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Reflection 1-11
"I never let my emotions overcome my intellect, and I never let my intellect overcome the Shari’ah." – Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi
October 9, 2024Reflection 1-10
The one who knows but acts not has little advantage over one who knows naught.
October 9, 2024Reflection 1-9
Shelter is a place of refuge from the elements, an escape from the chilling embrace of winter. I envision the warmth of a cinnamon fireplace, of cobbled stone and children snuggled under wooly throws, while icicles peer in through windows with half…
October 9, 2024Reflection 1-8
It seems that everyday we are confronted with our inability to be who we would like to be, by our personal saga of frailties and failures. If this is true then perhaps our success does not lie in surmounting our failings, because…
October 9, 2024Reflection 1-7
For important admissions or presentations, people set up mock rehearsals. The salik should also run a mock. Nightly, weekly, monthly - regardless there needs to be accountability. While mocks are painful, like listening to a recording of one’s own voice,…
October 9, 2024Reflection 1-6
Sins of intimate nature appear irresistible. No matter how prolific the swimmer, he cannot fight high tide. One confronted finds himself torn. He put forth all resistance but the pressure is too high, pull too forceful. He surmises that to…
October 9, 2024Reflection 1-5
There are those that love Shakespeare, and then those that love the feeling of understanding something no one else can. Another example of a life full of empty pleasures.
October 9, 2024Reflection 1-4
There is an Arabic aphorism that states: كُلُّ جَدِيدٍ لذِيذٌ This rings particularly true today where we see a shared obsession for “re-ing.” Reinvent, renaissance, revolution, renovate, rethink, revisit, reply. If we could redo gender, we would - wait, we…
October 9, 2024Reflection 1-3
We agree that transparency is important in relationships. That is not to say that everything need be said, but rather that one lives such that they leave nothing to say.
October 9, 2024Reflection 1-2
Some judge piety by the length of their beards, the width of their khimar, or the height of their knowledge. The pious reserve measure for their deficiencies.
October 9, 2024