jam esc!
At times like that, I used to curse, or cry, or drink, or go for a cigarette, or break out the ice cream, or just hang it up.
Alhamdulillah, now I say “SubhanAllah, walhamdulillah, wa la ilaha ill Allah, wa Allahu Akbar,”* then it’s “Bismillah” and get on with it.
Amd if your Lord had so willed, He could surely have made mankind one Ummah (community, nation), but they will not cease to disagree
Hud, 118
The creation of the heavens and earth is greater than the creation of mankind, but most of the people do not know.
O my people, this worldly life is only [temporary] enjoyment, and indeed, the Hereafter – that is the home of [permanent] settlement.
Surah Ghafir (the Supreme Forgiver), 39. Continue reading “driving, again”
Inspired/Reminded by a couple of recent ‘Walkscapes’ Ben Lowy posted to his Instagram, I opened up [unnamed app*] again today and had a bit of fun.
There’s a bit of Jason Salavon in this, and in the whole process, so there’s some art-historical cred to it, I suppose, and there are some possibilities to tell some interesting stories, perhaps. Alhamdulillah, and thanks for the reminder, Ben!
The first two were shot walking into work; the last two (three) on the drive home.
Alhamdulillah. I’m exhausted today. Iftar is just that much sweeter when you’re wiped out. Continue reading “Abstractes Bild”
