In praise of our sisters

Initially, I made niyah to steer clear of 'controversial' topics in an attempt to reach a wider audience with this blog.

Now I feel, that this is wading into the ponds of compromise.

And this is something Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (ra), never did in his entire life. But more on this shining star of Islam (to use UmmZaid's phrase), in another post. Insha'Allah.

Barika has a wonderful blog (http://barika.blogspot.com). She's a more prolific blogger than I am, alhamdulillah. And she's the first, to post comments on my blog.

UmmZaid's aptly been labeled the 'grand matriarch' of the Islamic internet experience. She was the primary gate (http://www.sunnisisters.com/sunnisister) to the world of blogs for me, and I've been following her posts for almost a year now. Her choice of topics, her links to other blogs and her experiences appear unrivalled.

Huma Ahmed's www.jannah.org was the earlier net-souk of many a Muslim.

In my opinion, the Muslimahs are contributing so much more than the Muslim men are. We men, should at least feel a little embarassed, that our sisters are outstripping us in muhsinaat.

But it shouldn't surprise us either. Sheikh Nuh reminds us that the wheel is always turning.

The first acceptor of the message of our beloved (saw), was Khadijah (ra). The first shaheed of our deen, was Sumayah (ra).

Has the wheel turned full circle?

"...miles to go, before we sleep. And miles to go before we sleep" - adapted from Robert Frost