Thankfulness~ Imam Zaid Shakir

"Part of our striving, should be a striving for Shukr, a striving to be Thankful."

"Stop looking to what we lack and look to what we have, so that we can give thanks."

"Some of us have houses with ceilings higher than this Masjid"

"We don't have a spare tire, we have a spare car.

Oh, the Lexus is broke, take the Toyota . . . We need to give Thanks"

Allah says, "If you thank me, I will give you more."

Imam Zaid Shakir

Jumu'ah Khutbah

Muslim Unity Center

Bloomfield, Michigan

Nomadic Pondering

Nomadic is (adj.) relating to people who move from place to place usually seasonally.

Ponder is (v.) to consider something deeply and thoroughly, to meditate.

Our seasons have been 3-4 years instead of 3 months. For the last 10 years we have lived: 4 years in Georgia (2005-2008, our Winter), 3 years in Tennessee (2009-2011, our Spring), and 4 years in Maryland (2012-2015, our Summer).

Now we live in Michigan (our Autumn or Fall) and only Allah knows if we will be here for another 3-4 years.

On our travels, we have been blessed to sit in the company of some blessed people. InshaAllah, this blog will be a means to share our reflections and the exact words of our blessed teachers that touched us deeply.

meditate.   reflect.   ponder.