3/29/2014

 
 
On Children
by: Khalil Gibran
 
 
 

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might
that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.

3/22/2014

Method Play



March
 

 
 
Where was Prophet Adam (as) born? Share five things about him.
 
 
 
How many Subhaan-Allahs can you say in 60 seconds?
 
 
Go on a scavenger hunt and collect 5 different leaves. Use them in an Art project.
 
 
Find three ways to help a friend.
 
 
 
 
 
Give someone flowers at the masjid.
 
 
Try making wudu with a pitcher of water
 
 
Play the silence game: sit quietly for 2 minutes.
 
 
 
 
 
Make a timeline of the daily prayers.
 
 
Invent a new game: Good Vs. Evil
 
 
Draw a suitcase, then draw all the things you will be able to take back to the next world.
 
 
 
 
Pretend you are a super hero. Explain your super-power and explain how you will save the earth.
 
 
Build structures with toothpicks and marshmallows.

No "Expert Advice" Provided Here


Peace be upon you.

I am not an expert. But I am worthy. Because I am unworthy. Munch on that!

Here we go again. This is my attempt to catalogue my journey, my struggles, and what I refuse to learn in the process.  If any of it helps you, then all praise is for the ONE who is beyond our comprehension, but Closer to our hearts than any living soul.

Fine, enough cryptic lingo. Ready, set, go! : )