The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Just as grapes can never be harvested from thorn bushes, thus can the wrongdoers never come up to the level of the righteous, for they are two distinct paths, whichever one of them you take is where you will arrive.’ (Mizan al-Hikmah h. #50)
Category Archives: bay area
shadows and light
God is the Protector of those with faith; He brings them forth from the shadows into the light. (Qur’an 2 257)
#oaklandfire
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#oaklandfire
Sad how this tragedy is being used to now attack artists, the victims, those who were attempting to lead a creative life… This will now lead to an even more brutal push towards gentrification of Oakland…we need to be vigilant even as we mourn.
moon
“When he saw the moon rising, he said, ‘This is my Lord.’ But when it set he said, ‘If my Lord does not guide me I shall surely be of the people gone astray.'” (Qur’an 6:77)
moon
…And set the moon therein for a light (Qur’an 71:16)
ocean
the moon
…and the moon when it is at the full (Qur’an 84:18)