I bear witness that there is no god but God I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of God I bear witness that the Garden is true and that the Fire is true and that we will all be resurrected. Why? Because this world is too small for me. The intimate details of my [...]
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Poem and Commentary
Posted in Uncategorized on December 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
No Longer A Convert
Posted in Uncategorized on December 29, 2011 | 18 Comments »
I assume all converts have felt it, even if they can’t consciously identify what it is – the compulsion to prove that you are really a Muslim. For some, it is very obvious: Latinos/Whiteamericans/Blackamericans/etc. dressed like they are from Saudi Arabia. For others, it is a little more subtle: an obsessive desire to study Arabic [...]
Still A Mercy Case
Posted in Uncategorized on December 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It was the way of the early Sufis to not write about certain things; it was the way of Ibn al-’Arabi to write it all down. I do not want to compare myself to those great people, but I just mention that to say that different people behave differently. I feel the urge to write, [...]
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