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as-salamu’alaikum,

I’ve had a bit more time to surf the web lately and I’ve found quite a lot has gone on while I was taking a brief hiatus.

First, I am surprised to find I was nominated for the Brass Crescent awards while I was not blogging too much. Alhamdulillah I appreciate the sentiments from Izzy Mo and Haroon and anyone else who nominated me for something! I rather think I should win the ‘Most cyclical blogger’ award if it were to exist.

Second, a few other people have recently come to some similar conclusions as I have about the al-Maghrib institute. It’s always nice to have some company

Third, I am extremely fortunate to have reconnected to Sheykh Abdul Kerim in NYC (and hence, Maulana Sheykh Nazim, May Allah Sanctify his Secret), being distanced due to my strange schedule, family obligations, and laziness on my part was really hurting me spiritually. Also being around some established murids has been helpful. It’s helped me focus on some issues mentioned in the “Umm Zaid’s: I gotta voice” post.