10 Islamic Rules of War Given by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

Islam is often projected as a violent religion, either due to bias or misinformation. At times, mainstream media portrays Islam as an ideology of violence. This leads to many people mistakenly assuming the media version of Islam to be the real one. However, do you know that Islam has its own rules of war? Also,…

In The Lucidity Of A Solemn Silence

In the lucidity of a solemn silenceThe night overtook those who transgressed.Nations we liberated and others we builtAs shelters for masses oppressed. Our hearts resounded with a hungry pulseTo make real what was already instilled;And then His Will became our ownPotentiality, sought and fulfilled. Souls that were owned by the Owner of allYearned to disrobe their…

Bosnian Victims

This is a poem about the Bosnian Conflict. Learn more about the conflict and genocide on this page. Two young women shield their faces; children again, they block out thebogey-man as the corpses of theirpeople are unloaded. On make-shift beds and faces are set in pain;burly men, now passive, view their stumpswith the wrung grimace of…

A Cry of Truth Suppressed: A Poem for Aleppo

A cry of truth suppressed,Is heard without being expressed.Blood red hues of lost humanityPierce human consciousness and sanity. The lava of hatred and deceptionErupting from the volcano of grave injustice,Misuse of power over the defenselessIs an epitome of cowardice. Sky breaking apart, buildings crumbling to dust,Evil once done, retaliates with a ghasty gust.The day of…