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The Prophet in Our Veins: On the Scent, Sound, and Song of Cape Devotion
Rabi al-Awwal has entered our skies. In Cape Town, remembrance is not reserved for the minbar — it pulses in the scent of rosewater, in quiet salawāt whispered in traffic, and in songs sung without instruments. This reflection explores three threads of Prophetic remembrance — as a guide in our struggles, a wellspring of longing,…
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Before Three Sisters: A Road Interrupted, A Heart Opened
“Some roads answer us back. Even in silence. Even before Three Sisters.” Before we reached the landmark called Three Sisters, something else shifted — a pickup turned into a homecoming, and memory took the wheel. This is a story of roads interrupted, hearts opened, and how a boat hitched behind us became a vessel for…
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Hy Lyk Soos ’n Wolf: The Sorbaan and the Teacher Who Raised Me
Adli Yacubi 