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  • The Night Prayer

    The Night Prayer

    I have recently discovered the joys of the night prayer… The night prayer.When there are no distractions,When sounds are unheard,When the night […]

  • Obstacles

    Obstacles

    There are obstacles we place in front of ourselves,Their constitution a construction of our imagination,Others cannot see them, except they see our […]

  • A Calling – Part 2 of 2

    A Calling – Part 2 of 2

    After the Friday prayer finished, as usual, people in the front raced to touch the Kaaba. Chaotic, yet not so chaotic. They […]

  • A Calling – Part 1 of 2

    A Calling – Part 1 of 2

    The heat, sweltering. My sweat, pouring. My sight, blinded by the white marble floor’s reflection. I was close to passing out. Only […]

  • Visiting Makkah

    Visiting Makkah

    I have left Makkah. I do not leave the same as I came. I was called here, by Him. Within me, from […]

  • Tiny Reflections – Part 1

    Tiny Reflections – Part 1

    I have not perceived you, this is true.Under my feet, you have perished.By my weight, you have been crushed.A fool’s walk, I […]

  • Hope Hereafter

    Hope Hereafter

    I wonder,How would I deal with death? I do not know,I will try with these few words. If I felt they are […]

  • A Raging Soul

    A Raging Soul

    I know now, Storms, they come for a reason.Oft unannounced, they ask time not for convenience,Nor do they care for season. In stormy […]

  • The Guiding Night

    The Guiding Night

    This night. Moon-lit dark.A realm awaiting discovery.Though I ought to sleep,Its treasures keep me awake. Flows from my unconscious,They come out and […]

  • Perceiving Truth – Part 2

    Perceiving Truth – Part 2

    Tell me, what of sharing truths? When I share pieces of my truth with another,How are they to know my truth as […]

  • Perceiving Truth – Part 1

    Perceiving Truth – Part 1

    Tell me, what of your truth? My truth is the truth for me,This is true.My truth is the only truth,This is false. […]

  • Dreams and Songs

    Dreams and Songs

    I am a dreamer,I have dreamt a thousand dreams, you see,I have lived among the clouds,I have looked far ahead, across the […]

  • This Mist

    This Mist

    Had I a crystal ball,I would look not unto it,For the foretelling of a future,Shall ruin its pursuit, O’ Beloved, give me […]

  • A beating heart

    A beating heart

    These past 35 weeks have tested my perseverance and commitment. Each week I have published a new post with original writings and […]

  • A drop of knowledge

    A drop of knowledge

    Humility, the understanding that one’s knowledge is as a drop of water to an ocean.To gain knowledge, one must read. Iqra.Then we […]

  • Gain in Loss

    Gain in Loss

    “Where there is hardship there is also ease” Therein lies a hidden truth. In our time of difficulty, we may see only […]

  • A desire to be seen

    A desire to be seen

    We desire to be seen. Initially by our parents, then by our family and friends, then by strangers. This may not be […]

  • The Flower of Forgiveness

    The Flower of Forgiveness

    To move forward, one must forgive. What is gone, now we must acknowledge, we must accept, we must let go. A new […]

  • The setting sun

    The setting sun

    Just as the sun rises and sets, so do our lives. We are in a state of flux. Our lives transient. Our […]

  • The walls around us

    The walls around us

    We build a fortress around ourselves. Brick by brick, these walls rise, as part of our defence mechanism. Enclosed within is a […]