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BLOG Archive
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Love is neither free nor fair
Posted on April 11, 2013 | No CommentsInspired at Rawdha Shareef, Madina -
Apology wounds Love, deeper
Posted on March 30, 2013 | No CommentsLovers treasure love and revere its pain -
Why need an Excuse?
Posted on March 26, 2013 | No CommentsLovers need no excuse to praise their Beloved -
Love: The Mirror for Beauty
Posted on March 18, 2013 | No CommentsBeauty lies neither in the object nor in the onlooker Nay, it rests in the love-image that appears in eyes -
Life is now Un-just like that
Posted on March 13, 2013 | No CommentsTruth lost it’s friends Peace become unknown Art’s become an intel*’ fart Life’s fest today, o Jaihoon- Un-just like that! -
Until…
Posted on December 20, 2012 | 1 CommentA poem written en route from Alexandria, Egypt , after visiting tomb of Imam Busiri -
The Scent of Civilization
Posted on December 13, 2012 | No CommentsFrom the womb of Time came a cry- It seemed the decree was to be now or never The cry reached upto the sky and beyond Stars and meteorites wondered about its fate -
Visionary Leaders, Obedient Community, Supportive Expatriates – The Secret behind Kerala Muslim Progress: Jaihoon
Posted on December 9, 2012 | No CommentsThere is a responsive and obedient following among the community who are committed to fulfilling the dreams of their leaders’ -
Gaza : A Prank of Blood and Bank
Posted on November 21, 2012 | No CommentsGaza is the shame on our times and thoughts Blood-thirsty Ma-Gogs has yet to be quenched Gaza is the work of blood and bank Of Qabeel and Qarun an evil prank -
Apps & Authors : A Marriage of Possibilities [Slides]
Posted on November 20, 2012 | No CommentsJaihoon's workshop at Social Media Station, Sharjah International Book Fair 2012 -
Study required about Expats in Resident Countries too : Jaihoon
Posted on November 20, 2012 | No CommentsThe recent Kerala expats are finding it very hard to maintain their financial discipline and this has created many social problems for themselves and their dependents -
Promote Green Reading, says Jaihoon
Posted on November 19, 2012 | 1 CommentSharjah-based poet Mujeeb Jaihoon described the emerging passion for e-books as ‘a gift of God’ to preserve the ever diminishing number of trees on earth -
Not a scar on Beloved’s House
Posted on October 26, 2012 | 1 Comment... Even as HE let His House be destroyed Swore He to have His Beloved’s preserved Neither Tyrants nor Imposters can dare To stain His Beloved’s House even by a scar -
Don’t Torture The Average Majority For The Tiny Scientific Minority [Jaihoon Calls For Revamping School Levels]
Posted on October 6, 2012 | 1 CommentJaihoon requested the intervention of academicians about the need of specialization of knowledge even before the eleventh grade. ‘Subjects should be taught only which are of practical use for the students. Reduce those which they wait to forget as soon as they run out of their examination hall.’ -
Curiosity in Love is Forgiven
Posted on September 1, 2012 | No CommentsHow could I then ask? How could I not ask? To ask or not ask- Was the question to my self I asked! As I fell asleep in the bed of doubt And wrapped I my heart in shame Loomed then in my dream The Immortal Love-Saint of Rum... -
HIS Abode, My SourceCode
Posted on August 27, 2012 | 1 CommentI’m a lifeless rock HIS Rain causes it to break And then the Spring of Love flows The Breeze of Poetry in me blows -
Thy name is Love!
Posted on August 26, 2012 | No CommentsPortion of Magic Passion of Mind Poison of Body. Ah! Thy name is Love! -
Indulging with the Infinite
Posted on August 9, 2012 | No Comments‘Tonight on, the KING is seeking the petition from his subjects. And know the best of HIS subjects are those who ask HIM the best. And know again, HE is in love with those who ask. So be not stingy in your questions and wants. Lay bare your heart’s wishes. Spread open for HIM your infinite wish list. HE is the KING of Mercy and Love. ' -
Love Loquacious
Posted on August 1, 2012 | No CommentsI’m a tongue on my own My speech is for all one When I appear on the lips Language elsewhere runs -
A True Blueprint for the Patient Realization of Time
Posted on July 20, 2012 | No CommentsA critical essay on the four factors which would help one realize the full meaning of Time. -
The Merciful Tyrant
Posted on July 17, 2012 | No CommentsI feel safer in the prison of your fear Scared I’m of freedom of my own desires Restrain me with your Love Set me not free to perish... gearing up for the Holy Month -
Destination Madina of My Poetic Buraq
Posted on June 14, 2012 | 1 CommentMy pen can write about Mim alone Any else, its face shall away frown I’ll be abased if I attempt to praise any other My Poetic Buraq obeys not if I ride it elsewhere -
Wounded Sultan, Valiant Sufi
Posted on May 20, 2012 | 1 CommentThe Sufi Sultan had just returned from US after a critical operation. He was perhaps in the greatest crisis of his life. Losses enveloped him from all frontiers. That's when Jaihoon approached him with some questions. -
أمّي هي جنّتي
Posted on May 13, 2012 | No CommentsArabic translation of Jaihoon's poem, My Mother, My Paradise -
How could then his Lord NOT exist?
