The Heart That Understands Have they not journeyed upon the earth, that they might have hearts by which to understand or ears by which to hear? Truly it is not the eyes that go blind, but it is hearts within breasts that go blind. (Surah 22. al-Hajj, Verse -46) The...
The air in Dhaka during the middle of July did not feel like regular summer heat. It felt thick with a heavy historical weight that happens right before a country changes forever. For seventeen-year-old Fahim, the world has shrunk to the size of his smartphone screen and the borders of...
No volcano erupts without warning. Deep beneath the earth, heat gathers slowly over time—pressure, frustration, and unrest accumulating until release becomes inevitable. In much the same way, a fire had long been smouldering within Bangladesh’s student community in 2024, waiting for its moment to surface. The inequality embedded in the...
“Dad… I’m going to die. Please take my body.” The voice on the phone was faint, fractured, almost swallowed by distance and pain. For a moment, Abul Hossain could not understand whether it was a nightmare or a cruel misunderstanding of signal and sound. Then the words settled into him...
For Deepak Kumar Gop, July 19, 2024, was one of the memorable days. But in his mind, it no longer exists as a date. It has become a lifetime. A lifetime that ended and began again in the same breath. “My day and night… everything was Riya,” he would later...
The night of August 3 felt heavier than usual. In a small, dimly lit room, Osman Patwari sat quietly, his injured hand resting on his lap. The bandage wrapped around it spoke of pain, but his eyes carried something far stronger—conviction. Outside, uncertainty filled the air, but inside him, a...
There are books that tell stories and there are books that try to change the way you think. Think and Grow Rich belongs to the second kind. It is not just a book. It feels like a guide whispered from one generation to another. Written many years ago yet still...
The sun had just begun to rise when Miftah stepped out of his small home with a quiet purpose in his heart. The street was still half asleep. Shops were closed and the air carried a calm silence. In his hand he held a small bag filled with bread and...
The world moves incredibly fast when you reach seventeen years old. Rayan felt the clock ticking louder every single day as the final year of high school rushed toward its conclusion. The immense pressure of the upcoming graduation exams weighed heavily on his youthful shoulders. His classmates constantly talked about...
Look into the future for just a moment. Imagine your life ten years from now. You want to be successful and happy in your chosen career. You want to make a real difference in the world around you. School is great for many things because it provides you a basic...
There are some days that do not belong to the calendar. They slip out of time, refuse to be counted, and yet carve themselves into history so deeply that no one can ever forget them. July 18, 2024, was one of those days. A day beyond ordinary days, a day...
School is a magical ecosystem where normal laws of physics simply choose to stop working. Your locker is a geographical anomaly that defies human understanding. It is a tiny metal box that somehow contains a parallel universe. You put a neat stack of papers inside on Monday morning. By Friday...
2099. Silence had replaced the sound of laughter in classrooms across Earth. Schools still existedbut not as anyone from the past would recognize them. Gone were chalkboards, playgrounds, whispered jokes, and curious hands raised mid-lesson. Instead, rows of students sat motionless in sterile pods, their eyes glowing faintly blue as...
The road to Bandarban curved through endless green hills. Five friends rode their bicycles with excitement building inside them. Masud led the group with confidence. Tahmid followed with careful eyes. Samin moved with curiosity. Arif stayed calm and observant. Nabil the youngest struggled to keep up yet refused to fall...
The Bermuda Triangle Somewhere in the vast Atlantic Ocean lies a stretch of water that has puzzled explorers for decades. The Bermuda Triangle feels like a place where logic takes a break and mystery takes control. Ships have vanished without a trace. Planes have disappeared from radar as if swallowed...
Whose woods these are I think I know His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The...
Literal: O friend, for the morrow let us not worry This moment we have now, let us not hurry When our time comes, we shall not tarry With seven thousand-year-olds, our burden carry. Meaning: O hark, let us not think of the morrow Cherish this moment, far from sorrow Life...
Dear Friends, Assalamu Alaikum. Hope you’re keeping well at the cost of the lives of over 1500 July martyrs and also at the cost of the limbs of thousands of others. Some have returned home after treatment abroad, while some are still battling the loss of eyes, hands, or legs....
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Part of the perfection of one’s Islam is his leaving that which does not concern him.” (Sunan al-Tirmidhī, Hadith – 2318) Have you ever become so interested in what someone else was doing that you forgot about your own work? Maybe...
“Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.” (Surah 13.Ar-Rad, Verse – 11) This powerful verse reminds us of a simple but life-changing truth: lasting change begins inside the human heart, not outside in the world around us. Allah, in His...
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