'Her' Choice...

I saw her painting the other day and was amazed by the colours she used..
They were bright!

She's just 3+..and I really don't care if she colours the banana green or the apple orange.. lol! really
To me..as an artist it is important to express yourself. You don't have to fall in line with what is, what should be...but more of what can be. Its about freedom of expression...

So i took a very important decision for myself and for her...my daughter.
I will show her the colours of life.
The rainbow and the grey. The blue and the yellow. The black and white.
But I will let her decide how she wants to paint the canvas of her life. Because at the end she has to paint her own picture of life...
I can teach her basic stuff...of how she can blend these colours or overlap them or give them texture and beautify them.
I can guide her to choose wisely of how she wants to see her life.....
she can have more of bright colours and less of grey....or more of grey and less of bright....It will ultimately depend on how she wants to see her life.

But I will set her free....for I know of all the values that In sha Allah she will be taught...and of the constant guidance from Allah taala she will be...I pray...wise enough to decide her colours of life..
It won't make a difference because she is a girl. She is free to pursue a career or take decisions for her life...just the kind of liberty her brother might enjoy.

I will trust her decisions and let her voice her opinions
I will guide her by Allah's will
...but at the end
it will be her choice!

Letting Go!

Sometimes you need to let go

Of pains and sorrows,

Of longingness and confusions,

Of weird intuitions......  

Sometimes intuitions should best be ignored

'cause its better than getting ignored

'cause you too deserve to be happy

Anway! it sounds so cheesy!

Sometimes all you can do is pray

For that someone far away...

And clear out your heart and mind

And trust God that everything will be fine..

Sometimes you need to let go

Letting go helps you breathe free.....

And untie of bonds not meant to be....

.... And perhaps get a new lease of life ahead!

I am letting go tonight... 

Are you?

Holding on..

Every time they cuddle up to me while sleeping

Its simply a wonderful feeling..

How they don't want to let go off me
How they cry and hug me

In the hour when the sleep deepens 

Its just then, their cry awakens 

Totally flustered I wake up clueless

My heart softens in an instant when I see them hopeless

Every time they wake to check for my presence

And cry when they realize my absence,

Felt, they so limit my options and time

Realized, I am their only world and they are truly mine!

They fill my world with laughter and joy

They are truly a bundle of joy

Keeping me on my toes and oh! so fussing

Always playful, exploring and messing

A thought often bothers me

Of the empty space that shall create within me

When they are ready to let go off me

I pray sincerely, they treasure our bond for eternity..

-Afrah

[p.s: This is dedicated to my kids Hisham and Amal.]

Message for my kiddos :) " Just in case you have come across this...kiddos I want you to know we share a very special bond and I will always love you and trust you. InshaAllah"

The Muslim

Dil me jiske Imaan-e-Ilaahi hota hai

Usi ka toh naam musalmaan hota hai

Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) jiska imaam hota hai

Haan, vahi toh musalmaan hota hai

Tareeqat Al Quraan se jo zindagi basar karta hai

Haan, Vahi toh musalmaan hota hai

Nafs kop apne jo baar baar marta hai

Haan, vahi toh muslmaan hota hai

Haya jis insaan ka zeenat hota hai

Haan, vahi toh musalmaan hota hai

Maut se jo bekhauf hota hai

Haan, vahi toh sacha musalmaan hota hai

Zer-e-samaa baithkar jo Allah ka hamd karta hai

Haan, vahi toh musalmaan hota hai

Parda nahi jab Khuda se hota hai

Haan, vahi toh tohfa-e-musalmaan hota hai.

Divine Magic

Together we stand hand to hand, head in bow
Together we prostrate to The One God above
Together in sujood we fall to praise
Together we thank to the Lord of the worlds

Hands raised in thankfulness and praises
With hope in eyes a hope raises
With belief in heart a comfort embraces
That is exactly how a sin ceases

Never felt so strong with my 'Imaan'
Never felt so relieved after any 'Taubah'
Never felt so assured after any 'Dua'
That's probably the magic of 'Kabat-Allah'

Wonderful being Alive!

Today my life I shall embrace
There's going to be a smile on my face
The smile shall brighten up my day
The brightened day shall boost up my spirit
For my happiness there's going to be no limit
My soul so free, it shall soar up high
Like a bird with open wings it shall fly
My heart today shall be purified
All the evil shall be left behind
Pure like a dew I shall be
That's just how I wish to be
...With the nature around so beautified
I praise Thee for a wonderful life!

-Afrah

What if..

I saw a funeral procession when a thought struck me
What if tomorrow's daylight is not for me
What if my fate stands against my time
This let shivers run down my spine

I turn to my Lord with despair
It's only Him who my life can repair
My eyes are drenched, in forgiveness I bow
My life I shall alter, 'tis I vow

Before I enter into a deep slumber
Be it my Lord's name that I remember
I pray to Thee and wish for this
The words of Kalmah to escape my lips

Then, in a shroud they shall drape me
May prayers of mercy be showered on me
Taking a last glimpse they shall drop a tear
In every heart they shall be a fear

..The thought might be troubling them like it once troubled me,
"What if tomorrow's daylight is not for me"..

-Afrah