Short reflections

Our lives are all linked and intertwined, much like the strings of a cobweb or the stones on the pavement or the drops of water streaming down a tree. We breathe in as others breathe out, we go through doors as others leave, and we speak as others take a pause. Even...

A resurface

“But why am I seeing this again?” Jawahir said almost in a whisper. It was the second or third time she was coming across it. She turned to her cousin with pleading eyes. It wasn’t that she was scared by the coincidence, no, she was beyond fear...

Ramadan Reminders ’17: Day 26 – 29

Day 26 / Juz 26 (Ramadan ’17):- “O Mankind, indeed We have created you from a male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is...

Ramadan Reminders ’17: Day 21 – 25

Day 21 / Juz 21 (Ramadan ’17):- “And of His signs is that the heaven and earth remain by His command. Then when He calls you with a [single] call from the earth, immediately you will come forth.” [30: 25] They say that death is the final submission;...

Ramadan Reminders ’17: Day 16 – 20

Day 16 / Juz 16 (Ramadan ’17):- “He said: “My Lord! How can I have a son, when my wife is barren, and I have reached the extreme old age?”” [19: 8] “She said: “How can I have a son, when no man has touched me, nor am I...