Category Archives: People
The end in mind
Recently I was having a discussion with one of very dear friends, about visiting Saudi Arabia for Umra. Two months right after the month of Zil Haj, the Saudi government does not issue any Umra visas, and this understandably reduced … Continue reading
Crazy
What is crazy anyways? Isn’t it just something out of the ordinary, something that quite doesn’t fit the available sizes? You might argue that crazy is a state of mind, a mental deficit of sorts, where your thinking is just … Continue reading
Thinking about thinking
It is quite a sorry situation to be in, when all you’ve got to do is think about thinking. Thinking about God, because He just has to be there. It makes more sense that way. If you still fall for … Continue reading
Giving thanks where it is due
Two things have happened in this week that are well worth mentioning. Well, OK, three things. The first thing was that I was finally convinced to have a topic for my blog (this blog that you are reading right now). … Continue reading
Developers – just can’t get over this
I favorited this video on YouTube quite some time ago, but I just can’t get over this:
Languages
I just finished reading a remarkable little book on Languages. My interest in language acquisition began only when I chanced upon a reading of Mohammad Asad’s tafseer of the Quran. The remarkable thing about M Asad’s approach towards the Quran … Continue reading
Relevancy
This is what separates the good from the best, but only under rare circumstances. Usually, relevancy separates the good from the useless. As my wife constantly keeps reminding me, ‘When good does nothing, it is evil enough‘ – that is … Continue reading