~Al-Amin's photostream

This is my attempt at calligraphy!

لا اله الا الله

I could really use anyone's advice, though, in terms of how is the balance: the density of the lines versus the empty space? Ideas? tips? constructive criticism?

For those who don't know Arabic, it says "there is no god except God" i.e. there is one God, and this is what we Muslims say every day many times. It has a very calming and meditative effect to anyone who says it: la ilaha illa Allah...

This is Dafney. She's still just a kitten, about a year old I think. Every time I would make sajdah she would roll over on the prayer mat alongside me lol. After the tasleem I took this photo with my phone, hence it's a bit grainy. Cats totally make wudu too: have you ever seen them lick their paw and then wipe it over their head!?

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ولله روح خالط الحبّ كلّها ............... ومازجها حتّى صبت للصّبابة
وخامرها خمر الغرام فأصبحت ....... وأمست على حبّ الحبيب مقيمة
يظنّ بها من ليس يدري بشأنها .......... بأنّ بها سكر الخمور الأثيمة
لها ابدا شوق إلى خير معهد ........ به خير عهد في العصور القديمة

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الإمام الحداد

He was pensive and also bemused. He sat questioning himself and his dreams, each revealing to him that all is not wholly fated. He awoke with more questions than answers and he lay there wishing himself back to sleep, to that recurring dream, to that potential reality. His heart was there - where it had never ceased to be - and where it was truly alive. He longed for that feeling, he longed for that light in his life. And his prayers echoed his longing...

One of a kind: the old city in Sana'a