ٱقْرَأْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ١ Read, ˹O Prophet,˺ in the Name of your Lord Who created. خَلَقَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ ٢ -created humans from a clinging clot. [Chapter 96, verse 1 to 2] And the command of the Lord, we shall listen and obey. But how many of us actually actively seek knowledge? To those who do not read, you may think “Oh, reading must be so boring, it's for the nerds”. To those who do read, bu

Generally, every book leaves something behind within us. Sometimes it gives us a new way of looking at life, sometimes it teaches us methods we had never considered before. Some books create a quiet revolution within us, while others compel us to pause and think. They bring about a subtle yet lasting change in a person. One such book is “Purdah” written by Abul A'la Maududi. In this work, a picture is presented of a time when nations were striving for progress but were unable

Novels, Comics, Essays and Poems, I love to read them all. My mother says it’s one of the worst addictions a person can have but I disagree, I say it’s the art of experiencing the world through different lenses. But readers are not born, they are made. I was the same, I never liked reading, to me it always was just a bunch of words that I could hardly pronounce. I had seen some of my friends reading books but it never occurred to me to read them myself. Because reading a text

The closest vivid memory I have from my childhood is listening to my father narrate bedtime stories. That included him reading out Islamic stories, moral stories, stories of animals in the jungle and many more, while I was lying down, all ready to sleep. Little did I know that they were not just stories but my gateway to the world of imagination. To be lost in another world through the power of words is a unique trait that humans alone possess. Reading is an interesting hobby

There was a time when reading was seen as something natural—almost a part of everyday life. Today, it often feels like an option, something we turn to only when we have nothing else to do. Many of us spend hours on our phones, scrolling endlessly, yet hesitate to spend even a few minutes with a book. Somewhere along the way, reading quietly shifted from being a need to being treated like a hobby. But if we pause and think for a moment, we realize that reading has never truly

We live in a world where everything is fast, loud and constantly evolving. There is always something new to watch, scroll through or react to. For many young people today, life often feels like a continuous stream of short moments, quickly consumed just as quickly forgotten. We are more connected than ever, yet somehow, it’s getting harder to sit with our own thoughts. Attention spans are shrinking. Silence feels uncomfortable. Even a few minutes without stimulation can feel

"Some Books you forget, but some quietly change the way you think." Mohammad-e-Arabi (PBUH) by Inayatullah Subhani is one of those books for me. I have read many books, but this one has had the deepest impact on my heart. This book is truly beautiful and meaningful. It combines history and moral lessons in a very engaging way. When I read it, I realized that I had gained something valuable and important. One of the strongest points of this book is its tone. Even though it is