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To Him we shall return
They are leaving us one by one The always-been-there uncles and aunties The longstanding pillars of our community The landmarks dotted along our life’s journey And each time someone leaves we say To Him we belong and to Him we shall return Quranic wisdom to balance grief with patience A gentle reminder that death is →
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Misguided
Misguided people in a misguided world, As though into darkness we’ve all been hurled. Strange is the goodness, the guiding light. Desire verses duty is the hardest fight. Choices are many, right ones are few. Which is the right path for me and for you? Deaf, dumb, and blind, running around. Truth is eluding, hard →
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Faith Well
Faith is a bottomless well of hope An ever-giving source of strength A quencher of the thirst in our souls A receptacle for all our pleas Yes, sometimes its water feels out of reach But however far away it seems We always have the rope of prayer And the bucket of our cupped hands Ready →
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Signs
Truly there are signs in the… creation of the heaven and earth (3:190) alternation of the night and day (3:190) constellations in the heavens and illuminating moon (25:61) noble kinds of things grown in the land (26:7) spouses created to live with in tranquillity (30:21) diversity of languages and colours (30:22) water from the sky →
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A New Year’s Prayer
I raise my hands And pray For a year of success Safety and security For happiness Health and wealth I pray for mercy And compassion And forgiveness For guidance And provision And fulfilment Of all needs I pray For myself And my loved ones For my community For my people For all And then With →
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