Eid Mubarak! Today is the first of the Islamic month of Shawwal, and marks the end of fasting. It also marks a return to our regularly-scheduled program. It’s been fun returning to daily posting for the month of Ramadan, and fun making pictures to match up with Ayat from the Quran. We miss Ramadan already, and …
Category Archives: Ramadan
Al Baqarah 187 (at the fabric shop)
…they are a garment (protection) for you, and you are a garment for them… Al Baqarah, 187 This morning found Hana and I at Golden D’Or Fabric outlet out on Harry Hines. InshaAllah I’ll get up the courage to pop into some more of the warehouse stores down there one day. For now, it all seems …
sometimes you just have to
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.
Ghāfir 57
The creation of the heavens and earth is greater than the creation of mankind, but most of the people do not know. Surah Ghāfir, 57
driving, again
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.
walking & driving
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 …
Al Jathiyah, 3-5
Indeed, within the heavens and earth are signs for the believers. And in the creation of yourselves and what He disperses of moving creatures are signs for people who are certain. And [in] the alternation of night and day and [in] what Allah sends down from the sky of provision and gives life thereby to …
