Tagged Hamza Yusuf, islam, Mujahaba, patience, Sabr, struggle, talk
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