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The Eating Place: A Short Story

TM — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 03:49:58 +0000

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 end street was somewhat dead: not in the sense of life and death but rather…

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Real-ization

TM — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:07:35 +0000

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 the path of Islam, whether real-ized or not, is real-izing. “What the Creator has intended…

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Missed Opportunities: On My Becoming Muslim

TM — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 11:06:10 +0000

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 is a deeper, clearer pool over there somewhere.” A dear, Muslim friend and teacher whom…

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Surviving the Global Warming of Islam

TM — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 08:18:48 +0000

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 of a process gone awry, and act… الْكَوْنُ كُلُّهُ ظُلْمَةٌ وَ إِنَّمَا أَنَارَهُ ظُهُوْرُ الْحَقِّ…

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Sufism and the Real Seeker: By Shaikh Husain Ash-Shadhili

TM — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 17:13:42 +0000

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 Rufa’iyyah and Chistiyyah tara’iq) – he has had the gift of weeding through details, the…

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10 Hacks: Keep Living Islam Light and Effective in the Modern Times OS

TM — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 14:11:54 +0000

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 authentic standard? Have you ever felt confused by the often conflicting information and advice provided…

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Islam: Change the World

TM — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 16:05:22 +0000

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 to know, for me to act. Whoever I touch will be touched. Islam is not…

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Dedication: Al-Mu’allim Shaikh Husain Ash-Shadhili Ad-Darqawi

TM — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 17:54:01 +0000

“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 The Prophet (saw) to his companions. Shaikh Husain Ash-Shadhili Ad-Darqawi This journey is dedicated to…

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