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Valentine's Day Reflection

I remember as a freshman dreading Valentine's Day, regarding it as a sappy, stupid holiday for sex-crazed kids with not enough homework and too much hormones. I remember looking out from my 12 story apartment on Union Square West, watching the pairs of heads walking together. I imagined men and women laughing, smiling, giggling and flirting. I thought them pathetic and stupid to waste their time on frivolous fantasies of love. In fact, my first Valentine's Da was spent listening to a lecture from my parents, who came with food for me. I had left my cellphone in my apartment, while I was across the hall, watching The Daily Show with the guys. Two of my extended roommates that year were Presidential Scholars, (both in medical school now), the third was a Honors Psychology student. There was no funny business going on between us, in our asylum of Anti-Valentine's Day. I was happy for my actual roommates who were dressed to get laid, with their faces layered in shiny stuff and ...

Hajj Reflection from a Hajj Buddy

Assalaamu alaikum, Haroon was a wonderful person I met by the will of Allah on Hajj. Here is his Hajj reflection and perhaps an inspiring story to all of us about the will of Allah and our need to invoke Allah with pure intention: Asalaamu Alaikum Hujjaj, I pray that this message finds you all in the best of health and iman, bi ithnillah. I think this Hajj Reflections email chain is a great idea. I know many of us have so many experiences that we would like to share with others, but somehow we just can't find the words to express what we witnessed. In other words, we're speechless. After taking part in an incredible event like Hajj, anyone would remain speechless. However, I think it is time that we put some of our experiences to words so that we may share them with others and help elevate one another's imaan, insha'allah. Maybe by the end of this email chain we could compile these reflections into a book and have it published for all to read. So I...