Restoring (Inter) FAITH in Humanity - Amazon's New Christmas Advert - A Priest and Imam meet for a cup of tea.

I hope you've already seen Amazon's new advert, but I'd like to share it for those who haven't. 

Two old friends, a Priest and an Imam are talking happily and drinking tea. As the two men stand, they do so with difficulty and with sore knees. They laugh at the pain they share. The Imam leaves and is seen ordering something from Amazon; the Priest is also seen ordering something online. In the next scene, the Priest and the Imam kneel to pray - and are both seen wearing their new knee support bands they bought from Amazon. Cue warm and fuzzy feeling.

In a world where only our differences are highlighted and talked about, it's so heartwarming to see a tiny example in which our similarities are the most important thing. I'm grateful to Amazon for making this advert and hope it is seen by enough people to make a small difference in the world.

As always, feel free to share your thoughts below.

Kelly

The Aurora Project

My Beautiful Gift from Start With Bismillah, as part of the Eid Gift Swap

[Eid Gift Swap]

Look what I gotttttt!

You may have seen a lot of beautiful pics of the amazing Eid Gift Swap event organised by the hugely talented @madebyummi this Eid. Alhamdulillah what an amazing thing to be a part of! I was SO excited to receive the most BEAUTIFUL Eid gift package from the beautiful, and also insanely talented @startwithbismillah! MasaAllah.

Pictured is the Gorgeous Pink Glitter Arabic 'Love' frame I received, along with the adorable Muslimah Pencils that will serve as cute reminders when I'm at work! Everything was packaged so perfectly, with fabulous personal touches like the 'Kelly' name tag. A huge amount of time and effort goes into her work and I am truly honoured to have received this as a gift! Thank you so much @startwithbismillah, may Allah swt reward you with goodness and may He keep your beautiful creativity alive and strong! Ameen!

A special thanks to @madebyummi for organising this! I know a lot of time and effort went into it! JZK!

Hoping everyone had a blessed Eid!

Kelly

The Aurora Project

'SubhanAllah' seen written on the side of Buses! Islamic Relief spreads the beauty of Islam this Ramadan!

+The Aurora Project 

[Subhan'Allah!]

SOMETIMES my faith in Humanity is restored. Sometimes I see tiny flecks of beauty that shock me and make me Smile from within!

Shop Online - Our Etsy Store is Filled with Islamic Calligraphy Crafts and Reminders!

[T H E  A U R O R A  P R O J E C T  U K]

Head over to our small (but cute) Online Islamic Gift Shop, hosted by Etsy!

I love the Etsy community.  Everything sold on the site is handmade, which creates such a vibrant and inspiring buzz!

Allah - Send us knowledge this Ramadan.

(Image from Pinterest)

[Allah swt]

How is everyone's first week of Ramadan going? Who's learned something new? Who's made a change for the better? 

Ramadan Challenge - A verse for every Surah of the Quran - Number 2 and Number 3.

[No Burden]

Another personal favourite verse of mine! Had to share it with you as part of the #RamadanChallenge I have set myself!

And secondly...

Ramadan Challenge - A verse from every Surah of the Quran! Number 1.

[BismillahirRahmanirRaheem]

Of course, what better ayah to begin my #RamadanChallenge with but the first beautiful verse of the Quran!

The Quran was revealed in this blessed month of Ramadan! Subhanallah!

Kelly

The Aurora Project

Ramadan Challenge - One Verse from every Surah of the Quran!

[114 Ayats]

Salaam everyone! I wanted to share my  Personal Ramadan Challenge with you all, in the hope that someone else may like to challenge themselves too!

Ya'Allah - Islamic Calligraphy Watercolour Digital Download

[Y A A L L A H]

Please increase me in knowledge this Ramadan. Please send guidance so that I may become someone whom you are pleased with. InshaAllah!

Digital Download. Available in our  E T S Y  S H O P. No need to wait for postage. Download, print at home and frame!

Muhammad Ali. The loss of an inspiration.

[Muhammad Ali]

The world is mourning for the loss of a True Inspiration. A Great Man. Muhammad Ali.

Art and Reverting - How the Beauty of Islamic Artwork Led me to Islam

[Art & Reverting]

When I first began to look into Islam, it was Islamic Art that touched me the most. Simplistic calligraphy pieces like this pushed me to read further to find the meanings behind the artwork...

The Real Reason Husbands and Wives Fight.

The Real Reason Husbands and Wives Fight.

(or one of them haha...)

I've been thinking about this for some time now, trying to get to the bottom of it. Is it the men's fault? Are they just like big children? Is it us women - is it our fault? Do we nag too much?...

Ayat Al-Kursi Islamic Calligraphy Canvas Giveaway!

[Canvas Giveaway!!!]

I'm so excited to announce our Instagram Giveaway!!! WIN This 'Beautiful Hand-Painted Ayat Al-Kursi Canvas measuring 40x30cm worth £30!!!

Oh Allah, Increase me in Knowledge - Free Digital Print for Ramadan in Collaboration with Quote Lovin'!

 

 

Salaam all!

 

With Ramadan 2016 just over a week away, I wanted to let you know about an amazing Ramadan Give-away that has been organised by the Fabulous Quote Lovin'!  For one week only, a range of artists, including myself, are each offering a digital print which will be available to download COMPLETELY FREE!

Fri-Yay!

[iiiiit's Friday!]

And a Bank Holiday weekend at that! Happy FriYay! Make it a good one!

#JummahMubarak

Ayeina Official's #AlhamdulillahForSeries Competition

 

I designed this cute ALHAMDULILLAH piece to help celebrate the amazing Gratitude Caption Competition that Ayeina Official are currently running!

Islam and Peace

Let the truth set you free. 

As it did for me. 

Sleep well. 

Born Muslims and Reverts

For All Muslims.

(and the Non-Muslims who want nothing but peace in this world).

I stumbled across this and had to repost it. I'm a Revert Muslim and of course this made me smile. Yet, I feel the opposite.

Allah - Subhanahu wa ta'ala.

Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala.

The Story of the Imperfect Canvas

The Story of the Imperfect Canvas.

So I was rooting through my collection of blank canvases when I came across a damaged Square one.

For the Love of Book...Cases!

For the love of Book...cases! 

I'm in love with our Billy Bookcase from IKEA (next to our Giant Poster of NYC - one day InshaAllah!) As you can see it's pretty much full of all my stuff!