Ramadan Blogging: Day 16
Saturday, September 29th, 2007 Posted in Islam, Ramadan Blogging, USA | No Comments »One of my favorite qawwali, Allah Hoo, from my favorite qawwal, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. And here are the lyrics with english translation if you are interested.
Ramadan Blogging: Day 15
Friday, September 28th, 2007 Posted in Islam, Ramadan Blogging, USA | 2 Comments »It has been 15 days into this Ramadan and the initial excitement is gone. It feels so routine even if it is here for only a month. Funny how quickly we adapt to things. I hope to spend the second half ...
Ramadan Blogging: Day 14
Thursday, September 27th, 2007 Posted in Islam, Ramadan Blogging, USA | No Comments »Another beautiful na'at by Qari Waheed Zafar titled Allah Hu (As Subuhu Bada Min).
Ramadan Blogging: Day 13
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007 Posted in Islam, Ramadan Blogging, USA | No Comments »A thousand words. Or may be more.
Ramadan Blogging: Day 12
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 Posted in Islam, Ramadan Blogging, USA | No Comments »Sahih Bukhari, Volume 3, Book 31, Number 127: Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "Whoever does not give up forged speech and evil actions, Allah is not in need of his leaving his food and drink (i.e. Allah will not accept his ...
Ramadan Blogging: Day 11
Monday, September 24th, 2007 Posted in Islam, Ramadan Blogging, USA | No Comments »Sunday was the first big community iftar at MCA which a couple of thousand people attend and break their fast together. We decided to skip the iftar because it is too crowded and weekend is the only time we can ...
Ramadan Blogging: Day 10
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007 Posted in Islam, Ramadan Blogging, USA | No Comments »Lesson Learnt: If you have rich chicken curry for sahrii and then cry yourself hoarse during a humdinger of a match featuring India and Australia, your throat is going to be parched dry.
Ramadan Blogging: Day 9
Friday, September 21st, 2007 Posted in Islam, Ramadan Blogging, USA | No Comments »I had never seen a Ramadan comic strip before this one. Click on the image to see more. Meanwhile, I am upgrading my laptop's OS from Windows XP to Vista. I'll see you all later if it survives the ordeal.
Ramadan Blogging: Day 8
Friday, September 21st, 2007 Posted in Islam, Ramadan Blogging, USA | 2 Comments »Whenever I hear the month of Ramadan is approaching, I am reminded of this anecdote of Mirza Ghalib. As we all know, some aspects of Ghalib's life were not palatable to everyone. When he was asked to appear before a ...
Ramadan Blogging: Day 7
Thursday, September 20th, 2007 Posted in Islam, Ramadan Blogging, USA | 2 Comments »One of my absolute favorite na'ats, faslon ko takalluf hai hamse agar.
