My worst habit is I get so tired of winter
I become a torture to those I’m with.
If you are not here, nothing grows.
I lack clarity. My words tangle
and knot up.
How to cure bad water? Send it back to the river.
How to cure bad habits? Send me back to you….
There’s a secret medicine given only to [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Tired of Winter
Posted in Poetry, Rumi on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I take refuge in You, O God, from everything that distracts me from You
Posted in Duas, Quotes, Rabia al Adawiyah on April 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Rabia was once asked,
“How did you attain that which you have attained?”
“By often praying:
‘I take refuge in You, O God, from everything that distracts me from You, and from every obstacle that prevents me from reaching You.’”
Reality of Lineage
Posted in Quotes on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam) said to Mu’adh as he turned towards Madinah “Those people think that the ones most closest to me are the people of the household. Indeed those most closest to me are the pious and righteous, whoever they are, wherever they are.” [Ahmad & Tabarani]
It was said to [...]
Posted in Duas, Islamic Personalities on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Abu ‘Abdullah bin al-Khatib narrated:
“Abu Hamdun (one of the Tabi’in) had a scroll on which was written the names of three hundred of his close friends, and he used to supplicate for them – one by one – every single night.”
['Sifat as-Safwah'; 1/492]
Consult your heart
Posted in Hadith on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I came to the Messenger of Allah and he said ‘you have come to ask about righteousness?’ I said ‘yes.’ He said:
Consult your heart. Righteousness is that about which the soul feels tranquil and the heart feels tranquil, and wrongdoing moves to and fro in the breast even though people again and again have given [...]
Mindmaps: Al Nasr
Posted in Arabic, Multimedia, Quran, Tafsir on April 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Al Nasr
idhaa jaa2a nasr ullaahi wal fath
wa ra2ayta-n naasa yadkhuloona fee deen illaahi afwaaja
fasabbih bi hamdi rabbika wastaghfir, innahu kaana tawaaba
Then rejoice :)
Posted in Heart Soother, Imam Ghazali, Quotes on April 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“If your intention in seeking knowledge is between God Most High and yourself and not merely to gain information, then rejoice! The Angels will spread out their wings for you while you walk, and the creatures in the sea will ask God to pardon you.”
[Imam Al’Ghazali in his Bidaya al Hidaya]
Do not be deceived by…
Posted in Quotes, Reminders on April 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hatim Al-Asamm asserted,
“Do not be deceived by righteous places, for there is no place more righteous than Paradise, and consider what Adam [peace be upon him] met with in a righteous place!
And do not be deceived by abundant acts of worship, for consider what Iblis came to after so much worship.
And do not be deceived [...]
