Inspiration Archive

Think well of your brother

By Timothy Bowes with one reader note

To think well of Muslims is to regard nothing they do or say as evil when it can be interpreted otherwise. If you cannot find a good interpretation, in the case of sins, for example, then reproach them for committing them, and believe that their faith will eventually drive them to refrain and repent of [...]

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This article was posted on Wednesday, 24th February , 2010 at 6:35 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.

Sincerity

By Timothy Bowes

“Say, ‘Whether you conceal what is in your breasts or make it known, God knows it.’” — Qur’an 3:29

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This article was posted on Tuesday, 16th June , 2009 at 9:26 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.

Good reads

By Timothy Bowes with 3 reader notes

In no particular order, here are some blogs I like… Mr Moo Bin Gregory Productions The Muslimah The Manrilla Blog Musing on the Britannic Crescent Bradford Muslim To Be Grateful (although the hosting has failed) The Scent Rickshaw Diaries Blogistan My Life in a Cube Al-Miskeenah A Family in Baghdad Lesson of the Day Jamerican [...]

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This article was posted on Monday, 15th June , 2009 at 11:24 pm and is filed under Inspiration, Writing. 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.

To be human

By Timothy Bowes with one reader note

This is the chapter of the human being (to listen to)

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This article was posted on Friday, 12th June , 2009 at 5:38 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.

Beauty

By Timothy Bowes with 2 reader notes

It is said that Moses—peace be upon him—was walking with his disciples when they came across a donkey’s corpse. One of them said it smells so bad. The other said it looks so ugly. Moses, however, looked and said: ‘Mashallah, its teeth are so white.’ The gratefulness of the ears is to hear goodness with [...]

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This article was posted on Sunday, 7th June , 2009 at 9:00 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.

Salams

By Timothy Bowes with 2 reader notes

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This article was posted on Friday, 5th June , 2009 at 11:18 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.

Fajr

By Timothy Bowes with 2 reader notes

The beautiful misty view across the fields this morning…

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This article was posted on Friday, 29th May , 2009 at 6:18 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.

Be grateful

By Timothy Bowes with 2 reader notes

and perhaps your Lord may make you great.

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This article was posted on Tuesday, 19th May , 2009 at 5:39 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.

Tea Cozy

By Timothy Bowes with 4 reader notes

“Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cozy, doesn’t try it on. “ — Billy Connolly

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This article was posted on Tuesday, 19th May , 2009 at 1:41 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 Guide

By Timothy Bowes with 2 reader notes

A man asked Aisha, radiyallahu anha, “Did the Messenger of God do any work in the house?” She said: “Yes the messenger of God—peace be upon him—-used to mend his shoes, hand sew his clothes and work in the house like one of you does in his house.”  This hadith is in the collection narrated [...]

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This article was posted on Monday, 18th May , 2009 at 8:39 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.
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