#Muslim writers

[wrappedinamysteryy]

The Dua of Musa (AS):

رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ

Rabbi inni lima anzalta ilayya min khairin faqir

‘My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need.’ (Surah Al-Qasas, 24)

The Dua of Yunus (AS):

لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِين

La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minaz-zalimin

‘There is no god worthy of worship except You. Glory be to You! I have certainly done wrong.’ (Surah Al-Anbiya, 87)

The Dua of Nuh (AS):

رَبِّ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانْتَصِرْ

Rabbi inni maghlubun fan-tass-ssir

‘I am helpless, so help me!’ (Surah Al-Qamar, 10)

The Dua of Ayub (AS):

أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ

Innee massaniyad durru wa Anta arhamur raahimeen

‘Indeed, I have been touched with adversity, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.’ (Surah Al-Anbiya, 83)

The Dua of Muhammad (SAW):

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ الْهَمِّ والْحُـزْنِ وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ

Allaahumma ‘innee ‘a’oothu bika minal-hammi walhazani, wal’ajzi walkasali, walbukhli waljubni, wa dhala’id-dayni wa ghalabatir-rijaal.

‘O Allah, I take refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debts and from being overpowered by men.’ (Sunan an-Nasa’I 5449)

#sadaqahjaariya #islam #muslim #islamic reminders #islamic quotes #muslim writers #islamic #islamicreminder #dua #quranic verses #holy quran #quranquotes #hadith #sunnah

[suhyla]

You are your values. The moment you become disconnected from your values, you become disconnected with your sense of self. Your values are what guide the decisions you make, the words you choose to speak, and are what ensure you are not reacting to your circumstances but actively responding.

Ramadan is the month we are all encouraged to practice taqwa, or mindfulness of Allah. When you internalize that Allah is always with you, that He sees each decision you make and all the thoughts that culminate in your decisions, your actions cease to be about you. They transcend your circumstances. They become tied to Allah’s pleasure.

That is when you free yourself from your circumstances.

You see, it’s easy to be kind when others are being kind to you. It’s easy to smile when you’re with friends and it’s easy to help someone who helps you. But to smile even as others bring you pain? To forgive those who once hurt you? To not respond to someone else’s anger with anger? That takes another level of strength. Strength that only comes when you are mindful of Allah’s nearness to you, and know that He sees your efforts to be kind, your choice to smile, your decision to forgive, even as your heart aches.

And you become happier for it. Because Allah is eternal. Your decision to act in accordance with your values is rooted in the knowledge that every thought, action, and intention is witnessed and appreciated by Al-Shakur, the Appreciative. And even if others do not appreciate your intentions, do not acknowledge your efforts, or if your actions are misunderstood, you know Allah sees. And that is enough.

Your sense of self is beautified by your values, so choose your values carefully. Your integrity comes from your ability to stick to your values, so always measure your progress by questioning if your actions are aligned with what you believe and who you choose to be. You will falter at times and that’s okay. The more dedicated you are to returning to your values, the more you will grow from the process of accountability. And the more power you gain over yourself.

Beautify your self with beautiful values 🌸

— instagram

#islam #deen #islamic reminders #love #poetry #words #writer #muslim writers #writers on tumblr #philosophy #quotes

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🌙 Ramadan Mubarak - Books ft. Muslims

🦇 Good morning, my beautiful bookish bats. To celebrate this Islamic holy month, here are a FEW books featuring Muslim characters. I hope you consider adding a few to your TBR.

❓What was the last book you read that taught you something new OR what's at the top of your TBR?

🌙 A Woman is No Man - Etaf Rum 🌙 Amal Unbound - Aisha Saeed 🌙 Love From A to Z - S.K. Ali 🌙 Hana Khan Carries On - Uzma Jalaluddin 🌙 Yes No Maybe So - Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed 🌙 Evil Eye - Etaf Rum 🌙 I Am Malala - Malala Yousafzai 🌙 Exit West - Mohsin Hamid 🌙 Written in the Stars - Aisha Saeed 🌙 The Night Diary - Veera Hiranandani 🌙 Much Ado About Nada - Uzma Jalaluddin 🌙 The Eid Gift - S.K. Ali 🌙 More Than Just a Pretty Face - Syed M. Masood 🌙 Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero - Saadia Faruqi 🌙 If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan 🌙 Snow - Orhan Pamuk 🌙 Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged - Ayisha Malik 🌙 The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad 🌙 And I Darken - Kiersten White 🌙 The Last White Man - Mohsin Hamid

