Carnelian Lane was a dead end street. At the very end of the road, nestled among giant shade trees and a lovely fountain which sang its tune refreshingly, there was a very fine restaurant. As the phrase suggests, this dead…
Not long ago, it came up in conversation: “Saying that we have the 'Qur'an and sunnah’ is very vague. It is a cliché with no real-ity.” Because saying is saying. The quest of every soul who has been guided to…
Al hamdulillāh [i], when Allah led me to the wellspring of Islam, I recognized the sweetness of its cool, refreshing water. Al hamdulillāh after much time spent wandering the desert of my inner life, I didn’t think: “Well, maybe there…
Naturally, the passage of time is the courier of change. But just as with the global warming of Islam, when change begins to eclipse Essence, it is time to attend to the damage being inflicted, to heed the warning symptoms…
Shaikh Husain is among those who aim for the essence. As long as I have had the honor of knowing this noble man - before he received his Shadhili-Darqawi idhn from Shaykh Fattah in 1998 (he also received idhn in the…
Have you ever wondered if your Living Islam in the Modern Times Operating System was running as efficiently as it should? Have you ever wished that you could enhance your user experience while remaining compliant with the Universal OS Author/Designer’s…
Change the world? Sometimes looking around, witnessing the pain, the horror, I wish I could transform the world, have an impact, touch hearts. The Prophet (saw) teaches that Islam is up close and personal. What faces me is for me…
"O Allah, grant me to love You, to love those who love You and to love whatever brings me nearer to Your love. Make Your love more precious to me than cool water to the thirsty." A prayer taught by…