The project of this blog is explain my current views and how I got to them. Briefly, I consider myself Athari in Creed and Sunni in Fiqh. I typically enjoy listening to people like Hamza Yusuf, Nouman Ali Khan and Yasir Qadhi; may Allah bless them.
I currently believe the dream means that Islam (The Kaaba) has been demolished by the Earthquake of Modernity. And because the ground has shifted, today’s Muslims must rebuild the Kaaba on the current epistemic foundation. The first block that sits on that foundation is Belief in God. The upper levels of the Kaaba include such … Read more
So I had the previously mentioned dream shortly after I attended the DIY Hajj of 2022…….ie the first Hajj after COVID. The barrier was still around the Kaaba at that time so I was not able to get close. It felt very good to be able to kiss the stone in my dream. Initially I … Read more
I was alone at the Haram. The Kaaba was in blocks around the Mataf. I picked up the Black stone and kissed it.