Peace is the word that came to me on the morning of July 18, 2024. . Of course, peace is central to the the Islamic Faith. It is mandatory to speak of the prophet in…
I leave this womb tomorrow. Since it is planned it must be a a Caesarian section. Hahaha!!! The origins of that word are fascinating, something unknown until a few minutes ago. Dates from the early…
I know that it is the Christmas season. Alter Ego: How do you know Alexis? You are living in Medina – to say the very least the people in that chosen city are not celebrating…
I constantly am shaking my head in sheer wonderment. Me: Those Saudi’s know how to do things!! Alter Ego: What do you mean? Me: Absolutely everything they do. If is totally mind boggling! Entirely!!! Alter…
The About Me section of this blog has been ‘revised’ several times. It is time to do it again, as again circumstances have changed. Not only the circumstances but the Who I Am Has Changed. I am…
These last three or four days have been filled with momentous events. Most of them quite horrible, they will be slowly explained. But, in the long run, everything has turned out Ok – I am…
This blog was to feature the concept of evil in the Islamic faith, but changed my mind. Perhaps the next blog as it is partially written. Faithful readers will wonder what happened to my obsession…
First of all, do let us define mantra. Apparently there is no generally accepted definition of mantra. Renou has defined mantra as a thought.[ Mantras are structured formulae of thoughts, claims Silburn.[Farquhar concludes that mantras…
Many of you may know that I first became drawn to the Islamic faith upon learning of its treatment and respect of women. The treatment was in marked contrast with the treatment accorded to two…