Story of a life

Today I was sitting in Jum'ah (Friday prayer), listening to the Khutbah (sermon) when I saw an Arab man enter the prayer space with both hands held out high as in prayer (dua)...I had not seen that practice before so I was a little surprised by the grandiose gesture. I wondered why he was doing that and then I saw that the family entering behind him was African American...following them was a couple of South Asian heritage, followed by a White man. All of different heights, b ackgrounds, races, colors, ages. All with a hurried, busy expression on their face that said "oh snap! I am late!". All there for the love of the One God. All there to say "We submit to you, Our Lord!" All could have been doing anything else in the middle of a work day but chose to serve God the best way they knew. And that reminds me of: "O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know each other (no...

It's November 25, 2015. I am extremely introspective. The most, perhaps, that I have been in the quarter of a century I have been on this earth. It's 5 days to my 25th birthday. 1 day to, my soulmate, my grandmother's 10th death anniversary. 23 days since my best friend's 5th death anniversary. 17 days since my other grandma's death. 25 days since the 4th anniversary of one of the biggest turning points in my life. 3.5 years since quitting school. First ever time that I reached 500 friends on Facebook. Where I am: 1- Just started working on my ijaza for Qur'aan recitation. 2- Just started my ijaza for Sini script. 3- A quarter done with my first ever Americorps service year - a dream of my 12 year old self fulfilled. 4- Sub for different Arabic classes. (Living the full no commitment life) 5- Considering being an EMT. What I have accomplished: 1- Learned how to save a life: CERT, CPR and First Aid Things that I want to do: 1-Drive a converti...