Asalamu Alakium guysss! :)

I'm backkk. I just kind of lost some hope with this blog, but I'll try to make more posts now.
I have a tumblr! Tumblr is much more fun than regular blogging. I seriously suggest you guys get a tumblr. You can follow me at
www.theversesoflife.blogspot.com

Peace. <3

Aysha

Smile, darlings

Strange Miracle

O Wondrous creatures,

By what strange miracle

Do you so often

Not smile?

   
Forever Dance

—

I am happy even before i have a reason.

—

I am full of Light even before the sky

Can greet the sun or moon.

—

Dear companions,

We have been in love with God

For so very, very long.

—

What can Hafiz now do but Forever

Dance!

 

My Brilliant Image

—

One day
the sun admitted,

—

I am just a shadow.

I wish I could show you

The infinite Incandescence

—

That had cast my brilliant image!

—

I wish I could show you,

When you are lonely or in darkness,

—

The Astonishing Light

—

Of your own Being!

*All poems by Hafez. Photo credits to my little sister (:

Forgotten Promises - Sami Yusuf

Peace.
Aysha

I seek refuge in God from Satan, the accursed.

"(God) has revealed to me that you should adopt humility so that
no one oppresses another."
-Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him

"She said: 'Keep your treasures,
Me, I'm worth more than that.
Bars are still bars even if made of gold.
I want the same rights as you
and respect for each day,
Me, I want only love.'"
-Aicha by Khaled

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Being
rich does not mean having a great amount of property, but
[it] is being content [with what one has]."


"Lord knows the way she feels
Everyday in His name she begins."
-Aicha by Outlandish
 
"Kindness is a mark of faith, and whoever has not kindness has not faith."
-Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him


A person once asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace be
upon him): "What is faith?" The Prophet replied: "When a
good deed becomes a source of pleasure for you and an
evil deed becomes a source of disgust, then you are a
believer."

Narrated Masruq: "I asked (the Prophet Muhammad's wife)
Aisha which (good) deed was most loved by the Prophet.
She said: 'A deed done continuously.'"

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Shall I
tell you who are the best among you?...The best of you are
those who when seen are a means of God being brought to
mind."

Respect.

My People - Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam

rain dance of a lifetime

Move one foot in front of the other
Your shoes soggy from the rain
No pain, Like the sea
Slippery and carefree
Let yourself go
And feel what’s around you.
Look up and taste the water like it's an ocean
Slow motion –
Each cold droplet fall, race on your face.
Remember Who made you
And why you’re here,
And the good times are near.
Smile and laugh
Play and sing
Forget the bitterness.
And grow old this way
Hold hands and swing in circles I say
Capture the nostalgia
And be young again. Sin-less.
Youth is innocence.
And innocence is integrity.
Keep on, one foot in front of the other.
Keep on, dance through life and thank Him.

by Aysha Adrees

peace+love.<3

Allah Hafez. [I leave you under the protection of God.]

Fajr Prayer

I wake up to perform my morning prayer

I think, SubhanAllah, I remembered my Creator

I turn on the faucet and look at the running water a bit too long

Long enough to see what's wrong.

In the water I'm afraid to see my reflection

To see the grime and filth and dirt

wash away into the pure. As I cleanse myself,

I see what I'm cleaning

and I see that I'm screaming

because I have no humility.

What is wrong with me?

How can I pat myself on the back,

say, "Good job, how good I am - I woke up for Fajr"

When soon enough after the prayer,

I'll fall back asleep,

and forget my Creator.

-by Aysha Adrees

interesting facts about the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him

*He was a descendant of the Prophet Ismail and Prophet Abraham, peace be upon them. (Abraham was the father of Ismail.)


*He used to call his wife, A'isha, by the nickname "Ayesh."


*He was subject to assassination attempts.


*He used to pray facing Jerusalem, before it was revealed that he pray facing the Kaaba.


*He brushed his teeth 5 times a day.


*He never ate alone; he always invited someone to eat with him.


*He tried to avoid preaching in excess so others would not get annoyed.


*Sometimes he prayed so much that his legs swelled.


*Sometimes he slept on the floor. He didn't care where he slept.


*Once, during the conquest of Makkah, the Muslims passed a mother dog with puppies. Muhammad sall Allahu alayhi wa-alayhi wasallam not only gave orders that they were not to be disturbed, but he assigned a man to see the task was done.

*He was once a shepherd.

*He loved the color green.

*Once, Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, halted his entire army and made them camp out until sunrise. Why? His wife, Aisha, peace be upon her, lost her necklace in the dark of the night. He wanted to wait until morning so she could find it.

