Another loooong day/night of studying and hopelessly trying to get through my history reading. No night at College library is complete without seeing various members of the Moslem crowd (M Unit!). I unsuccessfully tried to lure my favorite Ashraf sister to the library, but she declined saying she would only socialize at the library. That Muny, she's a smart woman-- I should have done the same. But I do work fairly well under pressure. (yah riiiiight) I also lost in a heated competition of Zuma with my midget twins, Renee and Fadi. They're pretty hardcore. Its almost inspiring really... almost being the operative word here.
I've also got a really bad cough. I feel fine its just that I sound like the Lochness monster. Actually, the tone of my voice varies. Sometimes I sound like an endearing pre-pubescent boy with a very squeaky voice. Mostly though I sound like an aging geriatric woman whose forgotten to take her hormonal supplements. Hmmm.... I wonder if this is any sign of rapidly waning youth? Let's hope not. But one has to wonder when your friends start talking about your "shelf life" in your prescence.
9.21.2004
9.18.2004
Opening a New Chapter
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful...
"The Opening Chapter" also know as Surut-al-Fatiha, is the first sura in the Holy Quran. The chapter is seven lines long and is often the first sura that many young Muslims learn and memorize. Its the one chapter that Muslims read over and over again every time we pray. To me, so much of the essence of being Muslim and the meaning of this life is embedded in al-Fatiha. At this stage in my life, I personally feel like I am opening a new chapter. The beautiful thing about that is that everything has greater meaning and more clarity. It is a real blessing, alhamdhulillah.
So I've tried a couple times to join on the blog-o-rama bandwagon, and have failed twice. Ahhh...but as the adage goes, third time is a charm! I love to rant and rave about pressing current events issues that face the world and my community, just as much as I love to rant and rave about the most banal things. If anything, I love a novel, new hobby to procrastinate my days away... thus the birth of my blog.
But I've had a long day of learning to speed-read through horrificly boring Irish history textbooks, cleaning my apartment, and trying to get the theme song to The Snorks out of my head. So with that i'm off to dreamland.
"The Opening Chapter" also know as Surut-al-Fatiha, is the first sura in the Holy Quran. The chapter is seven lines long and is often the first sura that many young Muslims learn and memorize. Its the one chapter that Muslims read over and over again every time we pray. To me, so much of the essence of being Muslim and the meaning of this life is embedded in al-Fatiha. At this stage in my life, I personally feel like I am opening a new chapter. The beautiful thing about that is that everything has greater meaning and more clarity. It is a real blessing, alhamdhulillah.
So I've tried a couple times to join on the blog-o-rama bandwagon, and have failed twice. Ahhh...but as the adage goes, third time is a charm! I love to rant and rave about pressing current events issues that face the world and my community, just as much as I love to rant and rave about the most banal things. If anything, I love a novel, new hobby to procrastinate my days away... thus the birth of my blog.
But I've had a long day of learning to speed-read through horrificly boring Irish history textbooks, cleaning my apartment, and trying to get the theme song to The Snorks out of my head. So with that i'm off to dreamland.
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