Our lives are spent in various boxes. We live in boxes that are insulated from the outside. We feel neither the heat of the blazing sun till it penetrates our being nor do we experience the cold blasts of winter till our bones shiver. We venture out from these boxes in other boxes that simulate […]
May 9, 2011
The oceans dried up Not one but two, But the words of my Lord written were few, … Each drop of divine ink Each letter, each word Their unchartered depths few have explored … “Sibghtullah” The Colors of Allah Dye yourself in them and attain falah. … The hues of humility The perfect tints […]
May 2, 2011
The light is red. It seems to have been red for an eternity. The minutes tick slowly forward as the heat of the sun mercilessly beats down. Is it broken? I am so late! Not a single vehicle is passing through the intersection. It seems to be red for everyone. The empty intersection shimmers like […]
May 23, 2011
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