🌙 Hijab Butch Blues - Lamya H 🌙 The Bad Muslim Discount - Syed M. Masood 🌙 Ms. Marvel - G. Willow Wilson 🌙 Love from Mecca to Medina - S.K. Ali 🌙 The City of Brass - S.A. Chakraborty 🌙 The Love Match by Priyanka Taslim 🌙 A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar 🌙 A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi 🌙 An Emotion of Great Delight by Tahereh Mafi 🌙 The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan 🌙 The Moor’s Account - Laila Lalami 🌙 Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian 🌙 Salt Houses by Hala Alyan 🌙 When a Brown Girl Flees by Aamna Quershi 🌙 Jasmine Falling by Shereen Malherbe 🌙 Between Two Moons by Aisha Abdel Gawad 🌙 Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini 🌙 A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini 🌙 The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 🌙 Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal

🌙 Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie 🌙 All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir 🌙 The Bohemians by Jasmin Darznik 🌙 Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin 🌙 A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif 🌙 Chronicle of a Last Summer by Yasmine El Rashidi 🌙 A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena 🌙 Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga 🌙 The Mismatch by Sara Jafari 🌙 Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah 🌙 You Truly Assumed by Laila Sabreen 🌙 Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali 🌙 Once Upon an Eid - S.K. Ali and Aisha Saeed 🌙 Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan 🌙 Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson 🌙 The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar 🌙 A Show for Two by Tashie Bhuiyan 🌙 Nayra and the Djinn by Michael Berry 🌙 All-American Muslim Girl by Lucinda Dyer 🌙 It All Comes Back to You by Farah Naz Rishi

🌙 The Marvelous Mirza Girls by Sheba Karim 🌙 Salaam, with Love by Sara Sharaf Beg 🌙 Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf 🌙 How It All Blew Up by Arvin Ahmadi 🌙 Zara Hossain Is Here by Sabina Khan 🌙 Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam 🌙 She Wore Red Trainers by Na'ima B. Robert 🌙 Hollow Fires by Lucinda Dyer 🌙 Internment by Samira Ahmed 🌙 Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa 🌙 Love in a Headscarf - Shelina Zahra Janmohamed 🌙 Courting Samira by Amal Awad 🌙 The Other Half of Happiness by Ayisha Malik 🌙 Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy 🌙 Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed 🌙 Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed 🌙 Muslim Girls Rise - Saira Mir and Aaliya Jaleel 🌙 Amira & Hamza - Samira Ahmed 🌙 The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf 🌙 Nura and the Immortal Palace by M.T. Khan

🌙 As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh 🌙 Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan 🌙 Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao 🌙 The Yard - Aliyyah Eniath 🌙 When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar 🌙 The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty 🌙 Maya's Laws of Love by Alina Khawaja 🌙 The Chai Factor by Farah Heron 🌙 The Beauty of Your Face - Sahar Mustafah 🌙 Hope Ablaze by Sarah Mughal Rana

#ramadan #muslim writers #muslim #books #book list #ramadan mubarak #ramadan kareem #batty about books #battyaboutbooks

[scrittorio]

Scrittorio Magazine, Ramadan 1445 Issue

Special Ramadan issue incoming!

In the Ramadan 1445 issue, you will find articles that discuss writing fiction as a Muslim author, writing ideal vs realistic Muslim characters, and critical thinking in Islamic fiction, among other topics.

MUSLIM FICTION WRITERS: Please check out this questionnaire if you would like to share advice, thoughts, lessons learned, or experiences that you wouldn't mind being shared in the Ramadan 1445 issue.

Learn more here:

Boosts appreciated, and please share with any Muslim fiction authors you may know as well. Thank you!

#writeblr #writing #muslim writers #ramadan #ramadan 2024 #ramadan 1445

[kyleoreillylover]

PSA to all my writers on here!! Ramadan is coming up, so please label your works NSFA (Not safe for Ramadan) so we don't accidentally read it if it is even a lil bit spicy (some people think if it isn't outright smut they don't have to warn their readers/not label it and that's not true!!)

Muslims can break their fast by accidentally coming across a fic that wasn't propely labeled that has spicy/smut content in it. Please be respectful to us muslim readers/writers on here and label your works please!!

#wwe fanfic #writing fanfic #writing #ramadan #muslim #muslim writers #muslim readers #aew x reader #wwe x reader #Muslim imagine #wwe imagine

[hyba]

A Late Announcement: Scrittorio Magazine Ramadan 1445 Issue

I've put it out there on IG and I'm sharing it here as well:

For the month of Ramadan, which is just days away, I'm preparing a special Scrittorio Magazine issue.

The Ramadan 1445 issue will discuss a range of topics related to writing fiction as a Muslim author, but my hope is that I can present the real experiences, insights, and advice of Muslim fiction writers in this issue.

If you are a Muslim writer of fiction, please check out the blog post linked above! If you have any Qs, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Deadline: Ideally, March 10th - 15th. Hoping to publish the issue sometime between the 15th-20th of March, inshaAllah.

