new chapters

tHe BeAutY WiTh iN each of us will continue to shine by the passing of each day as our experiences polish us and give us perispectives to look upon the world. tHe BeAutY WiTh iN will continue to grow with or without one's awareness. Jaza'kum 'Allahu Kheir for all those who read along...

from the vastness of the outside

to the vastness of the within

from the beauties of the east

to the beauties of the west

from traditions that inspire

to modernities that aspire

from wanting to be

to working to feel

from beauty

to Wisdom

transcending

traveling

seeking

Hikmet Mawi

the utimate motivator

"If one wants to know his place in the sight of Allah, then let him look into the place he gives Allah in his life."

(quote from a Salaf)

MIA

missing in action in regards to posts and a few other things in life lately. Alhamdulilah Ramadan is here and very excited about that. Here is something I would like to share about these oft repeated ayahs:

O you who believe! Observing fast is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you that you may attain piety. ...He does not want to make things difficult for you. ...and that you must exalt Allah for having guided you so that you may be grateful to Him. [al-baqara: 183-185]

the most interesting aspect about these verses is that besides being very clear about what one should achieve from fasting (piety in general terms), it outlines a very simple yet most forgotten issue and that is GUIDANCE. Imagine having no guidance and what the end result would be like. Every aspect of worship always comes back to this very entity of spirituality, i.e. guidance and how important it is to have it. Thus one should make the sincerest effort to prove to Allah that s/he is worth the blessing.

And insha'Allah with Ramadan, we have more reason to be grateful as it is full of blessings and infinite Mercy.

Peace & Blessings
hikmet

Reminder

"And your Lord has decree that you worship none but Him and that you be dutiful to your parents (show Ihsan). If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honor. And lower unto them the wing of submission an humility through mercy and say ' my lord! bestow on them your mercy as they did bring me up when I was small' ." (17:23-24)

Peace & Blessings
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drop the conditional (no ifs or buts)

Bismillah,

Abu Hurairah (my Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A strong believer is better and dearer to Allah than a weak one in all good things. Adhere to that which is most beneficial for you. Keep beseeching Allah for help and do not refrain from it. If you are afflicted in any way, do not say: 'if I had taken this or that step, it would have resulted into such and such', but say only: 'Allah so determined and did as He willed.' The word 'if' opens the gates of satanic conduct." [Muslim]

Peace & Blessings
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Project:

of course it will never look that professional, but insha'Allah I'm working on this piece (from ArabicCalligraphy).




"verily with every hardship, there is an ease" (Surat as-sharh)

most Beloved

In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious, Most Merciful

"Can we forget how he (the Prophet) played with his granddaughter Umamah, the daughter of Zaynab? Can we forget how he carried her on his back while he was in prayer? Can we forget his love and affection for Hasan and Husayn, the sons of Fatimah? Can we forget how he come down from the pulpit when he saw Husayn entering the mosque? The little toddler was stumbling in his long, loose garment, so the Prophet (sallahu aleyhi wa salam) picked him up in his hands and went back to the pulpit to complete his sermon!" [excerpt from Women Around the Messenger]

how then can I surmise his beauty
the mercy of the last Glory,
indeed you're the exalted, ya sayidi
indeed the most beloved, ya habiby.

(Allahuma Sali Alla Nabi'yka wa Habibika Muhammad)