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Forgotten Virtues – #2: Give of yourself

January 1, 2014by sisterhobo Leave a comment

And spend in the way of Allah and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]. And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good. […]

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Character, Charity, Forgotten virtues, Generosity, Intentions, Kindness, Series, Spiritual state

Questions to my Teacher

December 30, 2013by sisterhobo Leave a comment

When will I get what I chase? I asked. when you stop chasing it. will I ever rise? only if you lower yourself first. does forever exist? yes, but not […]

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Poetry, Uncategorized

Forgotten Virtues – #1: Be mindful (ie. fire your autopilot)

December 30, 2013by sisterhobo Leave a comment

“. . .That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another, and that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives, and that his […]

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Forgotten virtues, Here and the Hereafter, Intentions, Internal vs external, mindfulness

‘Forgotten Virtues’: introduction

December 29, 2013by sisterhobo Leave a comment

Somewhere in our quest to become good believers, we became bad people. We wanted angels to want our companionship, but in the process others started avoiding us. The more we […]

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Character, Forgotten virtues, Here and the Hereafter, Internal vs external, Introduction, Manners/adab, Series, Spiritual state

What a stray cat taught me about God

December 29, 2013by sisterhobo Leave a comment

She lay in the weak winter sun, huddled into herself against the cold. Lying still on the filthy concrete, she made me think that the cold had been too harsh […]

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Allah's Mercy, Gratitude, Here and the Hereafter, Inspiring, Kindness, Spiritual state, Tawakkul

Watch this. Apply its lessons. God-willing, see your life change.

December 26, 2013by sisterhobo Leave a comment

Insha Allah i intend on writing a post about the theme of this video in the future, but for now i’m going to let it speak for itself. For more […]

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Allah's Mercy, Gratitude, Here and the Hereafter, Inspiring, Spiritual state

Why i love Jesus, but hate Christmas: 3 reasons

December 25, 2013by sisterhobo 1 Comment

To everyone who celebrated Christmas today, i hope you had a wonderful time. I hope this holiday was a time of gathering and sharing, of heightened gratitude to God and […]

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Christianity, Jesus (peace be upon him), Shirk, Spiritual state, Uncategorized

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