*He announced the Virgin Mary would be highest woman in Paradise. Proceeding Virgin Mary would be his daughter, Fatima. Peace be upon them all.


Peace.Love.<3

a grain of rice is a lot bigger than an atom - PART II

Salaam everyone!

I wanted to do a follow-up post to my last entry.
I asked if anyone knew of sites similar to FreeRice. For who wanted to know the answer to this themselves :

ripple.org
freepoverty.com
thehungersite.com
thenonprofits.com
children.care2.com
theanimalrescuesite.com


Love.Peace.Aysha

a grain of rice is a lot bigger than an atom

I hate it when I go to websites and learn that if I donate money, I'll feed _____ amount of children. I hate it when I see all these great things people are doing, such as Sami Yusuf, WFP, etc. because I, too, really want to just do something. I wanna help and get involved and be like the other active youngsters around the world. I wish I could just help the world so much that I alone make a big difference. It's annoying when you see things on the internet asking if you want to help a little girl in Afghanistan or Nigeria or Bangladesh or Palestine or Somalia, or wherever achieve her dreams - get her an education to be the journalist she's always wanted to become. I hate it when I see that because I'm like "YES! YES, I DO WANT TO HELP!" And I click it, and it asks me to donate. I feel like I'll never get anything done until I am an adult out of college with a job with my own pay. I can't do anything because I'm not making money myself. It's so...disappointing, upsetting, obnoxious even, that I just have to wait. Life (mine and the chilld's) is slipping away, I want to help, but oh, I can't do anything about it. Ugh! I want to be active. There needs to be some alternative than just donating. I would give up much of my time if I could help any other way.





If anyone at all knows websites or programs/foundations that have other ways of doing this please let me know. The only one I know of is FreeRice. Sometimes people feel like they're not actually making a difference by playing but they ARE.
 [Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, see it!]—Holy Qur'an, sura 99 Az-Zalzala, ayat 7-8

[Surely God does not do injustice to the weight of an atom, and if it is a good deed He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward.]—Holy Qur'an, sura 4 An-Nisa, ayah 40

You can play here.

Allah Hafiz. [May God be with you.]

Smile - It's Friday! :)

I've been waiting all week for it to be Friday so I could post this video.
Gain a good deed - spread this video. Make someone smile with this cute video & tell them to pass it on. Soon everyone will be smiling, and you'll receive a a good deed in your record for every person who smiled after you, plus yourself.
Smiling is Sunnah & charity. :) Happy Jumuah!

peace.love.
-Aysha! :)

Rainbows

By Aysha Adrees

What will it take

For us to look past

Differences and faults

And enjoy individuality?

Do we all have to be color blind

To get along?

‘Rainbows’

Should not be hated

For they are a creation of God

And they keep the world smiling.

Brown dirt is needed for the green grass to grow.

White clouds

Complement the blue sky very well.

If the world was colorless – water,

We’d all blend together

In a puddle of invisibility.

On Pain

On Pain

Your Pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses

your understanding.

Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its

heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain.

And could you keep your heart in wonder at the

daily miracles of your life, your pain would not seem

less wondrous than your joy;

And you would accept the seasons of your heart,

even as you have always accepted the seasons that

pass over your fields.

And you would watch with serenity through the

winters of your grief.

Much of your pain is self-chosen.

It is the bitter potion by which the physician within

you heals your sick self.

Therefore trust the physician, and drink his remedy

in silence and tranquility:

For his hand, though heavy and hard, is guided by

the tender hand of the Unseen,

And the cup he brings, though it burn your lips, has

been fashioned of the clay which the Potter has

moistened with His own sacred tears.

–Khalil Gibran

Just Watch it.

I'm telling you.
You seriously need to watch this. It's facetious. It's funny. And it's the hard cold truth. :)

"But that's okay." :D Best line.

peace+love.
Aysha

the reward of Love

Of all the follies the greatest is to love the world. - Ali ibn Abu Talib

If you've ever suppressed your dislike for someone, looked past faults, felt something besides the differences - to please your Lord,
If you've ever loved anyone, your mom, your dad, a sister, a brother, a friend,
be grateful. Just as I always thought,
In the end it benefits you.

Narrated Abu Huraira (رضى الله عنه): The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: “Certainly, Allah will say on the Day of Resurrection: Where are those who love each other for the sake of My Glory? Today, I will shelter them in My shade; a Day when there is no shade but Mine.”
(Sahih Muslim, Book 032, Number 6225)

Reward of love? Shade of God.


love.n'peace,
Aysha.

Support

Asalaamu Alaikum, everyone!

