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The Greatest Eid Ever; Proper Preparation and Execution of All things Eid; Greetings From Many the World Over Wishing Me a Merry Eid; Grand Daughter Comes Back to Me; Reading Obituaries In My Spare Time: Humor From Misheard Song Lyrics and Mattress Sales; Photo of an Eid Cookie and the Grand Mosque

Yesterday was Eid and it was the greatest Eid ever,, also my first. Although I did fast during Ramadan last year I was mosque-free, did not know anything about the glorious day and missed out….

Another Instagram Inspiration on a Blessed Morning: Payment of Zakatu-Fitr Aided by the Rashid Mosque; Women’s Prayer Room Still Closed So Ritual Prayer Cannot Be Performed; Back to Zelda, An Amazing Review of Books by Molly Fischer; Link Provided; Rueful Defined; Repentance Discussed; Fun Times Portrayed Through Photos

This Instagram from strengthen_aakhirah arrived this early morning: “The biggest enemy of Islam is the ignorant Muslim, who ignorance leads him to intolerance, whose actions destroy the true image of Islam, and when the people…

Something New and Completely Different; Quote From F. Scott Fitzgerald Which Was Vaguely Recalled Brings New Insights; Hell Bent Defined and Illustrated: Paved Road to Hell Explored; No Good Deed Goes Unpunished; Plight Defied; Photograph of Me and Two Men (One Bald) and Photograph of a Wonderful Crew of Staff at the Premier Inn

It is at this present moment 8:13 in the morning – Abu Dhabi time. Abu Dhabi time is totally out of sync with anyone else’s time – particularly North American time. Actually only four hours…

Receiving Instructions From Instagram About My Soul; Rote Defined; My Soul Has Been Taken Prisoner in the Past; Man Found Not Handsome Enough To Play Himself in Movie: Men Found to Have Told Lies From the Very Beginning; My Little Girl and My Big Girl; Women Continually Allowing Men to Rule Their Lives Despite Allah’s Respect for Women: Sheikha Fatima An Ideal Woman; Photo of Sheikh Zayed Taken at Abu Dhabi Airport

Well, not instructions I say laughingly, but certainly inspiration. Inspiration comes from people who thoughtfully providing guidance from the Qur’an or an esteemed scholar.  Not rote with pretty images and incomplete information but thoughtfully, after…

Reposted from May 2021. The Moment of “Truth” Has Arrived; Anti-Semitism Used as Sword and Shield; Proof that Alexis McBride is not Anti-Semitic: Goldhagen’s Ground Breaking Book; Contemporary Islamic Scholars Weigh in On the Issues: Israel As Cobra; Palestine is People Bitten by Cobra; Conversation with Alter Ego; How Nice of You to Come; Scum Defined; Photo of a Flower Arrangement

I do admit to procrastinating, put this treatise on the back burner – but the moment of truth – well my truth (and Allah’s truth) has arrived, A slight delay while I define procrastinate. The…

A New Beginning; Somebody Made My Day; Peruse Defined; Sexual Fantasies of Everyday New Yorkers; Forgotten How to Make Small Talk; Runners That Get on Your Nerves; Ruts and Graves Differ Only in Dimensions; Not Just a Pretty Face Explained; Walking About With a Get Out of Jail Free Card; Photograph of A Bizarre Unicorn and Calm Down Dinosaur Billy Book

Often, very often and quite regularly people say: onto me.They: You made my day.Me: Thanks! One day I got nine You Made My Days. That was my record. But today somebody made my day, I…

A Prayer for Peace from Munich Playing on iPad; Hitler’s Executioner’s ReExplored; Not Only Jews Were Killed in the Holocaust, many OTHERS targeted but Only One Isreal; There Will Be No Israelis Occupying Jannah; Forthrightness Defined; Speaking Truth to Power;; Followed The Instructions of Nouman Ali Khan and Got a Strange, Rather Laughable Result; Photos of Ephemeral Flowers

As I type this blog I am listening via my iPad A Prayer For Peace from Munich by John Williams. It seems almost prophetic as I spoke of Sophie Schott yesterday – her brave acts…

Receiving Inspiration from Instagram, Several Sources from Those Barely Known, Just Met and Soon to Meet; Mercy and Grace an Inspiration; Conversations and Inspirations From a Woman Whom I Soon Shall Meet; Quote from Joff Leon; Quote from Sophie Scholl with Sad Story of Her all Too Brief Life; Butterfly Emerging From Cocoon Not Welcomed by Caterpillars

Today was a very interesting early morning. Awoke to the chimes of my iPhone, prayed in a considered manner, forming intentions for my prayer prior to sunrise. Then off to Instagram to receive a series…

Instagram Islamic Snippet of the Day; I Must Be Trained as No Difficulties; Tip on Marking Allah Happy; Articles to Amuse You: Tips for Sure Fire Sermons; Stuff I Learned From the Internet Last Week; Tips for Looking Stunning in Photographs; Two Photographs, Two Mask or Not to Mask That is the Question

Receive daily encouragement from other Muslims on Instagram. This came my way the other day from Sibah20. . .If You Are Facing Too Much Difficulties Believe This: Allah Is Training You For a Huge Victory.I…

Back to Dr. Azeem’s The Status of Women In Islam Addressing the Subject of The Veil or Head Covering; Everyone is Possibly Entitled to Their Own Opinion But Not to Their Own Facts; Subterfuge Defined; Jewish Women Have a Long History of Being Veiled; Ending in the 19th Century; Christianity Veils Its Nuns and St. Paul Orders Head Covering To Show Submission to Men; Veil is Worn for Modesty in Islamic Faith; Modesty Equals Protection for All; Women Pay Price for Lack of Modesty; Photographs of Alexis (aka Fatimah) Wearing Traditional Head Scarf.

A chapter entitled The Veil in Dr. Azeem/s scholarly The Status of Women in Islam begins with these words. “Finally, let us shed light on what is considered in the West as the greatest symbol…