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Is the reward for good [anything] but good? (Sura Rahman:60)
Browsing All posts tagged under »gratitude«
The Fall
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 […]
Out of Stock
March 28, 2012
I wish ‘gratitude’ grew on trees, Or I could buy it from the store. Maybe checkout some ‘patience’ with it, A really big jar of both. Maybe borrow it from a friend, And never let them know. I would keep it and treasure it, And than Allah would give me more. … But no one […]
Sajdah
January 25, 2012
The sweetness of a Sajdah The bliss of fleeing the world, Just for a moment. … The praise of Allah, The words of remembrance Like magic they open… … Hands touch the ground Push open the doors between The temporal and the eternal. … His nearness I feel. My heart melts in the warmth. I […]
Patient Shaytaan, Impatient Insaan
May 2, 2011
The light is red. It seems to have been red for an eternity. The minutes tick slowly forward as the heat of the sun mercilessly beats down. Is it broken? I am so late! Not a single vehicle is passing through the intersection. It seems to be red for everyone. The empty intersection shimmers like […]
Living In Gratitude
March 26, 2011
شكر (shukr-gratitude): that sublime emotion that everyone understands. Shukr is a feeling that is intense and sincere. A temporary taste of bliss that usually evokes a verbal or physical response. Your child brings you a glass of water after you come home and you smile and say, “Thank you. I have the best kids in […]
ihsaanlife 
October 8, 2012
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