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You complained that your man was not religious, but at least he was kind. Now your husband is a zealot. One day we will hear you complain that this man made you hate Islam. Never will you ask what he meant when he said he hated your Islam, when you rejected his five prayers and [...]

Black ants crawling on a black stone in the middle of the night are difficult to detect, but to the egotistical writer, his own egotism is as apparent as a black elephant dancing on a white rug in the living room. Indeed, it is as apparent as the act of looking for a royalty-free image [...]

“People praise you for what they suppose is in you, but you must blame your soul for what you know is in it.”

Thanks for dropping by; it’s nice to see you. Unfortunately I have no time for writing at present and, indeed, nothing to say. However, I am well and happy, alhamdulilah, so don’t read any untowards meanings into by prolonged absence. I’m just incredibly busy. Peace.

All of the urgency has left me. I used to think I had to rush to finish the projects that competed for my time and attention, but now I am resigned to a timetable not of my making.

Do al-istikarah in deciding all of your affairs. It works.

“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.”

What a marvelous creation is the pomegranate.

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

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.

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.

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 [...]