Islamic Stories & Reflections | By Kafayat Olubukola
The Heavy List He sat by the window, his gaze fixed outside. Thick, clustered green shrubs of varying heights held onto each other, arm in arm along the roadside, as if they needed one another to survive, their dense green scenery seeming to flow backward as the car pressed onward. Even though his mind was […]
The Reunion Her phone’s ringing tone cuts across the room, bringing her back from the thought of being a motherly superhero, to the curiosity of who could be calling. She springs up towards the phone; her sister, Faoziyyah is calling and again she hesitates to pick it up. The phone rings once and then twice […]
Like a Deer in the Headlights “Thief! Thief! Thief!” Some violent voices roar from afar and her ears stand to listen. Without a second thought, she runs searching for the voices; forgetting to put on her outdoor slippers. Her heart races in fear as she calls, “Umar!… Could that be my son? Where’s my son?” […]