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The waves rage against the sea shore before moving back once more
In their leave is left a lonely snail pushed onto the sand
Forced unto a place where it wishes not to be
What can it do but languor and stay on the sandy shore to die?
No! It burrows itself into the sand away from the raging waves
And once more slides on its way home

Do you see the salmon swim, the water shining on their glistening backs?

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The other day another epiphany struck me, when one of my friend mentioned that if a fish cannot live without water, how can a Muslim live without the love of Allah? It was a nice metaphor and it made sense at first, but it got me thinking, are we really like fish?

To me, there are a few gems that are perhaps like fish in water, ie Allah has blessed them with His love indefinitely from the start. But most of us, we’re more like baby sea turtles. If someone is ...

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Something I wrote a few months back. I know it might seem weird to some or hit home for others; it was written through my perspective about how I personally feel.

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Where have I been all this time?
I thought my world was bright and sweet
Yet I was a fool, tricked by the Deceiver
So many more like me are in here, this pit
Yet they think me foolish for wanting to leave

I am so confused
At times

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There is a core essence of Tablīgh and boundaries that govern it. We have been given ta῾līm (guidance) for everything and this ta῾līm is of a very pure nature. So pure that even the theories of elite philosophers also fail to produce something similar.

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http://qafila.wordpress.com/2010/01/...m-and-tabligh/

Sometimes things happen (maybe not to oneself but to another person) that just makes you stop and re-evaluate yourself and your life, take into account the people you know, the things you do… I suppose the point has been got. Such a thing happened to me today, and since then I have been in thought.

I keep thinking about two things:

1. The things we take for granted.
2. The fact that no matter how much we choose to rely upon people in this ...