Wafa tum na dekho ge hargiz kisi mai, Zamana woh aisa qareeb araha hai, Hifazat karo apney iman o deen ki, Zamana woh aisa ajeeb araha hai… إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعون Junaid Jamshed was finally laid to rest yesterday. I wanted to write something about him since the day he left us. I am … Continue reading
Comes Ramadan or Ramzan, Ramazan or.. wait that’s a separate issue. Haan tau Ramadan atay hi ye jo elite makhlooq hai apna pasandeeda sawal le ke baith jatay hain, “why be a pious Muslim only in Ramadan?” aur apni elitness zara mazeed jhaarne k liye some follow it with “not that anything is wrong with … Continue reading
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” ― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere’s Fan I don’t understand why people choose to lead miserable lives. No, I am not undermining your struggle or your pain or whatever tough situation you’ve been in, neither am I asking you to laugh … Continue reading
The other day I stumbled upon this ayah from Surah Al-i’Imran and I felt a sense of peace that cannot be put into words: “You shall not attain righteousness until you spend out1of what you love (in the way of Allah).” ~ (Quran 3:92) I googled and found this commentary on the verse: The real … Continue reading
It was the blessed night of 27th Ramadan last year when you left us. They say your face was so peaceful, shining like the moon and you looked beautiful, an angel. I can’t believe a year has passed already! It was August 2nd, 2012 when you last visited us with your father and elder brother. … Continue reading
From those around I hear a Cry, Oh God ! Oh God ! My eyes are blind ! From those around I hear a Cry, A muffled sob, a Hopeless sigh, I hear their footsteps leaving slow, And then I know my soul must Fly! A chilly wind begins to blow, Within my soul, from … Continue reading
Fajr Salah – Masjid-e-Nabwi (Madina, KSA), a photo by Hina K… on Flickr. As I sit here listening to Fajr Azaan, I have this yearning of going to Madinah Shareef again and offering my salah there in Jama’at. There is a certain peace and satisfaction one finds there, in waking up for Tahajjud and getting … Continue reading
My dear Umme Aiman, We already miss you, sweetheart. I know you are strolling in a garden somewhere playing with other beautiful kids like yourself, being watched over by angels and with much better people to take care of you. I wish you had stayed longer though. You were loved and cherished while you lived, … Continue reading
Read this beautiful piece somewhere and couldn’t help but share. May Allah fills our hearts with His love and remembrance and makes us among those who repent sincerely, Ameen ! Me: “My sins are so many!” Allah said: “And who can forgive sins except Allah?” [Quran 3:135] Me: “But I … Continue reading
When the burden cannot exceed, More than what the soul can bear, Why then the ways in which we are tested, Seem so unfair? He gives us a chance, To reach out to Him, Accept Allah’s Will, He accounts for every tear! (April 4, 2007) Continue reading
يَا مَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ أَنْ تَنْفُذُوا مِنْ أَقْطَارِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَانْفُذُوا ۚ لَا تَنْفُذُونَ إِلَّا بِسُلْطَانٍ Surah Rahman verse 33 (Arabic Text) O assembly of jinns and men! If you have power to pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, then pass (them)! But you will never be able to … Continue reading
In the darkness of fire, What rekindles the desires, The truth in all lies, Struggle no one tries, Hope, Believing Allah will do it, When others tell you, You can’t. Continue reading
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