Poetry
O Christ Worshipper!
Imam Ibn al-Qayyim was a prominent Muslim jurist during Islam’s Golden Age. He also composed poetry. Among his more famous works was a poem entitled A’obbad al-Maseeh Fi Naqd al-Nasraniyyah (O Christ-Worshipers! In Answering Christianity). This Poem is well-known in… Read More ›
The Forty Hadith of Imam AlNawawi | Spoken Word Poetry | Feat. Ammar Alshukry
The forty hadith of Imam AlNawawi condensed into poetry by Ammar AlShukry. Lyrics below 1 Know that all actions are by intentions 2 And the deen was taught by angelic interventions 3 Islam is built on five pillars of might… Read More ›
‘O Christ-Worshippers’
In my ongoing study of the life and thought of the extraordinary Islamic scholar Ibn Taymiyyah (1263 – 1328) I have learnt that one of his distinguished students Ibn Qayyim wrote a famous poem called “O Christ-Worshippers”. It is rather good.. … Read More ›
Poetry and Exile: T. S. Eliot, ‘Four Quartets’ – Professor Belinda Jack
The Four Quartets is one of my favourite works of poetry. It has become a lifetime companion to me. Professor Belinda Jack examines the power and impact of T.S. Eliot’s ‘The Four Quartets’. Published on 20 Oct 2015.
He was a little boy
“He was a little boy With cherub face And soft brown hair Sleeping sweetly on the shore What terrors must have filled his head As he tossed and turned in the depths of despair? I thought, he must be cold… Read More ›
#OnThisDay 1615: Metaphysical poet and future Dean of St Paul’s, John Donne, was ordained.
No man is an island, Entire of itself, Every man is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less. As well as if a promontory… Read More ›
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