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
Solitude. Seclusion. Divorce from the stresses and rigours of life, with an escape to the true reality of existence. Moments that are so rare, yet so precious. Moments that you need to force yourself into, because if you don’t push for them, you simply won’t get them. I speak, here, of i’tikaaf – the voluntary seclusion in … More My precious
(This article is also posted at http://www.ramadan.co.za) Ramadan is a month in which many of strive in our worship; and we hope that these high standards will be carried over to the 11 months that follow. And, like a re-run that just won’t go away, each year, it’s very likely that we fail to live … More Looking forward: Part 2 – Salah
The first week of Ramadan has flown by, and quite soon, we’ll be saying goodbye to the opening 10 days – which is the period of Allah’s Mercy. By now, we should be feeling that mercy; and embracing it by taking advantage of these precious moments we have in a month unlike any other. Whether … More Looking forward
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