There is no compulsion in religion. The right way stands clearly distinguished from the wrong. Hence he who rejects evil and believes in Allah has indeed taken hold of the firm, unbreakable handle. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

Category: Literature

Let the days go forth as they will (Imam Shafi)

August 28, 2020

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Veronica

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Poetry

Here is my translation of a very nice poem by Imam Shafi’ the respected founder of one of the four schools of Islamic Read more
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Does bad language make for bad religion?

September 9, 2020

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Tradition versus Modernity, Religion, Literature, Philosophy, Uncategorized

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of Allah, the All-Compassionate and the All-Merciful, who created the human from a thing that Read more
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Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley

September 6, 2020

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Poetry

I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said – “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. . Read more
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Limited by Carl Sandburg

September 6, 2020

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Poetry

I am riding on a limited express, one of the crack trains of the nation. Hurtling across the prairie into blue haze and Read more
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On association: not all exchanges are equal

August 30, 2020

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Veronica

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Literature

When water mixes with soil, it revives it, but when soil mixes with water, it contaminates it. When light mixes with dust, the Read more
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Matthew Arnold on loss of faith and the darkness of modernity

August 30, 2020

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Poetry, Tradition versus Modernity

Writing around the middle of the 19th Century, just before the seismic shock waves of the Origin of the Species and Das Kapital, Read more
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What John Donne foresaw in his poem, The Anatomy of the World

August 26, 2020

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Poetry, Tradition versus Modernity

Wisdom is the lost property of every Muslim, and for this reason it is a pleasure to share a gem of wisdom found Read more
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Remembering God – and a beautiful reminder

August 28, 2020

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Veronica

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Religion, Poetry

In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. All praise is for Him who made pitch, harmony and discord, sound and silence, Read more
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Prayer for Life

August 28, 2020

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Poetry

Don’t let me get to Ninety-three, Just to discern my life to be Wasted in futility. Don’t let me say when it’s too Read more
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The Repentance of Abu Nawas

September 1, 2020

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Poetry

From the Repentance of Abu Nawas Abu Nawas was a brilliant poet who was also famous for living the life of a Read more
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Nasruddin and the Miserable Man

September 1, 2020

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Stories and Folklore

One day, Nasruddin began talking to a man from another town. The man lamented, “I am rich, but I am also sad and Read more
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