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Thursday, 4 August 2011
Quote of the day
Garza
REVIEW ON "Deen Tight" by Mustafa Davis
As Salaam Alaikum,
Ramadhan Kareem, The month of MERCY! subhanAllah, thinking of those that couldn't make this Ramadhan can only allow you to offer thanks to the most HIGH...so let's cleanse the soul and allow ourselves to continue to be righteous inshaAllah.
Recently I watched Mustafa Davis' documentary film "Deen Tight". It was quite the experience. I pray that inshaAllah it will do exactly what it's intended to do, and that's inspire people to seek the good, the better and the humble within themselves and others. Allah is merciful and we are at times his grain of mercy, so when we disconnect ourselves from something only to see or watch the goodness manifest in others, its our duty as Muslims to applaud each other. I think the movie should allow us to understand the different connections people have to their faith, where it came from and how they feel they serve Allah's word and the prophet's PBUH message. We are all of different forms, with different purposes in life so how we feel we contribute to ourselves in faith and others in faith will NEVER be the same as our fellow brothers and sisters. We are of the same cloth but of different ends. So to see the debate or moreso, the discussion on music and hip-hop culture among Muslims was by far interesting BUT what was far more gripping about the film was the questions that came after...can we really dictate some-ones intentions and DO we know exactly how Allah SWT measures the goodness within the soul..."The fundamental fact is that the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) spoke in the language of the people. And the language of today's youth is hip hop." - Adisa Banjoko...Knowledge is one thing but understanding is another..Adisa Banjoka's understanding to me hit the nail, could we really, at this point only communicate with the youth through music? Could this be our middle ground? Do we need that connection with the youth or should we continue to IGNORE them and allow the nonsense to poison and infect their potential to be leading examples for Muslims..Hmmm...Food For Thought!
"Niyah" growing up my mother allows stressed that I should not partake in anything without FIRST looking at my intentions "Niyah" because a good deed is wasted without good intentions. Liza Garza said one of the most heaviest lines your ears could have witnessed...hearing that one day before ramadhan just cleared the mist around, I do not remember her words exactly but this is my translation, my understanding of her wisdom...You seek to serve only goodness and Allah shapes you, almost as if you are transparent and those that see you coming can see the goodness radiant through you, to the point where they do not seek the form in which you present your goodness, but instead want to quench their thirst in it, to the point where only the water matters and the glass is nothing but a mere object that is standing in their way of what you have to offer... subhanAllah. After watching that amazing movie by Mustafa Davis, I was almost hurt that most Muslims didn't grasp the POINT of the whole movie, it wasn't to SOLVE the issues of music or whether it is Haraam (FORBIDDEN) or Halal (Permissible) it was aimed to allow us to UNDERSTAND each other. Sometimes as Muslims we can be extremely tough to connect with because WE feel the need to be right and Judgmental, can we really say we have that right to prosecute others interpretation of their Islam....THEIR is the key word. I enjoyed the movie and would tell you to not miss this weekends online screening. Look deeper and seek to understand. Bravo Bravo Mustafa Davis, you did an incredible job mashaAllah. I'll leave this from a note from the man himself. Salaams/Peace. May your Fast today be full of MERCY, and may you be granted the ability to show MERCY inshaAllah.
People are messaging me asking what my stance on MUSIC is. Here is my stance: If you believe music is impermissible then I support you in this and commend you for your dedication to the Deen. If you believe music is permissible then I support you in this and commend you for your dedication to the Deen. - Mustafa Davis
Ramadhan Kareem, The month of MERCY! subhanAllah, thinking of those that couldn't make this Ramadhan can only allow you to offer thanks to the most HIGH...so let's cleanse the soul and allow ourselves to continue to be righteous inshaAllah.
Recently I watched Mustafa Davis' documentary film "Deen Tight". It was quite the experience. I pray that inshaAllah it will do exactly what it's intended to do, and that's inspire people to seek the good, the better and the humble within themselves and others. Allah is merciful and we are at times his grain of mercy, so when we disconnect ourselves from something only to see or watch the goodness manifest in others, its our duty as Muslims to applaud each other. I think the movie should allow us to understand the different connections people have to their faith, where it came from and how they feel they serve Allah's word and the prophet's PBUH message. We are all of different forms, with different purposes in life so how we feel we contribute to ourselves in faith and others in faith will NEVER be the same as our fellow brothers and sisters. We are of the same cloth but of different ends. So to see the debate or moreso, the discussion on music and hip-hop culture among Muslims was by far interesting BUT what was far more gripping about the film was the questions that came after...can we really dictate some-ones intentions and DO we know exactly how Allah SWT measures the goodness within the soul..."The fundamental fact is that the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) spoke in the language of the people. And the language of today's youth is hip hop." - Adisa Banjoko...Knowledge is one thing but understanding is another..Adisa Banjoka's understanding to me hit the nail, could we really, at this point only communicate with the youth through music? Could this be our middle ground? Do we need that connection with the youth or should we continue to IGNORE them and allow the nonsense to poison and infect their potential to be leading examples for Muslims..Hmmm...Food For Thought!
