Posted in Phenomena, ponderables, sharing, the created on Nov 30th, 2009
And the mountains, He made them firm..
(79:32)
..when the mountains are set in motion…
(81:3)
One Day the earth and the mountains will be in violent commotion. And the mountains will be as a heap of sand poured out and flowing down.
(73:14)
..then take some clean sand and wipe your face and hands with it. Allah [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 29th, 2009
Alf alf alf Shukr to you all!
Due to your encouragement, support and appreciation for this humble space I have been awarded an Honorable/Honourable (depending which part of the globe you are from ) Mention in the Mideast category of this years Brass Crescent Awards. The nomination was surprise enough, let alone finding out of [...]
Posted in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, EID, Hajj 1430, camels on Nov 27th, 2009
Beauty and excitement symbolize Eid. Allah Ta’ala seemed to have magnified these qualities for the celebration of Eidul Adha in this City of Radiance and Light. Sitting in the courtyard under the velvety dark sky before Fajr until sunrise and Salatul Eid, watching the ever changing heavens, along with the joy effusing from thousands delights [...]
Posted in EID, Hajj 1430, Juma'ah Mubarak, Phenomena on Nov 26th, 2009
It’s a habit of yours to walk slowly.
You hold a grudge for years.
With such heaviness, how can you be modest?
With such attachments, do you expect to arrive anywhere?
Be wide as the air to learn a secret.
Right now you’re equal portions clay
and water, thick mud.
Abraham learned how the sun and moon and the stars all set.
He [...]
Posted in Hajj 1430 on Nov 25th, 2009
…thunder rumbled throughout the night as the Angel of raindrops fulfilled orders to send intermittent rains to these desert lands…
…a not so inspiring picture of the building opposite reflected in a puddle under our kitchen window…but such a sight and the sound of rain in Madinatun Nabi produces squeals of delight, even in the middle [...]
Posted in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Baqi Gharqad and death, Hajj 1430 on Nov 24th, 2009
The intention was there to post this last night, but due to life’s curious and wonderful twists and turns and constant doses of the unexpected it did not happen. The majority of the Hujjaj have left this City of Light, choking the Hijrah Road to Makkah and Mina for this segment, which can average an [...]
Posted in Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Habibullah SallAllahu alaihi wasallam, Hajj 1430 on Nov 22nd, 2009
…the tiny white speck above the ice cream van is the fourth of Dhul Hijjah moon seen from just opposite Masjid Quba. We walked there to offer Esha Salat as well as two Nafl for the Thawab of having performed Umrah! SubhanAllah! How Kareem is our Rabb!!!!! Beyond our imaginings!
There are several small park areas [...]