Upholding Female Dignity

The one thing that really stood out about this man, the one characteristic that made him so unique, the one thing that he had that made him so different from the people of that time, amongst all the other things that he did, that it was said that this man Zaid ibn Amr ibn Nufair
when the people of that time, when the men of that time, when they sought to bury their daughters alive, when they said that we would rather have sons as opposed to daughters, we would rather have men who would carry on our lineage, this man Zaid ibn Amr ibn Nufair he would go to these people and he would say that if you do not to have them in your possession if you do not want to care for them ,give them to me, i will look after them.

And the prophet alayhi sallam is being questioned about what will be the status be of this man? And he says that on this day when everyone comes, on that day when everyone is taken into account, on that day of reckoning, when everyone has risen, when everyone stands behind those they claim to be followers of, then my ummah will stand behind me, the people of Musa alayhe sallam will stand behind him, the people of Nuh alayhe sallam will stand behind him. On that day when all the nations will stand together, Your father will stand as a nation unto himself.

Such as the sanctity, such as the dignity given to this man who would speak out against these injustices, such is the dignity, such is the elevation given to this man, who when everyone else seeked to abuse the women of that time, who when they would think that these would not give us any benefit, that they have no use to us, that we could just put them in the dirt without any hesitation, this man sought to give them refuge, this man sought to give them sanctuary, he is going to be standing unto a nation unto himself, when he is standing in front of Allah azawajal on that day and we have to ask ourselves, what is the condition, what is the status of the matter which we treat our women in these days? perhaps we are not engaging in the practice of infanticide, perhaps we are not putting our women into the dirt, not burying them alive, but still we are doing thing s in which we are not giving them the dignity, not giving them the respect that they deserve as women of our time, that on a daily basis we abuse these women on such a great capacity of such an extent now that we have so many stories, so many accounts of just in the recent months of how people are treating their women when they come to their home, not only in verbal abuse but also in physical abuse.

Upholding Female Dignity

The Dusty Foot Philosopher

I have alot of respect for this artist, K'naan, he doesnt try so hard to conform to the mainstream, you can see his originality in the lyrics of most of his songs like 'In the begining' and 'Soobax'

K'naan & Nelly Furtado - Going Away

Locally Grown

Buying Australian made and Australian owned is not so distant from being a locavore. The benefits explained by Mark Bittman, in Whats wrong with what we eat?

The “locavore” movement encourages consumers to buy from farmers’ markets or even to grow or pick their own food, arguing that fresh, local products are more nutritious and taste better. Locavores also shun supermarket offerings as an environmentally friendly measure, since shipping food over long distances often requires more fuel for transportation.

Oxford Word of The Year

Whats Next

Hope, to believe in something, that is worth striving for, to have an aim, an inner force that gives motivation to continue. To aspire to be like a distant impression. To achieve inspiration from the mere thought of that notion. And to believe that it is achievable, within reach. That you are deserving of it.

By the crashing waves tumbling over me, I cant breathe nor see, I cant feel anything but the wet coldness, beneath me, rising around me, overtaking me. The formerly calm waters now a horrid rush of madness. Of confusion that will not give way to the once serene waters, to the recollection of the once tranquil mind of intellect.

To be amazed at finding the essential, that makes you comprehensive, the yearning no longer present, its desertion appreciated, quenched, the craving fulfilled. The satisfaction that was aspired, that felt so beyond my reach, now within grasp. But the ultimate plunge is required, am I willing or would I rather to exist eternally on the brink of this happiness, I fear I am accustomed to the suspense, with the desire of staying at this edge, uncertain to go beyond the threshold, dread that what was so sugar coated may turn out hollow, unfulfilling, that I may fall into a dark depression. Emptiness may be what awaits. The false notion of contentment deceivingly leading into a void.

Trust, to believe in another. To allow them to fulfill your expectations. To rid yourself of the responsibility, to justify your actions, or lack of. Reliance is easier than independence, liberated from worrisome decisions, to free your mind from being swamped down. To feel the ecstasy of not your actions, not your decisions.

8/9/2006