I changed what is in the “About” page to reflect the change of direction that this blog has taken. If you look at the oldest posts, which have been transferred from the blog’s previous location  at blogspot, you will see that they deal 50% with soul, 50% with body. I was really focused on strength training back then, and wrote a lot about my quest to lose fat, gain muscle, get strength, etc.

If you look at my latest posts, you wouldn’t even know I ever cared about that stuff. The reason is a decision I had to take not long ago, because of a conflict of interests between advancement of body and advancement of soul. I’m not saying there is conflict between the two in general, and martial arts for example might be a perfect tool for improves body, mind, and soul. But for me there was a  certain conflict, perhaps restricted to my own special circumstances, which has led me to stop my favorite activity of all time. I ask Allah to replace my passion for that activity with the same amount of passion for other soul-oriented activities, like dhikr and reading  the Qur’an, etc.

In leave you with  the words of Shaykh Saleh al-Jaafari:

تركت أنسي بغيري * وجئت أطلب أنسي

أنت القريب لنفسي * من غير حس وجس

عرجت نحو سماء * خلفت أرضا لحسي

ناديت يا رب عفوا * إغفر لذنب ورجس

أنا الفقير أناجي * يا رب أنسا بقدسي

عين النعيم شهودي * فذاك قصدي وعرسي