Invisible Virus is Visible Everywhere ! Watch out !

What does INVISIBLE mean?  Not visible to naked eyes?

Microscopic?  Hidden? Concealed? Undisclosed?  But certainly not undiscovered or uncertain in the case of this virus. The Corona virus is lurking large, distinct and crystal clear.

Corona virus started as a doubt, transformed into fear, took shape as a disease and was unleashed as a death sentence. It is unseen yet fatal.  It is microscopic yet faster than speed.  But what I really want to talk about is, whether the Corona virus is invisible like we think?

No ! It's distinct and clear and can be seen, felt and heard.  It is making a big explosion, a big noise, a big scene and a big impact. It is everywhere.

What is really baffling about this virus is, it's telling a lot.  A lot more than we ever knew. It discovered us, revealed us, exposed us and stripped us.  

Let me now explain your question.  I know what leaped in your mind.  How?  Isn't that your question?  Aha!  That's it !

To begin with, self isolation led to what?  Nothing, other than self discovery.  We had alone time, all the time to ourselves that we could ask for.  We got to know who we actually are.  What we actually want, who we exactly want in our lives, how we were occupied with the irrelevant matters and people, who mattered and who didn't.  A whole package of self discovery.  

We realized what was safe for us, where  the hidden risks were, what threatened our health and peace ✌️, who embraced us and stayed with us, and who embraced us but were never with us.

We had family time, quality time with our loved ones, enough time to understand each other and appreciate each other.

Above all, most importantly, it dawned on us that we control nothing, absolutely nothing.  All our resources, power, fame, degrees were reduced to nothing.  Something prevailed above all this.  The Only One Who is in power and controls everything.  We are as helpless as a newborn baby.  We are reborn everyday.  Every morning we start all over again.  

It took  just a virus to humble us.  Tell us who we are and where we belong !!

It's my life ! My journey !

 

I set out on my ⛵ boat on a journey of my own.  My cravings for adventure and discovery is ceaseless.  An endless expedition to nowhere.  I just wanted to travel, to move forward, to keep moving.

My restless mind set new targets every morn, my restless heart beat with new rhythm every dawn and my restless eyes wandered in new directions every moment.  I traveled endlessly.  All I wanted was to go on.

I wanted to reach for the 🌟 s, jump to the moon and bask in the sun.  I had new dreams, new hopes and vast imagination. Failure leapt at me but could never grasp me.  I rescued myself from its grip and focused only on the horizon of success.  

Success was in my dictionary, my vocabulary and my mind but I kept adding new definition to it.  I defined my own success, carved my own path and designed my own plans.  

I set no boundaries for I wanted a journey that could chase success and go beyond the horizon.  I challenged challenge and met challenges like eyes meet 🌞 rays every morning when you draw the curtain.  

How and where I will end my journey, I know not.  But whenever and wherever my boat lands,  I want to see contentment awaiting me. Peace ✌️ embracing me and honor 👑 crowning me.  That is my journey !  That is my destination.  Just where I want to be!

Negativity ? No more please !

Optimism is what we need to cultivate in our lifestyle.  Positive mindset will prevent us from tarnishing the environment.  Otherwise we will find ourselves living in constant fear and insecurity.  Often, before making any effort, whatsoever, we kill our plans with our own hands and call them off.

Rather than exploring and taking chances with what can be done, we start rejecting and eliminating what cannot be done.  We lose interest because of our own inconsistency and are quick to blame it on anything and anyone but our own incompetence.  

Rome was not built in a day.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Such golden words are extinct now. 

 In today's world of technology, we have ignorantly put our faith in touchscreen, meaning to say, instant action.  That is fantastic but fantasy.  We have to get back to reality and let it happen while we continue to strive towards our goals.  

Every goal is an indefinite journey.  We get to decide how we get there.  We can make it so exciting and easy.  Sometimes, the journey itself can be so rewarding that the goal doesn't matter, because it becomes obvious that we had a very productive adventure all along.  The distance between the plan and the goal is what matters and moulds us.  This is the beauty, the real essence.

Surprises of 2020

It started like any other year.  A brand new year with brand new hopes, brand new enthusiasms, brand new wishes.  We all looked forward to what would awaits us in 2020.

2020 was exciting.  Like every year, it had its surprises.  But we were not ready for the shock that 2020 unleashed.

2020 did not spare anyone.  It hit everyone fair and square.  It showed no mercy.  It was indiscriminate.  It all happened fast, its fury went around the globe.  It sent us home.  It grounded us.

It turned out to be an extraordinary year.  We practiced social distancing like never before.  We covered our faces, we walked hand in gloves, we lived and moved under restrictions.

It had a lot to say that we were not ready to hear.  Everything went beyond our expectations and imagination.  It distanced us, isolated us and caught us unaware.

It has just been five months.  A lot more to go.  Let us be ready to embrace whatever comes our way.  Let us be strong and steady and face the storm like never before. Rainbows will show up soon.

Unspoken words - leave it unspoken ?

In my endeavor to pen unspoken words, I walked into unspoken deserts of unspoken disappointments.  Let those words be stiffled and left trapped forever.

I tried to get those words across.  I didn't want to nest it in my chest forever.  But it was not meant to be.  Unspoken words met disappointment, was misunderstood and misinterpreted.  Unspoken words did not travel unspoken miles.  Unspoken words did not go far........ very far !  It returned home.  It returned unheard.

Were unspoken words of unspoken comfort?  Did unspoken words kindle any heart ?  Unspoken words heal any unspoken wounds?  Unspoken words celebrated unspoken joy?

No ! Unspoken words were returned.  Unspoken words were laid to rest.  Unspoken words were silenced.  Unspoken words will remain unspoken.  Forever !!

Building a Community

At Islamic Center of South Florida (ICOSF), Pompano Masjid,  we are building a community. We update you with Community news and current events and spiritual messages.  We share your talents and achievements, your love of food, your cooking skills, your favorite sports and outdoor activities etc.  We root for each other's success and growth. We are building the nation by closing gaps and dissolving differences. 

We are helping each other heal and recover.  We give Dawah and welcome our New Muslim brothers and sisters.  We take special care of our youth so that we can keep improving our community for generations to come.
At ICOSF we are a family, one nation, one Ummat.  We believe in unity.

RAMADAN 2020 - A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE

RAMADAN 20 - A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE :

There was no Taraweeh congregation to welcome the Holy month.
Fasting started but there was no Community iftar
We missed each other so much more
We missed Masjid more than before.

We stayed home and practiced social isolation.
Our hope on Allah was our consolation.
The days went by, the month went by
Our imaan went low and high,
Sometimes we were sad,
Sometimes we were glad.

Although we missed so many aspects of Ramadan,
But we continued to do whatever we can
Our ibadat, our salat and siyam and Qiyam
Alhamdulillah we did our best
And we leave to Allah the rest.

May He accept it, forgive us and shower us with His Mercy.
Ameen.