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Peace Be With You

// September 15th, 2008 // 10 Comments » // Blog

Imagine…
A place of peace.

Lying on an open plain.
Cool grass beneath bare feet.
Arms outstretched above your head.
One hand playfully fiddles with smooth blades.
The other strokes long, soft, silky strands of hair.
A slight smile rests gently on your lips.

Eyes closed, but filled with light.
A light that shines so brightly.
But doesn't burn your eyes.
It bathes your face like a warm embrace.

Imagine this moment…
A moment of peace.

Not a care.
Not a worry.
Not an ounce of stress.

The light envelopes you.
Makes you.
Loves you.

Then you realise…

The sky is not a canopy of blue atmosphere.
But the Throne of Ar-Rahman.

And the light is not that of a brilliant star.
But the Noor of the One that you have craved for all eternity.

And that this is no ordinary garden.
But it is the only place of true peace.

Your real home.

Your Jannah.

Waiting for you to return…

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Photo Credit: Jo and Paul's pics

Prayers Please

// September 6th, 2008 // No Comments » // Blog

For my dear sister Organica, and her future family, inshā’Allāh.

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“Will You Marry Me?”

// August 27th, 2008 // 13 Comments » // Blog

Is that question asked any more? Was it ever asked amongst Muslims?

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SS Free Gaza: They Made It!

// August 25th, 2008 // No Comments » // Blog

Allahu akbar! Read Sr Yvonne Ridley's account of this momentous event:

Well, you would have to be deaf, dumb and blind not to know that I am writing to you today from Gaza.

I really was too overwhelmed yesterday to put pen to paper after the magnificent welcome I and my fellow peace activists from SS Liberty and SS Free Gaza received as we entered the port of Gaza … the first ships to sail in since 1967.

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iDoodles: Could I Be More Girly?

// August 25th, 2008 // 6 Comments » // Blog

Finger-powered graphics drawn with the iDoodle Lite app on the iPod Touch.

The Tease

// August 17th, 2008 // 19 Comments » // Blog

She sat in the middle of the well-cushioned sofa – an inanimate item of furniture intent on swallowing her whole, perhaps in its own weak efforts to comfort her. Any embrace will do, she thought.

It didn't take long for the tears to flow. One, then two, then uncontrollable streams. Cheeks softened with salty excess. Mascara no doubt running. Wipe, wipe, wipe them away before anyone sees. But who is there to see?, she thought.

Now her nose joins in. She has no tolerance for this, reaching down for a stray tissue, intent on subduing the rebellion taking place on the plane of her sullen face.

Right hand, open, grip, upwards now, closing in fast; she readies herself to release the tension. But something catches her by surprise.

His scent.

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Yes, Another Marriage Topic… Sosueme!

// August 15th, 2008 // 22 Comments » // Blog

I was just reminded of the issue whilst chatting to a good friend (wink wink). I learnt of it a while ago, but completely forgot to blog about it. Anyway…

For those of you who have had to endure the annoyance that is your typical rishta, this custom may make your life a little easier, inshā’Allāh.

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How I Plan on Meeting My Future Husband

// August 14th, 2008 // 19 Comments » // Blog

Keeping with the marriage theme, this article made me chuckle (hopefully not at the expense of the sister who was brave enough to write it [anonymously... not so brave then {says the woman who blogs behind a pseudonym (though a lot of people do actually know my true identity)}]):

I want to meet my future husband through the Western Muslim Website … phew, there I finally said it! Although I don't think it's the worst idea, I won't meet him through some future based WM marriage ads – this is a quality publication people, I don't think they'll resort to a “Shaadi.com” style ad page, that is, unless they get really desperate for money!

I have something else in mind…

Do You Think Practically About Marriage?

// August 13th, 2008 // 26 Comments » // Blog

A question I was asked very recently.

My answer was not particularly impressive. Perhaps due to the tension of the moment. But more likely because it is a question that requires some real thinking. Can any of us think practically about a subject that is tied to heart, mind, body and soul?

I had a post all written out, but who cares what I think? I want to hear from you.

So, single people… do you?

Married people… did you?

Heart Softeners

// June 26th, 2008 // 4 Comments » // Blog

Two heart softeners from my feed reader this week…
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