ALMISKEENAH

In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate.

Praise is to Him who guided the believers to the truth.

And may His blessings and salutations be upon Mohammad SallAllahu alaihi wasallam.

~*~

I thought that I would have been posting far more than this. Time flying by with each and every moment involved and engaged with so many, Alhumdulillah. and not all places I have been staying are ‘connected’. The yearning for ‘home’ sits as a painful lump deep in the heart. Realizing how so many of you feel as you express your separation from our Beloved Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam. May Allah Ta’ala return us all, Ameen.

This is the visit we made to the highest residential building in the Southern Hemisphere, the Eureka Tower, where The Edge, is the main adreniline spinning attraction. A glass cube, holding the fearless extends out from the 88th floor. The wait was to long for our plans. We were more than happy to take in the 360 degree views of the city.   

All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah Ta’ala Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam. May He accept our humble efforts and grant us the capacity to be good and do good. Ameen.

In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate.

Praise is to Him who guided the believers to the truth.

And may His blessings and salutations be upon Mohammad SallAllahu alaihi wasallam.

~*~

Five takes from where ‘base’ is while here in Melbourne. The amazing changes present a stark reminder of the constancy of change and the core of ‘Nothingness’.   

What Remains After Nothing

Love is the flame which, when it blazes,

consumes everything other than the Beloved.

The lover weilds the sword of Nothingness*

in order to dispatch all but God:

consider what remains after Nothing.

There remains but God: all rest is gone.

Praise to you, O mighty Love, destroyer of all other "gods."

Rumi

Mathnawi V, 588-590 

*The "la" of "la illaha il Allah" 

 Insha’Allah more to come about the building on the far right when next I have access to the net.

All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah Ta’ala Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam. May He accept our humble efforts and grant us the capacity to be good and do good. Ameen.

In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate.

Praise is to Him who guided the believers to the truth.

And may His blessings and salutations be upon Mohammad SallAllahu alaihi wasallam.

~*~

I feel so far away. Akin to being on a different planet. A foreign alien in the city of my childhood. In a time warp. Some places are unrecognizable, others, like this trip to the Otways, was stepping into an ancient primordial forest, unchanged in the decades since living amidst tall gums and tree ferns.   

The retreating lake, due to the drought conditions, on the outskirts of the closest township to where life was without electricity and running water. An alternative experience of self sufficiency with home grown vegetables, goats, cows, bees, churning butter, producing home made preserves, spinning wool and inhaling the fresh crisp eucalyptus forest air. If only it could be bottled!

Moist dank undergrowth of the rainforest…. 

 ….abundant with fungi, lichens and mosses….

 ….and gum trees….

….towering blackwoods…. 

….minarets of the bush reaching heavenward… 

 …while we decided to ascend skyward to the treetops, visiting the world’s longest and highest tree top walk being 600 metres long and 47 breathtaking metres high….

 …rolling mists enhancing the already suberb….

 …an ambling koala oblivious to the danger of being on the road….

 …as we left the magic of the forest to the exhilarating coast…

….where gnarled and twisted tea trees formed bizarre antics on the foreshore…

Allahu Akbar! SubhanAllah for Allah Ta’ala’s abounding magnificence.  

All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah Ta’ala Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam. May He accept our humble efforts and grant us the capacity to be good and do good. Ameen.