Posted on 8 January 2008 by Abu Yaqub
Am I truly grateful for each breath that I take,
For each and every moment that I am awake?
Do I thank Allah for my restful sleep,
And for the dreams that cause me to weep?
Am I honestly thankful to the Almighty One,
For the early morning mist, the bright, rising sun?
During Fajr prayer, I use my soft prayer [...]
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Posted on 14 November 2007 by Abu Yaqub
Cast an evil glance
Shaytan begins to dance
For an arrow has been shot to the heart
And a darkness has enveloped it
After the glance, the darkness leaves
but the heart is adversly affected
Only the effect of sincere taubah
can return the unblemished heart to
the pure condtion it enjoyed before.
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