Surah Al-Anfaal 8:22For the worst of beasts in the sight of Allah are the deaf and the dumb,- those who understand not. This is a rather interesting question as we often tend to think of “ignorance” and “stupidity” as being…
Author: Marcus (مؤمن)
I tend to visit Youtube from time to time and sometimes notice video clips with titles that make claims like… “Say or do this so and so many times every day and whatever you ask for, Allah will give you”,…
I initially intended to write about something entirely different, but something happened to me recently which inspired me to write this input. I was going to the grocery store to do some shopping… there was a man there who stopped…
We are taking our first steps in a new year, we continue our striving through life and each day being as a blessing from Him, presenting us with chances to learn new things, inshallah. I find it very suitable to…
An interesting question came to mind. I saw a video called “Before Mars” the other day. It works as a short prologue to a series by National Geographic called “Mars”, (here is a trailer), which ran for 2 seasons, a…
In life, there are people who will stop at nothing to achieve what they want. The striving with an ambition is often filled with obstacles, and there are those who take steps to accomplish their goal even if it may…
Life presents many paths and choices. When we make choices, we expect an outcome. Those outcomes may turn out the way we hope, but in other cases not… during such times, we put ourselves at the centre of the choice…
“A moment of patience in a moment of anger saves you a thousand moments of regret“. Ali Bin Abi-Talib (رضـي الله عـنـه) is quoted as saying these words. The words carry importance and a great deal of wisdom as humans…
The situation in Palestine at the moment made me think about the input I wrote back in April, “the endless struggle for power“, in which I wrote… Powerstruggles have been a part of human history as far as we can…
It’s been about a month since I posted my last update. I have been struggling with both work and health issues. These issues have made me start to ask about my place in this world. Things like… who am I?…