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Vestiges

August 29, 2011

Vestiges From Merriam-Webster ves·tige (noun), pronounced \ˈves-tij\ 1) a: a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost b: the smallest quantity or trace Origins: from the Latin vestīgium, meaning ”footprint” For the past two weeks of Ramadan, I’ve been back in Florida, first to Pensacola, my hometown; or, perhaps […]

Vigils

August 25, 2011

Vigils “Behold, We shall bestow upon thee a weighty message (and,) verily, the hours of night the mind most strongly and speak with the clearest voice, whereas by day a long chain of doings is thy portion. But (whether by night or by day) remember thy Sustainer’s name, and devote thyself unto Him with utter devotion. The Sustainer of […]

Purifying the Soul, Reigning the Preconscious

August 6, 2011

Islam, first and foremost, is about reigning the preconscious, those very invisible notions which operate beneath our conscious lives and direct our thought patterns, and purifying the soul. The abnegation of food and drink during the month of Ramadan, if done with awareness, has the effect of putting us in control of our nafs, our souls, […]

Ramadan 2011, Day 1: Fawanees, Traditions

August 1, 2011

The hilal, the crescent moon, was sighted in South Africa and in South America and in other places as well, and with it, the holy month of Ramadan has officially commenced here in Charlotte. Al-hamdu’ilah, this year will be my sixth Ramadan, thus marking my sixth year of my difficult yet beautiful within the sanctum of […]