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24. Pretensions
May Allah save me from faith’s pretensions
And away from pretensions of no pretensions
Until I become but a passing moment
Indistinct from the rest of the ocean.
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Hullo, sunshine. It is difficult to have no pretension, not when we are living in a world of pretense - a transient reflection, a momentary glimpse of God's power upon His own mirror. An artifice built upon the orbit of the smallest sub-atomic particle and the turning of the most gigantic star in the heavens, yet still nothing but the smallest manifestation of His grace. Thus He calls unto us - come to Me and let rest your worry. In this world of make-believe, verily you were made to look for Me, to find Me, and to seek your very best succour from none other but Me. With Me, there is no uncertainty, no worry. No pretense.
35. Brightest Star
Even the brightest star must diminish
When the morning sun appears
As do all sad songs finish
When eyes run out of tears.
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None who met him, none who knew him shall ever forget him. For forgetfulness is the plaything of the human ego, subservient to nothing else. But those who have met him, find their eyes bowed and shy, instinctively knowing to be in the presence of an extraordinary soul garbed in humility and courtly courtesy.
The 100th day and more... has it passed so fast?
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wa min Allah at-taufiq
Hate has no place in Islam
Love will show the Way
2 comments:
"pretensions of no pretensions." Wow. That's getting down to the heart of it.
Hehehe. Yeah... no sitting still here. humility? really? piety? really? charity? really? Just slicing the divine onion here... ad infinitum!
thanks for dropping by!
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