by Fajr-Literary | Dec 5, 2009 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah Kate Fox (an anthropologist with a great sense of humour) wrote a nice chapter on ‘Queuing’ in her book ‘Watching the English.’ Below is an excerpt… “The English expect each other to observe the rules of queuing, feel highly offended...
by Fajr-Literary | Nov 22, 2009 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah Sometimes in this Dunya (world) we are given what we do not want or ask for, and sometimes that which we wish for is just not attainable. Allah `azza wa jall keeps some things away from us, things which our hearts may ardently...
by Fajr-Literary | Nov 14, 2009 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah فَاللّهُ خَيْرٌ حَافِظاً وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ “… But Allah is the Best of Protectors and He is the Most Merciful of those who show Mercy.” [Yusuf: 64] When ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Ali al-‘Abbasi invaded Damascus, he killed 30,000...
by Fajr-Literary | Nov 10, 2009 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah Some nice quotes of Ibn al-Mubarak (rahimahullah), taken from the upcoming biography: Ibn al-Mubarak said: ‘How many people carry the Qur’an in the hearts but the Qur’an curses them from inside their hearts! If the bearer of Qur’an...
by Fajr-Literary | Nov 2, 2009 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah A beautiful poem by Imam al-Shafi’i دع الأيام تفعل ما تشاء *** وطب نفسا إذا حكم القضاء ولا تجزع لحادثة الليالي *** فما لحوادث الدنيا بقاء وكن رجلا على الأهوال جلدا *** وشيمتك السماحة والوفاء وإن كثرت عيوبك في البرايا *** وسرك أن يكون...
