๏ทฝ Languages and colloquialisms evolve with time. There are phrases and words from my childhood that are absolutely alien to most young people today. And then there…… Read more “Insights: How this Reluctant Solopreneur Managed to Escape the “Bucket of Crabs””
Category: Reflections and Reminders
Staying at Home: This is “Our” Time
If a person, of any age, showed immunity to the prevalent rat-race culture fueled by this oversharing of information with others i.e. they refused to get sucked in by the trend of being obsessed with who just did or acquired what, and vice versa, they were considered weird or outcast.
Now You See Me, Now You Don’t
๏ทฝ Assalamu alaikum. Hope all of my readers are doing well! ๐ I just wanted to drop in here and address (finally) the issue of why I…… Read more “Now You See Me, Now You Don’t”
The Case for the Organic โInfluencerโ
ุจูุณูู ู ูฑููููฐูู ูฑูุฑููุญูู ููฐูู ูฑูุฑููุญููู It amazes me nowadays just how great a change in global ethos and cultures the past decade or so has brought about. Those…… Read more “The Case for the Organic โInfluencerโ”
The Believer’s “Last Laugh”: The Laugh of Victory
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู I am going to admit it. I have an embarrassingly loud laugh. I admit that I do not like it. I have always…… Read more “The Believer’s “Last Laugh”: The Laugh of Victory”
A Hadith About Divorce You Might Never Hear From the Pulpit
๏ทฝThere is a hadith that always brings a smile to my lips. Why this is so, I will attempt to explain below in a moment, inshaรllah. But…… Read more “A Hadith About Divorce You Might Never Hear From the Pulpit”
The Price of Success
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูฐูู ุงูุฑููุญูููู ู I awaken gradually, the metallic leg of the steel bench next to my head feeling cold against it. I spot sneaker-clad feet go…… Read more “The Price of Success”
This is 40: The Parent of a Child Who is the Offspring of a Parent
ุจุณู ุงููู ุงูุฑุญู ูฐู ุงูุฑุญูู I just love the gradual way I am going grey: it is a uniform scattering of silver emerging all over my head. By…… Read more “This is 40: The Parent of a Child Who is the Offspring of a Parent”
The Clouds Parted and “the Son” Shone Through….
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูฐูู ุงูุฑููุญูููู The thing with being a writer is, that you evolve with time: your thoughts, writing style, and even priorities, keep changing. I suppose…… Read more “The Clouds Parted and “the Son” Shone Through….”
Trying to Make Sense of it All
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูฐูู ุงูุฑููุญูููู ู I don’t know what I would do, if I did not have the Qur’an as my source of guidance and solace in life.…… Read more “Trying to Make Sense of it All”
Standing on a Bridge, Aspiring to New Vistas
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู Perhaps you have been wondering where/how I am? And, maybe why/to where I seem to have disappeared? Why you are seeing less of…… Read more “Standing on a Bridge, Aspiring to New Vistas”
Seeing Things as They are
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูฐูู ุงูุฑููุญูููู ู The complexity of the human mind really fascinates me sometimes. It is even more thought-provoking how the Qur’an mentions human behavior and psychology…… Read more “Seeing Things as They are”
The Nuances of Sincerity
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู Many people, especially those Muslims who desire to attain higher ranks of faith, want to be sincere. However, sincerity โ of purpose, mind,…… Read more “The Nuances of Sincerity”
“Seeing” Reality With the “Eye” of the Heart
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูุงูู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู In the era during which the Qur’an was revealed, traveling through the lands (or seas) was not an easy task. It was extremely…… Read more ““Seeing” Reality With the “Eye” of the Heart”
How to Teach Children the Qur’an
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู One of the most beneficial legacies that a Muslim parent can leave behind for their child, is to facilitate their connection with the…… Read more “How to Teach Children the Qur’an”
