Ramadan is, as a matter of fact, all about breaking habits. This is the real and inner meaning of fasting, because by breaking habits we deprive ourselves of certain indulgences, apart from the satisfaction of our physical needs, which have virtually become part of our nature.

I heard of a conversation with the greatest guarders the time of the rasul (s.a.w.s) called Ubay. Umar ibn Khattab said to Ubay “Ya Ubay, what is taqwa?"

Deen isn't culture. It's a filter for culture, which means Deen is a codification of fitra. It gives you access to fitra. It gives you a way of understanding what your intuitive sense of right and wrong is and what is appropriate in the moment.

My Heart Has Gone Everywhere - Poetry by Shahbano Aliani.

Magic Fire - Poetry by Shahbano Aliani.

You Are the Music That Makes My Atoms Spin - Poetry by Shahbano Aliani.

No Cure but You - Poetry by Shahbano Aliani.

Tiger - Poetry by Shahbano Aliani.

What does it mean when we say that wherever you turn there is the Face of Allah? This is a very important matter. We must remind ourselves and understand about what it means.