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The Journey

Amongst sages and scholars, saints and loversStudents and servants, martyrs and callersProvidence did afford so opportune a travelThat this tangled…
October 9, 2024
Poems

Late

From wherest will you find a balm to soothe regretFrom when will you bring back yesterday
October 2, 2024
Poems

Arrival

Two things true, when unassuming do ensueWhen thy search for why be overWill sincerity be your portion trueWhen thy faults…
October 2, 2024
Poems

Betrayal

I looked and lookedAnd yet my heart yearned moreLooking for pleasure greater than beforeSo many faces, so little timeHow my…
October 2, 2024
Poems

Like No Other

How wide one opens the door to his heart, to let another inThus deep does he risk, the dagger be…
October 2, 2024
Poems

Fog

A heavy mist blanketed all that lay around me, softly shifting and ephemeralAnd I hurried home amidst the gray haze-In…
October 2, 2024
Poems

Faltering Steps

I wandered hither and yonder, faltered whither astrayTill Mercy let me no longer wanderAnd settled my tired feet upon this…
October 2, 2024
Poems

Long Waits

Leisurely ticks the second hand.Making customary circuits andLazy rounds, within the perimeter of eternity.While bounds, of anticipation set me freeOf…
October 2, 2024
Poems

Weeds

Sickened by disease; Taken root so deepWhose tentacles seize; My soul’s infinite sweep To every crevice and recess; It’s chilling…
October 2, 2024
Poems

Dreamchaser

Turn where I mayStill engulfed by an emptinessWithout escapeHowever quickly I runIt outpaces meWherever I hideI find, It has outstripped…
October 2, 2024
Poems

Forever Together

I let go of your handAnd feel the same visceral painThat I have grown used toTears well in the throatThat…
October 2, 2024
Poems

Raising the Axe

Every idol that I hatedI found staring at me withinThe house that You had createdTo be fully free from sin…
October 2, 2024
Poems

No Words

To beauty capture, no greater world did I findThan the cadent word, the cantic rhymeTo give expression to the ineffable,…
October 2, 2024
Poems

Shadow of the Tsunami

So much to say, never spokenThough even the blind can speakFrom a dam, partially brokenA breaking trickle begins to leakAs…
October 2, 2024
Poems

Coming Home

If love were a city  I would crawl through every alley On hand and knee Feeling every crevice Caressing each…
October 2, 2024
Articles

Curriculum for the Saalik

1. Perform Complete Salah Prayers should not be performed perfunctorily; they should be offered with presence of mind as well.…
October 9, 2024
Articles

Seeking Knowledge: How Do I Do It?

For most individuals in the West who are trying to balance school, work, and family, its often hard to know…
October 9, 2024
Poems

Recovery

I lose myself Over and over again How can I find out Who I am I’ve let myself slip so…
March 13, 2024
Poems

Confessions

I will not admit I love you Even though that is what I feel For fear of feeling like every…
March 12, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-14

In the war against sin, the battle is not against the final act, but rather the first
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-15

When you become real, you are able to see reality, to appreciate things for what they are. You no longer…
December 29, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-16

When you become real, you are able to see reality, to appreciate things for what they are. You no longer…
December 29, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-17

Islam is the solution to every problem not in so much as it erases them but in that it helps…
October 9, 2024
Articles

Twenty Reasons to Be a Scholar of Islam

1 – To earn the pleasure of Allah SWT. “Whoever Allaah SWT wants good for, He gives him fiqh (understanding) of the…
October 9, 2024
Articles

Dua

Man has always had a need to communicate with the Divine, to commune with the Ineffable. Who else can know…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-17

Islam is the solution to every problem not in so much as it erases them but in that it helps…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-16

When you become real, you are able to see reality, to appreciate things for what they are. You no longer…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-15

Don't make your life about things, make it about doing something.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-14

In the war against sin, the battle is not against the final act, but rather the first
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-13

We have not been sent to earth to accumulate maal, but rather to accumulate a'maal.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-12

It's funny that when you want to let go, holding on is the only way out.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-11

Life knoweth no betrayal greater than that made in loving trust.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-10

The howl of the wolf dims not the moon.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-9

Lovers speak in silence.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-8

If words are taken to represent realities beyond themselves, then there is no word more perfect than Allah.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-7

The heaviest weights are those borne most silently.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-6

Pride is the dark side of a coin named delusion.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-5

