Islam
Our way of life
The path on which we strive
Our pride, their fear
Fear of the Kuffar
As the days go by
So many die
Man doesn't take heed
He consumes inheritance with greed
The orphan, he threats harshly
To the poor, Rudely
Let man but think and...
by H. O. ADENUGA
Praise be to Allah who has created men and Jin
Glory be to He who created them mainly for Deen,
Sent down prophets and messengers, Muhammad, being the last Prophet
The Deen Pro who...
When I was younger
I thought death
Embraces men with snowy hair
Crumpled skins and weak bones
That it was blind to the people
Of my age and their age
Like old age was attached to
An expiry date.
But...
By Deejah (Abra_Muslimah)
When the flower of the day blooms
And the sun peaks from its kingdom
The moon running back to its empire
After fully illuminating the night before
The colorful birds start to chirp
And the sun gradually rises
Forgetting it's shyness.
The cocks crow...
Assalamu alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu!
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You want something to be yours, and yet you make no effort to own it
You don't like what you have and yet you are holding unto it
By ourselves we walk into a twisted and confusing situation
Then we run around...
To the woman who now seems Older
And who happened to be my blessed Mother
Cherishing me during the age I was Smaller
And also at the moment I became Younger.
Although you are not near to be a Scholar,
But the display of...
Stop the clocks, telephones off!
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone
Silence the pianos with muffled drums
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come
Let the airplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He is dead!
Put the...
Read The Qur'an.
Read the Qur'an,
A letter is a blessing,
Iqra bi'ismi Robbuka,
Read in the name of your Lord,
He creates you from nothing but dust,
Definitely to dust you shall return,
Read the Qur'an,
A letter is a blessing,
Remember how your Lord provide for...
Admiring you from afar,
Loving you in secret
and my prayers to keep
you in the safety of my dreams.
For you are a rare Gem
I gazed for what seems
like a second, too fearful
for speaking and too nervous for approaching.
For you are a...
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