#light of the Qur'an
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muslim-world · 1 year ago
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crescentmp3 · 2 years ago
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hiii! 'tis me.
#i have returned from death (school). limbo‚ even.#i shall not describe it as hell thanks to my lovely Friend (trademark) whom lights up the entire room for me#despite probably darkening it for everyone else due to her apathetic and uncaring nature. oh she's perfect#ahem. not the point. and also very boring to the rest of you who do not know nor care about her#well! the day went fairly great. she (the Friend) seemed to really enjoy my gift and got embarrassed by it‚ which was my intention#she read through the notebook i prepared for her over the summer as a sort of diary directed at her and she really laughed at some parts#she seemed to like the keychain‚ i hope to see her use it#she also really liked the matching-with-mine astronaut that is both an eraser and a pencil sharpener and is already using it#and she ate the two chocolate bars (her favorites) i added into the box as extras.#she was also pretty impressed when i pointed out design choices i made for the inside of the box#so all in all. great day‚ amazing day‚ nearly perfect dare i say. god why does it rhyme. i hate it here#ahem anyway!#we also have new teachers that took the place of the old ones. of course many remain unchanged‚ but it didn't go without any new faces#notably‚ we have a new qur'an teacher‚ a new math teacher and a new literature teacher.#some other teachers were also changed but i have not met them yet so i do not know which#i am especially conflicted with the new literature teacher -#on one hand‚ he's great! very funny‚ very considerate‚ and quite a good teacher from what i've seen.#on the other hand i will also quite miss the old literature teacher.#she was nice! i hope i get to see her around the school#anywwy‚ i will also be missing the old qur'an teacher a lot. she was my favorite‚ and she is very kind-hearted#im fine with the math teacher i suppose. i liked the old one‚ and the new one seems a bit... extra? but i don't feel too strongly on it.#i heard the english teacher we had was replaced and the one we had left the school‚ so that's sad. i really liked her.#🌙rambling
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quran-and-hadith · 4 months ago
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They wish to extinguish Allah’s light with their mouths, but Allah will ˹certainly˺ perfect His light, even to the dismay of the disbelievers. (Qur'an, 61:8)
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ramadan90s · 8 months ago
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وَجَعَلَ الْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا
" And He made the moon therein a light "
- Qur'an
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wordup2007 · 5 months ago
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Ramadan Mubarak guys! May Allah give life to the dead, grant sight to the blind and bring light to darkness during this Blessed month of the Qur'an. Glad tidings to us and to you all, for the spirits and hearts of the slaves are cleaned and illuminated by the Best of Purifiers. O how Perfect and Merciful the Incomparable is!
Moon of the 1st night of Ramadan:
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refat-ahmed · 2 months ago
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Remember: We don’t belong to this Dunya. We are travelers passing through. Our true home is the Akhirah. We were created for Jannah—a place of eternal peace, where rivers flow beneath, where no pain or sorrow exists, and where we will see the Almighty, the Lord who created us and blessed us with the light of Islam.
This world is temporary—a test filled with trials, but also a journey of faith and hope. Every hardship, every tear, and every moment of patience is recorded and rewarded by Allah.
You will be reunited completely with your loved ones. Allah promises:
"Those who believe and whose families follow them in faith—We will unite them with their descendants..." (Qur'an 52:21)
When we lose someone dear, it’s not the end. It’s a pause—just a phase of separation. The Hereafter is the grand reunion, the place where hearts broken by loss will be made whole again, Inshā'Allāh.
So don’t be sad. This life may hurt, but Jannah heals. Keep going, keep believing, keep striving, and be patient—for what awaits is beyond imagination.
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umtxqwa · 1 year ago
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القرآن نور يهدي القلوب ويضيء الدروب
The Qur'an is a light that guides the hearts and illuminates the paths
الأرواح العطشى تروى من معين القرآن الصافي
The thirsty souls quench their thirst from the pure spring of the Qur'an.
