A beginning..

Assalamu alaykum, -)

I was reading “Wayfarers to God” by Habib Ali Jifry today, and Habib Ali has a beautiful section in the book where he says:

“Allah has commanded us to do three things: to acquire knowledge, to act in conformity with that knowledge and to teach. Whoever learns and does not act upon his knowledge and does not teach, has fulfilled one obligation and neglected two. Yet, he who learns and teaches others whilst falling short in conforming to that knowledge has fulfilled two obligations and neglected one. Action, by fulfilling two obligations whilst neglecting one obligation, is better than fulfilling one obligation whilst neglecting two. And what is best and what is more excellent and fitting, is to fulfill all three obligations. And for this reason, you should establish this understanding firmly within you.”

Actions are according to intentions, as the famous hadith tells us. And so, despite the multitude of masha’Allah incredible blogs out there, reading Habib Ali’s words was enough motivation to start a blog of my own. Insha’Allah this will be a place to reflect on what I’m reading, courses that I’m taking, life events that are happening, and anything else that seems appropriate, so that I can strengthen my own learning and share what is going on with others.