A poem: Enough About Us!!
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This is a heartfelt poem about the plight of the innocent, in times of war.
Enough About Us!!
From underneath the rubble, sounds could be heard.
Do you hear us? Do our moans and whimpers disturb your sleep?
But enough about us, pray tell me, how are you? Are you ok?
We heard our plight has caused you distress.
Are you sleeping any less?
Or feeling less productive at work?
Can’t have that; year-end numbers must be met!
Don’t mention us to any of your friends, lest the mood turns somber.
Or to any of your colleagues, lest they detect any hostility.
Forget you heard the noises we made when our roof collapsed.
The rubble burying us is less crushing than the ease with which you can look away.
Category: Featured, Highlights, Middle East, World Affairs
Topics: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine Channel: Poetry
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a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:33:"O People of Gaza! … Forgive Us!";s:12:"thePermalink";s:62:"https://www.islamicity.org/104599/o-people-of-gaza-forgive-us/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Aadil Farook";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:71:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/forgiveness.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"muslim world|/topics/muslim-world";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 25 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 24, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Aadil Farook|/by/aadil-farook";s:5:"theID";i:104599;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:51:"O People of Gaza! O People of Palestine!Forgive us.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:33:"O People of Gaza! … Forgive Us!";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
O People of Gaza! … Forgive Us!
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:16:"Life’s Essence";s:12:"thePermalink";s:47:"https://www.islamicity.org/78655/lifes-essence/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Mansoor Alam";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/iStock-521618766-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"humanity|/topics/humanity";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 12 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"June 28, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Mansoor Alam|/by/mansoor-alam";s:5:"theID";i:78655;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"1 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Allama Iqbal: Bal-e Jibril (Poem 24)
Human intellect resolves issues only with information
But the cure of humanity's ills requires holistic vision
The human p......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:16:"Life’s Essence";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
Life’s Essence
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:16:"Bidding Farewell";s:12:"thePermalink";s:51:"https://www.islamicity.org/101274/bidding-farewell/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Salah Dandan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:85:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eid-mubarak-poem-2-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"eid al-fitr|/topics/eid-al-fitr";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 30 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 11, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Salah Dandan|/by/salah-dandan";s:5:"theID";i:101274;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"
Bidding farewell to the month of the fast;
taking stock of my devotion.
You want to congratulate me- it sure went fast!
But I’m in no mood for celebration.
Don’......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:16:"Bidding Farewell";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
Bidding Farewell
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:19:"Ceasefire, They Say";s:12:"thePermalink";s:53:"https://www.islamicity.org/104122/ceasefire-they-say/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Ershad Khan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:91:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/dove-holding-a-palestinian-flag.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:53:"palestinian resistance|/topics/palestinian-resistance";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 21 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 21, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Ershad Khan|/by/ershad-khan";s:5:"theID";i:104122;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"They say
It's ceasefire now
You don't need to panic
Or be terribly afraid anymore
Don't have to hold your breath
And run for your life
From flattened North
To down South
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Ceasefire, They Say
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:37:"A Tribute to Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS)";s:12:"thePermalink";s:70:"https://www.islamicity.org/102191/a-tribute-to-hazrat-imam-hussain-as/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Sherwani Mustafa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Tribute-to-Imam-Hussain.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:21:"ashura|/topics/ashura";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 14 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"July 14, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Sherwani Mustafa|/by/sherwani-mustafa";s:5:"theID";i:102191;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"
Oh ! the son of Prophet, the saviour of men,
The sultry noon of the horrid summer,
When long back this day, your pious blood,
Fell to the soil in a ruthless way,
Haun......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:37:"A Tribute to Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS)";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
A Tribute to Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS)
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:15:"A Hopeless Case";s:12:"thePermalink";s:48:"https://www.islamicity.org/102030/hopeless-case/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Ershad Khan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:68:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/genocide.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:17:"gaza|/topics/gaza";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 20 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"June 20, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Ershad Khan|/by/ershad-khan";s:5:"theID";i:102030;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"
They sat just ten feet away from me
Three brave, humble warriors
Battle-tested, battle-scarred
Sharing raw, heart-wrenching stories
Stories like how they arrived
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A Hopeless Case
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:13:"Three Ghazals";s:12:"thePermalink";s:48:"https://www.islamicity.org/101972/three-ghazals/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"M. Shahid Alam";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:73:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Three-ghazals.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"quran|/topics/quran";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 12 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"June 12, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:32:"M. Shahid Alam|/by/m-shahid-alam";s:5:"theID";i:101972;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:103:"*These ghazals were first published in M. Shahid Alam, Yardstick of Life (KDP, March 2024)
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He ma...";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:13:"Three Ghazals";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
Three Ghazals
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:10:"He Is Near";s:12:"thePermalink";s:45:"https://www.islamicity.org/101602/he-is-near/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Salah Dandan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:70:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/He-is-near.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:65:"dhikr (rememberance of allah)|/topics/dhikr-rememberance-of-allah";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"May 8 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:36:"May 6, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Salah Dandan|/by/salah-dandan";s:5:"theID";i:101602;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"He is Near.
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He Is Near
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:35:"Eyes: The Tragedy of Yazan Kafarneh";s:12:"thePermalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/101507/eyes-the-tragedy-of-yazan-kafarneh/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Ershad Khan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:67:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Eyes-by.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"war on gaza|/topics/war-on-gaza";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 29 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 29, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Ershad Khan|/by/ershad-khan";s:5:"theID";i:101507;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"1 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"His eyes were pure
Big eyelashes with innocent stare
His eyes gave the look of
Being unsure
If there are still people
Left to care
Care about him
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Eyes: The Tragedy of Yazan Kafarneh
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:60:"Exploring the Yardstick of Life- Reviewed by Kevin Gallagher";s:12:"thePermalink";s:94:"https://www.islamicity.org/101340/exploring-the-yardstick-of-life-reviewed-by-kevin-gallagher/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Kevin Gallagher";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:78:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/yardstick-of-lifee.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"book review|/topics/book-review";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 16 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 16, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Kevin Gallagher|/by/kevin-gallagher";s:5:"theID";i:101340;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:108:"Introduction to the Book
M. Shahid Alam's poetry collection is a captivating exploration of the int...";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:60:"Exploring the Yardstick of Life- Reviewed by Kevin Gallagher";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
Exploring the Yardstick of Life- Reviewed by Kevin Gallagher
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