Limited Reflections

Making sense of the world around us, one post at a time

Month: January 2023

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The psychology of God-remembrance / awareness

God-remembrance Many places in the Quran talk about the psychology of God-remembrance / awareness. What I mean about God-remembrance/awareness is including God in the equation of everything. In the efforts we make, the situations we’re in, successes, failures, good times,…

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Complain, complain, and complain

The complain culture Complaining is a common theme in everyday life. We hear people complain about everything. People complain about the traffic, the government, the weather, money, the WIFI connection, etc. Don’t get me wrong, I am a complainer myself….

Humanity is doomed… or is it?

A while back I had the opportunity to read “the Future of Humanity.” A short book on humanity, particularly its psychological reality, and predictions on what will become of it. The book is actually a transcript of a dialog between…

Divine punishment vs Divine mercy

We are sometimes mistaken about how Divine Punishment needs to be understood in the Islamic tradition. Condemning other people without understanding the whole picture, or seeing the Islamic creed as harsh and unforgiving, while the truth is far from it….

Beware of useless negotiations

When people commune, interaction is inevitable. Even the introvert inside of me recognizes the value and importance of interacting with other people in society.  One such interaction that is quite common in society is negotiations with its many forms, which…