These days, the intellectuals are silenced while the fools speak. Opinions of the ignorant are taken into consideration while the knowledgeable, the learned, the wise are seen as meddlers who stir trouble and mull over "trivial" matters. They speak in whispers while the destructors of truth get up on their soapboxes to preach falsehood. Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said, “In the End Times, … Continue reading Wistful Wisefool
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The One About Love, Relationships & All That Jazz
I try to not talk about this topic, mainly because I do not want to partake in the already prevalent discussions online & offline on this thing called love (and partly because my opinion may be an unpopular one). But I guess it's inevitable, no matter how meticulously I've tried to skirt around it. So here's my two cents... … Continue reading The One About Love, Relationships & All That Jazz
Quiet Mornings
On the 30th of January 2016, exactly one year ago, Quiet Mornings saw the world. My friend, Cherilyn, and I, launched our debut self-published poetry book. Both of us have been working on this project together quietly for the past year and a half. The entire process took more than that, but it was worth the wait. … Continue reading Quiet Mornings
A Page off My Journal
So that was it. The end of non-fiction class. The funnest class out of all other classes I'm taking this semester. Also the only class that isn't my major. Hopefully I'll get to do poetry and advanced creative writing next semester and file at as a minor. Funny how I enjoy my electives more than … Continue reading A Page off My Journal
A Letter to My Fifteen-Year Old Self
Dear you, I know there are days when you doubt yourself. Days when you wished you were prettier, smarter, funnier. When you're exhausted from everyone's expectations. Listen: you are enough. Shut out your doubts. Learn to build your confidence and quieten them down. You are the most intelligent, beautiful, hilarious, never-to-be-repeated person the world will … Continue reading A Letter to My Fifteen-Year Old Self
High Performance Ramadhan by Productive Muslim
It's that time of the year again - the month of forgiveness and mercy, where the gates of heaven are wide open and the gates of hell are locked shut, where the Qur'an was sent down for all humanity, fasting was prescribed, where rewards for every act of ibadaah is multiplied, suhoor, iftar gatherings, taraweeh, early nights... … Continue reading High Performance Ramadhan by Productive Muslim
The Book Jacket 