#ramadan #muslim writers #writeblr #writing #muslim authors

[this-world-of-beautiful-monsters]

#just read this guy's book today and #fuck #palestinian writers #palestine #free palestine #palestinian poetry #palestinian people #palestinian history #I feel like stuff like this a good reminder #of how Long this has been going on for #nakba #palestinian authors #arab #arab writers #muslim #muslim writers #arab history #poetry #poetry magazine #anti colonialism #decolonization

[belle-keys]

My 2023 Ramadan TBR

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

Lost Islamic History by Firas Alkhateeb

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty

#tbr #book blog #ya books #books #books and literature #ramadan 2023 #muslim writers #poc writers #islamic books #book recommendations #book recs #as long as the lemon trees grow

[mywordsarewings]

Bi baby, you're invalid, it's just a phase, like we don't look up at the moon & know she'll rise again. There's Palestinian blood in your veins & you pray five times a day. The future is female, but there's no future for you, because every puzzle piece was shattered from the start (these pieces the world doesn't want are what make you.) - All of Me is Tired of Fighting to Fit into Your World View -

#free palestine #save palestine #muslim writers #poems #poetry #creative writing #jsh poetry #poets on tumblr #written word #spilled ink #writing #poem

[wetravellight]

I don't know why I don't see more people talking about this, but being self-reliant and "independent" and the big boss of everything in your life is utterly draining. Especially if you're the neurotic type. Because life is a great big beast that you as a human being cannot completely predict or control. No matter how hard you try.

Funnily enough, the harder you try to put a leash on it, the worse it thrashes and contorts. And in the end you're left soaked in sweat and tears, with blistered, bloody hands.

At least, that's been my experience. Which reminds me of something a friend of mine used to tell me.

Do your best and let Allah do the rest.

Leave the results for Allah to determine. All you have to do is pray and put your faith in Allah and make an effort. It doesn't have to be a herculean effort. It just has to be what you can do at the moment. Allah, the all-merciful, never demands of you more than you can give.

So, just do what you can. Do your best. Let Allah do the rest.

#journal entry #muslim writers #muslim journal #muslim reminder #female writers #islamic reminders #writeblr #late night thoughts #muslim women #islamic writings #writerscorner #writers on tumblr #musings #allah #the price of independence #humanity #human struggles #faith

[ebookporn]

One of the Earliest Science Fiction Utopias Was a Protest Against Patriarchy

Over a century ago, Bengali Muslim writer Rokeya Hossain wrote a short story about a world run by women, fueled by solar power

by Tanya Agathocleous

Solar power. The end of war. Gender role reversal. Dirigibles. First published in 1905, Rokeya Hossain’s short story “Sultana’s Dream” is steampunk avant la lettre, strikingly advanced in its critique of patriarchy, conflict, conventional kinship structures, industrialization, and the exploitation of the natural world.

Notably speaking to the concerns of our contemporary world as much as its own, it is also striking for being a parodic critique of purdah by a Muslim woman. At a time when British colonialism was using the treatment of women in India as justification for colonial intervention there (a rhetorical strategy still in use by the West today), Hossain’s story imagines a world in which men rather than rather women are kept inside, thus framing her protest against Islamic patriarchy within a larger feminist vision that takes on Western as well as Islamic forms of gender hierarchy.

“Sultana’s Dream” is not just one of the first science-fiction or utopian stories written in India by a woman; it is an integral part of the emergence of sci-fi as a form of speculative fiction at the turn of the nineteenth century, more often associated with male Western writers such as H. G. Wells, Jules Verne, and Arthur Conan Doyle. At the same time, it is one of the first feminist utopias in modern literature, published a decade before Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s Herland (1915), and part of a wave of fin de siècle utopias that includes Edward Bellamy’s Looking Backward (1888) and William Morris’s News from Nowhere (1890). It is also one of the first literary works in English by a Muslim writer in South Asia. In all these ways, Hossain’s story is an important part of Anglophone literary history that has yet to be fully recognized as such.

READ MORE

#female writers #science fiction #utopias #muslim writers #gender roles #librarians

[wrappedinamysteryy]

Hold on.

The sweetness of Jannah will erase all the bitterness of this world, ان شاء الله

#wrappedinamystery #islam #muslim #islamic reminders #islamic quotes #muslim writers #islamic #islamicreminder

[suhyla]

You will never regret trying for something that matters to you, regardless of what the outcome is. When it matters, you’ll always maintain that stubborn hope that perhaps this attempt will be the time you figure it out. Perhaps this will be the attempt through which it all works out.

The truth is, rarely will you ever get good something without failing at it first. And often, you appreciate something that much more when you gain it through relentless effort and determination. It is that repeated effort and commitment that makes your eventual success that much sweeter. Because you refused to give up. You invested your tears, duaas, and hard work. You learned from each try. You acknowledged each shortcoming. You asked Allah repeatedly to make a way.

