Islamic Stories & Reflections | By Kafayat Olubukola
A Believer’s Best Treasure “Rabbanaah ab lanaah min azwaajinaah waminzurriyyaatinaah qurrata a’yunin waji’alnaah lilmuttaqeena imaamah; meaning O our Lord! grant us in our spouses and our offspring the joy of our eyes, and make us guides to those who guard (against evil).” He supplicated among other supplications as he had been doing always during and […]
Her Father’s Daughter She was trying to take in the renovated environment – the blue wall had been repainted to white, making a perfect background for the framed pictures of some political figures and their names. She wondered when her father would stop hanging pictures. Did he not know that the angels don’t enter the […]
She Was Once Overly In Love After days of arguments and conviction, Sulaiman finally agreed to meet the girl; the daughter of his mother’s friend whom his great grandmother said to have found for him. His holidays at home had been unusually passive – he had been spending days alone in his room sleeping, surfing […]
He Hoped He’d Be Fine. He had returned with a brighter and smiling face, feeling like a conqueror, with the polythene bag in his hand, clearly written all over him that the girls had refused the gifts. He stood by the door confidently, heaving a sigh. Toohir groaned, “what kind of girls refuse gifts!” He […]
The Messenger of Love The night had long fallen and he was about to retreat onto his bed after long hours of studying when his mother’s WhatsApp message popped up again – she had messaged earlier but had to exit the application when her son told her he was studying. She had to message him […]
The Male Angler Fish Days passed shortly like a blink of an eye, it was soon a day to the examination. With his new earpod in his ears, he scrambled into the campus very early in the morning immediately after the fajr prayer – he had received an urgent call from Toohir, who just like […]
Who Knows? A Pig Might Fly! “Mention the name of Allah and eat of the dish what is nearer to you!” Sulaiman cautioned. Toohir raised his gaze at him from his meal, “are you talking to me or reciting a verse?” “I’m talking to you. That was The Prophet’s instruction to his stepson who was […]
As-salaamu’alykum warahmatullah wabarakaatuhu LOVERS. It’s been a while really and thank you for hanging in there. Jazaakumullah khairan. Also remember, the E-copy of MY HOME! MY CAREER!!! is out and still available for sale – here’s one of the ways you can show us your support. Either shop for it in here or send me […]
Under His Nose… Under his glasses, engineer Philip stared at Sulaiman as he entered his office reluctantly. He waved him to sit while he returned his concentration to his writings. Confused as to the welcoming treatment, slowly, he bent his knees until he felt his rump touching the chair. He sat comfortless, holding his bag […]
As-salaamu’alykum warahmatullah wabarakaatuhu beloved fans. It’s been a while you heard from me and I’m very sorry. I’ve been failing you these days, it hasn’t always been my fault, just that somehow one has to survive. I won’t promise that it won’t happen again but I can promise to always make it up to […]
