couch time

enjoying the privilege of some couch time. there's much to be said for some time off, his weekend has been greatly beneficial in getting in touch with things i neglect cause the daily grind just takes over,...the simple act of being able to sleep cause you can,.. has been sublime. :)

not that, that is all i've managed to do. finally caught up on some reading to.
have been encouraged to read the quraan, in an english version,... that of course for people like me who can read it in it's original arabic,.. but who cannot understand a word of it,. i was reading the surah AL-KAFH, "THE CAVE"
and was inspired by the following;
never say about anything,
'i am doing that tomorrow'
without adding if ALLAH wills.
remember your lord when you forget,
and say, 'hopefully my lord will guide me
to something closer to right guidance than this.'.......

recite was has been revealed to you of your Lords Book.
no one can change His Words.
you will never find any safe haven apart from Him.

this was taken from the translation of the Holy Quraan by Abdalhaqq and Ayesha Bewley.

how much of what we say and do is always put aside till tomorrow,.. yet in Allah there is inspiration and comfort... when you have time alone, is when you realise how much of our lives are consumed with turning to allah for help,... and i believe he listens He provides the haven,.. that gives us the strength to perservere. no man is an island unto himself,..it is this belief in the power of Allah, His message that is the divine inspiration that makes us perservere.

i know that it is this belief that provides our lives with beauty, happiness and wealth beyond measure.

khalil gibran,says in "the prophet"
Ay in the grove of the temple and in the shadow of the citadel i have seen the freest among you wear their freedom as a yoke and a handcuff.
And my heart bled within me; for you can only be free when even the desire of seeking freedom becomes a harness to you, and when you cease to think of freedom as a goal and a fulfillment.
you shall be free indeed when your days are not without a care nor your nights without a want and a grief,
But rather when those things girdle your life and yet you rise above them naked and unbound.

who ever said life was a bed of roses,... roses have thorns... rise above them, with the help of Allah, and fulfillment is within the reach of us all. i'm hoping to get this message across to my brother,.. if ure ever gonna read this. burying your head in the sand,..is not going to change the path you have chosen. it is difficult, the hardest part is having turned your back on Allah and your faith. this is my plea to you, find your way back to Allah,..not your family as this you have clearly rejected. but find it within yourself to be the responsible man, that responsibilty comes with the acceptance of Allah into your life, for his path is difficult to travel. and you like the easy road,..my wish and prayer is that you embrace the path he puts forward as your happiness and that of your soon to be family is directly linked to your faith, you seem to have none, not in yourself and definitely not in your God.don't consider the material and formative manifestations of religion, rather look deeper to the meaning of what Allah intended for you. dig deep and the path will be clear to you.

i sound like a religious zealot perhaps, but i am not. we all need to believe,..look around you and the miracle of faith can be clearly witnessed, look around you and the despair that comes with the rejection of faith is even more greatly evident. choose your path carefully brother, as you have not considered, the repercussions of the path you are on. "RESPONSIBILTY" thats a big word. consider carefully what it really means.

find yourself, brother, as you are wandering lost,... find yourself back to your roots and faith, and by doing right in the eyes of Allah you can never be wrong. we cannot force you to do anything, you need to find your path within yourself, but acceptance of anothers path and beliefs will never bring you happiness or peace, think on it,...cause your path has torn a family apart,... made a mother shed tears,... and betrayed a father left siblings without the third that made them a family. no new family can be built on foundations that are none existent... no man is an island.no life without hardship.don't tread a path that will leave regrets... as what you put out in this world,...usually cathches up with you.

from your sister,...a cautionary tale