The People of the Boxes

The People Of The Boxes – Dawud Wharnsby Ali
The People of the Boxes – by Dawud Wharnsby Ali
There were once some people
Who all saw their lives like empty boxes
They looked around the world
Collecting up the things they liked.
They filled their lives and boxes
With the goodies that they gathered
And they all felt in control
Content and they [...]

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Ibn al-Qayyims description of Paradise

O My Lord~ Pick me..Choose me..Keep me…

Ibn al-Qayyim said, in regards to the description of the Paradise and the delights that it contains:
“And if you ask about its ground and its soil, then it is of musk and saffron.
And if you ask about its roof, then it is the Throne of [...]

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The Muslimah, The ‘Ilm and The Deen~

In the loving memory of Tamrin Nisa’ 08

Your sisters in this deen
Are overwhelmed by yaqeen,
That seeking knowledge is the nourishment
For Muslimaat and Muslimeen

How greatful we are
For the favours of Allah,
That we shared in this honour
And took hold of our deen
With firm hands,
Firm hearts,
Your sisters hate to part

 
We hate to return [...]

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The treasure chest of knowledge, and the Muslimah

This precious knowledge
Has been placed
In the care of our hearts,
Glowing like the midnight star,
A candle in the dark.
 

 
May it flow through our hearts,
And limbs
The speeches upon our tongues
May it reflect on those around.

May Allah make that bright light shine,
Light up our families,
Brighten up our hearts and homes
And our communities.

 
If our communities are [...]

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