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Taraweeh (Night Prayer of Ramadan)

July 12, 2012

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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, […]

Sajdah

January 25, 2012

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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 […]

So Close

September 23, 2011

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The years are slipping away in the drudgery of routines that seem to control our very existence.  It is as if we are on auto-pilot and we cannot switch to conscious control of our lives. We seem incapable of introducing new, productive habits into our lives even as each day (maybe each year) we wake […]