When you recognize that everything worth having will be gained through a process of hard work and dedication, you appreciate every part of the journey. Every setback is an opportunity to learn; every shortcoming an opportunity to grow. You water your dream with every little effort you can, knowing that one day, your dream will bloom so beautifully. And how great will it be to gaze upon those initial buds, knowing how much time and effort you invested for them to sprout. How proud you will be as you watch your little garden of dreams grow.

Throughout Ramadan, we dedicate ourselves to building new habits. Sometimes we fall short. But the beauty of this month is we embrace imperfection as part of the process. Allah knows we will fall short. He never expects perfection, because our nature as humans is always changing. With every apology to Him and re-affirmation of wanting to get better, He gently picks us back up, and encourages us to try again. And one day, we will bloom into the versions of ourselves He knows us to be. One day, every duaa we work toward will be our reality. There are no quick fixes on this journey. You have to invest in the slow, frustrating process of watering your dreams with consistency and dedication until they are ready to bloom. You have to be in it for the long run. But be proud of your efforts. These seeds might just bloom into the most beautiful gardens— in this life and the next 🌸

instagram

#islam #islamic reminders #love #poetry #ramadan #words #muslim writers #writers on tumblr #writers #writerscommunity #poems on tumblr #poems and poetry #inspiring quotes #quotes.

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

🇵🇸 Palestinian Fiction Books for Your TBR 🇵🇸

✨ Fiction stories can make an individual's experience universal and easier to understand from an outsider's perspective. We learn about one another's histories, realities, and cultures through fiction stories, even if we don't realize it. As a way of educating yourself and empathizing, here are a few Palestinian fiction books you can add to your ever-growing TBR for read Palestine Week.

🇵🇸 Please, please help me ensure these books receive the attention they deserve by sharing this post.

🌙 Minor Detail by Adania Shibli 🇵🇸 Salt Houses by Hala Alyan ✨ A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum 🌙 Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa 🇵🇸 The Sea Cloak: And Other Stories by Nayrouz Qarmout ✨ Wild Thorns by Sahar Khalifeh 🌙 The Parisian by Isabella Hammad 🇵🇸 Palestine +100: Stories from a Century after the Nakba ✨ Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa 🌙 We are All Equally Far from Love by Adania Shibli 🇵🇸 My First and Only Love by Sahar Khalifeh ✨ Where the Bird Disappeared by Ghassan Zaqtan 🌙 Trees for the Absentees by Ahlam Bsharat 🇵🇸 Mother of Strangers by Suad Amiry ✨ You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat

#read palestine week #save palestine #free palestine #books #book list #muslim writers #arab american writers #arab american heritage month #fiction books #batty about books #battyaboutbooks #book blog #booklr #bookstagram #books to read

[avaguenotion]

11/12/2023 - 4am

I made tea. Hibiscus with honey. It's got that nice deep reddish color to it. " كركديه " as my mom and dad call it. It is 4am. I've been up since around 1:30 if I'm not mistaken. *sips tea* It's just... Insomnia is one of the major symptoms of schizoaffective disorder and you would think the medication I'm taking to treat it would also treat the insomnia. No. Other antipsychotics like zyprexa and invega sure. Not abilify. Since I started Abilify I've had trouble with my sleep. The important thing to note is that despite low amount of sleep I haven't entered a manic/psychotic period which I find interesting. It's just frustrating always waking up in the night. I have a prescription to a medication that aids sleep but it doesn't always work either. *sips tea* The feeling that no matter what there's just something "wrong with me." I don't function properly. I have some parts missing or something. I don't know.... So what do I do? I get out of bed and get on the computer, make tea, and write. And don't think I haven't noticed the activity related to my posts. I have a couple followers and I keep getting likes. That's cool. Thanks. ✌️

#daily #schizoaffective #abilify #life #insomnia #antipsychotics #sleep #disorder #the mars revolver #journal #writing #muslim writers

[thatonesheikh]

what do i have left to give you at this point?/ if you asked me for the moon, i’d build the tallest ladder and bring her down./ if you asked for the stars, i’d grab the biggest of nets and fish them out of the sky./ if you asked me for my hand, i’d tell you it’s always been yours./ you hold my heart at your sleeve and place my art on in your desk./ i’ve given you my trust, my ego, my apologies, each one like an award/ and i’ve got nothing in return./ if asked whether or not i’d do it again though,/ i’d reply “i regret not doing more”./ it’s like you’re placing trophies on a shelf to display how much of me you possess- like a collection filling up your room./ i wonder how many more you’ll get until i run out.

“what do u want for your bday?” || M.A. Sheikh

#poetry #writers on tumblr #female poets #my writing #poem #short poem #writing #angst #deep underground poetry #muslim writers #writers and poets #female writers #muslim poetry #spilled poem #love #love poem #muslim #short poetry #pain #art #birthday