In Islam we differentiate between Muslims (those who submit to the will of Allah) and Momins (those who believe). Believers have attained a higher state of faith than those who submit. One of the five signs of a believer is that they wear a ring on their right hand, typically a carnelian, and this is mine.
My maternal grandmother bought this in Iraq as a gift for my father, her son-in-law. My brother inherited our father’s utterly gorgeous Omega watch, and I got the ring. That’s pretty much all he had, and as all my grandparents were poor as church mice the gift is probably as much as my grandmother could afford.
I also inherited my father’s mannerisms, but alas not his elegant fingers; the ring has been widened twice since I have owned it.
This is my symbol, of the things I believe, who I am and where I came from.
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A wonderful choice and story!
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Sorry that I’ve taken a while to respond to this Ali. Thank you for the explanation of your faith. My symbols are so different to your ring that gives such a deep link to family. Ironic as it may seem – trains link me back to my family in the recent time. My Paternal Grandfather was a driver with the North British Railway and the LNER and that has become very much a part of who I am.
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