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I’d wanted to gather my thoughts to write something for my grandmother’s passing, only to suddenly hear about the death of my uncle as well.
Death, like a thief in the night…
Ina lillah wa ina illaihi raji’un
Sawm
I’ve been trying to perform the voluntary sawm for Rejab and Syaaban. I don’t do it often enough, I’m afraid, to not make slogging through Monday mornings any easier but God willing the benefits for my mind, body and soul exceed whatever burden I bear.
springtime
Irony is a neo-Nazi discovering he’s Jewish and then going ultra-Orthodox, which is apparently not as uncommon a phenomenon as you might think.
Thanks to Orthodox Anarchist.
Snow on the Sahara Tigris
I don’t know why this isn’t bigger news, but last week it was snowing in Baghdad as well as in Islamabad and ice forming in Saudi Arabia, apparently. This has to be a sign I suppose, but of what? Climate change? God only knows.
Bangladesh
The news doesn’t seem to have anything thus far on giving donations to help out with relief efforts in Bangladesh after the cyclone, but World Vision seems to be one of the few organisations with a local office currently collecting donations. Nothing on the Bangladeshi High Commission page, although I guess you could contact them directly to ask. Mercy Relief’s page notes that they’ve contacted the High Commission with an offer to help, but without an official reply thus far. International organisations such as the Salvation Army and Oxfam are also collecting.
IslamicEvents.SG
IslamicEvents.SG is a website meant to comprehensively cover current courses, classes and events organised by masjids and Muslim organisations in Singapore. It was started by a friend so I’m promoting it here. God willing my Muslim readers will find it of some use.
six days
Six days of Syawal fasting completed, Alhamdulillah. Going to the gym I feel like my strength has decreased though. Definitely not pushing weight.
Day 5/Menuhin
Day 5. I’ve been listening to/watching clips of Yehudi Menuhin on Youtube. Beautiful stuff. Curiously it seems his son got fired over making statements regarding an international Jewish conspiracy. Go figure.
