http://waleedjameel.com/blog content is king Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:38:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I started reading Quran. I'm not going to say I started reading Quran again, that's not true though I wish it was and wasn't. Reading Quran again implies that you used to do it regularly. It also, sadly, implies that you stopped at some point. Clearly, not an easy statement ... http://waleedjameel.com/blog/2009/09/the-sanctuary/ The year is 1997 and I am new in college. I'm awe-struck, going from store to store, amazed at being a young adult with a few dollars in my pockets and amazed at the "huge" variety that the on-campus stores were offering. I'm in love with something invisible. It's not ... http://waleedjameel.com/blog/2009/09/lessons-from-97/ Note from listening to Wisam Sharrief- Keep these 5 points in mind when you recite Quran: Letters can be heavy or light Letters live somewhere (throat, lips, mouth) This Cat Feels Awfully Cool What gets stretched & how much (north/south - east/west) Don't bounce what don't need to bounce http://waleedjameel.com/blog/2009/08/the-5-little-points-of-tajweed/ The Effect of Sins on Human Beings, from the works of Ibn Qayyim over 650 years ago. From the notes of the Ilm Summit 09 course, compiled by a smart sister. 1. Deprived of knowledge. Knowledge is light and illumination, and if there is darkness of sin in the heart, ... http://waleedjameel.com/blog/2009/08/all-you-sinners-put-your-lights-on/ I have hope for you, my friend. http://waleedjameel.com/blog/2009/08/you-cannot-quit-me-so-quickly/ Numbing it all. Dumbing it down. Fumbling along. Grumbling not allowed. Stumbling sometimes Tumbling others. Crumbling puny thoughts Rumbling loud truths Humbling steps. http://waleedjameel.com/blog/2009/07/i-used-to-rule-the-world/ In 40 hours, I will be far far away. I'm going to many places, meeting many many people and doing quite a number of new things. It sounds amazing and it probably is. I just need to remember. I need to remember who I am and what I stand for and what ... http://waleedjameel.com/blog/2009/07/lines-in-the-sand/ I believe in signs. I believe in patterns. I believe in frequencies. I believe in all this and more. And when it comes to you my friend, I do believe how incredibly sad you are. Believe me. http://waleedjameel.com/blog/2009/03/i-believe/ I have been tagged by Jaadu Adnan. Rules, as per Adnan: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 16 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 16 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I ... http://waleedjameel.com/blog/2009/01/16/ 1) raw egg on my food. Yes I'm positive I don't want it, thank you kindly. 2) McDonald's strong need to help me usher in the new year with burgers and shakes. I've been ushering new years for many years now and I can do it again this time. 3) lots of ... http://waleedjameel.com/blog/2009/01/what-ive-learnt-in-one-walk-in-singapore/