Zaid Ismail
Zaid Ismail
@zaidie@zaidismail.com

Author, life coach, and mental health activist. We need to change the narrative from disorders, illnesses, and survival to accountability, understanding, and thriving.

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  • destined to die undiscovered

  • For those that keep getting it wrong, here’s a simple reminder. This world is as we’ve made it, not as it was made. We’ve abused our power of choice, and have since declared ourselves victim to it, instead of facing up to the fact that we screwed it up to begin with. Inaction in the…

  • leftoftheleft: Yeah, where is all this hate and stuff in the Qur’an?  I certainly can’t find any in my copies.

  • It is really disturbing and most surprising that the enemies, despite their being in the wrong, are united, and you despite your being in the right, are divided. Imam Ali (as)

  • did-you-kno: Source (Source: http://did-you-kno.tumblr.com)

  • Tumblr makes me think too much, express too much, feel too much. It’s tiring sometimes, yet therapeutic at other times. Right now, it’s just tiring. 

  • In the absence of affirmation or constructive criticism, it’s extremely difficult to maintain my bearings on whether I’m heading in the right direction or not. I’m inclined to believe that despite my best efforts, I simply do not fit in with the Muslim community. This despite the fact that I am a regular musallee and…

  • I seem to be reaching out into a void that thrusts hoards of doubt into my heart about what I feel or believe to be important or real about my faith. Naively, I believe that there’s others out there that think it worthwhile to consider principles instead of rituals. Some that may be inclined to…