As we head towards the grave
Hands of the earth ready to Embrace us
As we are heading into the pages of history
Mouths of others waiting to mark our remembrance
As we go into an empire of loneliness
From the rain, No shelter
No...
Assalamu alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu!
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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...
OUR LAST BREATHE
In and out it goes, with
its every actions drawing
us closer to reality.
Look how we work so hard,
sometimes forgetting about
the certainty.
What are we chasing for,
when we don't need more.
Oh! When will it be?
Our last breathe that holds
much more...
People of low intelligence
You plunged into abyss of
Ignorance and barbaric behaviour
You leave the one true Lord
And worship the three fake
Man-made ones
The created idolatry
And adore a son of man
People of low intelligence
You worship men
Bow down and...
Oh Allah ! I told You I’m in pain
You said: “do not despair of the mercy of Allah.”
(Quran 39:53)
I told You nobody knows what is in my heart
You said: “Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest.”
(Quran...
Oh slaves of Ar-Rahaman!
Wrapped up in blankets
Get up from your comfort
and seek the mercy of your Lord,
for the one who seeks your fall never sleeps.
How can I blink,
or slumber
when my sins are rocks
strapped to my heart.
sobbing for it misdeeds
while...
Death is the beginning of life
In the barzakh, the afterlife
Where all men shall meet Nakeer
And Munkar, both rich and Faqeer
The Chief Examiners in the grave
Tough, straightforward and brave
To answer the questions: man rabbuka?
“Who is your Lord?” Then, mā dīnukā?
“What...
When I die, but
I can still feel an ant crawl on my skin
Hear the hands of the clock as it ticks.
If I could still distinguish between beef and cow skin.
Hear babies cry and cock crows.
Tell the difference between caps...
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...
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