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As we travel this road, God’s generosity becomes ever more apparent. My year between the two Ramadans was marked with periods of darkness and a great descent, troubling to my mind, and yet God’s mercy has been unending. The days of immense folly still return to the mind, often whilst bowing in prayer, causing an [...]

The generosity of Allah knows no bounds. This lunchtime, inbetween prayers at the masjid, I was found pondering upon my sins. However would He forgive me, I asked myself, their memory fleeting in and out of my mind. I reminded myself that God’s mercy is not like human mercy; that while man might weigh the [...]

Close to nine years ago, when I needed assistance along this path, He sent me my companion and garment, my soul-mate and friend, my ally and confident. Four and a half years ago, when I sought guidance and truth, He sent me a teacher and advisor, learned and perceptive, positive and wise. Two weeks ago, [...]

Allah has never failed me, but I have failed myself. I have witnessed His signs over and over, yet still I stumble and fall. There was a period earlier this year when my wife and I frequently felt dizzy and sickly, which we attributed in the end—rightly or wrongly—to not having eaten meat for quite [...]

This is the view from my front door. I took it this evening with my wife’s camera when I came home from work. I took it because it means something to me; something that I’ve been thinking a great deal about for the past few days.

Allah has always been generous to me. His magnificence never fails to amaze me. His signs, his bounties, his blessings multiply. On Friday evening I decided to bring this weblog to a close and thus I brought it off-line, leaving just a few significant words on the front page for anyone who might pass by. [...]