A stick a stick a spade a spade

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem

Truth, wherever you find it, whatever its shape or form, remains truth. You may not want to see it, you may choose not to accept it, you may decide to turn a blind eye to it. None of this changes the fact that TRUTH is TRUTH. Truth doesn't depend on wether you think it's old fashioned or modern, it doesn't change if you decide to pretend it isn't there. It just IS.

The arabic word for it is Haqq. (TRUTH, in its absolute form). The thing about coming to Islam is you realise that your inner TRUTH is. Most reverts will tell you that there simply came a day when they were muslim. They didn't choose to walk away from what they believed, they simply realised, one day, that what they believed in no longer resonated in them. Why? Because the TRUTH will set you free. (As Jesus -Essa as- said).

So why is it that people will choose to believe in ANYTHING as bizarre as it may seem, rather than the truth? For example, why would someone believe in poltergeists but not in Jinnati? Why would they believe angels fall yet say they are created without choice?

The answer, for me, is this: Truth is INALIENABLE, and it demands action. Truth cuts between the very marrow of life and whatever existed before the light of truth has shone, simply is no more. No pretence can cover up the void of what no longer exists. As the saying goes, you can fool some of the people all of the time, you can fool all of the people some of the time, but you will NEVER fool all of the people all of the time. Why? Because YOU will know you're pretending, and that means there's ONE person you can't fool.

The TRUTH therefore, is that one thing that cuts to the quick of whatever you may have believed before. When Jesus (Essa, as) said that "I AM THE TRUTH, THE WAY, and THE LIFE" he is saying three things -
a) THE TRUTH - in other words, not PAUL, not PETER, JESUS (Essa, as). What did he do?
       1) he rose early to pray, left people at lunchtime to pray, would "retreat" to pray throughout the day.
       2) he prostrated to pray
b) THE WAY -
       3) he said, when asked how to pray "OUR FATHER (creator in Hebrew, don't go literal crazy - READ what it said!!)in other words, he said ASK HIM, the ONE
       4) he said that real followers of his would be seen by their works, that they would DO WHAT HE DID. (review points 1 through to 3)
c) THE LIFE -
      5) One should lead the life he led.  (for a third time, he re-itterates DO WHAT HE DID - see 1 - 3.
      6) he said that until he returns, not a single dot from an i or a till from a T would be removed from the "word of God". Yet the bible has over 28000 versions, so what did he mean? He meant that the WORD - the TRUTH - is not dependent on man changing the books, it will survive, it will always be THE TRUTH. It was not just a statement but a warning that EVERYTHING that had been prescribed, remained.
    7) He said he didn't come to abolish the law, but to fufil it. How much clearer could he have been, our beloved Jesus (Essa, as)

So I ask you - what would he have to say for you to believe he was NOT the son of God? Let's look at SOME of what JESUS said..
1) That he ISN'T God? He said that! He said, when Pilates told him the people accuse him of saying he is the son of God - he said "IT IS YOU THAT SAYS THAT!"
2) He said GO TO THE FATHER. (Creator, in Hebrew, not literally "father")
3) He said pray TO the FATHER (Creator, in Hebrew, not literally father - are you getting this?)
4) He said NOTHING would be removed from the law until he returned. Has he returned? (If you believe he died and then was raised, you need to ask yourself if GOD can DIE.. you then need to go read the bible where he said he WILL RETURN... so, why are you eating pork, for example?)
5)He said "My God, my GOD, why have YOU abandoned ME?" - in other words, here we see TWO people; GOD, and ME. If you say he was separated from God by sin, then you cannot say God died for your sins, because he was separated, right?
6) He was the friend of beggars, prostitutes, and spent his life telling people about GOD - not about HIMSELF.. what do christians do?

If Jesus said ALL the above, and he is your TRUTH, your WAY and your LIFE - how are you living? What truth are you believing? Who are YOU praying to? If you're confused, you need to hear not from Paul, or Peter, or any man - you need to read the words of God himself - did you know the Quran is written in the first person, by a man who never learnt to read, a book that has never been changed or adulterated since the day it was made, who will tell you about our beloved JESUS and about his return, as he promised.

Maybe, just maybe, you need an inspiration to TRUTH. Not because I said it, but because HE did.

So many people wear the bracelets, and so many people wear the necklaces, the bookcases, etc.. these ALL say the same thing, as though Jesus (Essa as) is somehow whispering from back in the day "WHAT WOULD JESUS DO????"

Would he follow Paul? Would he follow Peter? Would he follow HIMSELF? Or would he turn you to face the CREATOR because of HIS LOVE for HIM.. We muslims believe in the INJEEL - the living word that Jesus (Essa as) was.. the book that was within him, through his actions. Even the bible says "In the beginning there was the word, and the word became man." - JESUS (Essa as) is the WORD - are you listening to him, or to PAUL, PETER, or the NICENE council?

Food for thought, isn't it?

Time to Love.. to Seek.. to Flow..

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem

Before I begin with today's topic, I want to wish my beloved a VERY happy birthday. I am grateful to Allah for placing you in my life, for drawing us nearer, and for His protection. I pray HE make ways even where there appear to be done, remove blockages and simply continue to bless us, insh'Allah. Ameen. I love you. And so it is apt that I speak of Love today; but of that love of the ONE, of peace, of tranquility, of calmness. And let all these thoughts and the outpouring of love for that Creator that gave you to me and me to you; let that be my gift to you. In you, my love, I find my Allah reflected in the smallest ways; and in HIM, my love, I am blessed to love you more.

“The minute I heard my first love story,
I started looking for you, not knowing
how blind that was.
Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere.
They’re in each other all along.”
_Rumi

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TIME OUT, everyone - BE still.. just BE..
just breathe....
inhale deep into the soles of your feet that peace that is ALLAH..
feel the footsteps of all those that have gone before you
that common walk of the spirit that seeks to discover that well of crystal clear, divine love..

Feel the thunder within their heart as they recite the Zhikr of Allah's name without even a breath of speech.
Feel the calm waters of transparent thought as it fills you from the top of your head to the ends of your toes..
Seek the face of God, the Creator, the ONE- ALLAH -
breathe in that thirst of HIM and breathe out the tiredness of dunya..
and just BE..

Meditate upon LOVE that is greater than LOVE so great it fills your every dream..
may it take you, lift you up, make you live and breathe and hope and float above all that is on this day..
and bring you gently to rest..
at the foot of those rivers of life
which flow unending, whispering secrets of the unknown..
beneath the ARSH of the Creator (his throne)..

Look around you and SEE the beauty that frames each day, and FEEL with your very soul that humming, vibrating LIFE BEAT that courses through your veins.
And know that IAM there.. the I AM that was, that is, that evermore shall be, the ONE
the ONE..
the ONE..
ONE..
O - the circle that begins and ends all things..
life that is eternal.. beating gorgeous wings of noor and life and light upon your soul..


MEDITATIONS: Let your soul drift to find the O N E..

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“I want to see you.
Know your voice.
Recognize you when you
first come ’round the corner.
Sense your scent when I come
into a room you’ve just left.

Know the lift of your heel,
the glide of your foot.
Become familiar with the way
you purse your lips
then let them part,
just the slightest bit,
when I lean in to your space
and kiss you.
I want to know the joy
of how you whisper
“more”
― Rumi

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“This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet.”
― Rumi



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“Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love.”
― Rumi

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“I am your moon and your moonlight too
I am your flower garden and your water too
I have come all this way, eager for you
Without shoes or shawl
I want you to laugh
To kill all your worries
To love you
To nourish you.”
― Rumi


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