by Fajr-Literary | Aug 10, 2013 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah I felt like writing, so… 🙂 I took this picture while I was studying out in Egypt. It looks so cool and ‘talib al-‘ilm’-y right? Studying under candlelight and all… Pfft! Truth is, electricity had gone out for what seemed like the...
by Fajr-Literary | Aug 10, 2013 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah Some quotes of wisdom from Abu Hazim (Salamah ibn Dinar, rh): Abu Ma’shar: “I saw Abu Hazim narrating in the mosque, and as he did so, he wept and wiped his tears all over his face. So I said to him, “O Abu Hazim, why did you do that...
by Fajr-Literary | Aug 5, 2013 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah I don’t advocate that Laylat al-Qadr is only on the 27th night, but I’ve been wanting to post this du’a I wrote from last year and only found the chance now. Say ‘ameen’ after reading 🙂 On this beautiful night, I ask Allah to accept...
by Fajr-Literary | Aug 3, 2013 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah A few years ago, I was teaching Arabic to a large class of adults and there was this one sister who really stood out to me. She didn’t stand out because she was super smart or a fast scribe or anything; on the contrary, she stood out...
by Fajr-Literary | Aug 1, 2013 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah ‘Umar ibn al-‘Khattab said: “Three things will increase your brother’s love for you in his heart: That you start with the Salam greeting, that you make space for him in a gathering, and that you call him by a name he loves.” I read...