اللهم اجعلنا من أهل القرآن واجعله ربيع قلوبنا ♡
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communist-ojou-sama · 7 months ago
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truly whenever the moral panic fandom on tumblr expects me to really care and devote my time to reading about another trans woman's personal life I can't help but think "If you spent the time you usually spend vividly imagining sordid details of every transfem's personal life instead reading the Holy Qur'an then perhaps you'd have found the light of Islam and be leading a much happier life by now"
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stardust-swan · 10 months ago
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Moroccan Spells for Beauty and Love ❤️🌹💋
Some of these are still practiced today, while others were practiced 100+ years ago. This post is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Although some spells are suitable for home use, most should not be attempted for both legal and health and safety reasons and are only included for historical interest. Post compiled mainly from Pratiques des Harems Marocains and Essai de Folklore Marocain.
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Beauty
🌹Leave an agate stone in rosewater overnight and then pass it through incense smoke. Wear it as jewellery. This increases your natural charm and protects you from envy. To keep it charged, soak it in rosewater under the moonlight on the night of a full moon.
🌹To make your skin beautiful, light a white candle and mix 1 cup rosewater and 1 cup milk in a bowl, slowly stirring together. Add in a handful of rose petals if desired. Stand in the bath and pour over your body starting at the head and working downwards. As you pour, recite an incantation for however you want your skin to look (e.g brighter, smoother, more even, etc). Let it sit on your skin for a few minutes while visualising the skin you want, and then rinse off with warm water. You must let your skin air-dry. Repeat once a week.
🌹Soak 2-3 strands of saffron in warm water for 30 mins, letting it turn golden. Apply to your face and hands and say, "Ya Rab, bless me with beauty like the saffron's gold, radiant and glowing." Leave it to absorb and recite the Qur'an or say Bismallah. Do once a week.
🌹 To have a beautiful voice: eat a nightingale's heart
🌹 To always be beautiful in the eyes of the man you love, repeat the following incantation every morning while washing your face:
I greet you, oh washed face, Favour, charm comes to you Sent by Lalla Fatima, daughter of the Prophet May charm fall on you Like dewdrops fall on broad beans.
🌹 For your child to be born with beautiful eyes, pregnant women should look at a gazelle. Drink a glass of water above the head of the gazelle for your child to be born loveable and kind.
🌹For your child to have thick eyebrows and long eyelashes, put kohl on their eyelashes and eyebrows from their seventh day until their fortieth day. This also helps them see very clearly and never have sore eyes.
🌹To stop hair falling out and make it grow as long as branches, make offerings of candles to the carob tree of Lalla Quadfa and hang your fallen hairs in its branches (to cure headaches and neuralgia, hang amulets and charms written on paper from the tree).
🌹To prevent aging: Pound ginger, cloves, nutmeg from the Sahara, and galangal root. Add oil or honey. Take two spoonfuls every morning and every evening.
🌹 To reduce the size of the breasts (1): Get up early in the morning; rub the breasts with salt, which you then throw into the well. As the salt melts, the breasts will shrink.
🌹To reduce the size of the breasts (2): Strike your chest seven times with the slippers of a young unmarried man.
🌹To increase the size of the breasts: Rub the breasts with beans, which are then thrown into a well, saying:
O beans, when you swell,
They too will swell...
🌹 Invoke the jnun Lalla Malika and Lalla Mira to increase your beauty and charm
Singlehood
🌹A young woman, widow or divorcee who nobody wants to marry should wash her face and hands with the first water that comes out of a newly dug well. She will immediately find someone to marry.
🌹In Rabat, to help find a husband, women visit the hidden marriage well on the beach near the Udayas casbah. Mixing water from the well with rosewater helps to change a woman's luck in finding a husband. You should then light a candle for the djinn, as they can prevent people from getting married. Afterwards, leave old underwear behind for a symbolic change in sexual fortune. There is also a shrine to the local saint Sidi Abouri there, which you may also use as an intermediary through which to ask God to change your luck.
🌹In Marrakech, young girls who do not marry are taken to the tomb of Lalla Oum Biied Saad: Madam the mother of white luck. It is a small wall surrounding a square of land in the district of Assouel, near the zaouia of Sidi Bel Abbès. The young girls comb and wash themselves next to the tomb and throw into this small enclosure their comb, their fallen hair and a piece of cloth torn from their clothes; in addition, they make an offering of light to the saint on Friday. They also go on pilgrimage for the same purpose to Moulay Ibrahim, near Tahannaout. They spend three nights near his tomb and on the third night, the saint makes them see in a dream the face of their future husband.
