The man who knows and he knows that he knows: This is the Scholar, so follow him. The man who knows but he does not know that he knows: This is the Forgetful One, so wake him. The man who does not know, and he knows that he does not know: This is the Seeker, […]
Category Archives: Islam
Obituary
Shamil Basayev is dead. We belong to God and unto Him we return. When Aslan Maskhadov died, I was too choked up to even post about it. That was the end of any hope for Chechnya. Basayev… well, he’s dead now. Don’t speak ill and all that. Still, I’ll point you to what I wrote […]
2nd International Conference on Islamic Spirituality
The Abdul Aleem Siddique Mosque of Singapore is hosting the 2nd International Conference on Islamic Spirituality, to be held on 2-3 September, 2006. The theme of the conference is Journey to Ihsan. Among the headlining speakers are Shaykh Hisham Kabbani and Professor Abd al-Haqq Godlas. More details including bios of the speakers are available. It […]
John Walker Lindh Revisited
You should read Tom Junod’s article “Innocent” about John Walker Lindh. It’s probably the first serious story written about JWL in years. I had been meaning to link to the blog of another Sulayman, who has a thorough biography of JWL. It complements the Junod article well. I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed […]
Masjid India, Kuching
Masjid India is perhaps the oldest standing masjid in Kuching, though the nearby Masjid Bahagian is built on a hill top that held an older structure. Masjid India is so named because the small Kuching Indian community requested the land to build the mosque from the first White Rajah, James Brooke, in the late 1800’s. […]
Jesus Christ The Son of Mary and His Blessed Mother
Our relationship with the entirety of our liege-lords the Prophets consists in belief, love, faith, and the learning of lessons and wisdoms from their stories, the reports that come from them, and their lives. We may hear, for example, that the father of Prophets, our liege-lord Abraham, upon him peace, stands out in his connection […]
Maulid Daiba’i
I had lamented previously that I can’t seem to find any translations of Maulid Diba’i on the web. I do have a translation that was published as part of the wonderful CD performed by the Royal Malaysian Haqqani Ensemble. I used to link to the CD using this scan of the cover art. Unfortunately stocks […]
This muslim votes Green
I’ve mentioned before how ridiculous it was for the major Islamic organizations in the US (CAIR, MPAC, etc.) to endorse Bush in 2000. I could only imagine that they did so out of fear that the US might get a Jewish VP. How they expected the Golden Child of the Oil and Guns businesses to […]