We’re a third of the way through Ramadaan, which will no doubt prompt many to remark about how time has flown so far. But if you’ve read this blog for a while, you’ll know that time never ‘flies’ for me…it’s usually pretty slow. … More Ramadaan Ruminations
No…it’s not what you think. This isn’t some green mission (though I do recycle…and you should, too 😉 ) Many years ago, a bit of inspiration pushed me to develop what became the Ramadaan Early Bird series. It was a series of structured activities to help us prepare for Ramadaan by working – in a … More Recycling in Ramadaan
Knock knock.
Who’s there?
You know who.
That annual visitor,
who comes around
to remind you of how strong you really are.
Why do Muslims starve themselves during Ramadan? What do they get out of it? And why is the moon so important to them in this month? If you’ve never really heard about the deeper meanings behind this sacred month of Islam, read on to find out all you need to know. … More Ramadaan Basics: all you need to know about the Muslim month of fasting
There’s a war going on inside each of us. A constant battle between our reason and our desires; our higher and lower selves. The results of that war hinges on the choices we make. … More Ramadaan is coming…
Remember the One
Who is always with you,
Who loves for you to ask of Him,
Who listens to your pleas,
Who guides your heart to that which is best for you. … More Remembrance
It’s easy to let the last few days and nights of Ramadan fall by the wayside: the hard work is now over with, and it’s time to relax, put our feet up, and channel most of our energy into preparing our wardrobes and kitchens for Eid. But do we really want to do this? … More Ramadan’s final push
We live in a world of means. And the Qur’an tells us to utilize our means, as those means were made available to us by Allah (swt). But we sometimes forget that du`a’, calling on Allah (swt) sincerely, is one of those means. Sometimes it is the only means, and at other times it is one of many means that is required to reach an end goal. We do not simply download a job application without filling it in and then expect to get the job. So just like certain steps are required to achieve an end goal, du`a’ is also one of those steps. … More Know your Lord (part 4): The One Who Responds
Cape Town is being blessed with incredible amounts of rain in recent weeks. Incredible by our standards, because we’ve been struggling through the worst drought in a century. So this mercy from above is much-needed. … More Mercy rains supreme
Do you remember when you were younger? When you were at that age of wonder, where little things would capture your imagination, and you were – at times – greedy for everything you thought would bring you pleasure. … More You can have it all…
slip-sliding away..... 