🌹Remedy against singleness: The girl or woman who wishes to marry will cut, in her chemise, a strip of cloth to her height, from head to toe. She will cut it into seven pieces and will enclose in each a little of the powder of the seven "male spices" pounded together. At night, when no one else passes in the street, she will place the seven strands of cloth in a night light lit on the threshold of her door, and, seven times in a row, she will repeat:
O my husband! Come to my house.
So that she will not be long in being asked to marry.
🌹 Take an old mill rope and burn it on a Friday. At the hour when the muezzin sings, the single woman, in a hurry to get married, passes a little of the ashes of the rope, in the middle of her chin and forehead, saying:
Allah is the greatest!
Celibacy falls...
Someone came to the door. (The husband.)
She repeats this three times, on her terrace, remains standing there until a man of her house, - father or brother, - returns from the mosque, Then she asks him:
Have you prayed?
According to custom, he answers:
We have prayed. Allah will complete.
But, in her soul, she says quietly: It is he who comes who will complete... And she goes to wash her face.
🌹 Write a talisman wishing for a soulmate, and hide it in the foliage of an olive or argan tree.
🌹 Special ink for written love spells: Gently warm rosewater and pour it over a few saffron threads. Strain and add the liquid to existing ink or mix up your own with alcohol and gum arabica.
🌹Light a candle, mixing henna and rosewater in a bowl. Think of your lover or the person you want to attract. Using a thin stick, brush or other applicator, write their name on your body with the henna, and other symbols of love like their initials, hearts or roses. As you apply it, recite incantations for their love and loyalty to be bound to you. As it dries, think about your desires and the special someone. When it dries and begins to crack, gently wash it off, visualising your intentions being released into the universe. Do this ritual on a new moon for the effect to be strongest.
🌹 Write the name of the person who you want to attract on a piece of paper. Alongside it, write either the Surah Al-Fatiha or Surah Ya-sin. Fold it and place it in a glass of water, reciting the chosen Qur'anic verse seven times, thinking about your intention to draw love or strengthen your relationship. Leave the glass in a quiet, safe place overnight, and drink the water in the glass in the morning. Repeat every Thursday.
🌹To get married: take a dead white dove fledgling, wheat grains, barley and flour. Recite prayers over the ingredients and meditate. Wrap the ingredients in a small white cloth or white towel and bury the next day. You will begin to get proposals.
Brides, weddings and marriage
🌹 To split a couple: take a black powder such as charcoal dust, burned incense ashes, or sulfur, a root, and turquoise or green tourmaline broken into pieces. Place the powder and root into a fireproof bowl and light the ingredients. Read the Surah Al Fatifa in reverse. As the smoke carries through the air, imagine the couple breaking apart. After you finish burning them, bury them near their home or in a location significant to the couple or scatter them somewhere they're sure to pass, like their front door. Bury the turquoise too, crushing into powder if you want, or else put them in a small pouch and hide in their home. Repeat twice, "I am [your name]... Within this spell lies the power of [the name of the one you desire]." Do this on a Tuesday or when the moon is waning. Invoke Aisha Qandisha if you are a follower of her. Burn incense to cleanse negative energy afterwards, and perform a protective spell before. Use salt or burn rue to ward off negative energy.
🌹 To give the appearance of virginity to a bride deflorated before her wedding: Pound gallnuts, alum and the "mouth of a pomegranate". The matron sprinkles it on the bride, where appropriate. This remedy only works if she is still very young. For those who are nubile, there is no remedy.
🌹In order that the husband may always be in love, an amulet is made with seven dates, seven leaves of seven fruit trees and basil and sewn into a mattress. This will also bring abundance into the house. It is for the same reason that dates are thrown on the bride as she crosses the threshold of the wedding house. She is offered milk and her right heel is washed with it so that she may enter with wealth and abundance. Honey is put in her mouth so that she may be sweet to her husband. Yeast is put in her hand so that the good of her husband may prosper and increase.
🌹If on the first night of marriage, a taïmouma or black stone used for prayer and replacing the water of ritual ablutions is placed under the mattress of the bride and groom, their fate is linked to that of this stone, so that union will reign in the household, as long as the stone is whole.
🌹 Marriages must be consummated with the lights on, as the lights are a symbol of love and a happy life. The candles must not be extinguished; they are left to burn until the end so that the bride is always before her husband like a dazzling light.
