"You don't take photographs, you make it" - Ansel Adams

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Three but Not One



"O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion; Nor say of God aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) a Messenger of God, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a Spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in God and His Messengers. Say not 'Trinity'; desist; it will be better for you; for God is One God; Glory be to Him; (far exalted is He) above having son. To Him belong all things in the heavens and on earth; And enough is God as a Disposer of affairs" (QS 4:171)




Nikon Coolpix L11

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Mutual Consultation


"Those who hearken to their Lord, and establish regular Prayer; who (conduct) their affairs by mutual Consultation; who spend out of what We bestow on them for Sustenance" (QS 42:38)




Nikon D90/18-105mmVR

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Convert the Words?



"And recite (and teach) what has been revealed to thee of the Book of thy Lord: none can change His Words, and none wilt thou find as a refuge other than Him" (QS 18:27)




Nikon D90/18-105mmVR

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Smiley Faces



"Narrated by Aisha: 'I never saw the Prophet laughing to an extent that one could see his palate, but he always used to smile only" (HR Bukhari V8B73N114)




Nikon D90/18-200mmVr

Friday, August 7, 2009

High Above



"Wherever ye are, death will find you out, even if ye are in the towers built up strong and high!' If some good befalls them, they say 'This is from God'; but if evil, they say 'This is from thee' (O Prophet) Say 'All things are from God' But what hath come to these people, that they fail to understand a single fact?" (QS 4:78)




Nikon Coolpix L11

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Deep



Narrated Abu Said: The Prophet said "You will follow the wrong ways, of your predecessors so completely and literally that if they should go into the hole of a mastigure, you will go there" We said "O Allah Apostle! Do you mean the Jews and the Christians?" He replied "Whom else?" (Meaning of course the Jews and the Christians). (HR Bukhari V4B56N662)




Nikon Coolpix L11

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Welcome





"When thy Lord drew forth from the Children of Adam - from the loins - their descendents, and made them testify concerning themselves, (saying): 'Am I not your Lord (who cherishes and sustains you)?' They said: 'Yea! We do testify' (This), lest ye should say on the Day of Judgement: 'Of this we were never mindful" (QS 7:172)




Nikon D90/50mm1.8D

The Path



"Say thou 'this is my way: I do invite unto God on evidence clear as the seeing in one eyes I and whoever follows me. Glory to God! and never will I join Gods with God!" (QS 12:108)





Nikon D90/18-105mmVr

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Rope to Tight



"And hold fast, all together, by the rope which God (stretches out for you), and be not divided among yourselves; and remember with gratitude God's favour on you; for ye were enemies and He joined your hearts in love, so that by His Grace, ye became brethren; and ye were on the brink of the pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus doth God make His Signs clear to you: That ye may be guided" (QS 3:103)




Nikon Coolpix L11

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Balanced




"And the Firmament has He raised high, and He has set up the Balance (of Justice). In order that ye may not transgress (due) balance. So establish weight with justice and fall not short of balance." (QS 55:7-9)





Nikon D90/18-200mmVR