O Worshipper of the Books of Knowledge!

O Worshipper of the books of Knowledge!
If only you could see us,
you would know that with your knowledge you are merely playing.
For every page of your book that you turn,
We turn, in its place, a page in the chapter of history.
Whoever fatigues his body in pursuit of theoretical knowledge,
Let him know that our [...]

All the Way from Bagram

Do not reckon the night is endless
The crack of dawn is coming in sight
And the threads of darkness shall elapse
The puppets of oppression will perish
And the call for justice shall rise
Allah is Great!
Oh! Soldiers of Allah, persevere
That ease shall follow distress
Do not believe prison is defeat
Many a time prison led to triumph
Be prepared, your voice [...]

Down Memory Well

 
Last night I lay awake unable to sleep,
As I let my soul wander too deep.
My heart was in doubt about Your Promise,
No-one could give me solace.  
 My soul left my body and my body left my cell,
As I pulled up my pail from Memory Well.
I journeyed back to the time of my birth,
Not knowing then what [...]

If You Have Lost Hope…

If You Have Lost Hope, Then We Say To You

Written by Shaykh Abū Muhammad Al-Maqdisī
(May Allāh hasten his release)Safar 1417 H

Dear Brother, verily, we have not corrupted our thoughts
Regarding the Promise of the Deity, Mighty and Strong,And shackles have not increased us, except in patience
And prisons have not increased us, except in certainty,
Nor have [...]

The Chronicles of Daniel J. Maldonado

 In the name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Please and Blessings be Upon Muhammad. Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmahtullahi wa Barakatuhu.
Migration with Umm Muhammad (May Allah accept her):
Once my wife (may Allah accept her) and I found out that an Islamic State was established in Somalia, especially after the taking [...]

Three Years in Captivity

by Babar Ahmad  fakk Allahu asrah

Today I feel as if I am only three years old and the rest of the years of my life have no value. Ibn Taymiyyah also spent 36 months imprisoned in the citadel during which he completed reciting the Quran 80 times. He would put his head on the [...]

…The Prisons Come Perfumed

 For the Pleasure of My Lord,
The Prisons Come Perfumed
Written by Shaykh Abū Muhammad Al-Maqdisī
General Intelligence Prison Facility, Jordan – Cell No. 63
‘Eid Al-Adh’hā 1414 H (May Allāh hasten his release)

Dear Brother, who dwells in these prisons
To you I write with distresses,

If to Allāh you hold fast
Then what harm will a misfortune of time [...]

Seize The Moment

  20/09/2005
By Babar Ahmad
“By the night when it covers,
And by the day when it appears,
And by He who created the male and the female,
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
As for he who gives and fears Allah,
And believes in the best (reward),
We will ease him towards ease,
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of [...]

The Stone of Justice

06/07/2005
By Babar Ahmad

‘Umar came and people forgot the justice of Kisra,
Such was the legacy of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs…’
During the caliphate of Umar bin Al-Khattab (radiallahu ‘anh), Amr bin Al-Aas (radiallahu ‘anh) was appointed the Governor of Egypt. One of Amr’s first projects was to expand the main mosque of Cairo, which was [...]

As Long As You Are Not Angry With Me Then I Do Not Care

19/08/2004
A poem by British political prisoner, Babar Ahmad

As long as You are not angry with me then I do not care
For me is the model of Musab bin Umayr
The best dressed man in the city
But that was for him a state of pity
Until there came to him the Message
All, did he leave of his privilege
For [...]