by Fajr-Literary | Feb 21, 2022 |
I is for ItharThe new eBook is now available! Click Here Over 40 short stories & poems Click Here ‘I is for Ithar’ is a collection of fictional short stories and poems at times told in a fable-like manner. Ithar is an Arabic word which means to prefer something over...
by Fajr-Literary | Nov 21, 2021 |
“And how many a sign within the heavens and earth do they pass over, yet they turn away from it.” [Yusuf: 105] The Signs of Allah are all around us and they continue to encircle us. ‘A Path Emerges’ is a spiritual retreat and a collection of reflections...
by Fajr-Literary | Jun 24, 2019 |
You’re only tasked with things that are within your capacity and control. You cannot govern people’s hearts or decisions any more than you can move a mountain. Parents spend a lifetime raising their children and are then dumbfounded by their child’s...
by Fajr-Literary | Jun 8, 2019 |
“And as for the saa’il (beggar), do not repel him.” [al-Dhuha: 10] The beggar is called a saa’il, but you know what else ‘saa’il’ means? It’s someone who asks. There is a message and a spirit of giving within this Surah (and our entire faith) which is highly...
by Fajr-Literary | Apr 5, 2019 |
Tell she who doubts herself that intelligence is hers and tell he who is cautious that courage lives within him. Tell the fearful children that the world is kind – don’t destroy it for them so soon – and tell the exhausted parents that no-one could’ve done...
