Du'a
Morning & Evening Du'as
The words the Prophet ﷺ taught to open and close a day — a quiet covering for the hours we cannot control.
Tadhakkur · تذكّر · Remembrance
What You Seek Is Seeking You.
A quiet space for Quranic reflection, Tasawuf, and the poetry of the heart — inspired by Rumi, Al-Ghazali, and Ibn Arabi.
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Today's Reflection
Even a Morsel Becomes Worship
"Indeed, my prayer, my rites, my living and my dying are for Allah" (6:162). The Prophet ﷺ taught that even a morsel placed in your wife's mouth is charity — for actions are judged by intentions. When the heart turns toward Allah, the whole of an ordinary day becomes an unbroken act of worship.
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Four Stones Along the Bank
Ways We Remember
I.
Reflections
Slow sittings with a verse or hadith — turning one line over until its meaning settles in the chest.
II.
Tasawuf
The inner science of the heart, drawn from Al-Ghazali and Ibn Arabi — purification, nearness, and the self that must be unlearned.
III.
Poetry
Original verse in the spirit of Rumi and Ibn Arabi — love, loss, and the soul's return to the One.
IV.
Du'a
Morning and evening supplications, and the quiet words that carry a day from waking to rest.
Wisdom Stream
Words that Float on Water
"What you seek is seeking you."
— Rumi"The soul, like water, flows to the sea. In the realm of the infinite, we are free."
— from "The Veil of Light," inspired by Al-Ghazali"Death is but a door to the Divine, a return to the source where souls entwine."
— from "The Poem of the Return," inspired by Ibn Arabi"I choose to love you in silence, for in silence I find no rejection."
— Rumi"Actions are judged by intentions."
— Sahih Bukhari"Allah will raise those who have believed among you, and those given knowledge, by degrees."
— Surah Al-Mujadila, 58:11Recent Reflections
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Poetry
The Poem of the Return
What is this body but a transient shell, a vessel for the soul, a tale to tell? — verse after Ibn Arabi.
Poetry
The Veil of Light
In the stillness of the heart's deep night, where whispers of the soul take flight — verse after Al-Ghazali.
Reflection
Identity Card
A reflection on who we are once the names we're given — and the ones we chase — are set aside.
The Shape of Tadhakkur
The Path of Remembrance
Forgetting
The heedlessness of ordinary days — moving through life without pausing to remember why.
Tadhakkur
The deliberate act of remembering — a verse, a name of Allah, a line of poetry that stops you mid-step.
Reflection
Sitting with what was remembered until it stops being information and becomes understanding.
Nearness
The heart, polished by repeated remembrance, drawing closer to the One it was made for.
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