انا لله و انا اليه راجعون

اللهم أجرهم في مصيبتهم و أخلف لهم خيرا منها

Freedom Now

They throwed him in jail
And they kept him there
Hoping soon he'd die
That his body and spirit would waste away
And soon after that his mind
But every day is born a fool
One who thinks that he can rule
One who says tomorrows mine
One who wakes one day to find
The prison doors open the shackles broken
And chaos in the street

Everybody sing were free free free free
Everybody sing were free free free free
Everybody sing were free free free free

They throwed him in jail
And they kept him there
Hoping his memory'd die
That the people forget how he once led
And fought for justice in their lives

But every day is born a man
Who hates what he can't understand
Who thinks the answer is to kill
Who thinks his actions are God's will

And he thinks he's free free free free
Yes he thinks he's free free free free
He thinks he's free free free free

Soon must come the day
When the righteous have their way
Unjustly tried are free
And people live in peace I say
Give the man release
Go on and set your conscience free
Right the wrongs you made
Even a fool can have his day

Let us all be free free free free
Let us all be free free free free
Let us all be free free free free

Free our bodies free our minds
Free our hearts
Freedom for everyone
And freedom now

Freedom now
Freedom now
Freedom now

Let us all be free free free free
Let us all be free free free free
Let us all be free free free free

Freedom Now-Tracy Chapman

El7amdulilah... he's back!

Yes ... he's back !! El7amdulilah ... after being detained for around 2 months ... he's finally back to his home and family...
I was in touch with his wif e during that period and following up with his news etc... then I got a call from her telling me that he's going to be released and should be in Alex the next couple of days inshAllah... but she couldn't tell when exactly coz these things take time ... anyway she said she'd call me when he reached home...
The day after the next I called... nope ... he's still not here but he's in Alex... could be here any minute... I can't describe the amount of feelings in her voice that day .... this woman has been so "saabera" and patient throughout the two months her husband has been away ... there was never a touch of despair in her voice... always faith and hope in Allah ... mashAllah ... but that day her voice had a different ring to it...
A couple of hours later I get a call ... I look to see it's her number... I pick up ... and hear him saying "Assalamo Alaikom ya benti" !! It was sooooooooo nice to hear his voice !! He seemed to be in very good spirits mashAllah ... and joked around as usual... mashAllah ... Rabena yekhaleeh le his family ...

يا رب لك الحمد كما ينبغي لجلال وجهك و عظيم سلطانك

The piano

I've always wanted to play the piano....I learnt to play the recorder at school.. I loved it ...and I still do... but I've always looked at people whose fingers fly over the piano keys with some sort of envy... I go to Omar Khairat's concerts and sit at the front where I can watch his fingers... I enjoy the music immensely but the way piano players' fingers glide over those keys never seizes to amaze me... I just love it... some day inshAllah, when I have time, I'll learn how to play... but for the time being I'll just have to imagine that I'm playing the piano when my fingers fly over the keyboard as I type...