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Connection to the Earth
Disclaimer: This post was drafted long ago and not published. After Eid, God deemed it to be the right time for me to visit my Mom, Dad and sister. It seemed like an eternity had passed since laying my mother to rest. Living far away from your loved ones is difficult when they are alive… Continue reading
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The Russian Doll Boxes
My Mom’s room in my house is known as “Nano’s Room” and remains in tact the way she decorated it, filled it with her books and personal effects. In her dresser, there are 9 drawers and each one has her signature personal effect – her tin boxes. Many Baby Boomers, my generation of Gen Xers… Continue reading
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The significance of 589
It is the 10th of Ramadan and I’m doing my best to stay on track with my daily prayers, perform tasbeeh (rosary)/dhikr (remembrance of God) throughout the day, keep my thoughts focused, injest positivity in what I read, hear, and see, eat nutritious foods that will give me energy and strength, be intentional with my… Continue reading
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Sunrises and sunsets
On this last day of the year, my maternal Grandfather’s tradition that my Mother carried on in her children was to bid the final sunset of the year farewell, give thanks for the blessings and lessons of the year and to say a prayer for the Almighty to bless the new year with goodness for… Continue reading
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Competitive grief
Ever since the passing of my sister in December of 2018, I didn’t know grief like I do today. And after the passing of my father and mother, each loss has brought about it’s own uniqueness with compounding impact. I have suffered loss my living grandparent, of extended family, friends and seen friends lose loved… Continue reading
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A trifecta: my Mom’s 82nd Earthly Birthday, the Summer solstice, and the longest day of the year – incoherent ramblings of my state of mind
Before the month of June started, I’ve had a horrible pit in my stomach that has been aching with the thought of my Mom’s birthday (June 21st) – her first birthday after her passing. Similar to years past, I had this strong desire to be with her on her birthday. This time in a very… Continue reading
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Eid-ul-Fitr rollercoaster
Today is supposed to be one of the most festive times in the Islamic calendar. It marks the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting – restraining when you eat and drink to daylight hours only (and yes, not even water), restraining your thoughts, your unnecessary speech and increasing your prayers, devotion, remembrance of God,… Continue reading
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Memories of Chand Raats past
I have not been able to write recently, much because I was flooded with a variety of emotions and I didn’t know how to coherently capture my thoughts. In addition, the schedule of work and life got me mentally and physically over-occupied, leaving me with not much mental space to write. Drowning myself in my… Continue reading
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Angels
Pre-dawn and dusk are the most peaceful times of the day. In one of the episodes of Yaqeen Institute’s Angels in Your Presence series (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ02IYL5pmhF2LFN-3QxnuregEv1oKPIc), Dr. Omar Sulieman speaks so beautifully about how angels change shifts at these two times of day. There is special level of peace and serenity envisaging angels all around. Pre-dawn… Continue reading
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Time
What is time? Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. Time is used to quantify, measure, or compare the duration of events or the intervals between them, and even, sequence events. Today marks exactly four weeks of… Continue reading
About Me
I’m an ordinary but deeply spiritual person. I try to be devoted to the many roles in life I have been blessed with. I love my tight circle of family and friends, laughing, traveling, photography, technology, pomegranates and cats.
Jharoka 