To gloat over self control, openly or implicitly, indicates a dearth of the same.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-4

The secret to good living has little to do with what we have, and much to do with how we…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-3

A smart person is able to discern the correct answer, a wise person the right choice. The two are often not…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-2

Suicide is sometimes an exaggerated form of laziness.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 2-1

To win sometimes we must first lose.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-100

Life is meant to be a sajdah that doesn't end.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-99

When confronted with sin, exit is more important than the gracious part.  
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-98

There is no name more beautiful than Thine, especially when nothing but silence clasps these ears of mine. The head…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-97

That I seek Your love I pray marks the same.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-96

Trials provide an opportunity for love and sacrifice to manifest, for the potential to become kinetic. A rose is always…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-95

We are a curious breed - quite literally.  Tell one not to Google your name and they most surely will.…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-94

Growth requires change, and change is uncomfortable. Being too snug is a sign of spiritual dormancy.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-93

Bitter pills are often the ones that are most effective.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-92

As unsavory as it is, we are sometimes required to compromise our principles. The line between Hikmah and Mudahanah (sycophantry)…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-91

To want what is not yours is a well-tried recipe for misery
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-90

Some speak over others by tongue, others in their mind. Both make poor listeners.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-89

The spiritual engine behind the entire Ummah is the heart of Rasulullah (S). We are each but a caboose or…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-88

The spring of wisdom spouts more from experience than labored thought, if only because it is hard to think about…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-87

We inspire other less by what we achieve than by what we have sacrificed to achieve it.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-86

Zikr polishes the heart. When the lens is clear, one can see things for what they are.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-85

In the hurry to arrive, do not forget to enjoy the ride.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-84

Ikhlas is what's left when feelings fade.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-83

Armchair Islam is comfortable but doesn't seem to get you anywhere.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-82

The difference between patience and thankfulness is that in one we endure, in the other we accept.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-81

Peace cometh with gratitude.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-80

​In matters of the Dunya, I have learned that where I am is best, not where I want to be.…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-79

​Complaints are to thankfulness what a slap is to a face.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-78

Sometimes we travel so long only to learn we are not very far from where we left.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-77

By taking the first step on the road that leads to a sin, one has already passed the point of…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-76

Magnanimity in the face of an affront melts the heart almost as quickly as selfless love.  
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-75

Too often, we misdraw our limits. The battle is not against sin, but rather the environment of sin. If one…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-74

Nature is thus: what holds substance is pulled rapidly to the earth, while hot air so quickly riseth. How distant…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-73

Success lies not in victory but in the struggle.  
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-72

An action many times is not nearly as valuable as the attitude behind it.  
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-71

If we must leave everything we love, why do we love everything we must leave?  
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-70

Taqwa protects 'Amal, and 'Amal Iman. To avoid losing faith, gaurd Taqwa, Iman will follow.  
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-69

Insight requires that we be brave enough to see ourselves for who we are, not who we want to be.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-68

Piety precedes the preach. One cannot give what he or she does not have.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-67

It is through niyyah that we make the mundane meaningful.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-66

The greater the treasure, the more assiduously one stands sentry over it. The same applies with the Qurb of Allah…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-65

People often contemplate how to achieve Taqwa. Know that people only guard something when they possess something worth guarding.  
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-64

Perhaps the best way to wash away the trail of tears created by one's past is by creating a river…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-63

The paradox of time lies in that the more we get in life, the less we have.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-62

Time is amnesic. The key lies in not allowing ourselves to forget lessons learned and vows made.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-61

You may own things of the dunya; just ensure that that the dunya does not own you.  
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-60

Disillusionment with Dunya begins when the illusion ends; her elusion begins when our disillusionment does.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-59

Is belief predicated on faith or reason? Faith. This may be unsavory to some, terrifying even. It rings of barbarism-…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-58

There are myriad reasons why people leave the Deen in this day and age - the slow rust of sin, scourge…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-57

Sin is not always the product of venial inception. A classic example is that of curiosity. How many has Shaytaan…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-56

Structures follow substance, not the other way around. Let milk be made before the glass fashioned.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-55

If you are to serve as a base for those close to you, the foundation upon which your loved ones…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-54

People too often take the Deen being easy to mean what's easy being Deen; when, in fact, the two are…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-53

You are the sun whose light erased even my shadow.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-52

I shall have loved thee better from afar.  
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-51

Perpetual striving to achieve Istiqamah is also an example of the same.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-50

