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'O Lord, when I lose hope because my plans have come to nothing, then help me to remember that Your love is always greater than my disappointments and Your plans for my life are always better than my dreams.' ~ Imam Ali (a.s.) Have I ever mentioned how much I love Imam Ali (a.s.)? I mean, of course, we all do. His vibration is way too high for those of us with pure hearts and intentions to not love him, or at least carry an admiration and respect for him on some level. That we would understand his calibre. And then there are those who love him much more than I could ever dream possible. But I love him, too. To bits. Lots and lots and lots. In my very unique and powerful way. Every time I'm down, I may not even ask Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.w.) for help - and that's not due to any other reasons except that I know he's cool with that. My calling on Ali is of course, my calling on Muhammad. Ils sont tous les mêmes. Le même esprit. For me, it's firs...

4th May 2009 Genius moment after listening to latmiyyah for relaxation and meditation: we perform Maatam on our Heart chakra, the seat of Universal Love :-) and we perform Sajdah on our 6th chakra, with the palm, knee and toe chakras as well... ah, bliss! I want to slowly stop my dependence on the music and try to satisfy myself with the latmiyyah. Because, no matter how I try to justify it, if it's haraam, I am in no position to argue. It is in the hadith, you can't really argue with that, can you? I mean, I didn't even feel sad or motivated enough to recite Surah Faateha for Lady Fatemah (her death anniversary today). And on the other side, my little cousin is going to the masjid every night. I'm just going to demand from Imam e Zaman to loan me or somehow procure the money for me, whether it is by helping me recognise the most appropriate job to take or a loan from the World Federation or something. I HAVE to go to the Al-Mahdi Institute, otherwise I will not only st...

That is why 'Ali (A), in sermon 129, after warning the people of the dangers of worldliness, says: You live in a period when virtues recede and evils advance step by step, and the Satan becomes greedier in his eagerness to ruin human beings. Today his equipment has been reinforced, his traps are set in every place, and his prey comes easily. Look around; you will see either a poor man hardly able to breathe in extreme poverty and penury , or a rich man who has transformed God's blessings into his own infidelity , or you will see a miser who makes stinginess in discharging the obligations imposed by God a means of increasing his own wealth , or you will find the rebellious whose unruly hearts are deaf to moral admonition. Where are the virtuous, the righteous amongst you? Where are the free men and the magnanimous? Where are those who avoid every trace of deceit in their dealings and pursue piety and honesty in their ways? WEDNESDAY, 5th November 2008 "Thou thinkest thou ...