Category: islam

Another Day in the Life of Alexis Alaa McBride; Preparing for a Home Visit by my Malaysian Physician Reminds of Preparing to Take Care of the Real Grandson Cole; Doctor Bans Bayan Tour as Too Arduous; Googling My Favorite Book Finds My Blog Mentioned Third, A Dear Friend Did Not Let Me Down; United States Election Results Didn’t Bring Euphoria To Me; Minion Naked Truth and Gone to My Head Defined

November 5, 2026. I eagerly anticipate the visit of my physician. I had some problems setting up this appointment. Then I found out why. His wife had a baby but then contacted influenza, so he…

Words Cannot Express My Joy: Morning Ritual Brings the Prophet’s Smile; He Smiled More Than Anyone Else: Chef Grandson Cole is My Major Competitor for Smiling More Than Anyone Else; My New Identity; I am a Writer Who Came Out of the Closet;  Attending the Georgetown Literary Festival on November 27-29; My Blog Card Describes Me as Writer, Scholar, Feminist and Seeker; My New Moniker; Blogger, Muslim, Comedian; Humor Opens the Door, Ideas Walk In; Canadian Friend Jay’s Video; My Photo Becomes an Instagram and Reel; Photos of Smiles

Words cannot express my joy; the joy found in the reading of Life with the Prophet Muhammad.(Al-Turairi, Abd Al-Wahhab, Life with Prophet Muhammad, Translated by Adil Salahi, Dakwah Corner Bookstore, 2026.). Although words cannot express…

Glory Be, It Happened Again; Finding A Better Place; I Am in a Better Place; The Web We Weave with Poems, Messages, Persistence and the Words That Find Us;  A Gifted Quran Brings Back Memories of Edmonton’s Muslim Heritage Festival, No Longer Celebrated; Left Edmonton But Not Readers Statistics Reveal; Eastern Canadian Readers Must Step Up to the Plate; Photos Picture Possessions Left Behind

Glory be, it happened again. Faithful readers will be cognizant of my reliance on a slim volume, a book given to me  about four months ago. The book, Nouri, My Light. I turn to it…

How Could I Live Without You; The You is Allah; Comforting Words from the Doha Airport; I Just Called to Say I Love You; My Home is Home to a White Robot: On the Cutting Edge; Life Gave Me Lemons, I Made Lemonade; A Lunch Encounter Inspires Malaysian History Exploration:  How Could I Live Without You Also Mentioned on Prior Blogs

Most unusual occurrence. The song How Could I Live Without You played on the soundtrack of Mojo Restaurant as I was about to leave. I listened to it, mesmerized Than began to weep, the heaving…

Wow!!! Albertans Voted to Remain in Canada But Unfortunately There is a Rub; But Enough of That: Back to Basics: I Lead a Blessed Life in Lyf Penang: A Blessed Day Beginning with C’est La Vie; Remembrance Counter Put to Use; Life with Prophet Muhammad Inspires; Purging the Irrelevant; Memories of October 21 When I Was Dressed For Success

October 22, 2026. I write from the Lyf Lobby, opened my computer to surprising news. Surprising as I had not been following the machinations of Alberta, Canada. I shall not leave you in suspense, instead…

October 20, 2026 The  Sixth Anniversary of My Shahada, Story of my More Formal Introduction to the Faith in Abu Dhabi; A Photo from October 20, 2025 Showing How Lonely I Must Have Been; My Anniversary Through the Day Beginning with Fajr Prayer, Breakfast, the Wearing Apparel of the Owner; My Observant Use of a Allah Remembrance Counter; A Two Year Old Darling Girl; Her Indonesian Grandmother Tells Us About the Fires: the Alchemist Appears Again; Photos of the Day

Today is the sixth anniversary of my reversion  to the Islamic Faith. I said this to a dear Muslim friend, saying that it seemed like a lifetime. Some devout Muslims would say that it has…

A Disappointment at the Floating Mosque But Somehow I Was Able to Live the Moment, A Poem, A Quranic Verse, Hadith and Pearl of Wisdom Instructs, My Thoughts on the Day; A Purchased Map on the Way Allows Me to Take You on the Journey with Help from Artificial Intelligence and Sandman’s Knowledge; Relic Defined; Photos of Floating Mosque, Calm of the Sea and the Map

Yesterday did not turn out as planned. Destination of the day was the Floating Mosque, This was announced to my WhatsAppers with a photo I had taken of the Floating Mosque at night with his…

Blessed to Be in Penang For Many Reasons Particularly Since It is the Home of Penang Floating Mosque; Its History; The Old Mosque and the Floating Mosque Under Construction Were Spared in the December 2004 Tsunami; Learned That the Aceh Mosque in Indonesia Was Also Spared; In Shaa Allah, the Story Shall Be Told Along with the Telling of a Whale of a Tale Told; Artificial Intelligence An At Will Part Time Employee: Photos of the Mosque Taken in 2025; A Trip There in 2026

October 9, 2026. Yesterday morning I sent a photo taken almost a year ago. It was of the Penang Floating Mosque, with Home written upon it. This was the greeting sent to my WhatsAppers. “Going…

Books, Books and More Books; A Discussion of Sensitive Truths in Malaysia, a Book Borrowed from the Penang Library; A Decision Made Not to Learn Malay Based on Facts Found in the Borrowed Book; Defining Quixotic; Bookworm Explored: Alexis Alaa Devours Books; Then A Day in the Life of Alexis McBride Described When Released from the Books

I am surrounded with books. A young staff member walked me to my room last evening helping me with my possessions. He could not believe his eyes.He: Look at all of these books.Me: I love…

Brought Back to the Edge of the World; Brought Back By My Apple Watch; Goodbye Mickey Mouse: Learning More, Appreciating the Experience Despite Some Bad Memories and Betrayals; Then Resuming My Malaysian Life, Touring the Island of Penang with Stops at the Floating Mosque and a Batik Factory; Photographs of Then and Now

First of all let me tell you about the Edge of the World. It is officially known as Jebel Fihrayn and is part of the Tawaiq Escarpment about 62 miles from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It…