🌹The visit of a sex worker to a young bride is a good omen; it means she will be loved. She must have her makeup, perfume and henna applied by the sex worker, for she has between her eyebrows seven magic flowers that affect love.
🌹 Autumn is the best time to get married, as due to her baraka (blessings), the bride will participate in the prosperity of the country by increasing the abundance of the harvest. The best day for consummating a marriage is Thursday; Sunday is also auspicious. The other days are all harmful and one only gets married on Thursdays and Sundays.
🌹 For the husband to remain faithful to his wife: When her husband is asleep, the wife places a lock of green silk on his lips. The next day, she has this lock buried in an old tomb of an unknown person.
🌹 Fidelity potion: Add a few drops of your urine to your lover's tea. Moroccan tea is typically made with large quantities of sugar and mint, easily disguising the few drops of urine that will ensure loyalty and docility. Just double check who gets which cup...
🌹To brink love back into a marriage, take pure musk, frankincense, mastic, sandarac, dragon's blood, myrrh of Abraham, incense, a dead hedgehog, a few bundles of feathers from a magpie or small bird of prey tied together with ribbon, and fenugreek seeds. Grind the resins and mix them together. Mix some of the fenugreek seeds into the mixture, saving some. Light the incense and wave the feathers through the smoke. Then wave the feathers over the other ingredients. Bury the hedgehog in front of the house or in the garden, as this defends the home from negative forces. Use the feathers to sprinkle the resin mixture around the home, in key areas like the doorway, near the bed, and on personal items belonging to your lover or that relate to your marriage (like wedding rings and photos). Anoint yourself with the musk (if desired you can also save some of the resin mixture to anoint yourself with too), and cook the fenugreek seeds in a meal you and your husband will eat. While you do this ritual, state your intention to remove blockages causing problems in the marriage, heal the relationship and bring love back to it. If you are a devotee of Lalla Mira you may invoke her.
🌹Moonfoam is highly prized in Moroccan witchcraft. As well as ensuring the fidelity of a husband or lover, it instills mad passion for whoever uses it, cures and prevents impotence, and repairs both male and female fertility. To make it, you must approach the cemetery gates on a new moon, strip naked, fill a basin or pitcher with water and place it under the moonlight, and mount an oleander branch, "galloping" around the cemetery seven times while chanting a special incantation (this incantation is a well kept secret, so you must either find an old wise witch to apprentice yourself to, or improvise). If you do this correctly, you will have attracted the attention of the moon's lunar guardians, and as you make your seventh circle around the cemetery, a lunar spirit will manifest and ask you to reveal your desire. You must tell her you want moonfoam. You will have to negotiate with her and make various offers, as she will be reluctant to give it to you. If you are successful, the moon will literally drop down into your water. Eventually the water will contain visible silver foam. Strain it off carefully, like oil from water or scum from soup. Take it home and reserve for future use.
🌹 To find or maintain true love, fill a small bag with earth from a three-way crossroads and wear it around your neck. This also wards off the evil eye.
🌹Love refreshing recipe, for a troubled relationship: take 6 red candles, rosemary, anise seeds, rosewater, black twine, a lump of rock salt and a nail. Place the candles in a circle in pairs in the bedroom, near the bed or a photo of the couple, with the rock salt in a bowl in the middle. Light the candles and state your intention for your love to be rekindled. Let the candles burn down as you sprinkle the herbs under the bed and near the doorway of the house. Sprinkle some rosewater on the bed linens. Use the twine to tie a knot around something that represents the couple like a photo, or to bind some objects belonging to each person together, and keep it somewhere safe like a bedside drawer. Drive the nail into the ground outside the doorway. Dissolve the rock salt in water and sprinkle it around the house to purify it.
🌹To bring back a cheating spouse, collect some of his clothes or semen and give them to a witch doctor (unfortunately there was no more information than this in my source, I would have liked to have found out what steps the witch doctor would take after receiving the artifacts)
🌹 Khamsa for love protection: Light frankincense incense and let the smell fill up the room, as this clears negative energy and wards off the evil eye. Take a small piece of paper, writing down the name of your partner or desired partner, along with a simple wish to protected, such as "bound by love, protected from harm." Fold the paper and wrap with a red ribbon. Take a khamsa charm (hand of Fatima) and pass it through the incense smoke three times, reciting an intention for love and protection. Place the paper in a hidden place somewhere close to you and your partner. Wear the khamsa or keep it in your home attached to the paper to protect your relationship. If you feel your relationship is in danger in the future, light the incense again and pass the khamsa through the smoke while reciting an incantation.
