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| Just musin' |
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| UmmWafi |
| 09/30/02 at 15:32:26 |
| [slm] It's 3am here and yours truly is trying to work miracles with her overdue paper on Sufism. Now, when you combine desperation with coffee, a drink one cannot have if one is reactive to caffeine, you tend to get a very weird psychedelic kinda result :-* Writing, some say, is therapeutic. So, to save myself some money from going to a psychiatrist, I shall engage in this cheaper alternative to prozac. Of course, if you, dear akhwati and ikhwani, feel you need prozac after u read my therapy, uhhhh...well...good luck ? :-[ So what will our late night topic be on ? Lets talk about that 4-letter word :o Rid your mind of any ehem..misconception for I refer to none other than love; or lurrrvvveee as some would say it. Alright...save the groans I know I am cheesy. Why, I am soo cheesy them nachos just settle themselves on me (this is a lousy attempt at drawlin much similar to my infamous post long ago that made Sis Se7en laff at a reference to some dawgs bribin trees. But I digress). Love. What is it anyways. Some say it is that thing that would make you cross a swim a thousand rivers, climb the highest mountain and brave the flaming sea ( although I doubt the Red Sea is called that due to some flammatory reasons). Now, some of the cynics (mostly those who have bitten once and are now twice shy or those who basically have not experience it but wanna look jaded anyways) claim that love is the final downfall of a fool. *watching my steps carefully now*. It's strange because nobody can exactly pinpoint what it is and yet almost everybody has an opinion on it (including this writer who object to people pointing pins at her :P ). So, because I start this thread, I shall burde...I mean..share with all of you my two cents worth (give and take the value of cents after inflation) on it. Love is a many splendoured thing. Don't worry, I have writer's block so I am just randomly using a quotation which do not necessarily reflect my views. *shakes her head a bit and is startled to hear echoes*. Now that the block has tumbled, let me start again. Love, is both a blessing and a curse :) Do I hear mutters of disapproval ? Well hey hey hey, hear me out bruthas and sistahs. Love is ....emotions ? the chemical reaction to certain stimuli ? the product of our Freudian conclusion after a childhood of traumas ? Love is God and God is Love. It is plain to see. I mean lets get real here. How many of you think we have more than a 5% chance of surviving life and this world if Allah has not showered His Love and Mercy on us ? Now, simple calculations indicate that if it takes His Love to make life beautiful for all the creatures on earth ( and also as Buzz Lightyear said "to infinity and beyond") wouldn't it mean that we can make life happier for ourselves and for our fellow mankind if love each other ? Sigh..but such it would not be for did not Samuel Huntington, the geezer who many in political circles revere, say in his famous book that "man needs to hate". So, we replace love with hate. I see the hatred the Jewish man have for his Arab neighbour and I see the hatred on the face of a pregnant Palestinian woman who would most probably transfer the hatred onto a whole new generation. I see hatred amongst bigots, who endeavours to force ideologies down peoples' throats with missiles and weapons. I see hatred in genocidical leaders who think some people don't deserve to live cos "they are born different than us". And..ladies and gentleman, allow me now to unveil the masterpiece painted by the colours of hatred on the canvass of life. If you look at this graphic abstract carefully, you will see....Destruction. Is this what we need ? Well Mr Huntington, I am glad for you that you have a PhD and all, but I personally feel that your idea stinks. And man does it stink bad. Love is a Blessing from Allah. A Blessing meant for us to utilise in our efforts to build a strong and united ummah. A Blessing meant for us to foster understanding and acceptance and to reject elements of alienation and division. Love is the impetus that would create this undiminishing desire to know Allah so well that we would do anything and everything to bring Him Pleasure and avoid causing Him Pain. Love is what makes me give you salaams when we meet each and everytime. Love is also our vehicle of pain and folly. Love that is mizundastood (as Ms Pink would say) anchor us to this earth and focus on only worldly concerns. Love misplaced makes one forget that nothing...nothing is permanent. Love misused makes one forget that nothing...nothing is worth anything except Him. Love unchecked gives u grief. Na'udzubillah. Fear not beloved akhwati and ikhwani, I have not gone over the edge (though some would strongly contest that) neither have I lost my mind (again there are those who would claim I have none in the first place). I am just reflective. Mere minutes ago I experienced something that makes me wonder what is the worth of friendship. What is the worth of Love in friendships. *Belatedly checking the Madinat Constitution* I have now long exceeded the welcome of my stay in this thread. Since I have the uncanny knack of causing confusion with my posts *shudders* I shall try to make a habit of underlining my point. [u]There is no point in this thread. Just musin and sharin some musin. This is neither an academic piece nor is it a tool for da'wah[/u] Phew. Ya think the folks would get that ? ;) With that (and before I embarrass myself further) I shall bid u adieu. I am off to KL tomorrow and will only be back home in 2 weeks time. In the meantime, if I can get access to the Net I shall pop in to see whether I actually get responses for this ramblin and give my salaams. If my time is better employed *okay okay was just egging y'all* I shall just say now will miss ya and hope that Allah Bless you everyday, with everything that is good for you. With Love too. Wassalam. PS Too many grammatical and spelling mistakes and omissions for me to correct. So uh...hope all of you can read typo well :) |
| 09/30/02 at 15:41:24 |
| UmmWafi |
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| theOriginal |
| 09/30/02 at 16:17:48 |
| [slm] hahahaha. I must say I found your post extremely entertaining. Especially this part: [quote]Well Mr Huntington, I am glad for you that you have a PhD and all, but I personally feel that your idea stinks. And man does it stink bad. [/quote] LOL. thank you for making my day! SF. |
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| BrKhalid |
| 10/01/02 at 09:45:50 |
| Asalaamu Alaikum ;-) May be Sr Umm Wafi should have her own 3am column and muse on a regular basis!! ;) |
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| Mohja |
| 10/01/02 at 18:22:17 |
| [quote] May be Sr Umm Wafi should have her own 3am column and muse on a regular basis!! [/quote] i second that!!! :) |
| 10/01/02 at 18:23:52 |
| Mohja |
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| se7en |
| 10/01/02 at 22:27:44 |
| as salaamu alaykum, subhanAllah.. it's crazy how we misuse and abuse the things Allah has blessed us with to do things that only hurt us in the long run. Even the human capacity to love.. which is by it's nature such an amazing and beautiful and good quality.. which Allah has granted us from His rahma.. we can corrupt by a nafs that is not balanced, and can be used to harm us rather than bring about benefit :( may Allah guide us to what is best for us and illumine our hearts with love for Him and by Him. jazaki Allahu khayran for the post sis umm wafi.. [] on me for more 3 am posts :) wasalaamu alaykum wa rahmatAllah |
| 10/01/02 at 22:29:18 |
| se7en |
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| UmmWafi |
| 10/03/02 at 10:17:11 |
| [slm] y'all Woohooo me own column. Shall I be syndicated ? Heh heh or would I just be indicated let alone indicted ? Well I must say, these 3ams musin's are just too too kooky. Yesterday the musin was abt a Muslim man and his desire for revenge. It's actually a serious reflection based on a true event..but I am too affected by it right now to write about it. All I can say is..when man forgets that Allah is his Creator, he tends to do so many evils based on his nafs. What he doesn't realise is that when he forgets Allah, syaitaan then leads the reins on his nafs. Na'udzubillah. Wassalam. |
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