Hijra Calendar: 7 Shawwal 1447
Bismallah
Subhanallah, w’Alhamdulilah, w’La Ilaha Il Allah
As an inaugural post to this blog, I feel as though there is a script I should follow— one commonly followed to be legible in the modern digital media landscape in the aims of obtaining engagement.
In contrast, this is a place where the setting of my intention is to quell the inflammation of my nafs (ego, as an imperfect English translation) and let the aspiration of closeness to the All-Encompassing speak.
This is my Sufi journal where I aspire to spin the messy fibers of my world into thread, in hopes of weaving it into tapestry I can one day present to Allah as an act of my devotion.
To readers who spend time engaging with these entries of mine, I am humbled to have this connection with you– whoever you are, wherever you are, whenever you are. Please don't interpret my words as an intention to state doctrine by which I believe others should abide. I expect to contradict myself. I anticipate entries where my hurt will show, and my mind will deviate from worship. In the name of the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful, and the Most Compassionate, I ask for your grace.
17 Dhu Al-Hijjah 1447 / 2 Jumada II 1447
God is not matter or energy. God is the divine harmony that creates life from lifeless forces.
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You are the harmony of elements animated by the Divine.
26 Muharram 1447
Love can exist without proxmity, and love in the absence of proximity is grief.
2 Jumada II 1446
The person who comes out on the other side of your healing may not want to live the life you had before. The work afterwards is building a life that truer version of yourself wants to call theirs.
11 Jumada 1446
... To embark in a healing process is to make the decision to build a fuller life for yourself, one where you reach past your nearest abilities in search for other options. In that process, you’ll feel scared and doubtful. You’ll take risks and make mistakes, requiring more time to heal than many people around you. The beautiful thing is that people who choose, genuinely and with their whole hearts, to heal are incredibly special and privileged people. From an Islamic perspective, it feels like it’s a path you recognize for yourself that Allah blessed you with. A healed person heals others...