I’ve only now had the chance to catch up with world events, and specifically the terrible attacks in France, and once again I feel the overwhelming burden of disgust, despair and depression – sadness for the dead, injured and their loved ones; horror that it was once again ‘us Muslims’ that carried out such heinous and cowardly acts; and sheer dread of the potential retribution against the ordinary followers of my faith, who are always left afraid and ashamed to even utter – ‘but it wasn’t us’.
Eid morning!
A crisp cooling breeze has somehow scattered asunder; the heavy haze of a receding scorched summer.
Ramadan Quranic Quotes – and what they mean to me
Everyone equates Ramadan with fasting and feasting, and in part that wouldn’t be entirely inaccurate. But it’s also a celebration of the miracle of Islam, which is the revelation of the Holy Quran. In the last 10 days of the special month, I decided to pick out some key favourite Quranic quotes and present them in a very unique style using Bitstrips cartoons. Here’s a compilation of the translations/interpretations with my own personal thoughts about each of them.
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Ramadan – one-third down
Reposting this from last year
If it was easy, there wouldn’t be much point, would there? Still we’re into the middle bit now. So what’s it like?
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Lend a hand, don’t take a picture
Check my social media profiles and you’ll know I’m the last person to rant against Selfie Syndrome and OPD (Obsessive Posting Disorder), but there are times when you need to put the phone away.
What to have for Iftar
The first day of Ramadan – and here in the UAE it’s a 15-hour fast, the longest it’s been in 32 years!
Iftar today is at 7:12pm and you’re probably already thinking about what to dig into when the Muezzin calls for Magrib prayer.
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Depraved butchering Muslim rapists
Evil must be denounced, for sure. But define it carefully. Otherwise just wipe us all out.
