AN ATTEMPT TO START FROM WHERE WE LEFT OFF.

786!   Peace!

Some of you who followed this blog when it started would perhaps remember that these pages saw light as a result of 2 happy-go-lucky girls starting their journey of discovery of themselves. In spite of being involved with the inevitable “paper-chase” we found the allure of PEACE & serenity compelling. On this journey we discovered the choice presented to us in Quran 2/200 & Quran 2/201 & the wonderful promise in 2/202.

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ABDLH.YUSUF ALI :… …..“Our Lord! Give us (Thy bounties) in this world!” but they will have no portion in the Hereafter.

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ABDLH.YUSUF ALI: And there are men who say: “Our Lord! Give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and defend us from the torment of the Fire!”

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ABDLH.YUSUF ALI: To these will be allotted what they have earned; and Allah is quick in account.

Both Ayesha & I were struck by the implications in these three verses for many months. We would talk and discuss and invite friends at uni in animated discussions and this lead us to reading about the final prophet –pbuh. This started something very beautiful within us. Not only in Ayesha & me but in many friends in our dorm of different faiths and outlooks to life. We exchanged ideas in those December wintry nights with a lot of passion and a few of us embarked on a long quest of self-discovery. That journey we discovered was amazing, confusing, frightening, exhilarating all at the same time …..

The Prophet* (* = Peace be upon him) is reported in Abu Dawood to have said “‘A Mu’ min is a mirror for a Mu’min.’ 

Thus we set out to “share & witness” in our little blog in the spirit of this beautiful Hadis. However we were forced to discontinue because we were repeatedly told that we were not Islamic scholars to talk about Islam. The response that we earlier got in our blog was phenomenal. We received many comments sharing people’s experiences and sharing what moved people in the texts. That was so useful, and helped us much in our journey. In the comments there was the good, the bad and the ugly. But that is how life is and from all of it we had take-home lessons. We are beginning once again trying to recapture what we lost and starting again what we shouldn’t have ever stopped.

We are inviting you to take a few minutes to help us on our journey. Maybe we will discover something of the failings within ourselves looking into your thoughts that you hopefully choose to express here. Let’s try to  turn ourselves into mirrors – one for the other vice-versa. Peace!

A reminder!

 Our understanding is that human beings are free to make choices and of course they are answerable for making those choices. In our blog we make no attempt to limit this freedom. We are really not interested who you are and what you are and from where you are. We are interested only in what you say and how you say it; for therein lies the take-home lessons. Thus whilst your comments are very welcome it’s your responsibility to control your pen. 

Jasmine.