Comments for Empty Stomach, Full Heart

Comment on Merely an Ant by Wael

Wael — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:24:14 +0000

It’s just a matter of practice. Listen to Qur’an tapes and recite along with them. The more you practice, the more your tongue will become accustomed to the words and the sounds, and the easier it will become. Also, try to look up or learn the words you don’t know. This way the recitation will also become a form of Arabic learning and training. May Allah reward you.

Comment on Don’t Be A Chimp… by Wael

Wael — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:19:03 +0000

Thanks for the reminder that we need to be conscious and aware in our prayers, and not just chimps – ha, ha. It’s a good parable. Although, who knows what was in the chimp’s heart? They are very intelligent animals.

Comment on Time on’s on Who’s side? by sheryza

sheryza — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:47:43 +0000

subhanallah i was thinking the same thing in ramadan. but had writers block in ramadan. thank you so much for that benficial post. may allah bless you for it. ameen.

Comment on Taraweeh by bill

bill — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:09:00 +0000

Very nicely put.

Comment on Time on’s on Who’s side? by Sumera

Sumera — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 13:16:47 +0000

Lovely reminder.

JazakAllahu Khayr.

Comment on Reveling in the Rahmah by Amani

Amani — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:25:30 +0000

LOL…I wish you could send some of those deserts my way

Comment on Intro by amani

amani — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 04:22:36 +0000

Mashallah, I love that quote, makes me wanna write my own essay about the experience. Thanx…

Comment on Intro by Muslim Apple

Muslim Apple — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 19:24:26 +0000

Several months ago, I was listening to an essay on NPR called “Giving a Name to the Pain of Losing a Child” by Karla Holloway. She said that there are no words in the English language to describe a parent that has lost a child yet we many other words which describe similar situations.

A woman who loses her husband is a widow.
A man who loses his wife is a widower.
A child that loses a parent is an orphan.

It seems our society doesn’t know how to talk about this issue.

The essay begins about 2min 15 secs in. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5511147

May Allah subhanahu wa ta ala protect you and your family.

Comment on This is Our Month by Organic Muslimah

Organic Muslimah — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 18:26:17 +0000

Exactly! It’s a wonderful statement.

Comment on Merely an Ant by zaynab

zaynab — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:31:33 +0000

assalaamu alaykum,

i empathize. each ramadan i really want to read my daily juz in arabic, and i’ve tried more than once, but subhanAllah it’s just plain hard and sloooow going. so i have always ended up reading it through in english. inshaAllah some day it will be easy, or at least easy enough to read a juz a day. it reminds me how important it is to me to raise my children up so that reading arabic is as easy for them as english. as for the whole understanding what they’re reading bit, that’s a whole other challenge…