by Fajr-Literary | Jan 17, 2007 |
As-salaamu `alaykum wa rahmatullaah I have been thinking a lot lately regarding translations of classical Islamic works, be it books, notes, extracts or explanations (sharh), scholastic essays and thesis etc. There seems an ocean of knowledge contained within the...
by Fajr-Literary | Dec 25, 2006 |
As-salaamu `alaykum wa rahmatullaah Something which I have always found to be amazing is the fact that some words in the Arabic language can have two meanings – not just two meanings, but two totally opposite meanings! Lets take a look at some examples: The word...
by Fajr-Literary | Dec 3, 2006 |
As-salaamu `alaykum wa rahmatullaah Many times when reading through arabic dialogues, stories and incidents in history it’s amazing to see how quickly lines of poetry could be constructed by the Arabs. In a normal conversation, a person would just add in eloquent...
by Fajr-Literary | Nov 29, 2006 |
As-salaamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah From being shot 9 times and being involved in a gang to witnessing the murders of his parents and many friends, Napoleon, Tupac’s friend and ex-music partner in the Outlawz tells his story from the gangster lifestyle to practising...
by Fajr-Literary | Nov 24, 2006 |
As-salaamu `alaykum wa rahmatullaah Haven’t updated in a while! I will try and post more in the near future inshaa’Allah starting off with a glimpse into some interesting Arabic poetry from the Islamic Era in my next post bi’ithnillah. For the time being, please watch...
