Archive for September, 2010
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Ramadan 30
My dearest brothers and sisters,
Asalamu Alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuhu (May the peace and blessings of God be upon you all).
This being the last night of Ramadan (for my family and I), I wanted to send a personal note to say that it has been a pleasure doing the Ramadan Reflectionsthis year. It has grown […]
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Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
Ramadan 29
Dear Self,
Have you ever wondered how much God thinks about you? Perhaps a better way to think of it is to ask yourself, how much do you remember God? In another hadith qudsi, God said, “Those that remember Me in their heart, I remember them in My heart; and those that remember Me in a […]
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Monday, September 6th, 2010
Ramadan 28
Dear Self,
The doors of Forgiveness are open so continue to use them during these blessed days.
In a hadith of Muhammad peace be upon him, “ God says, “Oh my servants, you are all sinners except him whom I have pardoned. So ask me forgiveness, and I will forgive you. Whosoever knows that I am the […]
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Sunday, September 5th, 2010
Ramadan 27
Dear Self,
Three hadith qudsi (narrations of the prophet revealed to him directly by God) to reflect upon in these last days of Ramadan. Use each moment to make a difference. (It is understood in translation that when the narrations say “son of Adam” it is in reference to all children of Adam and Eve- male […]
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Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Ramadan 26
Dear Self,
How quickly the time is passing. Our beloved guest, the one we once anticipated so greatly is setting to depart and we are getting ready to greet the days of Eid. It makes me realize that sometimes, we focus so much on the destination that we forget to enjoy the journey.
I see that in […]
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Friday, September 3rd, 2010
Ramadan 25
Dear Self,
I can see you becoming enthusiastic now. You want to make changes and you know, with Allah’s help, you can do it. It seems like you are filling up with this energy and you just want to get out there and change everything. I am so encouraged by this and I want to support […]
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
Ramadan24
Dear Self,
As our beautiful guest prepares to leave us, it is important not to let tears of sadness from missing her presence obscure our vision as to why she came in the first place. You, Self, have begun to notice your inner beauty and your strength as a soul; you have more power than you […]
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Ramadan 23
Dear Self,
We are almost nearing the end of this blessed month. You’ve abstained from food, drink and sexual gratification. I think that you’ve learned that you have much more power than you thought, haven’t you? It was filled with many opportunities for you to discover this. From the length of time that you fasted, the […]