15 July 2018 I write this in the name of and with the love of my Creator and Sustainer. My story may be shocking to many people. I am not a holy woman with lofty
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Change is the only constant in life
I set out this week to write about a completely different topic, but events overtook me, and I found myself contemplating a different aspect of the human existence. A loved one had to go in
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A grudge is a heavy thing to carry
1 July 2018 I’ve been infrequent with my blogging ever since I moved from Facebook to an official blog site. I realised that I am becoming more aware of the impact of sharing. It made
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Holding the Dunya (world) in your hands and not your heart
Delivered at Women’s’ Ramadaan Thikr talk at Pinelands Masjied, Cape Town 3 June 2018 (18 Ramadaan 1439) Detachment is not that you should own nothing but that nothing should own you (Sayyidina) Ali Ibn Abu
Continue ReadingMuslims: Moving from Victimisation to Reformation
بِسْمِاللهِالرَّحْمٰنِالرَّحِيْمِ (In the name of God, most Gracious, most Compassionate) لسَّلاَمُعَلَيْكُمْوَرَحْمَةُاللهِوَبَرَكَاتُهُ to all (May the peace, mercy, and blessings of God be with you) I know deep within me that I have a drive to
Continue ReadingUnpeeling the layers of your truth
6 May 2018 Since I launched my web-page I have had some very positive comments from people, and I would like to thank everyone for your encouragement. This is a daunting process to say the
Continue ReadingImperfect Me
November 6, 2017 · Wishing peace on everyone, including myself. It is peace that eludes me and I realized that as human beings we find ourselves seeking peace and are ironically destined to be eluded
Continue ReadingThe best of both worlds
September 6, 2017 · My journey takes me to a beautiful and powerful prayer wherein the devotee asks for the best of this world and the next. I am particularly intrigued by meaning of ‘the
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I HATE MEN!
23 August 2017 I first posted this blog on Facebook immediately after my piece on “The Mating Game”. The latter got me thinking and it jarred my blogging for a few days. I contemplated my
Continue ReadingLoving my children with an iron fist
13 August 2017 We return to whence we came, to the same source and we cannot forget our connection and reliance on one another as part of this puzzling, beautiful and challenging planet. I last
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