December 26, 2022

God, Gender, and Pronouns [Excerpt]


Subscribe here to read the full essay. It was back in college when I first heard someone refer to God (god) by the feminine third-person singular pronoun. I was in the psychology club and we had alumni visiting us, I don’t remember her name nor much else she said but I vaguely recall her leaning […]

June 24, 2022

Read + Subscribe


If you enjoy reading our blog consider subscribing to our substack where you can enjoy a free or paid newsletter subscription delivered straight to your email. Here are a few snippets of our posts thus far, hope to see you there. Sign up here. Should You Join a Tariqa I sat in on various tariqa […]

June 4, 2018

The Table Spread


“…[The Day] when Allah will say, “O Jesus, Son of Mary, remember My favor upon you and upon your mother when I supported you with the Pure Spirit and you spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity; and [remember] when I taught you writing and wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel; […]

August 17, 2016

Top Ten Posts


Hello and salaams all, We’ve recently received a lot of new readers so I thought it would be valuable to see which of my posts have been the most popular over the period of our entire blog lifespan and share with you. Enjoy. Top Ten: 1. Hijab is not simply a “choice” 2. Asking more […]

May 11, 2016

Finding the bright side


December 18, 2015

I’m Sorry.


This personal blog will have to take a back seat to some other projects. I thank you for reading and I apologize for my absence. Talk Soon, Take Care ♥

July 24, 2015

A Wonderful Lesson


Imam Yahya Davis transformed himself into a homeless person and went to the 10,000 member mosque that he was to be introduced as the head Imam at that morning. He walked around his soon to be mosque for 30 minutes while it was filling with people for jummah….only 3 people out of the 7-10,000 people said […]

July 6, 2015

The Allure of Sufism


One of the things that drew me to Sufism was the notion that “the only one we take personally is God”. I began to realize the truth of this statement when studying Aqidah (Islamic belief system) but Sufism put it in to both words and practice. I think many of us are looking for a […]

June 13, 2015

No one cares that you’re a student of knowledge


Well, some people do care, some people don’t. One of the most disappointing things you’ll realize when you become a student of knowledge and have grasped enough knowledge to start passing on to others, many see your knowledge as just another opinion in a myriad of opinions and just as valuable as their own. Though you’ve […]

June 7, 2015

The Affable Sufi


When I read about sufism, before taking the tariq, I imagined it as a very loner’s journey. There are certainly stories that tell that tale. I will never forget the extreme stories like the sufi who refused marriage because of their love for God or the one who was enraged when people even spoke their name. There’s […]

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