Archive for 2010

Wondrous are his affairs

By Timothy Bowes with 3 reader notes

“Wondrous are the believer’s affairs. For him there is good in all his affairs, and this is so only for the believer. When something pleasing happens to him, he is grateful, and that is good for him; and when something displeasing happens to him, he is patient, and that is good for him.”

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This article was posted on Friday, 12th November , 2010 at 12:36 pm and is filed under Inspiration. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a note to this post, or trackback from your own website.

A pomegranate

By Timothy Bowes with one reader note

What a marvelous creation is the pomegranate.

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This article was posted on Friday, 12th November , 2010 at 10:42 am and is filed under Reflections. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a note to this post, or trackback from your own website.

Rabana la tajalna fitnatan lilathina kafarou

By Timothy Bowes with one reader note

“O our Lord, do not make us a tribulation to those who disbelieved.”

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This article was posted on Thursday, 11th November , 2010 at 2:45 pm and is filed under Inspiration. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a note to this post, or trackback from your own website.

Doubt & Certainty

By Timothy Bowes with 3 reader notes

Salam alaikum, I found listening to this recording very beneficial: Abu Dhabi Khutbas — Friday Sermon: Doubt & Certainty It is just over 40 minutes long, but I think it’s worth finding the time to listen, inshaAllah.

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This article was posted on Sunday, 7th November , 2010 at 9:25 pm and is filed under Features. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a note to this post, or trackback from your own website.

Oppression

By Timothy Bowes with 2 reader notes

The Prophet, peace be upon him, prayed for pardon for his people, and received the reply: ‘I have forgiven them all but acts of oppression, for I shall exact recompense for the one who is wronged, from his oppressor.’ — Tirmidhi, Iman, 59.

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This article was posted on Wednesday, 3rd November , 2010 at 9:32 am and is filed under Inspiration. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a note to this post, or trackback from your own website.

Be vigilant

By Timothy Bowes with 2 reader notes

One lesson that experience teaches me is that sincere repentance must always be followed by vigilance. In Ramadan we have the gift of being able to distinguish between two types of sins: those that come from within, from the nafs, and those that come from outside. When, in the midst of that blessed month, we [...]

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This article was posted on Tuesday, 2nd November , 2010 at 10:00 am and is filed under Reflections. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a note to this post, or trackback from your own website.

A good friend

By Timothy Bowes with one reader note

A true friend, I have always thought, is the one who will always tell you the truth, even when the truth is something you do not necessarily want to hear. And in this I believe I have been blessed, for amongst my acquaintances there have always been those who would say, pull yourself together, just [...]

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This article was posted on Monday, 1st November , 2010 at 8:59 pm and is filed under Reflections. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a note to this post, or trackback from your own website.

Accentuate the positive

By Timothy Bowes

We all feel legitimately aggrieved when newspapers lend disproportionate coverage to fringe provocateurs in the Muslim community, magnifying the significance of their actions far beyond realities on the ground. We frequently beg for reprieve in the face of negative reporting concerning Muslims and their faith, demanding fairness in its place. Whatever happened to balance, we [...]

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This article was posted on Sunday, 31st October , 2010 at 11:15 pm and is filed under Commentary. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a note to this post, or trackback from your own website.

When we expire

By Timothy Bowes with 3 reader notes

My hosting for this website expires in two weeks time and while renewing it will not break the bank, I do wonder whether I ought to let it lapse. An argument once put to me for continuing to publish my thoughts was that the Internet is the one platform of mass communication that Muslims have [...]

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This article was posted on Thursday, 28th October , 2010 at 8:00 pm and is filed under Reflections. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a note to this post, or trackback from your own website.

O people of the interwebs!

By Timothy Bowes with 4 reader notes

O people of the interwebs, tell me something positive! What, pray, is the purpose of the daily trawl of the online press for tales of woe afflicting the Muslims, condensed and abbreviated into bite-sized chunks for readers to absorb in a fit of never ending misery? Will nobody stand up and say enough is enough? [...]

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This article was posted on Thursday, 21st October , 2010 at 8:24 pm and is filed under Commentary. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a note to this post, or trackback from your own website.

From Whispers

By Timothy Bowes with 6 reader notes

I had only just repented for the sins of the previous days and returned to my Lord ashamed when, on my return from a brief saunter in the back garden, a name whispered its way into my mind. I did not need to respond to the surprising murmur, but all of a sudden I was [...]

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This article was posted on Sunday, 17th October , 2010 at 1:20 pm and is filed under Reflections. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a note to this post, or trackback from your own website.

All in it together

By Timothy Bowes with 4 reader notes

Those who see only a long and drawn-out process in the preparation to adopt needy children may not fully appreciate the huge blessings that the experience has brought. There are, of course, the children: two angels from heaven, Ramadan’s offspring. But, as if this were not enough, there has been so much more. One such [...]

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This article was posted on Monday, 11th October , 2010 at 4:01 pm and is filed under Reflections. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can also add a note to this post, or trackback from your own website.
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