June 19, 2016

Take your time


After travelling and overall exhaustion from the heat I fell asleep and ended missing two prayers. Usually, when I miss a prayer I try to rush to make it up. But I have the unfortunate habit of rushing the salah itself. Somehow in my mind, I mix up having to rush to pray with rushing […]

June 11, 2016

REFLECTIVE RAMADAN | WISE WORDS FROM AL GHAZALI


Reflective Ramadan Post Series, #2 Wise words from Al Ghazali I think the below passage perfectly describes what we hope to attain from Ramadan, exerted form Sheikh Abdul Hakim Murad’s translation of Al Ghazali On Disciplining the Soul and Breaking the two Desires: “Fight your soul with the swords of self- discipline. These four: eating little, […]

June 10, 2016

Instructions of care


I always thought that if I had a dog I wouldn’t be one of those people who feels too lazy to walk their dog, clean up its poo, rub its belly or refill its food tray. After all, we all know what is entailed in having a dog if you choose to have one it’s […]

June 6, 2016

Reflective Ramadan | A time to recharge


Reflective Ramadan Post Series, #1 A time to recharge Whether your practice has been lacking lately or you’ve been doing your best Ramadan serve as a perfect time to recharge. When Ramadan arrives we are reminded that God has blessed us to live another year -another year of our lives, another year as Muslims, another […]

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