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Hasbullah Shafi'iy

The Russian Heart

The Russian Heart

Whenever I get the opportunity to visit Russia, I would, God willing, do two things–not necessarily in order–before anything else. I would visit Leo Tolstoy’s grave at Yasnaya Polyana and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s grave at the Donskoy Monastery. My journey through Russia can only properly begin after

Social Media

Social Media

Clothes worn Not to cover But to reveal What is covered Where only windows are open for the community But the door, only for society When the community enters, it is ignored at best if not visited with hostility But society, always welcome, Is treated with hospitality The Counsellor presiding

Through Science and Philosophy to Religion

Through Science and Philosophy to Religion

By the end of 2020, in case there was a man on Earth gullible enough not to know anything about a direct existing relationship between science and law, it became clear as crystal that it was the court of law that was in charge of every nation’s affairs and

Zuhr

Zuhr

There is a stillness that hovers over zuhr No wonder the salāt is read silently It is like keeping the vigil Under bright daylight There must be a part of Jannah That must be perpetually encompassed With the light and stillness of zuhr He who finds himself busy in the

Introduction to Time

Introduction to Time

In a well-known hadith qudsi, Allāh Most High, declared, “Let the son of Adam not curse Time, for I am Time (ad-Dahr).” Time can be understood as man’s journey or movement in existence. Time, though it can be suspended, generally speaking, does not stand still. It is best understood