The blood of the martyr By Showkat Ali In my life I'm extremely busy Career and big plans Wife and kids Chasing wealth and status Respect and dignity The Mujahideen fight To restore Allah's right Correct injustices And make the world a better place Not just for Muslims But for all of humanity Every day is a struggle As I muddle through life Balancing work and family Leisure and pleasure … [Read more...]
The Blood of a Martyr
Suspicions
It is narrated that once an old man seated outside the Jame' Musjid in Delhi was repeatedly saying: "You are not my Allah and I am not your slave." As people passed by and heard his statements, the comments began to fly. Some called him a kaafir while others passed various other insulting remarks. Eventually one person stopped and asked: "Can you tell me what you mean by this statement." The old man sighed and exclaimed: "At last one intelligent person has come along." He then said: "My … [Read more...]
Poem of the Soul
A Poem of the Soul by Imam abu Hamid al Ghazzali..Much I have strained to make my soul obey, But for whose sin I had not gone astray; When I would be obedient, it was faint And showed a strange distaste and unrestraint. I wrestled with my soul as with a foe, It bidding me to err, I saying no; We were as ancient enemies at large. I put on patience, to withstand its charge; With troops of tempting it came forth to fight - What patience could withstand such reckless might? - Which … [Read more...]
The Best Of Times – Moazzam Begg
Source I first read the Dickens’ classic, Bleak House, in solitary confinement, Camp Echo. The concentric part of this story is based on the fictitious – though accurately representative – and never-ending case of Jarndyce vs Jarndyce which ultimately consumes and destroys the lives of it’s central characters, rather like the Supreme court decisions relating to the Guantánamo detainees. But it was the first sentence of another Dicken’s classic, A Tale of Two … [Read more...]
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