🌹To make your husband docile: Go to the cemetery at night, dig up a recently buried corpse, sit it on your knees and, taking its hands, make it knead a loaf of bread. As soon as the husband has eaten this bread, he will become, in his wife's arms, as docile as the dead.
Getting over heartbreak
🌹To forget an ex-boyfriend, wear trinkets and wear a skirt that allows smoke to flow up it (awakening sexual energy), then tap your ex on the shoulder. After you run away from him, wash with water that has been blessed or collected from a sacred site, and anoint yourself with copal resin. You will find a new man soon, which will help you forget the old one fast.
🌹Mix soil with saffron and rub it over your heart or third eye to unclog them from bad relationships.
🌹 Take wheat dust from the grinding of wheat, mix it with water and divide into two parts. Take care not to spill any; if you do you must find new wheat dust. Use one half to clean your house and dispose of it; take a bath with the other half. After the bath, bring a bouquet of fresh herbs and place in the middle of the house as an offering. This breaks curses, enchantments, and toxic relationships.
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dualdeixis · 2 years ago
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[Image description: A photo of a protest sign made with a piece of white cardboard, which has flaps on all four sides and two rectangular holes cut in the center. Sheets of paper are glued onto the inner side of the holes. As the sign is held up to the light, the sheets seem to glow bright white. On the left sheet is drawn an angel, dressed in black with a veiled face and a fiery halo. In one hand they hold an olive branch; the other hand wears a broken shackle. On the right sheet is another angel, who holds a key in one hand and a sword in the other. Written in black on the top and bottom: "HOLINESS DWELLS ONLY WHERE JUSTICE DOES." The rest of the space is ornamented with Palestinian embroidery motifs drawn in yellow.
On the top flap, a line in Aramaic is written in red. On the bottom flap, a line in Arabic is written in green. The left flap translates the Aramaic: "'Whoever destroys a single life, it is counted as if they destroyed an entire world.' - Jerusalem Talmud, Sanhedrin 4:9." The right flap translates the Arabic: "'And whoever saves it, it is as if they have saved all of humankind.' - Qur'an 5:32." End image description.]
ways to help palestine:
decolonize palestine (patreon)
samidoun (calendar of worldwide protests)
palestine action (evict elbit from cambridge, MA)
bds movement
ways to help congo:
list of donations
ways to help sudan:
list of donations
ways to help armenia:
all for armenia
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fluffy-appa · 18 days ago
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Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever recited the Qur'an, studied if, and acted according to what it contains; on the Day of Judgment his parents will be dressed with a crown of light, it's brightness is like that of the sun, and his parents will be adorned with two bracelets, of which the whole world is not equivalent to them."
So they will ask: "Why are we being adorned with these?"
It will be said: "This is because of your child reciting, teaching and acting upon the Qur'an."
● [ترغيب و ترهيب للحاكم]
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notetaeker · 2 years ago
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December 3rd, 2023 - Sunday
Gloominess that requires indoor lighting at 10 AM and misty purple skies that are more terrifying than pretty. But I had a productive day. Today I woke up and decided to be a different person and ✨do things✨
Read qur'an
journaled/made a habit tracker
Prayed prayers as early as possible
Tutored
Progressed with job searching
lead/facilitated a meeting for 1hr+
listened to a lecture + took quiz + attended class
drawing
peeled a bunch of potatoes
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templeofthescarletstar · 5 months ago
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"The Forgotten Mother: How Erasing the Divine Feminine Corrupted Spiritual Truths and Empowered Patriarchy"
The Suppression of the Divine Feminine:
I remember when they tore down her image. The Asherah pole stood tall beside Yahweh’s altar, a symbol of the divine mother’s nurturing presence. But Josiah’s men came with fire and iron, hacking it to splinters. They said she was an abomination, that Yahweh alone should be worshipped. But we knew better. The mothers whispered her name in secret, praying for fertility and protection. They could burn her symbols, but they couldn’t erase her from our hearts.
