Qualms & Serenity;

a small insight to Al-Jahiz's infamous 'Kitab Al- Hayawan' وَإِذْ يَمْكُرُ بِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيُثْبِتُوكَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُوكَ أَوْ يُخْرِجُوكَ ۚ وَيَمْكُرُونَ وَيَمْكُرُ اللَّهُ ۖ وَاللَّهُ خَيْرُ الْمَاكِرِينَ - 8:30 And [remember, O Muhammad], when those who disbelieved plotted against you to restrain you or kill you or evict you [from Makkah]. But they plan, and Allah plans. And Allah is the best of planners. Driven people have always captivated me.  Its as if they have only the most crucial thing I've lost- the uncanny ability to be enduring and ikhlas whilst pursuing their purposes in life. Its mesmerizing how that sincerity can actually be seen through that small spark in their eyes whenever they get into the zone. I haven't a purpose to begin with. You know, that controlling mindset I should be waking up to every morning, which ensures I get out of bed with a jolt of enthusiasm? Well, at least, not just yet.  Hmm, suppose individual...

Without doubt, muslims are supposedly able to handle this problem effortlessly; Wrapped in the warmth of blankets, with sunlight barely gracing the world with it's subtle peek, birds already out in search of their promised share of rizq, yet candidly some ppl (like me oho) still think of countless excuses to stay loyal to their beds, "Whats the point of another day? Am I about to repeat the same cycle all over again?" and well, once again, tuck themselves to bed, all snug. So I recently picked this book out of queer interest Curious at how our other brothers and sisters tend to find a purpose at living without a firm belief in Islam (May Allah revert them, Amin) and undeniably, lead better lives than most of the muslims nowadays who are simply just called 'penunggang agama' The people described in this book (folks in Okinawa) are MashaAllah, its as if the sunnah of our prophet was in their blood without them realizing at all! Some of ...