Reflections-roll call!

Bismillah, Alhamdulilah, alhamdulilah! My Lord is so good to us, He gives, He gives, and blesses us in so many ways its unbelievable! I’ve been swamped- a good type of swamp, wherein I truly believe its Allah subhana wa tala answering my dua list from Ramadan. I’m attached to my dua list in Ramadan and [...]

Graduation, ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’

Bismillah, Alhamdulilah, all praise is due to Allah azza wa jala, who by His will all things are possible. Alhamdulilah, graduation was on Sunday…yes, I am finally done with Undergrad, and indeed Allah has blessed me with ni3ma. Indeed, there was a time when I first entered University that I wanted to leave it in [...]

Ramadan, death, glad tidings

Bismillah, Don’t mind me, and don’t let the title scare you (its not as morbid as it sounds…) Ever since 2009, since my father passed away I think often about death, not in the “I am so depressed/sad” kinda of way, but in a aah…’ I will return to my Lord kinda of way’. It [...]

Mom’s hajj trip

Bismillah, Alhamdulilah, all praise is due to Allah who bestows His favors upon all. Alhamduilah, my mom came back from her trip last night and I had the chance to spend the day with her today and hear of her wonderful and beautiful experience! From her story I truly understood what it meant for Allah [...]

Parents

Bismillah, Alhamdulilah, all praise is due to Allah who has blessed all of us with nurturing parents. I was listening to a lecture yesterday and in it the shaykh spoke of how one of the best things is to love, but what is greater is to have the love of someone. To know that someone [...]

Bayyinah Course (Day 5-d4)

Bismillah, “Oh Allah grant her Jannatul Firdous”. These are the words I spoke as I reflected upon my attempt at squeezing the life out of my mother i.e hug. Alhamdulilah, for having the ability to do this. In today’s bayyinah class we spoke heavily about parents. Subhana’Allah, first and foremost I ask Allah to forgive [...]