— A witness to King Josiah's reforms, 2 Kings 23:6
I was a priestess of Astarte. We danced under the moon, honoring the goddess of love and war. But then the men came, calling her a harlot, twisting her name into a curse. They said her temples were dens of sin, that our rites were wicked. They turned the goddess into a demon, erasing her from the heavens and casting her into hell. Our power was stolen, our voices silenced. But the goddess still lives in the blood of every woman who remembers.
— A priestess reflecting on the demonization of Astarte. 
Sophia’s wisdom flowed through us, guiding us toward the light. But when the Church fathers gathered their councils, they cast her aside. They called heretical the Gospels that spoke of her—Pistis Sophia, The Sophia of Jesus Christ. They said wisdom belonged to men alone, that divine truth must come through their hands. They feared the light she offered because it made their authority fragile. So they buried her words beneath the weight of their dogma.
— A Gnostic teacher witnessing the suppression of Sophia in early Christianity
I was given to him like a goat or a piece of land. My father struck the deal, and I was his prize. “Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you,” they said. I had no voice, no choice. The scriptures made it law: Exodus 20 lists me as property in the same breath as oxen and donkeys. They cloaked my chains in holy words.
— A woman reflecting on her role under the laws of Exodus 20:17 and Genesis 3:16
I heard the words from the pulpit: “Let your women keep silent in the churches, for it is not permitted unto them to speak.” My heart burned, but my lips stayed shut. They said I was born from man’s rib, destined to serve and obey. Paul’s letters—Corinthians, Timothy—became my shackles. The men claimed divine order, but I knew it was fear. Fear of the power they couldn’t control.
— A Christian woman silenced by Pauline doctrine, referencing 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 and 1 Timothy 2:11-12
When he took me as his fourth wife, I knew my fate. The Qur'an allowed it, as long as he treated us “fairly,” but fairness meant nothing. My worth was measured in obedience, my defiance punished by law. “Men are in charge of women,” they said, and Surah An-Nisa sealed my fate. I was his possession, veiled and hidden, my voice lost beneath layers of scripture.
— A woman reflecting on her subjugation under Islamic law, referencing Surah An-Nisa 4:34
While the narratives above are a work of fiction,  the events and doctrines mentioned are historically documented. 
Here’s a quick breakdown:
1. Asherah Suppression:
Historical Fact: The Bible records King Josiah’s reforms in 2 Kings 23:6, where Asherah poles were destroyed to consolidate monotheistic worship of Yahweh. Archaeological finds, like inscriptions from Kuntillet Ajrud, mention “Yahweh and his Asherah.”
2. Demonization of Astarte:
Historical Fact: Archaeological evidence includes the discovery of nude female figurines in ancient Israelite sites. These figurines, often associated with goddesses like Astarte. 
Additionally, in the biblical narrative, king Solomon introduced the worship of the Phoenician goddess Astarte, referred to as "Ashtoreth" (Ashera) in the Masoretic text. 
3. Suppression of Sophia in Gnosticism:
Historical Fact: Sophia is central in Gnostic texts like Pistis Sophia and The Sophia of Jesus Christ, which were removed and banned as heretical after the Council of Nicaea (325 CE) and other early Church councils that defined orthodoxy.
4. Women as Property in the Bible:
 Exodus 20:17 lists a neighbor’s wife among possessions like a house, servants, and livestock. Genesis 3:16 establishes the hierarchical relationship post-Eden.
5. Pauline Suppression of Women:
 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 and 1 Timothy 2:11-12 explicitly instruct women to remain silent and subordinate in church, influencing Christian gender roles for centuries.
6. Islamic Suppression of Women:
 Surah An-Nisa 4:34 outlines male authority over women, permitting men to discipline their wives. The Qur'an allows up to four wives if treated justly, though interpretations and implementations vary widely across cultures and history.
The removal of goddesses like Asherah, Sophia, and Shekinah from spiritual traditions wasn’t accidental—it was systematic. Archaeological evidence, such as inscriptions from Kuntillet Ajrud in ancient Israel, shows early Hebrews worshipped Yahweh and his Asherah. Yet, over time, Asherah was erased from sacred texts, her presence scrubbed from worship as monotheism took root. The Deuteronomistic reforms under King Josiah (2 Kings 23) describe the destruction of Asherah poles and temples, further evidence of the active removal of the goddess from public worship.
