Staying Power

Before the post-Ramadaan blues set in…

The Final Push

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.

Life as a Machine

“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”

His Majesty

A perfect moment…

Gone Too Soon

The finite grains of Time slip through the hourglass,
and the clock keeps ticking.
Seconds become minutes,
hours turn to days,
and weeks evaporate into the abyss
of Life we’ll never get back.

Spring cleaning the soul

Guess who’s coming to town? It’s not Santa Claus. And it’s not the president. It’s a bevy of angels, joining us for Ramadaan – the month of Mercy.

These nights…

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.

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

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.

Everything you want

If you could have anything…ANYTHING…what would you ask for?

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

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.