Positivity

Positivity and optimism are two of the most valuable emotional tools a human being has at his or her disposal. Instill positivty in your life today, maintain this positivity throughout life, and spread the concept to those who you love.

- peace
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Yusuf (Cat Stevens) performs live on Jay Leno

Wow, perhaps the biggest name in Muslim pop music and he got the Jay Leno show!!! MashAllah, about time!!!

Did You Know?

Awesome video, a must see about facts regarding technology and how it is affecting our lives today…

NEW Sami Yusuf Video – He is There

Buy Sami’s new album here: http://www.nasheeds.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&products_id=352

Covered in Glory – Top Player at High School a Muslim Woman

A top student and now the top high school scorer in state history, Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir knows there is more to life than a game. But does she have game.

By Marty Dobrow, Globe Correspondent  |  February 8, 2009

SPRINGFIELD – Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir walks quietly through the halls of the New Leadership Charter School. She is soft-spoken and polite. The youngest child of a devout Muslim family, the 5-foot-3-inch senior believes in modesty, and is determined not to call attention to herself.

It is an impossible dream.

Bilqis cannot help standing out. For one thing, she is the top-ranked student in her class. She wants to study pre-med in college with an eye toward being a cardiac surgeon. “The heart,” she says, “is most interesting to me.”

Then there is her presence on the basketball court, where she is a magnet for the eyes of all fans, and not just because she competes with her legs and arms completely covered beneath her uniform, and with a hijab (or head scarf) over the top of her head. The point guard dazzles every night with a game that is a nonstop whir of creative fury. She darts into the lane against much bigger players, flicking in layups and reverses and hitting teammates with no-look passes. She drains pull-up jumpers and step-back 3-pointers. Despite a steady diet of double-teams and box-and-one defenses designed to stop her, she is averaging, this season, an astonishing 41.3 points per game.

A fifth-year varsity player, Bilqis (pronounced BILL-KEACE) will attend the University of Memphis this fall on a full scholarship and will become the first player at a top tier Division 1 school to compete in full Muslim dress.

Her look has drawn some curiosity, and, at times, some taunts.

New Album from Sami Yusuf :)

Sami Yusuf New Album

Although it was released a little unexpectedly, I have been waiting quite some time to hear something new from Sami Yusuf. This new album is by far my favorite, not because the musical composition has gotten better, but because the lyrics reach out to me more than ever before. I especially love the songs “Without You” and “A Thousand Times”. Check out the link below to hear some samples and let me know what you think in the comments section.

http://www.nasheeds.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&products_id=352

Put a Smile on that Face

2009 is the year that we need to put a smile on our faces. Just smile, it makes a world of difference. Even if you feel like crap inside, smile on the outside, and see what a profound effect it can have on you. Smile and it will effect those around you, make you feel better, and change your day-to-day attitude.

My words of wisdom for the day.

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When Happiness Is All About Feeling Alive

What does it really mean to be happy? Does a person need to have loads of money, cars, fancy clothing, jewlery, etc. to be happy? Does a person have to have several degrees from distinguished universities to be happy? Does a person have to have it all in life to be happy?

What is happiness anyways? According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, happiness is a state of well-being and contentment. From this definition, we can gather that, in order to be happy, a person only needs to be in a good state, and content with what they have in life. That simple!

In my life, I have been on a path persuing happiness as one of my overall goals. Looking at the dictionary definition of happiness, however, changes my perspective on what it really means to be happy.

In order to be happy, I don’t need to have everything or nothing at all. Instead, I must be content and satisfied with whatever I do have in life, and always adjust my perspective so that I can see my current relative state, as being in a state of well-being. If done properly, happiness can be acheived permanently.

Am I a happy person? Yes, I am and I will be, God-willingly, for the rest of my life.

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My President is Black

Years ago, Tupac Shakur made a famously qouted line in one of his songs, “Even though it seems heaven sent, we ain’t ready to see a black President.” Well Mr. Shakur, it was heaven sent, and we are now ready to see that black President.

Check out the video from Young Jeezy below called “My President” and pay attention because I think he mentions the word Allah in the first part of the sound before 2:00 minutes in.

2009 is the year

2009 is a year of big things for me. An upcoming wedding, starting my master’s degree, hopefully finding a new job to begin a career, traveling, spending time with the love of my life, and last, but not least, hopefully reviving my blog. Let’s see what happens. I will start with a new look, and plan for several weekly updates inshAllah!!!

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