As children we all heard the story of Prophet Jonah but it wasn’t until my adulthood that I was really interested in the details. The way I understand it, Jonah was a Prophet, or Messenger from God. God sent him with His Message to tell the people of his town to straighten up while [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Prophet Jonah Syndrome
Posted in Exemplary Behavior, tagged Prophet Jonah, Repentance, Syndrome, Whale on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Spider’s Web
Posted in God, Good Intentions, tagged Cave, Pennyroyal, Righteous Men, Spiders on July 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I read a story of two pious men taking refuge in a cave to avoid capture from men searching for them in order to do them harm. A spider wove a web so intricately and so large over the mouth of the cave that when the evil intentioned men came by they said no one [...]
It Wasn’t Eve’s Fault
Posted in Role Models for Humanity, True Religion, tagged Divorce, Eve, Holy Quran, Ignorant, Inherit, Islam, Liars, Propaganda on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s interesting, and a bit curious that the only revealed Scripture which does not blame Eve for the fall of mankind is The Holy Quran. Also fascinating is the only religion to give women the right to inherit, the right to divorce, the right to choose her husband and the right to keep her own [...]
Rabi’a’s Fruit
Posted in Exemplary Behavior, Good Deeds, Motivation, tagged Fruit, Iraq, Rabi'a, Dream, Basra, Worry on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the best women to walk this earth was named Rabi’a al-Adawiya. She lived in the city of Basra in what is now called Iraq and passed on around the year 800. The fact that we still speak, read and write about her and endeavor to emulate her is evidence of her Spiritual condition.
One [...]
Thank God, It’s Just Another Trial
Posted in Be Thankful, trials, tagged Calamity, Gratitude, Test, Trial on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our trials are perfectly planned, timed and measured for our optimal benefit.
As God is All-Knowing and definitely on our side, each trial is individually designed to fit our nature, station and need. Those with the most faith get tried the most, then each according to their spiritual rank. Be as grateful as you can when [...]
Friendship
Posted in God, Good Intentions, Good Manners, tagged Agnostic, Believers, Disappointments, Expectations, Friendship on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am very Blessed in many ways; one way is to have many friends. I have tall, small, thin, round, young, old, male, female, intelligent, ordinary, energetic, lazy, talkative, quiet, shy, extroverted and on and an, types of friends. I love them all unconditionally, in the Way of God.
I think the best way to have [...]
What Do Your Insides Hold?
Posted in Destiny, Ego, God, tagged Insides, Journey, lower self, Obedience, Outside, Servitude, Unity of God on July 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When our insides hold nothing but the Unity of God and our outside has nothing excepting servitude and obedience to God in what He has enjoined and forbidden, then, at last, do our desires and lower self leave us. It’s an arduous journey but well worth the struggle and the result is complete safety with [...]
Was it a Terminal Disease?
Posted in Destiny, God, Good Intentions, tagged Body Builder, Scripture, Spiritual Guide, Terminal Disease on July 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve met many people in my life who’ve wanted to be close to God. Some have attained their desire; some are still struggling on their Way. One interesting young man in this category was figuring it out on his own without the necessary Teacher or Guide.
The first time I saw him was in [...]
What We All Know
Posted in Be Thankful, Exemplary Behavior, God, Wisdom, tagged Beautiful Names, Fever, Guests, Healing, Kindness, Knowledge, Pain, Time on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You know I’ve been busy with having my sins erased through fever and pain, which has taken little effort on my part but definitely was time consuming. One has to remember to drink liquids, eat without hunger as a reminder, accurately time the doses of medicines and throat lozenges, and still offer prayers on time. [...]
Read on a Teabag
Posted in Charity, tagged Compassion, Kindness on July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Compassion has no limit.
Kindness has no enemy.
Need or Want
Posted in Self, tagged Desires, Needs, Wants on July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I think it’s our lower self, our ego that tells us we must have “the best” and the latest everything. The professional public relations people and the Devil ply on that part of us until we “know” the most expensive everything is better than the less costly version and we “need” it. Our needs and [...]
