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July 2021

July 23, 2021

The Hajj and Forgiveness

On Monday, the pilgrims marched out in their great multitudes from the plain of Mina...

March 2021

March 28, 2021

Prophet Muhammad and the Garbage Thrower

True power and compassion flow when validation comes from within Of the many stories relating...

February 2021

February 23, 2021

In the nearness of the night

What do you call an enlightenment about the dark? Something shifted for me around the...

May 2020

May 23, 2020

Finding Forgiveness with al-Ghafur

“That floss is going to give you a fit,” Miss Lou-Ann clucked as she watched...

March 2020

March 03, 2020

Meeting Muhammad

A few years ago I wrote a series of love letters to Prophet Muhammad (peace...

December 2019

December 12, 2019

My Mother’s Humanness and Divine Love

A man came to the Prophet Muhammad (PUH) and asked him who was the person...

August 2019

August 27, 2019

Step Back and See: Quran, Hadith, and Rumi

A human being is essentially an eye; the rest is merely flesh and skin...[1] Recently...

August 02, 2019

What the Fireflies Know

Just before sunset, we met in a parking lot adjacent to a marshy field. Two...

December 2018

December 28, 2018

Shams and the Breaking Heart

Lately I’ve been haunted by some lines from a poem called “The Testing-Tree”: In a...

August 2018

August 12, 2018

Countering Islamic Extremism With Radical Love: Book Review

While reading Omid Safi’s new book, Radical Love: Teachings from the Islamic Mystical Tradition, I...

January 2017

January 19, 2017

Spiritual Wisdom In A Treasure The Burglars Left Behind

In the heap of objects strewn across the dining room floor, I spotted a sterling...

January 13, 2017

The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and His Battles, Then and Now

Dearest M, My heart is heavy as I write this. Not because of anything between...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

Finding Guidance in Dreams

My dearest M, There’s the Hadith that says, “Anyone who sees me in a...

August 22, 2016

A smile’s worth

He smiled at me, revealing a row of impeccable pearly white teeth. I’m not normally...

July 2016

July 26, 2016

Opening the Door to Surrender

Each time I open the door to leave my apartment, I recite three poignant yet...