Sinner

I don’t know how to begin
or to end this rather unpoetic prose
there is no beginning and will be no end
this cycle will simply continue
I don’t know how to admit
that I missed all the signs
and saw things that weren’t there
Now my hallucinations have gotten the better of me
they’re inescapable; I’ve been trapped in their lair
I don’t [...]

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I didn’t give

Help me. Somebody, please help me. I was awakened from my deep sleep-like reverie by the sound of those pleading words. It was 10am but I couldn’t keep my eyes open for I had had very little sleep the night before and had been up since 5:30am. The moment I got [...]

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Relying on God

Reminds of me of how lacking my faith really is…

Muhammad ibn Abi Imran narrates: I heard someone ask our shaykh Hatim al-Asum how he reached the level he was at in reliance upon Allah. He replied, “I became convinced in four things (i.e. that these four things penetrated my heart). One, I am convinced that [...]

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