Things Were So Different.. Everything's Changed. For Better And Worse. Guess It Ain't Too Bad

The Viking Age ring with the Arabic inscription

“for Allah” The Birka Ring

Featuring a pink-violet colored stone with an inscription that reads “for Allah” or “to Allah,” the silver ring was found during the 1872-1895 excavations of grave fields at the Viking age trading center of Birka, some 15.5 miles west of Stockholm.

Japan here I come 🇯🇵

Everything is okay

Nothing is okay

How do you know when someone isn’t the one for you? How do you decide that?

I usually get a strong gut feeling/shift in feelings

Sometimes a dream

Ask God

Weigh out the pros/cons

Knowledge is real wealth

When choosing a spouse in this dunya choose someone who has a thirst for beneficial knowledge, someone who always makes an effort to improve his/her deen and his/her relationship with Allah and most importantly teach yourself to be that person too... seek knowledge like there is no tomorrow

“Chipmunk tasting almonds for the first time”

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Illustrations by Bill Mayer

“Tujhe yaad kar liya hai, aayat ki tarah.”

— I have memorized you like a holy verse from the Quran. 

In English we say "I can't make eye contact". But in Urdu, we say:

"Unki nazron ka rukh aaj meri taraf hai,

Aaj meri palkon ne uthne se inkaar kar diya hai".