KILL THE ZOMBIE

The aroma of biryani Abida had cooked overpowered the smell of room freshener. She inspects her flat one last time before she dresses up in one of her fine clothes. It was a special day. Her college friend was going to meet her for the first time since Abida had got married. Well, she hardly …

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A Perfect husband

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ Gentlemen, have you wondered, “what a woman desires?!” Ladies, let’s discuss, “How should a perfect husband be?” What kind of person would you love to marry? For those of us who are married, what were/are your expectations from your life partner? Is he a romantic hero who would sweep you off …

A LIFE WITH LIGHT

Dear readers, I hope you are back to see how I had fared in the Surah an-noor memorization contest. I had tried hard and had managed to memorize surah an noor within a month’s time. Still I hoped that the contest was postponed by a week. Even a day’s delay could have improved my recitation …

Half a date

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ Dear reader, I’ve decided to post a picture containing quote from Quran/hadith every week. Let’s pay heed to this golden leaf. There are numerous possibilities to earn good deeds. Unfortunately, like half a date- we consider it too trivial to explore. Can you think of few such easy tasks?  Check my …

Precious Five

Silence in the hospital was broken by cries of pain; deep unbearable pain. Rehma was brought to the  hospital in labor. The pain was unbearable. Her husband wiped sweat off her forehead as she waited to be admitted.  Doctor examined her and was quick to take her to the  labor ward.  The baby would be …

I missed the bus

Annoyed, frustrated and drained - I was trying to make sense of things that had occurred. More I recollect, the more I regret. How easy it would have been to laugh about it. Sadly one couldn’t at such moments. It all started with a call in a cold winter morning. Being not sure whether it …