Life and its enigmatic mysteries on February 9, 2018Picture this, a busy hospital lobby, phones ringing incessantly, microphones paging doctors, fast paced people entering and leaving. It’s a vast hall, with a circular reception in the centre, people approach, ask questions and leave in different directions. This hall has long church like windows which looks out to a beautifully manicured lawn. The lawn […]
Where do you find the Creator? on January 31, 2018Who said you have to look for Allah (SWT) in a mosque, church or synagogue? Just shut your eyes to the world, and open your soul. You will be amazed at how everything will talk to you about its love for the Creator. Every nerve will become alive, because the love of Allah (SWT) will […]
Tailor’s shop on January 30, 2018I stood there waiting as my daughter meticulously explained to the tailor how she wanted her clothes to be stitched. He listened intently, constantly making notes on a little piece of paper. Having nothing to do, I just looked around, and suddenly, the empty bench of a workman caught my eye. His whirring noisy sewing […]
The Soul on January 12, 2018The talking of my soul is limited to me, and then from time to time my soul wants to have a catharsis, an outpouring. My mouth lives in this world so it talks all the mundane ritualistic things, but my soul hidden away behind the shell of the body, quietly sifts through all the debris […]
Falling in love on January 9, 2018I always wondered why they say you fall in love and realised it today. You have to fall a million times to be able to rise in love. Come wonder with me why that is so. When we speak about love, the visual that comes to everybody’s mind is of flowers, roses and two beautiful […]