Every gulp of air that goes out in a cause other than the cause of ALLÂH ﷻ will turn to sorrow and regret on the Day of Judgement.’ ~ Imām Ibnul Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah رحمه الله
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Poem ☁ Words Left Behind
‘Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, “It might have been.”‘ ~ John Greenleaf Whittier
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Poem ☁ The Sleeping Poet Awakens
What are words, rhymes and verses good for?
When we don’t live by them but ephemerally
We get lost in the poetic flow of similes and metaphors
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Poem ☁ To Fall in Love ~ A Resilient Heart
{وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَشَدُّ حُبًّا لِّلَّهِ ۗ } ♡ {And those who BELIEVE are STRONGER in LOVE for ALLÂH} ♡ (002:165)
‘Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.’ ~ Albert Camus
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Poem ☁ A Silent Plea ~ Killing Ourselves Slowly
{وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا}
{And do not kill yourselves; Indeed, Allâh is to you ever Merciful.}
(04:29)
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Art ☁ Jerusalem IS Ours AND I’m Still Here
‘They used to say Palestinians fight like heroes, now they say heroes fight like Palestinians.’ ~ Norman Finkelstein
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Article ☁ Is It FOR Allâh ﷻ? A Fulfilling Tenet to Live By
‘Fear of God is courage, worshipping Him is freedom, humility before Him is dignity, and knowing Him is certainty.’ ~ The Esteemed Dr Mustafa Mahmoud (Allâh Yirĥamu)
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Article ☁ Yoga Helps Me as a Muslim
A gorgeous and fulfilling benefit: performing salâh mindfully better with smooth yet strong movements and postures inshâ’Allâh, becoming more aware of spine alignment, foot placement and joint care.
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Poem ☁ Unconditionally Yours
As winter leaves
Autumn wanders in
Sleeping emotions
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Article ☁ A Vow in One “Word” ~ A Way of Life and Death
Kalimat Ash-Shahâdah, ‘the word of testimony’, is easy to utter with its pleasing flow of Arabic words, and easy to fall in love with.
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The Impossible Absence • الغياب المستحيل
Poetic words that became popular through a famous song ‘Enamoured/Enchanted My Soul’ (فتنت روحي) only discovered after my Dad returned to Allâh ﷻ.
Dad never knew his poetic words became a well-loved song.
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Book Review ☁ Media Control
‘The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda’
Unmasking the methods of indoctrination and exposing the mendacious, hypocritical and duplicitous ways of the US government and media under the guise of autonomy, democracy and egalitarianism.
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Photography ☁ Life
Salvaged Photography by my Late Brother رحمه الله ♡ My inspiration to finally embrace the photographer in me and pursue it.
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Poem ☁ Oh Dear Syria ~ An Apology
I wrote this poem late at night on Sunday, 29th July 2012 – 10th Ramadân 1433 – after listening to the radio about the horror in Syria.
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Article ☁ The Beauty of Classical Arabic ~ A Timeless Identity of Islām
Revering the language in its entirety means making the effort to decipher and ascertain (at least) words and terminologies used frequently, subsequently, dispelling the miasma surrounding unnecessary misunderstandings, mistakes and misperceptions in Arabic, and Islamic lexicons and terminologies.
Recent Posts
Poem ☁️ Vacant Tolerance ~ Reframing Perspectives
‘Malicious generalisations about Islam have become the last acceptable form of denigration of foreign culture in the West; what is said about the Muslim mind, or character, or religion, or culture as a whole cannot now be said in mainstream discussion about Africans, Jews, other Orientals, or Asians.’ ~ The Late Edward Said
A NEW Eid
‘They used to say Palestinians fight like heroes, now they say heroes fight like Palestinians.’ ~ Norman Finkelstein
Poem ☁ Five Years Ago Today
Thanks to my dear hubby’s dare
I started this website five years ago today
With the intention of sharing book reviews
Instead it’s evolved in a different way
Poem ☁ The Only Truth ~ The Inner Truth (III)
{It is HE Who created life and death to test which of you is BETTER in Deed}
(67:02)
Poem ☁ The Only Truth ~ The Inner Truth (II)
Letting it all go
The unwanted
Embracing his essence
Submitting to THE ONE
With an open heart . . .
Love and Effervescence
Poem ☁ The Only Truth ~ The Inner Truth (I)
A blur
In the eyes of many
A vision lost . . . A ghost
Oblivious to most
Obvious only to the few who See
Transparency . . .
Authenticity
Photography ☁ Spring is in the Air
Photography by my late brother [1982–2010] ♡ رحمه الله
Article ☁ Patriotism and Pride ~ Warped and Misplaced
‘You’re not to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it. ‘ ~ Malcolm X رحمه الله
Art + Quotation ☁ Boycotting
BOYCOTTING is about ACTING against the Oppression of CREATION: Humanity, creatures, nature, environment, and our bodies, minds, hearts and souls ♡ ALL Purely for ALLÂH ﷻ ♡
Rabab Maher ☁️ Skilful White clouds 