I miss him! I miss him when I’m lost. When I don’t know what to do. I miss him! I miss him when I’m hurt, when I don’t understand how. I miss him! I miss him when I’m lonely, when I feel I’m not understood. I miss him! I miss him when I read about […]
I say a distracted Salah. I rush through it. My child cries. I barely know what I’m saying now. I berate myself. I tell myself I’m ungrateful that I can’t focus on the One that blessed me with children. I tell myself I’m an awful person. I have the garb of a religious person but […]
The heart aches for the One who understands tears. It longs for the One that understands silence. It yearns for the One that grants it peace in pain. The One who comforts it. The One who envelops it. The One who loves it. Unconditionally. Even though it’s a sick heart. Even though its a dark, […]
Regarding the recent comments by a certain professor on the Pakistani scene and the resulting trend (which we actively participated in) about Niqabis voicing their anger and mentioning their accomplishments: I absolutely LOVE the fact that there are so many awesome niqabi Pakistani women in all walks of life now! But I hate that we […]
As a mom and a home maker I’m constantly doing something and constantly feeling like I’m not doing anything. It is a burden most of us carry. The burden of comparison. We always always compare ourselves unfavorably to others. If I feel tired and need a break, my mind says why do you need a […]
If envy is a sin then I am the incurable sinner for I envy every eye that ever caught a glimpse of you. I envy the waves that carried your voice, and the air that touched your cheeks. I envy even the ground that once served you, and I confess to you that despite my […]
It is interesting to observe in traditional cultures, especially in the Muslim world, that the marketplaces are comprised of rows of businesses dealing with the same product. In America, it would be considered foolish to open a business in proximity to a business already selling the same product. In Damascus, everyone knows where the marketplace […]
1. I am only the house of your beloved, not the beloved Himself: true love is for the treasure, not for the coffer that contains it. “The real beloved is that One who is unique, who is your beginning and your end. When you find that One, you’ll no longer expect anything else: that is […]
-This is a guest post by a writer who wishes to remain anonymous- “And how many Signs in the heavens and the earth do they pass by? Yet they turn (their faces) away from them!” (Surah Yusuf, ayah 105) Clouds fascinate me. Rather, I’m obsessed with them. Whenever I step outside, I love to observe the […]