'Unspoken Words - Behind the bars' Category
Be my Companion?
“Kunn saahib al-kitaab, laa saahib al-kutub”
Transl. “Be a companion of the book, not a companion of the books.”
In other words, rather than have a massive library of books, dedicate yourself to one book in every field and master it.Oh Allaah, hasten their release..
Joyous are others, weeping is me
Playing are others, oppressed is me,
Others hear of liberty songs,
It is me listening to slavery fables
Liberated are others, enslaved is me,
It is me ridden as subjugated beast in
the caravan.
Çolpan, an Uygur PoetDon’t be sad..
When you’ve hit a low in your life and everything around you just, totally, sucks. And then, there’s stress from work, stress at home, stress from studies. You wonder where you draw the line? Where does it all end? Or does it even end?
Sigh.
This life may be real sucky, but doesn’t it amaze you when [...]“To Umm Geezus.”
“..The things you mentioned couldn’t be more true. As the Prophet sallallahu ‘alayhi wa salam said: “The people tested most are the Messengers, then those most alike, then those most alike; a man is tested in accordance with his deen, so if its strong, the rest is increased until he treads the earth and there [...]
Who..
Who will hear our cries
Who will sacrifice for us their lives
Who will take away our fears
Who will wipe away our tears
Who will bring back our fathers, brothers and sons
who will bring back our loved ones
Who will speak against the aggression
who will put a stop to the oppression
who will mend our broken hearts
who will explain to [...]Another gem..
“..Man needs tests. Tests provide the slave with an opportunity to prove himself to Allah. Allah constantly reminds us of this reality. “We will test you, so We may know the ones who strive amongst you and the patient ones, and relay your accounts.” Tests tell the slave what level he’s at, they grant him [...]
“..Do not forget our plight..”
A Year Later and Rashid is Nowhere To Be Seen
“On Tuesday, it will be exactly a year since Rashid Khalid was abducted in Estcourt, never to be seen again.
It was an event that had all the hallmarks of a spy thriller.
On October 31, members of the town’s small Muslim community, who were observing Ramadan, [...]The very first one
“..Sister, I consider – and Allah knows – your brothers as part of an elite. They are chosen. Allah has chosen them. If Allah loves a slave, yes, He tests them. Why? So that they can prove themselves to Him. Oh Allah, yes we are worthy of being carriers of la ilaha illa Allah. Sometimes, [...]
