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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…

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…

I Am An Anomaly: I am Peculiar For Many Reasons, Including My Blog and Its Readership; Artificial Intelligence and Alexis Intelligence Discuss the Paradoxes; A Part of Me is Best, Too Much Unfit For Human Consumption; The Joys and Necessities of Solitude: But Meanwhile Back in Lyf Lobby Making New Friends and Getting New Glasses; Photos of Shanghai and Hong Kong Visitors; Truth Always Wins Out

Just decided anomaly is the best word to describe myself. Best to define the word at the outset. The formal definition of an anomaly:  something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. Some synonyms are…

Leftovers From the May 4 Blog: More Than One Sunrise Photo With WhatsApp Messages Going Back and Forth; Some Focusing on Ice Skating of All Things: Many Idioms Analyzed As You Shall Read; The Prophet (PBUH) had a Sense of Humor; Photos of The Beautiful Sunrises Provided by our Creator

Suddenly realized that a most poignant and inspiring test message has been accidentally omitted. A dear woman friend responded to one of my moon shots with these words.She: “Oh Allah, bring this moon over us…

Beginning With a Blessed Invocation; Praying That Allah Grants the Love of Those Who Would Elevate Me in His Sight, Not a Scumbag or a Hypocrite; Discussing Hypocrites in Great Detail; Disconnect Between Inner Heart and Outer Tongue; Dust Scattered in the Wind; I am a Hypocrite Expert Unfortunately: My Own Hall of Shame or Rogue’s Gallery

When beginning to write. Usually an idea comes to me and I am off and running. Not so at this moment. During my prayer found a blessed invocation which I will now share and see…

The Truth; Quran Chapter 103; Believers are Exhorted to Hold Fast to the Truth; Ayn Rand’s Perspective on Truth; Humanity is in Grave Loss, Shown by the Bombing of a Hospital; July 24, 2024 Blog Also Spoke of Truth; Words of a Song; a Treasure Trove of Blog Business Cards; Learning about the Human History of Religion; Back to the Chinese Physician; Photos of Masjid’s Qurans; Business Cards, Alina and Me

I am, this April 13, 2025 seized with the need to write about the truth. I am not sure why, there is often more than one why, more than one explanation – often there are…

Success in the Light of the Quran; Success Defined in Western terms; Artificial Intelligence’s Answer to What is Success; Comparisons Made Between the Three; Also the Consequences of Failure; Two Reels Linked; One of Cultural Night, the Other March 18, 2025, Photos of Fajr Prayer Sight and Playful Hair and Nails.

I am oft surprised to see the word success in the Quran. It seems unlikely as success is a huge concept in the Western world and is typically extremely monetarily and materialistically orientated (as we…

Taming My Dogmatism Which Needed to be Tamed; Was Using Dogmatism to Fight Dogmatism But with Help Found a Better Way and Found Peace of Mind: My Head Hair is Not One of my Private Parts; Links to Reels, One Winter 2024, the other Recent Highlights; Photos of Hijab Alexis and Recent Stylish Hair; Amusing Blog of Totally Covered Me

Recently decided that I am dogmatic, in the main my dogmatism emerges in matters relating to the Islamic Faith. First to define dogmatism, next to provide an example and lastly a possible remedy.Dogmatic that can…

Despite Slow Start Ramadan is Going Well; Ramadan Practices Are Most Divergent: Tarawih Prayer Ritualistically Performed by Many; I Worship in My Own Way;  Islam is Not a One Size Fits All Faith; Inspiration from Nouman Ali Khan; A Good Morning Quote; Glad to be a Muslim; The Joys of Having a Tailor; Photos of Sunrises, Avatar, The Tailor and New Clothes.

Do realize that I have a long way to go but Ramadan is going well. I am almost completely recovered from my cold, I do not have any debilitating neck pain. My good health enables…