Desire the Real

Ever tried to love with your whole heart? I guess we just try to live our lives as long as we are still here, before it stops. People we see around ourselves are not happy with mediocrity. They are all struggling to move, to go, to change, to develop… we are all headed somewhere but where is … Continue Reading

Progressing or not?

As we keep sailing on this boat together through this journey toward our Rabb we sometimes stop and ask ourselves, why are we not progressing in His nearness and why aren’t we having more barakah. Our akaabir, may Allah swt bless them and preserve them, of the deen tell us that there are a few … Continue Reading

A Controversy

She sat in the little chair shifting uncomfortably. Staring at the computer screen, she could feel the pressure building up inside of her, her heart thumping ferociously. She felt as though she was about to explode. How dare they, she bitterly asked no one in particular. Her hollow words echoed back and forth in the … Continue Reading

Firefly

During the endless night, crisp cold surrounds me. I have no shelter – no source of warmth and I am stranded in an unfamiliar, timeless zone. How many days have gone by – I have no clue, yet I continue to pass time in this strange land. In the silence of the night I hear … Continue Reading

So… am I empowered yet?

I want you to know one thing: no matter what you do, no matter how independent you become, you can never stop being a slave. It is up to us to decide whether we want to be a slave of our desires; of the society, media, fashion, beauty, culture, fame, wealth or whether we want to become … Continue Reading