Thanking Axinia at 1000 Petals

I had originally created this blog as a means of storing some of my thoughts and creative ideas where I could easily access them.  I had not intended for this blog to be for anyone else as I honestly thought nobody would read it.  This blog has been up for less than a year and already I have managed to gain a small but loyal following.  One of my readers, Axinia, has been reading me from almost the very beginning.  She runs a number of blogs, one of them being 1000Petals.  I love browsing this blog in particular as it always has insightful thoughts and presents an intriguing way of viewing this world in which we live.  I was browsing her page a week or so ago and too my surprise, she had presented me and a handful of other blogs two awards: the “I Love Your Blog Award” and the “Thoughtful Blogger Award.”  I was honestly humbled that she would attribute my little page of what is mostly rambling and the odd attempt at “Poems” (I don’t really consider them to be poems), as something that is worthy of any praise.  But low and behold, I am now the proud winner of two awards of recognition.

 Axinia, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. You truly are a beautiful human being with a beautiful mind and beautiful soul.  It is funny how we are oceans and continents away and yet are able to connect so easily our ideas on life, love, God and everything else that makes up life.  You truly are one in a million.  I attribute much of the success of my blog to you and the exposure you have given it and I will never be able to thank you enough for that.  I consider you a sister in spirit and love. Thank you…

I would also like to thank the rest of my loyal readers.  Just by virtue of visiting my little space, you all have given me a new reason to write.  And even though I may not be able to publish as frequently as you would like, I will always feel obliged to give you all at least a tiny bit of what goes on in my mind, as I now consider it to be my duty. Thank you all.

-mast malang

Eid Mubarak

I just want to take this opportunity to wish all of my readers Eid Mubarak.  I hope you all have a wonderful three days.  Please forgive those that have done wrong to you please be merciful to all you meet.  Rememeber, Allah is all forgiving. Stay well and stay safe!

-mast malang

Ramadan – Seek Reward

Whoever stays up (in prayer and remembrance of Allah) on the Night of Qadr fully believing (in Allah’s promise of reward for that night) and hoping to seek reward (from Allah alone and not from people), he shall be forgiven for his past sins. (Bukhari/Muslim)

Ramadan – Search For The Odd Nights.

Hazrath Aisha (Radhiallaahu Anha) reported that the Apostle of Allah said: “Search for the Blessed Night in the odd (nights) from the last ten (nights) of Ramadan” (Bukhari).

Ramadan – The Night Of Power

 

We have indeed revealed this (Message) in The Night of Power: And what will explain to thee what The Night of Power is? The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. (Holy Quran; Surah Al-Qadr; Ayah 1-3)

Ramadan – Patience

 

Allah’s Apostle (Sal-allahu-aleihi-wasallam) said: “Strange are the ways of a believer for there is good in every affair of his and this is not the case with anyone else except in the case of a believer for if he has an occasion to feel delight, he thanks (God), thus there is a good for him in it, and if he gets into trouble and shown resignation (and endures it patiently), there is a good for him in it”. (Narrated by Suhaib ibn Sinan ar-Rumi (Razi Allah Ta’lah Anhu); Muslim transmitted it. Hadith No.5297 of Mishkat al-Masabih.)