Memories of a Traveler

On About Faith and Letting Go Written on 31 Dec 2025 I was flipping through the Quran and I perchance stopped at Surat Al-Qasas, Chapter 28, and read from verses 1-13. Specifically focusing on verses 7 - 13. What’s interesting is, yesterday, I uploaded a post to LinkedIn titled, On Time to let go and Move on. Interesting how what we thought would be an interesting coincidence, yet, a Muslims, we believe, there is no such things as, coincidence, that I came across these verses. This is the lesson for me. I am paraphrasing and summarising these verses. Imagine under the threat of your son being killed by a merciless tyrant, you had no choice but felt that the best thing to do is to put your son in a basket and float it down river. Later having mixed feelings as you see him being cared for by the wife of the tyrant. You felt relief because your son only wanted to suckle you and no one else. You are finally together with your son. The irony is, it is under the safety of the house of th...

On time to let go and move on   As the year ends and with that, the first half of the second decade of the second millennium has ended.   Back in August 2024, The law of the land says, I have to retire from the workforce. Hang up my spurs. Sit on the porch. Have coffee. Watch the sunset as I see myself go off to the sunset.   Unfortunately, I wasn't ready to retire. I wasn't ready to let go. "I have so many things to do. I have so much to contribute." That's what I told myself.   I kept in contact with some of the people at work. Nothing ominous I tell myself. Simple and friendly like, how are you? How's work? Etc.   It is not simple. It was my way of wanting to know if the company I retired from has burned to ashes. Sinked like the Titanic. Telling myself, that's what happened when I was retired and I am not around to save the company.   This goes on for months. To my disappointment, the company is still around. Nobody died. Nothin...

On Deviant Practices of Islam I do not claim to know the intricacies and the legalities of what, why and how Deviant Practices of Islam is rampant and having staunch followers. I am merely a curious bystander. As a curious by stander, I need to start somewhere. I decided to use GenAI to help me with the initial information. My curiosity stemmed from my own experience observing others, and reading articles and watching videos. I guess my curiosity got the better of me. Below is my initial research with GEMINI. Hi Gemini (as in the Gen AI). Morning. I am interested to know, why, in the eyes of traditional Islam, why so many people are attracted to and practicing that are considered deviant Islamic teachings? Thanks Good morning. That's a thoughtful and important question. In the view of traditional or orthodox Islam, the attraction to and practice of teachings considered "deviant" or heterodox (often termed bid'ah or ajaran sesat) is generally attributed to...