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Where My Food Lies
I believe that the primary source of my affirmation is what feeds my soul. It is pitiful however, that such food is rarely wholesome since what appeases my ego often enjoys precedence over what feeds my soul. I hear of the agony of the heart versus the struggles of the head and none of it makes sense…
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Serenity
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It takes a tortured soul to write about beauty because a beautiful soul has no need for such expression Zaid Ismail
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Importance of Marriage
‘When someone with whose religion and character you are satisfied asks your daughter in marriage, accede to his request. If you do not do so, there will be temptation on Earth and extensive corruption.’ said Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) [Tirmidhi, Nasa’i and Ibn Majah transmitted it.] Hadith – Al-Tirmidhi #3090, Narrated Abu Hurairah,…
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toobaa: Our use of the phrase ‘The Dark Ages’ to cover the period from 699 to 1000 marks our undue concentration on Western Europe… From India to Spain, the brilliant civilisation of Islam flourished. What was lost to Christendom at this time was not lost to civilisation, but quite the contrary… —- Bertrand Russel, History of…
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I always admire those that chose Islam later in life more than those that were born with it, not because I’m ungrateful for the blessing that Allah has bestowed on me by raising me in a Muslim home, but because there’s a wisdom and a value in making a conscious choice that I may never…
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The human stain… Photo (c) Cynically Jaded
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