Written by: Amina Dear beloved, You’ve been a gift to me, a special one. Before we part, I have a few things to confess. With you, I learnt that longings, as bitter as they sound; can be cherished. I tasted how you sweetened the fruits of patience a little more than usual. I welcomed a…
Written by: Nadrah I am a believer of souls, and everything that comes with them. There is just something romantic about our souls. Though we have not been taught enough about the nature of our souls, but you know you can feel them. Yours and theirs. And everyone else’s that have crossed your path. The…
Written by: Amina Why? Tell me! When there is a pause, you choose to rush. When time itself has slowed down, you wish to hurry up. When the universe has taken to a gentle pace, you want to run a mad race. Is the world telling you that slowing down is being unproductive? Is…
Written by: Amina In middle school, my biology teacher demonstrated an experiment in class to show us that plants respond to light. She placed a sunflower inside a big cardboard box and cut a hole in one corner. We watered it regularly. A week later the sunflower had turned its face towards the cut hole,…
Written by: Nadrah They tell you to love hard. Fiercely. Passionately. But let me tell you this, passion can be too wild, too fierce, too – messy. Passion directs what the heart and soul failed to translate. Passion negates the very intention and purpose of love. It takes you off course. It paints you an…
Written by: Amina Pain – Our inevitable companion! This feeling… glued to us, through our journey of life. Showing up, when barely anticipated. You could be basking in the sunshine, soaking in the warmth of life and pain arrives; with no warning sign. You could be tiptoe-ing gracefully through your process of healing, and…
Written by: Shahina You who gracefully walked into this year thinking “this is it, this is going to be my year”. You who are intimidated by change but still had to experience everything around you shift. It’s okay to break down or feel anxious when your plans start to fall apart, when you hit roadblocks….
Written by: Chereen Dear Chereen, I walked away from a ten year friendship recently because my friend was emotionally abusive. Claiming she was my best friend but she’d mock me every chance she got. Telling my other friends my secrets. Not inviting me to things because I didn’t invite her once to a family gathering….
Written by: Abeeda Allah has said in the hadith Qudsi, “’Every good deed of the Children of Aadam are for him, except fasting; it is for Me and I shall reward (the fasting person) for it.” (Bukhari) We know that during Ramadan, our good deeds are multiplied up to 70 times, our sins are forgiven…
Written by: Amina When do we miss something? When there’s some good in it. Something valuable, something to be cherished. When it gives us a sense of purpose, a sense of joy. And so, when it’s gone we miss it. Now tell me. You’re missing the world outside, aren’t you? The same world you were…