Similarly, Sophia, the embodiment of divine wisdom, is central in Gnostic texts like The Sophia of Jesus Christ and Pistis Sophia, but these were labeled heretical by the early Church and excluded from the canonical Bible. In mainstream Christianity, the divine feminine became fragmented or wholly absent, replaced by male-centric doctrines. Even the Shekinah, a feminine presence representing divine immanence in the world, was relegated to the fringes of mystical Kabbalistic thought rather than mainstream theology.
Despite this suppression, echoes of the divine feminine persist, particularly in Kabbalah. The Shekinah is still recognized as the feminine aspect of God’s presence, dwelling within Malkuth, the Sephirah representing the material world. But this divine connection was corrupted by the Church’s focus on material domination, wealth accumulation, and earthly power rather than spiritual enlightenment.
In part two of this chapter we will discuss how the corruption of this Devine connection is apparent within the church and manifest itself on each one of the Qliphoth. 
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lilacmuse · 3 months ago
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Life lately: decorated for & attended my friend's bridal shower, went to a whimsical Eid celebration at the exact bowling alley/arcade i used to hang out at as a teenager (it was both indescribably surreal & one of my favorite community events ever, 100/10... i gunned down some zombies with one of my childhood besties, got 1st place in Mario Kart, and snagged one of the top spots on the global leaderboard in another racing game... let's not unpack what that says about my driving habits 🙈), recited Qur'an at my friend's wedding milad, recited at a beautifully soul-stirring majlis, met a beloved new friend/kindred spirit, re-lettered my brother's tombstone in bright, festive colors (because when seen in the right light, death is more a celebration than an end- i want the beauty of his grave to always impart that feeling), attended a beautiful Fajr jamaat at the masjid (genuinely one of my favorite experiences of the year so far- it was like an ethereal slice of heaven), partied at my friend's dholki & got roasted for spending half the night talking books with a fellow nerd (i love all my aunties, but i'm too shy to dance in front of them- that privilege is reserved for my besties & spouse), drank in a beautiful full moon & gorgeous spring weather, drove home with my mom's friend and listened to her reminisce about life in the dreamy Sufic village she grew up in, went to a community picnic & ate hibachi and a massive kulfi stick while melting in the heat, & dodged a variety of theoretically perfect rishtas- i might expound on my thoughts about love soon, but the tl;dr is: men are wonderful, i'm the problem 🙆🏻‍♀️
I'd love to write about all of it in deeper, more poetic detail, but i'm a bit too sleepy to find the words. Ever since Ramadhan, i've had the sleep schedule of a newborn baby- i fall asleep by 7, wake up before midnight to pray, go back to sleep for a few hours, then wake up again around 3 or 4 and stay awake til evening. I'm finally able to make myself stay up til 10, so my body now wakes me up at exactly 6 am for Fajr- i get extremely drowsy by the evening, but it works for now.
Alhamdulillah for everything... may God bring joy & ease to every struggling heart and liberation to every oppressed one- even in the midst of celebration, Palestine never leaves my thoughts.
My parents are leaving for Pakistan on Tuesday, so i'll be on my own for about two months... Our lives are so independent i rarely get as much time with them as i'd like, but i always miss their presence; home feels far too quiet and empty when they're gone. I'm going to try to fill my free time with more writing, more culinary experimentation, more outdoor adventures, and more quality time with my favorite people, old and new ✨
If you're reading this, may life tire you with nothing but beauty and answered prayers ❤️
Love always,
x r
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wordup2007 · 3 months ago
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"Illuminated bride in light
Like a star that shines in a bright day"
So I've finally started back drawing after a long while of performing Khatm al-Qur'an. I made an older Wordgirl design of her outfit for her marriage.
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themusingmuslim · 6 months ago
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ٱللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ
Translation of the full verse:
“Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The parable of His Light is a niche, wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as a shining star kindled from a blessed olive tree, neither of the East nor of the West. Its oil would well-nigh shine forth, even if no fire had touched it. Light upon light. Allah guides unto His Light whomsoever He will, and Allah sets forth parables for mankind, and Allah is Knower of all things”
— Qur'an 24:35
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