"Niyah" growing up my mother allows stressed that I should not partake in anything without FIRST looking at my intentions "Niyah" because a good deed is wasted without good intentions. Liza Garza said one of the most heaviest lines your ears could have witnessed...hearing that one day before ramadhan just cleared the mist around, I do not remember her words exactly but this is my translation, my understanding of her wisdom...You seek to serve only goodness and Allah shapes you, almost as if you are transparent and those that see you coming can see the goodness radiant through you, to the point where they do not seek the form in which you present your goodness, but instead want to quench their thirst in it, to the point where only the water matters and the glass is nothing but a mere object that is standing in their way of what you have to offer... subhanAllah. After watching that amazing movie by Mustafa Davis, I was almost hurt that most Muslims didn't grasp the POINT of the whole movie, it wasn't to SOLVE the issues of music or whether it is Haraam (FORBIDDEN) or Halal (Permissible) it was aimed to allow us to UNDERSTAND each other. Sometimes as Muslims we can be extremely tough to connect with because WE feel the need to be right and Judgmental, can we really say we have that right to prosecute others interpretation of their Islam....THEIR is the key word. I enjoyed the movie and would tell you to not miss this weekends online screening. Look deeper and seek to understand. Bravo Bravo Mustafa Davis, you did an incredible job mashaAllah. I'll leave this from a note from the man himself. Salaams/Peace. May your Fast today be full of MERCY, and may you be granted the ability to show MERCY inshaAllah.
People are messaging me asking what my stance on MUSIC is. Here is my stance: If you believe music is impermissible then I support you in this and commend you for your dedication to the Deen. If you believe music is permissible then I support you in this and commend you for your dedication to the Deen. - Mustafa Davis
Wednesday, 3 August 2011
Sunday, 31 July 2011
Somalia...BY Amir Sulaiman
white tongues
the smell of sea water
taunts with sarcasm
drink me
oh somalia
im sorry i couldnt be there for you
but while you were trying to to get your daughter
to drink her urine
a singer died
while your children
were falling from the tree of life
scattered bushels of rotten fruit
some whiter children were shot
oh somalia
only if your beautiful wasnt so black
only if you were
gaza or
libya or
bahrain or
egypt or
norway or
england or
japan or
america
or the moon
i would mention you in a poem
only if you had
oil or
poppy or
timber or
rubber or
white people
i would mention you in my prayers
oh somalia
only if your beautiful wasnt so black
the world has grown accustom to watching you die
since i was a child
somalia - synonymous with suffering
african meant adversity
an african struggling was like
a fish swimming
a dog barking
somalia meant starvation
nevermind the magic in your poetry
or
the glowing saints rising from your lands like a thousand moons
nevermind the beauty of your beaches
or
the utter perfection in the hips of your women
oh somalia
only if you didnt wear the resemblance of eve
like an ornate funeral shroud
we wouldnt see you as our sin
and avert our gazes
in shame
turn our faces
to blame
only if your lack of the worldy
didnt remind us
of our lack of the other-worldly
perhaps then we would mention you
oh somalia
only if your beautiful wasnt so black
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Saturday, 23 July 2011
Change it UP!!
Hey ladyloves,
So I got the same plain top in 3 colours...really loved the fact that it wasn't fitted. I'm not into tight fitted tops especially because I wear Jeans, so I always get loose, long tops and Alhamdulilah they seem to be everywhere, some are dresses which I convert into tops lololol...A girls gotta do what shes gotta do in the cause modesty, am I right or am I right...lol PLUS I'm really a handbag, heels, and hijab STATEMENT type of girl...the top JUST has to be the right colour, right fit and look really effortless...and I got it from there on mashaAllah...so I haven't worn the coral version yet BUT I did do turquoise and a dusty brown...okay I'm rambling...HERE...WE...GO..
So I got the same plain top in 3 colours...really loved the fact that it wasn't fitted. I'm not into tight fitted tops especially because I wear Jeans, so I always get loose, long tops and Alhamdulilah they seem to be everywhere, some are dresses which I convert into tops lololol...A girls gotta do what shes gotta do in the cause modesty, am I right or am I right...lol PLUS I'm really a handbag, heels, and hijab STATEMENT type of girl...the top JUST has to be the right colour, right fit and look really effortless...and I got it from there on mashaAllah...so I haven't worn the coral version yet BUT I did do turquoise and a dusty brown...okay I'm rambling...HERE...WE...GO..
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