Facing Oneself – 3
(Circle3: On the touchy implorations by Imam Zeynel Abidin, continued) Together with all of the fears and worries…
Door
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Facing Oneself-2
The Example of the First Circle around the Prophet and Those Who Followed Them (continuing from the previous…
Facing Oneself
The Example of the First Circle around the Prophet and Those Who Followed Them So much so a…
Staff Only!
It was an ordinary day. As usual, I was sleepy. I had not had enough rest, since I…
Philosophy of Horizons: Beyond the Immediate and the Obvious
No matter how fast or how far a person runs, the horizon will always be beyond them. This…
The Heart
Love is like Solomon, Borne aloft on the heart, its throne.[1] The heart is humanity’s most essential feature…
Watermark
“It is a sin to waste water,” warns my mom. She might as well save her breath. After…
The Story of a Lie
“Take these trousers to Kristina, the old seamstress,” my teacher instructed me, “and tell her they need mending.…
Knocking on Your Door
Open your door as a compliment, make your slave happy, Serve my spirit chants from the tongues of…
Tears of Regret
I was sitting at the dining table, minding my own business, that is, struggling to read a novel…
Time To Pray
We use prayer to turn to the Eternally Merciful God, present ourselves to Him, and ask Him to…
Carpe Diem
Anyone who has ever seen the movie Dead Poets Society will remember the scene on the first day…
Humanity’s Progress to Happiness and Decline to Misery
[Humanity has been created on the most excellent pattern and given the most comprehensive abilities. As a result,…
Rule Means Greater Responsibility
The history of Islam has seen many just, pious rulers, among whom the first four Caliphs, ‘Umar ibn…
The Door Half-Opened
What imaginations those coming to this world nourish! Imaginations as sweet as the joy felt at religious festivals!…