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“Verily your Lord is Generous and Shy. If His servant raises his hands to Him, He becomes shy to return them empty…”
For the next three years, I spent my time building myself. Memorizing the Qur’an, reading the translation of the Qur’an…
It was only ever supposed to be a joke, a trick, a meager, selfish brutality that we thought would fade…
Continued from Khawlah & the Newbie: Part 1 That’s my cue. Tucking my gum into the corner of my mouth…
09:46 – I wasn’t getting any closer to my destination. I was still on the bus, stuck in traffic. I had…
She wakes to the galaxy of Styrofoam forming her popcorn-ceiling and wonders why she can discern the intricacies of it…
By Reem Farhat 1st Place Winner, Creative Writing Competition, 2019 NY MSA Showdown Editor’s Note: Muslim Youth Musings had the…
As with any other night, exhaustion overcame me as I got ready for bed. Prayer, eh, it wasn’t exactly something…
When the going gets rough, where will you turn? When inside the chest you have a sensation that burns And…
Unfair as thy fate might seem Through the distress of circumstances seen Comes hope, the mistress that does not deem…
The following piece, “With a Soul, I Fly” by Hibbah Haddam, was chosen from a selection of submissions for Expressions:…
*20-14* It is summer when we come. The trees are lush and green when we walk in, still licking the…