Such is the Bounty of your Lord, Most High

In Syria, in one week 40 000 people were killed in Hama, that was in 1982, or the early ’80’s. Alot of people were arrested. Amongst them was a family by the name Az -Za`tar, who were from a village close to Damascus.
Now that son, he was a very righteous Muslim alhamdulillah. He was one [...]

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 [...]

…for Every Prisoner

A poem for every prisoner
By Umm Sayyid al-Filisteeni
Abd al-‘Aziz [10] – I am a believer and you are a believer
All praises are due to Allah, Lord of the Worlds
And may the prayers of Allah be upon His slave and Messenger Muhammad, the chief messenger
My Lord – the One, the Only – has said it
That [...]

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 [...]

If Words Could Kill.

Every night I think of my dad and I cry in a very low voice so that my mother doesnt hear, and I dream that he is coming home and gives me a big, big hug.
Anas son of Guantanamo detainee Jamil El Banna
They urinated over it (the Qur’an), they ripped it; they cut it with [...]

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 [...]

To Rachid

To Rachid
The man with the face that never grows old
and a smile that shines in people’s hearts
“My heart is broken”
From the Highlands, the lady on the phone hung up.
With muddled tongue these words were spoken.
Eyes sealed with sorrow, tears never ceased to drop.
But the pen steady, unwilling to hasten,
Waiting to record the feelings that [...]