I just wanted to say that everybody should check out Hisham al Hadi's youtube videos, facebook, or twitter page! Hisham al Hadi is a knowledgeable 16-year-old guy that makes some really funny videos with great messages. He is quite popular and has even been on the Geo TV show "Maa aur Beta." (Means Mother and Son.) My mom actually knew his mother (the quite-known Farhat Hashmi) from college which I thought was pretty cool. He talks about the youth a lot.

HijabiBengaliSisters also make youtube videos, and they have a facebook page. They share their struggles and advice pertaining to Islam presented in a humorous way. They are also veryy popular. Link to their youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/HijabiBengaliSisters

Here's a good one about hijab.

Here's an extremely inspiring one:



This one is just straight up HILARIOUS.



ANNNNND, last but not least, my absolute favorite of all time.





So just please please check them out and support them!
Allah Hafiz.
-Aysha

New Poems?

This title is misleading...It really should be "Poems I wrote a while back that I forgot to put up a long time ago that I am putting up now." :D

Oblivion.AyshaAdrees.

Each person in this world

His whole life

Runs around

Searching, here there, in people

in deserted streets

In piles of rubble in alleyways

In materials like gold, silver

Dollars

Rupees

Liras

Pesos.

Money & Wealth.

In books,

In gardens,

In pets,

In drunkenness and parties. “Fun.”

In socializing

In traveling to foreign lands

In food

In sand as well as sea

For what they call “peace”

‘Serenity”

“Happiness.”

But why do they do waste so much time searching, scavenging, trying again and again

And again

And again

And again

Til it becomes so very old, driving us humans crazy,

When we’re clearly told, and deep inside we are aware that,

True happiness

Comes only from remembering

The Beloved, our Lord

Even

Again and again and again

And a million plus times over.

 -----------------------------------------------

Flying Insects.AyshaAdrees.

As the horse treads through grass gracefully

Daintily, unintentionally catching flowers

On its hoof

I wonder

Can you, my dear horse,

Catch the insect-infested mud, too?

The sky catches

Luminous stars twinkling, glittering in the moonlight,

The sun proudly lighting the day,

Wispy clouds,

Planet Earth…

Just as it catches

Dirt.

Smoke.

Rubble.

Debris. And flying

Insects.


peace.love,aysha.

Lecture in 'The Hand of Poetry: Five Mystic Poets of Persia'

“There is only one thing in the world, and that is pure, unselfish love, which shows the sign of heaven, which shows the divine sign, which gives the proof of God. For all the noble qualities which are hidden in the soul will spring forth and come to bloom when love helps them and nurtures them. Man may have a great good in him, and he may be very intelligent, but as long as his heart is closed he cannot show that nobleness, that goodness, which is hidden in his heart…
…Love sees the Beloved and nothing else. As Rumi says, ‘Whether you love a human being or you love God, there will come a day when all lovers, either of man or of God, will be brought before the throne of Love and the presence of that only Beloved will reign there.’ What does this show? In loving our friend, in loving our neighbour, even in the love that one shows to one’s enemy, one only loves God. And the one who says, ‘I love God, but I cannot love man,’ he does not love God; he cannot. It is like saying, ‘I love you very much, but I do not like to look at your face.”
– Hazrat Inayat Khan


love.peace.
-aysha

      I am dust particles in sunlight.

I am the round sun.

To the bits of dust I say, ‘Stay.’
To the sun, ‘Keep moving.’

I am morning mist,
and the beginning of evening.

I am wind in the top of a grove,
and surf on the cliff.

Mast, rudder, helmsman, and keel,
I am also the coral reef they founder on.

I am a tree with a trained parrot in its branches.
Silence, thought, and voice.

The musical air coming through a flute,
a spark off a stone, a flickering

in metal. Both candle,
and the moth crazy around it.

Rose, and the nightingale
lost in the fragrance.

I am all orders of being, the circling galaxy,
the evolutionary intelligence, the lift,

and the falling away. What is,
and what isn’t. You who know

Jelaluddin, You the One
in all, say who

I am. Say I 
am You.”

- Rumi, from THE HAND OF POETRY: FIVE MYSTIC POETS OF PERSIA

Spread the Word

Hey guys!

First of all, I forgot to say that a while back I got my essay published on the This I Believe website! You can check it out here:
http://thisibelieve.org/essay/98461/
I would also recommend reading essays by others. I remember that I reeeally liked Helen Keller's and Muhammad Ali's.

Also, I am going to be guest writing for another website called DharmaDeen which is about the alliance of Muslims and Hindus. The articles seem extremely effective in my opinion. They have great messages. Here's a video I saw that the website made.



DharmaDeen is a great blog but it is in lack of Muslim writers, so if you're interested, contact them. They also have a facebook page.

Peace*Love
-Aysha