Category: islam

A New Different and Not Very Exciting Morning Greeting; Alexis Posing as a Lost Child; Excellent News Announcing Cessation of Neck Pain; Definition of Prophylactic Brings Laughter; Change of Heart versus Change of Mind; New Role for Artificial Intelligence, Advice to the Love Lorn: Peace Over Pity; Purpose over Pressure and Allah Over Everything  

At this moment I am living in Lyf – the result of which being:  no sunrise photos being sent to my faithful Whatsappers. This morning found me being, particularly, shall we say, creative. The caption…

A Song Comes to Mind; Let It Be Me; Listen to the Elvis Presley Rendition; Bantering with Shamir; Attempting to Decipher Blog Statistics; New Malaysian Work Force; Experiencing Trepidation: Finding Myself Kicking Over the Traces; Comfort Found in the “Passage of Time’; Photos of Recent Statistics; Work in Progress and a New Fangled Device

The words of a song came to mind. This oft happens. Cannot get it out of my mind. These are the words;  “ God bless the day I found you.”  This time I am (rather…

A Day’s Delay Makes Visiting the Islamic Art Museum Malaysia Made it into an Anniversary of Sorts; The First Floor Architectural Gallery was the Focus of This Visit; The Museum’s Ambiance: Return to Penang Resulted in a Conversation With Artificial Intelligence That Must Be Read to Be Believed; Imbedded Photographs

Faithful readers will remember, the planned visit to the Islamic Art Museum was delayed for a day because of a late start. Therefore the visit took place on July 8, 2025. Miraculously the admittance ticket…

Onto the KL Events of July 8, 2025; Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men; Islamic Art Muslim Postponed, Instead the Dakwah Corner Book Store, a Total and Absolute Treasure Trove; First a Mountain of Children’s Books Leading Outward to Grown Up Books of Inspiration;Finding Muslim Character in print; Conversations Between Shamir and Myself Concerning Artificial Intelligence; Photographs of Book Covers

Yesterday’s blog found me barely arriving at KL after a blessed and eventful  trip on the train. I was intending to speak of the rather momentous events of that July 7, 2025 day and evening…

Minute by Minute From Penang to KL (almost); Ape the Rich, my Words of Advice; AI Describes Use of Sarcasm Hardship of Arrival at Station Turns to Benefit; Chance Encounter with Fellow Lawyer Leads to Knowledge; Loving Train Travel; Photo of Train Breakfast Served Seat &; Significance of Lucky 7: Photo of KL Morning Sunrise with Response

I have just decided to do a minute by minute report of my journey from Penang to KL. I can do this because I am super organized and got here early. Arrived very early as…

Perhaps a Failed Umrah, Perhaps A Blessing: Using a Prior Writing Found in My Calling to Discuss the Purpose of Pilgrimages; My Prior Experiences During Residency near the Medinah’s Prophet’s Mosque; Returning to Paradise; Photographs of Sunrises and a Sunset and a Vespa on the Border of Thailand

My health prevents my Umrah pilgrimage. My doctor’s letter was received and ‘approved’ by the Malaysian tour group. Chatted with Alina, who was to be my Umrah companion.Me: I have a copy of the letter…

The Case of the Missing United States Passport; Its Return Leads to Great Joy and Renewed Peace of Mind; A Possible Explanation but, as said to Shamir, it Had to be Allah”; Said to Hammad; “It was a Test and I Passed!” Photo of the Passport and Three Photos of a Magnificent Sunrise Evolving Before Your Eyes

Not sure if I ever mentioned this directly on the blog, it seemed prudent not to mention the loss of my United States passport to the entire world, and they that dwell therein. . Prudent:…

A Topic Near and Dear to My Heart: A Tax Revolt; Throwing Teslas Into Boston Harbor: Organizers Needed But Heck No I Won’t Go: My Life and Times Including Foodie Photos; Nixon Joins Me at Breakfast Bar; Selfie Sent Eliciting No Jealousy; Uncertain as to Cause of New Found Happiness; Calling Upon Artificial Intelligence for You Scream, I Scream and A Day Late and a Dollar Short: So There! So There! So There! Revisited

Whenever I say, to various and sundry people, that I am a famous blog writer, inevitably I get this question.They: What do you write about?Me: Well, you have to read it to see. But about…

My May 29 Birthday Brought Ambivalence; Resolved and Conquered by a Gift From our Creator; Fasting of Dhui Hijjah Made Possible; Yasmin Brings Comfort Saying I am on the Straight Path; Appointment for Massage and Facial Possible as Illness Abated; Vita Such a Gift, and Other Gifts Given; A Surprise Visit from Baby; Breaking Fast with a Strange Fruit at the Executive Lounge; Early to Bed; Photos of Fruit, Vita Baby and Me at Spa and Many Birthday Cakes Previously Provided

There was much ambivalence in the days prior to my birthday. Extensive celebrations had been made for the day itself. Scarcely required actually as the days preceding my birthday brought  EXTENSIVE celebrations here at the…