FEBRUARY 2019 UPDATE: Just to give you some perspective, when I penned this down in mid-2014, it was titled “Is God Overwhelmed?” I’ve had time to think about it since then. It has been quite a turnaround, I must say. Now, I declare, “No, God can never be overwhelmed.” I will leave the original writing …
When I left Canada for Pakistan on March 28th, to manage the Saudi visa process faster, I was expecting to land in KSA within 2-3 weeks latest. I remember telling all who asked, that “this should not take more than 2-3 weeks.” I guess God didn’t really like that boast. I landed in Riyadh on …
I wrote this 2-part blog in July 2014. That was a very emotional year for me… I guess every year is an emotional year for me 🙂 It seems that I am finally getting closer to reaching my destination after all. Soon, InshaAllah (God willing). I was talking to an old friend yesterday and the …
During my school years, I heard a lot about Allama Iqbal’s Shikwa Jawab e Shikwa. I am nowhere near being a literary expert, but I think no study of Urdu poetry would be complete without including Allama Iqbal’s work in it. During my freshman year in college, I took a course in Expository Writing. The …
One of my goals with this blog is to highlight stories of impact Islam has had on Muslims. There are plenty of stories about conversion/reversion to Islam in all sorts of media, but some stand out. I came across this YouTube video a few months back, and as I have also lived in Saudi Arabia …
Originally appeared on Quora.com Amazing. I am grateful to be living in such an understanding family and learning more about my religion, my lifestyle, everyday. This does not mean I find no “problems” with it, however. Like most people’s, my mind is a questioning one. If I have difficulty in understanding a certain fatwa, or ruling, for example, I …
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I first penned this down on August 24, 2014. I think I am still a skeptic of public displays of spirituality. Not sure, though. ========================================================================== Read an article on www.thestar.com touching on praying in public. I’ve always had this mental hindrance to pray in public in full view of all. I prefer finding a corner (and qibla) …
I penned this down on July 5, 2014 (over 3 years ago) and had forgotten about it. I still think about that driver sometimes. ======================================================================= I wanted to write about a change in my life. I consider myself to be a spiritual person. Have never been overly ritualized by the norms of organized religion, but …
