.بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم A 'spiritual awakening'. Sometimes, these seem to happen: bit by bit, gradual. Step by step. And sometimes, the entire thing is catalysed: 'happens so fast'. A 'tumbling' of sorts, in the moment. Sometimes, a spiritual awakening can be lent that misnomer … Continue reading ش: Robins and Leaves: Signs and Callings from your Creator.
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A Philosophical Uber Journey / ”Little’ things mean a lot’.
.بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Nobody is 'mistakenly' put into our lives. These are all with Divine Intention: we have things to learn and grapple with, and people to grow with. Recently, a tutee of mine and I shared a cab journey home [this blog is … Continue reading A Philosophical Uber Journey / ”Little’ things mean a lot’.
س: Sweet-Bread and Tea, From Seeds to Fruit Trees; the Passing of Time.
.بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم My nan, according to 'official documents', had been born in 1952. If this is correct, then she is very nearly seventy years old, In Shaa Allah. 'س' ('s') is the Arabic letter I am choosing to use, to represent her (i.e., … Continue reading س: Sweet-Bread and Tea, From Seeds to Fruit Trees; the Passing of Time.
ف ,س and ش: Confidence, TikTok, and the Tumultuous Teenage Years.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم [translatable to: With the Name of Allah, The Merciful, The Compassionate] "Why are you Muslim?" Seven-year-old ش puts her hand up. "Because... our parents made us Muslim!" She later added: "Our destiny is to be in Jannah*." Abu Huraira reported: The … Continue reading ف ,س and ش: Confidence, TikTok, and the Tumultuous Teenage Years.
أ: Between Biryani and Irn-Bru.
Bismillahir Rahmānir Raheem. أ's name, in Urdu, according to a quick Google search, means 'independent', or 'brave lady'. أ is indeed a 'brave lady' (Masha Allah) and not solely because of how she is taken to... eating biryani and macaroni cheese together, on the same … Continue reading أ: Between Biryani and Irn-Bru.
ت: Connectivity, Re-Connecting, and… Fifty pounds worth of coins in a carrier bag, to buy “milk” with.
Bismillahir Rahmānir Raheem. ت's nan (who lives here in the East of London, el este de Londres) is, according to ت, "a hunnit percent Bengali", even in spite of her passport, which still says that she (ت's nan) is 'East Pakistani'. ت's Nanee (one way … Continue reading ت: Connectivity, Re-Connecting, and… Fifty pounds worth of coins in a carrier bag, to buy “milk” with.
ص: “Yeah, that’s my mum”.
Bismillahir Rahmānir Raheem. "My Islamic journey started with ح [a friend of hers]." In Year Thirteen — the second year of 'sixth form' here in the UK, equivalent to being a 'senior' in US high schools — and with roughly twenty minutes remaining before a … Continue reading ص: “Yeah, that’s my mum”.
د, س and ع: Football, Family, and the “blue” country.
Bismillahir Rahmānir Raheem. Two of my little brothers are currently playing foosball. I have one biological brother, and then two of my little cousins: among British-Bengalis, it is quite normal for us to refer to our cousins as cousin-sisters and cousin-brothers. It often feels this way too: like although we … Continue reading د, س and ع: Football, Family, and the “blue” country.
ر , ح and ت: Modernity, Science, and a sprinkle of Global Politics.
Bismillahir Rahmānir Raheem. Curiosity. Like many Muslims, ر demonstrates a particular sort of curiosity towards learning about ‘Ahlul Kitaab’: the People of the Book. At my favourite bookshop (‘Blackstone’ on Whitechapel Road) there is a section dedicated to the Abrahamic faiths, I believe: the … Continue reading ر , ح and ت: Modernity, Science, and a sprinkle of Global Politics.
ع: Intellectual Exploration, and One Eternal Source of Truth.
Bismillahir Rahmānir Raheem. "We are neither Sunni, Shia nor Ibadi (the third intellectual branch of Islam that is often overlooked). Just Muslim. Instead, our parents raised us to use the Qur'an only and form our own ideas in regards to faith from there." There is … Continue reading ع: Intellectual Exploration, and One Eternal Source of Truth.
Journey to the Heart of Islam 