February 2011
9 posts
Speak to us of Children by Khalil Gibran
And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, ‘Speak to us of Children.’ And he said: Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts. For they have their own thoughts. ...
Asalaamu Alaikum,
I’ve been receiving several questions regarding Islamic Law. Unfortunately I really don’t think I’m the right person to be asked these questions. I am on my own pursuit of knowledge of this deen myself, and I do no know the answers to what I am being asked. There are amazing resources online, where you can post questions on absolutely anything regarding Islam....
Do it anyway.
People are often unreasonable, irrational and self-centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and sincere, people may deceive you; Be honest and sincere anyway. What...
Politics. Society. Conspiracies.. Reality.: Unsent... →
questionthebox:
Loay,
I watched you last night. You were on my TV screen. At first, I thought you had only lost one eye. Until the camera zoomed into your little face and I realised you had lost both. Lost all of your sight. The camera showed you lashing at your brothers and father, I could sense your words full…
mnmlist : less
Stop buying the unnecessary. Toss half your stuff, learn contentedness. Reduce half again. List 4 essential things in your life, do these first, stop doing the non-essential. Clear distractions, focus on each moment. Let go of attachment to doing, having more.
Fall in love with less.
via mnmlist.com
High and Low
Bismillah. I’ve been wanting to write something for a while now…but I’ve been having some serious trouble finding something to write about. I still don’t have anything in mind…so..I’m just going to force myself to spew out something. I don’t feel the most comfortable writing about this, but I feel like I need to get this off my chest. I’m at a...
“Don’t be afraid to be a fool. Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young...”
– Stephen Colbert, via Dave
Taqwa
The presence of taqwa is recognized by three things: Rushing to fulfill Allah’s commands; Seeking nothing from people; Speaking and acting only for what benefits one in this life and in the Hereafter. [Shaqeeq al Balkhi]