A child learns to walk first by faltering, even falling down, but always getting back up. So too is the…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-49

Altercations have the uncanny ability to induce deafness, making the benefit of screaming incremental to absent.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-48

Yelling and education are often mutually exclusive. Teach children what to do calmly but firmly. This serves the latter goal…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-47

The language of love is felt not heard. That is why it is hard to convince someone to love you.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-46

There is an element of masochism in choosing to be a prisoner of love.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-45

Bondsmanship to the Infinite removes bounds; attachment to the finite imposes them.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-44

Love, however true, seems to me tenuous.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-43

To love is to open oneself to hurt; without this risk, it is not love. Perhaps the only haven lies…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-42

Actions are not spontaneous; they are but branches of a tree. And any agronomist will tell you that every tree…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-41

A sign of love for Allah is that you continue to seek Him even when you feel nothing inside.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-40

I would rather live life in obedient sobriety than disobedience couched in ardency, however fervent.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-39

A misplaced glance requires one turn their gaze from Allah.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-38

The nature of sin is selfish and gratuitous.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-37

I don't know what is the stronger driving force: acceptance or rejection. What is clear though is that one excludes…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-36

Things cost. To purchase the adoration of people, one must pay with the love of Allah (SWT).
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-35

It is when one stops believing they are perfect that they start the journey of perfection.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-34

(2:285) وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا There is a certain futility in asking, "Why?" Since when was the truth value of a…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-33

Rather than determining what to believe, our time would be much better spent simply believing. 
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-32

False ideals can be as dangerous as false idols.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-31

(63:7) وَلِلَّـهِ خَزَائِنُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ Our persistence in sin can never outstrip His forbearance, just as our insatiable wants can…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-30

Our ability to sin can never exceed His to forgive. 
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-29

In relinquishing want, find freedom - in accepting poverty, slavehood.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-28

One who allows themselves to be held captive by their past, relinquishes something of their future.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-27

I've never loved anything so unseen, but yet never seen any love so real.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-26

On this path, expect celestial occurrences to be bound by terrestrial constraints.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-25

We were created in the world, not for it.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-24

While one must live in the world, he cannot love it. Such is the state of a traveler whose home…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-23

The mercy of Allah SWT abounds. He made seven limbs touch the ground in sajdah to remind us of seven…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-22

The uninitiated Nafs hates restraint; corralling is indeed hard work. But in wolf country, one can only go home when…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-21

One problem with having one's head above the clouds is that it is easy to lose sight of the rest…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-20

In marriage, sometimes letting go is the first step to holding on.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-19

Do you dissolve a relationship because the two of you are not compatible? Compatibility is a funny thing. It sure…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-18

You can be right, or you can reach resolution. In life, the two are oftentimes not synonymous. He who seeks…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-17

A single touch outstrips a hundred words, sweeter than honey, softer than rose. But love pure, outweighs them all -…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-16

The scourge of Fikr is set right by the balm of Zikr.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-15

Travel light, my children…the journey is long.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-14

The height of arrogance is measured best by the ruler of ignorance.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-13

An unglazed scone is yet incomplete.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-12

Knowledge without spirituality is empty; spirituality without knowledge misguidance.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-11

"I never let my emotions overcome my intellect, and I never let my intellect overcome the Shari’ah." – Maulana Ashraf…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-10

The one who knows but acts not has little advantage over one who knows naught.
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-9

Shelter is a place of refuge from the elements, an escape from the chilling embrace of winter. I envision the warmth of…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-8

It seems that everyday we are confronted with our inability to be who we would like to be, by our personal…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-7

For important admissions or presentations, people set up mock rehearsals. The salik should also run a mock. Nightly, weekly, monthly…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-6

Sins of intimate nature appear irresistible. No matter how prolific the swimmer, he cannot fight high tide. One confronted finds…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-5

There are those that love Shakespeare, and then those that love the feeling of understanding something no one else can.…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-4

There is an Arabic aphorism that states: كُلُّ جَدِيدٍ لذِيذٌ This rings particularly true today where we see a shared…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-3

We agree that transparency is important in relationships. That is not to say that everything need be said, but rather…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-2

Some judge piety by the length of their beards, the width of their khimar, or the height of their knowledge.…
October 9, 2024
Reflections

Reflection 1-1

It is a western malady.  We dub sin as modernity and godliness as old-fashioned. The former is seen as rapidly…
October 9, 2024