Once before I wrote about the beauty of life and had described how it is a natural part of our lives but most of us either take it for granted or do not appreciate it’s existence at all. Lately however, I have been told and coerced by my hurt and pain into considering, if perhaps […]
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To say that any of us can truly understand our deepest natures would at its best be a self-assuring statement and at its worst is a self-deceiving lie. For no matter who we are, what we do, the journey of self-discovery, of knowing ourselves continues to the very end of our lives in this world.
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“And indeed We have honored all the children of Adam” -Surah Al Issra These words of our Master proclaimed the honor and sanctity of every human existence. May you be a true believer, a Jew or a Christian, an atheist or a theist from any religion, the fact that you are a son or a
It is the time near the breaking of the fast in Ramadan that you can truly feel the love of The Most Loving caressing your patient and persevering heart. When I was little, I used to think why does Allah want me to be hungry and thirsty to please Him? Does He get pleasure out
We humans are perhaps the strangest, most resilient of all creatures. In times of crisis, though our hearts tremble in anguish and we cower in helplessness before our misery, though our mental faculties are traumatized and we find ourselves paralyzed with confusion and indecision, most often our strength of will solidifies into a shield of
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I was once requested to elaborate upon Helen Keller’s quote “the seeing see little”. At the time I did not know that in explaining my understanding of these 4 words I would embark upon a journey of self-discovery and learn to appreciate the true beauty of our world. However, to truly grasp the depth of
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I did not know it would be so dark here. As always I was merely walking the path I usually walked. My conviction guided me and caution was my guard. Still I did not know when we entered the strange woods. Its trees were tall and majestic, their shades welcoming. Its calming beauty caused us
12th of April is celebrated as the International Day of Human Spaceflight. It is a day which signifies the immeasurable strength of resolve and the incalculable power of achievement of human intellect and perseverance. It was on this day, in 1961 that a 27 years old Soviet pilot Yuri Gagarin broke all barriers of human
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“…whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land – it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one – it is as if he had saved mankind entirely.” Surah Al-Maida (5:32) Life revolves around the principle of interdependency. Each and every one of us
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In its literal terms the word rigidity refers to an inflexibility of characters, concepts, and ideas. Generally however, it implies to the highly prejudiced and immovable judgments of people about others to be right or wrong, decent or indecent, on the basis of their gender, the colors of their skin, their ethnicity, race or religion.