To reflect on in the hours before Ramadan...

To contemplate on during these last few hours before the start of Ramadan:

The Prophet, may Allah immerse him in continuous peace, said,

"An hour's worth of contemplation is better than

sixty years of worship."

The soul's true happiness lies in experiencing the inner joy, and it will never be fully satisfied with outer, seeming pleasures. Its connection is with God, and nothing short of perfection will ever satisfy it.

                        Bowl of Saki, July 19, by Hazrat Inayat Khan

R A M A D A N

I S

G E N E R O U S

Muhammad ibn Ya`qub (al-Kulayni), from `Ali ibn Ibrahim, from his father, from al-Nawfali, 

from al-Sakuni, from Abu 'Abd Allah (al-'Imam al Sadiq) (A) that he said: 

"Amir al-Mu'minin (A) used to say: `Arouse your heart to contemplation;

 keep your side clear off the night; and be heedful towards your Lord."

(Usul al-Kafi, II, 5)

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The most superior form of worship is perpetual contemplation on God and His Power.

(Usul al-Kafi, II, 55)

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"GOD IN EVERY HEART"

Snatam Kaur

(make it your mantra)

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“Say: 'I give you only one admonition, 

That you stand before Allah either two by two, or one by one and reflect.” 

34:46 Quran

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IN THE HOURS BEFORE RAMADAN

One woman realizes

the universe

is engaged in wazifa.

A new mother

looks into her infants eyes

and notices

even a baby knows God.

A little boy

tells his grandpa,

"My imaginary friend is the Real.

My imaginary friend is God."

A cat naps in the sun,

using purrs for tasbeh,

dreaming, "Ya Nur!"

A flower bud waits to open,

hoping for Life to witness it.

Ten people die

on a day of war

when it all would stop

if they would gather

together

and chant "Ya Salaam!"

(by K.Nur)

The Beauty of Pollination...

Have they not seen the birds above them 
spreading out their wings and closing them? 

Naught upholdeth them save the Beneficent. 

Lo! He is Seer of all things.  

(Quran 67:19)

And thy Lord inspired the bee, saying: 

Choose thou habitations in the hills 

and in the trees and in that which they thatch;
 Then eat of all fruits, and follow the ways of thy Lord, 
made smooth (for thee). 
There cometh forth from their bellies a drink divers of hues, 
wherein is healing for mankind. 
Lo! herein is indeed a portent for people who reflect. 

(Quran 16:68-69)

It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, 

nor doth the night outstrip the day. 

They float each in an orbit.

  (Quran 36:40)