‘Alliance of Virtue (or Get Your Bags Together)’
As we settle down into the grip of another New Year, the past slips further away into obscurity and I am soberly having to grapple…
Poetry
SAMI YUSUF SPECTACULAR IN GUYANA
Am guessing that you would think I would say that the Sami Yusuf concert was spectacular…and guess what…it was…SPECTACULAR. What a Performer…What a Performance!!! Unforgettable…
ARGUING OVER MUSIC
The internationally renowned Muslim singer and composer, Sami Yusuf, is about to make his debut performance in Guyana and people of all ages are excited….
SAMI YUSUF CONCERT STIRS CONTROVERSY IN GUYANA
Georgetown: The much anticipated Sami Yusuf concert is booked for September 28 at the Guyana National Stadium, and a sold out crowd is very much…
Poem: ALLAH
Allah gives light in darkness, Allah gives rest in pain, Cheeks that are white with weeping Allah paints red again. The flowers and…
Ramadan Poem
Anxiously I looked out for the moon, Hoping that it was not too soon; May it be visible I pray On the western horizon today….
Place of poetry in Islamic civilization
Here Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad narrates the history of poetry in Islamic civilization. Shaykh Abdal Hakim is a British Muslim researcher, writer, columnist and teacher…
The Historical Evidence of Religious Poetry
All praise is for Allah, the Glorified and the Exalted, and may He shower His choicest peace and blessings in perpetuity on His most beloved…
Hafiz, the ‘Interpreter of Secrets’
Born in 1315, Shamseddin Mohammad, known as Hafiz, grew up in the city of Shiraz where he studied Qur’anic sciences. In his youth he learned…
The Million’s Poet: Niqab – wearing death as a dress
Every Wednesday night, Hissa Hilal steps on to the stage of the popular Abu Dhabi television show The Million’s Poet. As is required of Saudi…