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My Beloved Ramadan – Mini Ramadan Guide
Originally published at http://www.theidealmuslimah.com/my-beloved-ramadan-mini-ramadan-guide/ Bismillah It is summer and Mashallah many of us have guests visiting from overseas or from out of state. If it is somebody we are fond of, we wait impatiently for their arrival. We count down the days and then the hours and, if they are late we stand by the window […]
Hopeful
June 10, 2013
People say houses are haunted, But I am haunted by houses, Or is it the people, And their memories, The laughter, And the tears. … My steps slow down, The voices ask, Do you remember me? Are you still my friend? Or have you, Like everyone else. Moved on? … I can never move on. […]
Just a Day
May 21, 2013
Each day is but a sheet of lined paper Clean and crisp, Unruffled by worry, Not worn, or tired and dirty, But crisp like the morning, When it is given to me. … The seconds, minutes and hours, Are lines upon the sheet of my life, Waiting for my words, For my actions, And my […]
Be Generous with your Pain.
April 11, 2013
Be generous with your pain. If you are feeling blue… Lend you grief to the vast blue sky. Whisper your fears to the wind. It will carry it to the trees, Who will loan it to the breeze, And she will carry it away… To a distant land. If the tears won’t cease, Pretend its […]
O Allah Save Me…
February 23, 2013
O Allah save me from… Words that are beautiful, Knowledge that is logical, A life full of experiences, Respect in the eyes of others, Honor and awe… … O Allah save me… From beautiful words, That flow eloquently, Fluently and frequently, Speech that is powerful, That moves others to tears, But leaves me heedless Hopeless […]
What is Sabr?
January 20, 2013
Is it succulent and sweet? The deep night, In whose soft shadows I worship, And weep. … Is it lip-biting and white-knuckled? Silently I grip the keys, To my house in Paradise. Because Allah knows I am right. … Is it resilient restraint? Persistence through the perilous days, Of insidious whispers, That I refuse to […]
Fond Memories
November 23, 2012
Originally posted at Habibi Halqas http://www.habibihalaqas.org/2012/10/fond-memories.html Bismillah Memories do not wilt like flowers. The colors do not fade and become old like black and white movies. They do not wrinkle at the edges like old photographs. They remain fresh like the day they were formed: crystal clear sound, color and scent, the touch of a […]
Homeless Hajarah
November 9, 2012
Originaly posted at Habibi Halaqas http://www.habibihalaqas.org/2012/10/a-must-read-story-of-homeless-hajrah-as.html Bismillah The walls comfort us. Our gadgets are our nerve endings into the Universe. Loved ones are always nearby: within reach or a click or a phone call away. Imagine for a moment that there was nothing and that there was no one there. No one. You cannot update […]
The Fall
October 8, 2012
I fell because I did not listen to my Mom. She said don’t go ice skating and I did. It doesn’t matter that she is 36,000 miles away. An order is an order. And it doesn’t matter how old I get, respect and obedience are still due. The result was a nasty slip, a fractured […]
Taraweeh (Night Prayer of Ramadan)
July 12, 2012
I have been summoned, To stand witness, To my faith. I have an appointment with the Book of Allah. … As the time draws near, I wait, With breathless anticipation. I have an appointment with the Book of Allah. … If I am allowed to meet, I must have been forgiven, For always being late, […]
ihsaanlife 
July 7, 2013
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