WALIA MING
Bermuda, we must return to the value system of our past
Walia Ming: As Bermudians we are pondering what went so drastically wrong that we have reaped the ugliness of what is happening too frequently in our community today.
Death brings the afterlife
Walia Ming: The whole matter of death is so unsolved, yet it is something that occurs absolutely. We cannot be sure of anything at all except for death.
Celebrate black history
Walia Ming on Black History: We need to know how we persevered despite great adversity, we need to know this so that we may continue to be inspired and strengthened.
Heritage of hospitality to come through this Bermuda Day
Walia Ming: We must look forward to a bright and beautiful future for Bermuda, but in order to achieve this bright new dawning, we must look into our culture to adapt and enforce it into our future.
Remember our own heroes and celebrate their spirit
Walia Ming: My father may be gone in the physical, but he is never far away in the spiritual... We will celebrate what he was and continues to be to his family; this celebration will allow us to pay homage to a great father and grandfather.
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Consistency key to change and essential in creating good habits
Walia Ming: To improve as better Muslims, in fact to become better people we must be consistent in improving our actions.
Testing time as Ramadan occurs in the height of summer
Walia Ming: There are five main tenants in Islam: faith, prayer, fasting, charity and pilgrimage. We are about to embark upon the third tenant in about two weeks as the month of Ramadan approaches.
We need to forgive others under an unforgiving sun
Walia Ming: We have to be sensible and protect ourselves from the sun that can and will cause damage to our health over the long run.
Prayers more beneficial on Ramadan's Night of Power
Walia Ming: I pray that the month of Ramadan leaves me a better person than it found me in my spiritual status.
This Labour Day, remember to work in moderation
Walia Ming: Moderation is the key to success. One should not be excessive in anything, perchance it becomes harmful to you; just as doing the opposite is just as harmful.
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Every child has the right to reach their full potential
Walia Ming: The first word revealed of the Quran was 'Iqra' - read, seek knowledge, educate yourselves. Be educated.
Celebrating the end of the Hajj
WALIA MING: Muslims embrace the 'Festival of the Sacrifice', a celebration of the end of Hajj, one of the pillars of Islam.
Peace on earth an unlikely prospect this holiday season
Walia Ming: Let us not get caught up in the sales and trinkets of the season. We must remember that unrest anywhere is a threat to peace everywhere, even in our small little island of Bermuda.
Leaders need moral values to promote social justice
Walia Ming: The people of Bermuda have spoken — but moving forward we need leaders who really have the best interests of ALL the people at heart.
Continue pious activity after Ramadan
Eid Mubarak! The month of blessed Ramadan has ended. During this blessed month Muslims were never more pious, as indeed they should be, after all Ramadan is a time of intense spiritual renewal and every effort is encouraged.
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