Showing posts with label islam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label islam. Show all posts
Monday, March 31, 2025

Each Moment Is like Sunlight on the Heart

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  A poem for Eid al-Fitr about returning to the holiness of ordinary life at the end of the greater holiness of Ramadan:   E ach moment is l...
Monday, February 24, 2025

Reason Doesn't Travel Well

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  A poem for Ramadan about the weaknesses of reason as compared to faith in a harsh environment:   Reason doesn't travel well Across th...
Monday, April 22, 2024

Estimated Wait Time Is Forever

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  A poem for Eid al-Fitr, which occurs at the end of Ramadan, about faith as a journey rather than a visitation. E stimated wait time is f...
Thursday, May 13, 2021

Eid Is Bittersweet

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May 13, 2021 Dear Subscriber: Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is religion. I welco...
Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Each Fast Is like a Cleansing of the Soul

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May 12, 2021 Dear Subscriber: Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is religion. I welco...
Sunday, April 18, 2021

Erase My Soul

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April 18, 2021 Dear Subscriber: Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is Ramadan, which b...
Saturday, April 17, 2021

Rights Are Not Equivalent to Freedom

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April 17, 2021 Dear Subscriber: Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is Ramadan, which b...
Friday, April 16, 2021

Righteousness Remains the Rock of Faith

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April 16, 2021 Dear Subscriber: Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is Ramadan, which b...
Thursday, April 15, 2021

Reason Is No Cause for Revelation

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April 15, 2021 Dear Subscriber: Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is Ramadan, which b...
Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Read the Holy Book as Though Asleep

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April 14, 2021 Dear Subscriber: Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is Ramadan, which b...
Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Rapture Comes Most Easily Within

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April 13, 2021 Dear Subscriber: Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is Ramadan, which b...
Monday, April 12, 2021

Ramadan Reminds Us that the World

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April 12, 2021 Dear Subscriber: Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is Ramadan, which b...
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Poem of the Week

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August 25, 2011 #648 Dear Subscriber: This week’s poem of the week is a poem for Eid al-Fitr. You can hear me read the poem and lis...
Thursday, July 28, 2011

Poem of the Week

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July 28, 2011 #644 Dear Subscriber: This week’s poem of the week is a poem for Ramadan. You can hear me read the poem and listen to the musi...
Thursday, August 12, 2010

Poem of the Week

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August 12, 2010 #594   Dear Subscriber:   This week’s poem of the week is a Ramadan poem.   You can hear me read the poem and listen to the ...
Thursday, September 17, 2009

Poem of the Week

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September 17, 2009 #547 Dear Subscriber: This week’s poem of the week is a poem for Eid al-Fitr. You can hear me read the poem and listen to...
Thursday, December 4, 2008

Poem of the Week

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December 4, 2008 #510 Dear Subscriber: This week’s poem of the week is an Eid-al-Adha poem. You can hear me read the poem and listen to the ...