Posted on April 23, 2012 | 1 CommentIt is inevitable for Allah to exist as no one else could create a magnificent creation like the Holy Prophet -
Love: The Key & Plea to GOD
Posted on April 1, 2012 | No Comments“A Seeker needs no boat or bridge Time and Space cannot him hedge Time may get old, but- A seeker only gets bold Love is his key To God his plea". Khidr the eternal traveler's advice to a eager seeker. -
Celebrating Challenges, differently: An Aquatic Getaway to Oman
Posted on March 30, 2012 | No CommentsCrisis and conflicts sometimes evoke in us the wildest response from within which we would have never imagined before. We may cry in times of joy or laugh during troublesome times as part of this response mechanism. I, therefore, opted to celebrate the recent challenges which were hovering around me with an aquatic getaway. -
My Sayyid Shihab Deserves the Real Clap
Posted on March 12, 2012 | 2 CommentsSuch is the job that deserve the real clap, True, not everyone can match my Sayyid Shihab -
The Self has no place in Love
Posted on February 29, 2012 | No CommentsThe Self has no place in Love On selfish soil its seed’s forbidden to sow Every precious thing in life has a price to be paid Love, the greatest, demands your Self be low-laid -
Rainbows that Withstand the Rain of Time
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsYa Rabb! What is that you grant your friends Their tales bring in us these tears The wind of a single moment in their lives Causes the fall of our sense’s leaves -
Truth : Share if you Care
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsShare the heavenly wine Think not it is ‘only mine’ If you love your enemy like Hussein Then utter it to save the people and king True is indeed a wonderful thing To share and care is no other such a thing -
Said Nursi: Modern Islam’s axe against Materialism
Posted on January 30, 2012 | No CommentsNursi helped millions to sail safely and smoothly through the rivers of modern science and ancient religion. He harmonized the ambitions of science with the ideals of Religion. -
You’re rich only when your neighbors aren’t poor : Jaihoon @ SIGN Zonal Conference
Posted on January 21, 2012 | No CommentsBut it is not suffice that our blessings remain arrested within our selfish prisons. Our talents and resources attain new meanings when they are distributed for the betterment of those around us -
Chennai Journal: The ‘Kolaveri’ for a Blood Donor
Posted on January 3, 2012 | No CommentsWith fingers crossed, we waited for a God sent angel. And then to our excitement, Sudhir called us back and asked for the hospital details. He reached within an hour of waiting. -
The Sufi Booklover who waited on the Roadside
Posted on January 1, 2012 | 1 CommentHe walked daily across corridors of dominion Yet not for once he craved ever for a position Books were truly his dearest friends He took them along while on long distance -
The Eternal Connection
Posted on December 24, 2011 | No CommentsNeither cables nor batteries Neither light nor aiwaves Even in my dead sleep YOU are a call away -
The Carnival of my Solitary Market
Posted on December 24, 2011 | No CommentsYour love, the tag on my soul Your desire, the weapon in my battle Be it on earth or paradise, For sure, I shall not be driven away -
The Old Lady Merchant who Purchased Paradise
Posted on December 11, 2011 | No CommentsThe pebbles under her feet worth more Than the pearls on paradise’ shore With love and wealth for his beloved The old lady Merchant bought the paradise A tribute to Lady Khadija (ra), the wife of Holy Prophet, and the first believer in Islam. -
For The First Time
Posted on December 10, 2011 | No CommentsMajnun kept his senses aside When he saw Leila for the first time The sky began to cry with excitement When Moon appeared for the first time Alas! The first time is indeed the testing time Of Love and Loyalty, only time’s the first time -
Kalimat : The story of a Mother’s Journey to Publishing
Posted on December 2, 2011 | No CommentsSheikha Bodour is herself the epitome of women’s ability to manage multiple responsibilities with equal charm -
As you Read, so shall you Reap
Posted on December 1, 2011 | No CommentsPluralism is not a sign of cowardice but of courage and pragmatism to appreciate the diversity in the scheme of Almighty's creations. -
Justify my Worship
Posted on October 2, 2011 | No CommentsWe have continued to worship the Lord from our early days. However, the personal reason for doing so is often not discussed -
Change is born in the Womb of Poetry: 100 Thousand Poets for Change (Sharjah)
Posted on September 26, 2011 | 1 CommentOnly poets can dare to dream of an ecosystem which is radically different from their immediate present. -
The Devotional Fiesta of Divine Forgiveness
Posted on August 22, 2011 | No CommentsYes, Ramadan is the most grand discount extravaganza we can ever imagine. Shopping for the blessings of Allah, be it of the greatest or silly value... Jaihoon’s Journal of Ramadan 2011 -
A Love-Note
Posted on August 8, 2011 | No CommentsYour love, most precious, No other dish, so delicious This life, too less, My love, to you confess Since I drank from your river, Healed I am of my solitary fever -
Yes, in Muhammad is my belief
Posted on July 24, 2011 | 1 CommentThe only proof for our belief in the hereafter is that they were told by the Trustworthy Prophet. -
A Distant Bosom
Posted on July 2, 2011 | No CommentsEach finds its abode near Close-by for each other to hear But O my restless heart Why beat you in a distant bosom? -
LORD’s the Limit of Man
Posted on June 24, 2011 | No CommentsHumanity is in constant search for the ultimate to quench his unending thirst for the Perfect. Each invention of Man has made him feel superior. Landing on the moon or demystifying the secrets of atom were seen with pride. Yet, there are other possibilities far greater than ever imagined. -
Beloved, the Inevitable
Posted on June 20, 2011 | No CommentsThis world is as good as naught Had not his Light been naught He is ultimate brick in the Tower of Life He is the Gem in the Ocean of Existence -
For Her Patient Love
Posted on May 26, 2011 | No CommentsRealized I not your affection Inflicted upon you the solitary affliction You kept open your eyes in longing For my single glimpse you kept staring Yet, I threw upon you thorns of pain And you gifted me with roses of love...
