by Fajr-Literary | Apr 30, 2009 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah Update: I’ll be on a break for about 2 months, so unfortunately no updates until after then. But I leave you with this beautiful piece below… Imam al-Jazari’s praise for the Qur’an bearer – taken from the Muqaddimah of ‘Tayyibat...
by Fajr-Literary | Apr 28, 2009 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah Some of you have been asking regarding the fairly new Qur’anic Institute in Egypt, namely: Ma’had al-Ma’sarawi. Foundation: This institute was set up in about the last 3 years, with the main branch located in Madinat Nasr. It’s run by...
by Fajr-Literary | Apr 25, 2009 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah In his notable tafsir, Al-Zamakhshari makes a particular observation on the ayah: وَلَمَّا جَاء مُوسَى لِمِيقَاتِنَا وَكَلَّمَهُ رَبُّهُ قَالَ رَبِّ أَرِنِي أَنظُرْ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ لَن تَرَانِي وَلَـكِنِ انظُرْ إِلَى الْجَبَلِ فَإِنِ...
by Fajr-Literary | Apr 23, 2009 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah One piece of advice I’ll never forget is when it was said to me (or did I read it somewhere?) that: ‘Whatever situation you find yourself in, derive a point of benefit.’ The last 3 weeks (and beforehand) for me have felt like no less...
by Fajr-Literary | Apr 14, 2009 |
A poem dedicated to my lil’ bro… (you know who you are) Sometimes we need to let go. You said you sat and looked at life from a different angle. You didn’t know the ways, ‘coz you never explored. Sleepless nights, the sole reason For thoughts so unstoppable Thoughts....
