Category: Ramadaan

The Final Push

Apr 28, 2022

So, though you feel the strain
of so many days and nights that have passed,
strive just a little more:
let not these golden nights and days pass
without sincere devotion:
efforts which will weigh so heavily on our scales
come the Day when we need them most. … More The Final Push

Life as a Machine

Apr 22, 2022

“Doing any and everything for the chance just to come near
So those slaves are always working, doing the same routines
Over and over again you would think they were machines
Fuelled by a gasoline that you wish you could see
Cause it’s a long journey to A Sirat al-Mustaqim.”
– Boonaa Mohammed – “How to be a Slave” … More Life as a Machine

These nights…

May 10, 2021

They call it an annual visitor,
Yet that personification doesn’t capture
the beauty and essence
of the treasures this month holds.

For,
Ramadaan
is no guest to be entertained,
nor housed,
nor fed…
instead, it feeds our souls
that which we too often miss
in the haze of the rest of the year. … More These nights…

Ramadaan

Ramadaan Basics: all you need to know about the Muslim month of fasting

Apr 17, 2021

Why do Muslims starve themselves during Ramadaan? What do they get out of it? And why is the moon so important to them in this month? If you’ve never really heard about the deeper meanings behind this sacred month of Islam, read on to find out all you need to know about the month which begins in just a few days. … More Ramadaan Basics: all you need to know about the Muslim month of fasting