Reminder: A nation that cannot tell earthenware from pearls
We are a nation that cannot distinguish earthenware from pearls, nor clay from ruby; that does not discern…
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Reminder: Islam does not suit you, o you enamoured of comfort!
O you who are infatuated with comfort! O you who prefer safety above all, who delight in food…
Reminder: My darkness came from my purity
I am deeply enamoured of myself, profoundly deluded by her; I behold her in my eyes raised above…
The First Ramadan in Oxford
Ramadan in Oxford brings with it a peculiar atmosphere. This city breathes within an ancient scholarly air: the…
Reminder: Refrain from sin
Refrain from sin, for sin diminishes your rank before your Lord, clouds the purity of your heart, and…
Reminder: My heart is scattered across a thousand roads
My heart is scattered across a thousand roads; the paths pull at it as winds tug at a…
Reminder: The dominion of the world and all that it contains is but a disgrace to me
A single glorification from my lips can fill the space between heaven and earth, and a single praise…
Reminder: When the egg hatches
When the egg hatches and the chick emerges, it passes from the narrow confines of its shell into…
Finitude and divine judgement
The death of a person introduces a decisive ontological and moral transition. While the living remain agents capable…
Reminder: I am a flower, and I rejoice in the spring
My neighbour said to me one morning, as he stood contemplating my face for some time: “Why do…