They say that over 100 billion people have ever lived with 7 billion alive today. Every single person – living or dead – has teetered or continues to teeter on a precarious tightrope of life. To make firm our footing and balance our steps, we anxiously look for that tailored magic pole. Walking the tightrope […]
Oct 30 2019
Hooyo (mother) and Aabbo (father)
Hooyo:Hooyo (mother in Somali) has two distinctive etymological roots. The first one is ‘hoy’ which stands for home. A building, a room, or a house without people is nothing but an empty physical shell. Like a body without a soul; it’s a spiritless abode. Only when people inhabit it, is a haven of harmony established. […]
Sep 13 2019
He shaped you and then made your shapes beautiful
“He shaped you and then made your shapes beautiful (Fa aḥsana ṣuwarakum)” (40:64) This Quranic verse has been kicking around in my head for the past week, trying to unravel its intrinsic meaning. I’ve read the tafaasir on it but wasn’t satisfied. Usually, the first question that pops into one’s mind is, if Allaah shaped […]
Aug 25 2019
Nidaamka Federaalka Soomaaliya
Jahawareerka ugu wayn ee ku dhacay dadka Soomaaliyeed waa qaabka dawladnimo ee aynu qaadanay iyo sida khaldan ee loo isticmaalay. Tusaale, inta badan goobaha shaqada waxay la daala dhacayaan farqiga wayn ee u dhaxeeya qaabeenta shaqada (work-as-designed) iyo qabashada shaqada (work-as-done). Midda hore waxay si toos ah u hagaysa sidee loo qaban karaa shaqada taalo, […]
May 28 2019
Unexpected encounters
Thirteen Ramadhans ago, I was in the midst of a spiritual transformation (from a nominal Muslim to a practising Muslim) whilst running a large Islamic discussion board. Before that, I was still practising but merely did it out of habit, mindlessly mimicking movements and routines that we were inculcated from a young age. As a […]
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