Reflections of the Hijra

With the start of the Islamic new year a few weeks ago, there are many bounties and lessons to be reflected on.    Although we do not take the Islamic New Year as a holiday or celebrate it, we should reflect on what led to the development of the Islamic Calendar – which is the greatest [...]

My Hijab

What do you see when you look at me
Do you see someone limited, or someone free?
All some people can do is just look and stare
Simply because they can’t see my hair.
Others think I am controlled and uneducated
They think that I am limited and un-liberated.
                       

They are so thankful that they are not me
Because they would like [...]

I am a Muslim Woman

I am a Muslim woman
Feel free to ask me why
When I walk
I walk with dignity
When I speak
I do not lie
 
I am a Muslim woman
Not all of me you’ll see
But what you should appreciate
Is that the choice I make is free
 
I’m not plagued with depression
I’m neither cheated nor abused
I don’t envy other women
And I’m certainly not [...]

Four Decades of Occupation

Four decades of occupation
Happening to the best of all nations
What will become of the new generation
O Allah grant them salvation
For them this is a dedication
A call for an end to the defamation
 
Don’t let go of your determination
Persist in du’aa in your prostration
This is only Allah’s preparation
For a great victory that follows tribulation
 
Continually make your invocations
He [...]