Words Nafeesa M. Header Credits Zainab K. OUT OF LOVE Love, passion, is a concept that can seldom be defined. It begins where the reach of words ends. Love can be perceived as always wanting to be united, becoming one with the beloved through every means;…
Words Murtaza A. Header Credits Ruqaiya K. (@rkphotography53) SCRIBBLES WITH PURPOSE – My guide to better note taking during Ashara Rasulullahsaw counsels “retain ilm [in your heart] by writing it down”. Listening to Moula’s Waaz is like trying to download the vast knowledge of the Universe into my…
Words Zainab S. Header Credits Alifiya S. The beginning of a new year. As we approach Ashara Mubaraka 1442H, nostalgia is kicking in. Every year, we would prepare ourselves physically, mentally and spiritually for the Majalis of Imam Hussain AS. The rush of excitement and curiosity…
Words Murtaza D. Header and Photo Credits Murtaza D. (@murtazadaud) Photographs, whether still or in motion, have the ability to move a person. Emotionally and physically. For the past 2 years, I have been consciously documenting my Ashara Mubaraka experiences. I shoot a few rolls of…
Words Fatema L. Header Credits Fatema A. (@cosmicweavers) One poem a day is for ohbat my way From 12 months so special, just 9 days My preparations continue in so many ways Formalities of work leave are already done Search for a laundry for ironing has…
Words Munira E. Header Credits Sakina K. Spiritual Cleansing My fingers shuffle the beads one at a time, Ya Husain, Ya Husain, Ya Husain, but as the incantation increases, the name is etched farther into my soul with each count. I am no longer just saying…
Words Sakina N. Header Credits Sakina N. The Ripples of Our Matam Today was Eid-e-Ghadire-khum. As far as days go, it was rather melancholic. The rain was in a constant state of confusion, unable to decide whether to pour or stop. It continued to trickle down…
In conversation with Mazher bhai Nizar. Artwork Mazher bhai Nizar. What was the spark? As far as I can remember, during my childhood, staying in Mumbai, I saw the large banners surrounded all over, on the buildings of cinemas mostly, and their colours had an…
Words and Artwork Zaenab Baisaheba J. Imaduddin. (@zaenabimaduddin) 11 June, 2020 A breath you take and a breath you give. Is this delicately balanced transaction an indication that nothing comes for free, except that which is destined for me? By this reckoning, is not prayer also a…
Words Arwa J. Header Credits Shireen A. (@artistrybyshireen) This place was the haunt of her childhood where she had been taken when she had no sense of a place except her parent’s arms. This place so close to home yet worlds away from the narrow streets…