This is my favorite love story; it beats all the Disney classics, all the Bollywood films, and all the typical chick flicks and Hollywood romances. This is what I call Real love.
Once in a Muslim kingdom, a man was in love with the region’s princess. He was handsome and worked in the ruler’s palace. Somehow [...]
I wrote this poem during the senior year of high school and wrote it in the yearbook of one of my friends. When I became a freshman at SBU, I changed the words around and directed it towards any general Muslim sister. My high school friend actually wasn’t Muslim, but she had one of the [...]
This pain that lurches from the unknown future and past.
Is a leash that binds me to my Lord.
A pain of mercy; lessons learned that will last.
That beautifies the mind and grants me a sword.
A weapon of inner charisma and newfound strength.
I can tackle the future with a secret trust.
Humanity is flawed, a heart of short length.
But the [...]
Wow…I was feeling upset today…and then about an hour later I received this e-mail from Ustadha Shamira:
It’s a beautiful and cute story. It makes one realize that there is wisdom behind every pain and suffering, although we may not see it.
Bismillah (In the Name of God)…
A story is told about a King in Africa who [...]
There is nothing like the experience of sitting at the knees of a learned person.*halaqah: literally means circle, but in this context it implies a group of people sitting together in order to gain knowledge.
There is no bond as spiritually satisfying as the bond between student and teacher.
Which teachers do you remember the most in [...]