In 571 BCE, the Ch’ang Sage, Lao Tze wrote the Tao te Ching, which is an extraordinary text dealing with the inward dimensions of man. His contemporary was the great statesman Confucious who wrote the
Trilling Water Knowing nothing of the comings and goings the doors and points of departure knowing nothing of You except what You willed we would recite knowing only about myself what You have revealed
As the new year, and new goals roll in, so does our need for self-reflection and motivation! This list of three top reads is hopefully the beginning of a more prosperous and fulfilling year, a
The day before my journey I prepared everything that I needed and gathered every cent I had. My concern was that my ticket was paid, but I only had R7,000 and a few rand in
“Beauty is the Splendour of Truth.” Plato On a recent trip to Turkey, I visited some of the most breathtaking mosques built by great Ottoman sultans nearly six hundred years ago. Undoubtedly the mosque that
Ramadan in Art and Literature: From Ramazaniye to Ramy The observance of Ramadan marks a significant time in the calendars of Muslims around the world who welcome it as a month of increased worship and
I Dear Family of Believers, There is much to say but I’ll keep it short. Ramadan Mubarak. This is a blessed month where the opportunities for forgiveness and reward are plentiful, don’t waste it. Don’t
Without a timeframe to makes sense of events, things cease to have meaning. Nothing has a beginning, and nothing has an end. Time is no longer experienced as something lineal, but as a succession of
I’m one of those Muslims who has never celebrated Christmas, though like most Muslims in the UK, I know what Christmas excitement feels like. As a child, the frosty air feels like magic, an air
Last year was perhaps the first time that many of us spent the blessed month of Ramadan without attending the Masjid at all. We read all of our daily prayers and the additional night prayer