Happy New Years! I hope the new year brings you love, happiness, prosperity, and so much joy! I pray, I love brings all your heart desires to you and blesses you and your family.
Happy 2023!
Nid’s 10th Birthday Letter
Happy 10th Birthday, Sweetheart! May Allah bless you with so much happiness, success, wisdom, good health and all the love the world has to offer. May all your heart’s desire come true and may you forever be smiling as you do.
I am so blessed to have a little girl like you. You’ve given me the types of happiness that I would’ve never imagined would have been mine. You are my best friend love of my life, my soulmate, and sometimes even my mom
I love you so much. Thank you for making me the happiest person in the world these past 10 years. I know, as you grow older you and I will have our ups and downs, and sometimes we might not see eye to eye, but I want you to know that, no matter what happens in the world you can always count on me. You will always have your mom standing beside you to give you a shoulder to lean on. You will always have your mom standing ahead of you to lead you the way when you’re scared. And you will always have your mom standing behind you to catch you in case you’re about to fall. No matter what happens in this world you will always have your mom.
Happy Birthday my beautiful, sweet Babygirl! Mommy and daddy love you ever so dearly and always will!
~Mommy💕
Before You Die, Do You Know You’re About To Die?
Due to recent events, I have had a lot of time to think about death and loss. One question that continuously baffles my minds is that: do the dying know they’re about to die? Does intuition kick in? Do they get a sixth sense, for say, that tells them their time is up?
A cousin past away two decades ago due to a motorcycle accident. When the paramedics found him, he was cognitive and speaking. He even joked with them about the circumstance of his accident. Shortly after arriving at the hospital he was pronounced dead. However, the day he passed away , that morning before he left home, he told his mother, “ when I die, make sure to donate a refrigerator and air conditioner to the orphanage where I volunteer.”
My soulmate, who was also my best friend passed away last August suddenly. (I’m sorry I haven’t written about this but his death was sudden and extremely difficult for me as I was with him at the time)
He always said he wanted to die young, before any illness overtook his body. The night before he passed away we were talking about life and he said to me that he was going to die young. He was only 39 at the time. The next morning he passed away.
A few days ago, my father passed away in India. Whenever my mother took vacations to India my father would never go with her. He hated the thought of the long flights and extreme heat. But for the past six months or so he kept saying he wanted to go back home. My sister recently told me that just 2-3 weeks before he left for India he told her that he wasn’t going to come back to Canada again.
I have heard many stories from family, friends and even read posts from strangers stating that their loved one stated similar things to the three incidents I mentioned about. Does the Almighty let us know our time is up? Does a sixth sense kick in? Or do we start getting signs? Do the dying know their time here is done?
What are your thoughts? Do you have similar stories as mine? I’d love to hear your opinions and thoughts about this.
~Tamana
Eid Mubarak
To all my Muslim brothers and sisters, Eid Mubarak.
May Allah (swt) enrich your lives with happiness, prosperity, peace and love. May you spend this time celebrating with all of your loved ones and pray and send blessings upon those that have left us.
~Tamana
Ramadan Kareem
Being a convert is a blessing that I am so grateful for. But every year when Ramadan arrives, I find myself feeling very lonely and even sad. I look forward to Ramadan every year and as I’m getting older, I have learned what a blessing it is to be able to a part of such a holy and blessed month. But not having family and friends to share the month with makes it extremely hard. Insha’Allah one day I’ll have a circle of people to share this blessed month with.
But for now to everyone celebrating, Ramadan Mubarak. May this Ramadan purify your heart, ease your pains and misery, bring you closer to your Creator and fill your days and nights with prayers and blessings.
May this Ramadan heal the hearts of those that are going through heartbreak.
May this Ramadan give meaning to those souls that feel lost and can’t find themselves back to Allah.
May this Ramadan fill those voids we have all felt over the course of the past year.
May this Ramadan bring peace and patience to those family’s that have lost someone dear to them.
May Allah grant all your heart’s desires and bless you with love. Ameen.
~Tamana
Ending It All – My Blog, That Is
With everything that has happened over the course of 8-months, I have contemplated many times to shut down my blog. But I cannot make myself give it up so easily. It’s been my go-to place to vent, to cry, to pour my heart out; how do I just erase all of that?
I don’t write consistently anymore. I have so many drafts ready to post but every time I think about posting them, I wonder what’s the point? What’s the point of sharing my life drama online for the whole world to see? Is anyone even reading this anymore? Do people even care? Will my experiences make a difference in anyone’s life?
I don’t know the answers to all these questions. So, I’m reaching out to you, anyone that is still reading my blog. Should I continue with posting my life’s stories? Or would my readers prefer a more niche blog about lifestyle, Islam, food, being a mom-in-training or something else, altogether?
Please take the below poll or leave a comment and share your thoughts. It will be appreciated as I am struggling to keep my presence online alive.
Thanks ~ Tamana
Happy 2022!
Happy New Year, lovies! I wish this year brings you happiness, success, good health, prosperity, and blesses you in ways you could only imagine. I wish this new year opens doors for you with so many new opportunities. I wish you gain rest and emotional stability. I wish you see your dreams and hopes blossom into reality.
2021 taught us all, many lessons. We lost, we loved, we cried, we laughed but most of all, we survived everything that was thrown at us.
So, I hope and pray, we take those lessons and don’t repeat the mistakes we made last year. I hope those lessons have strengthened our core and beings in order to easily accept and process the upcoming bumps, twists and turns 2022 has in store for us.
Most of all, I wish you love in everything you do and every one you meet. May 2022 be your year of abundance and success in every aspect of your journey. Ameen 🤲🏻
~Tamana
Ziddi Tamana 