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  • Poetry Revolves around the Love-Sun

    Poetry Revolves around the Love-Sun

    Jaihoon asserts that poetry powerfully explores the depth of human experience, inspiring the young students to embrace creativity.
  • Shuoor-e-Shihab

    Urdu translation of 'Slogans of the Sage' by Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • Malayalam or “Ma La Ya’lam”: The Book Fair Bump in with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf

    Mujeeb Jaihoon recounts his chance encounter with the celebrated American Muslim scholar at the Sharjah International Book Fair 2024.
  • Mission Nizamuddin

    Mission Nizamuddin

    Mujeeb Jaihoon’s real-time micro travelogue poised to enlighten history enthusiasts curious about India’s storied past.
  • Your Seat in My Love-town

    Your Seat in My Love-town

    Lovers may be weak in faith and actions, but the desire of Beloved will liberate them from the snare of the False Messiah— asserts Jaihoon.
  • Betrayed by the Brutal Intelligence

    Betrayed by the Brutal Intelligence

    Mujeeb Jaihoon paints a stark contrast between the aggressors’ brutality and the innocence of the oppressed.
  • Prophetic Praise: Beyond this World, Hereafter or Other Worlds

    Prophetic Praise: Beyond this World, Hereafter or Other Worlds

    Even if we devote our entire life in his praise, we would not conclude the glory of ‘Meem’, the first letter of his name— insists …
  • Love Plunders Reason

    Love Plunders Reason

    Even as reason and intellect fails and fades, Love takes into ransom the human sensibilities, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon in this mystic musing.
  • Winning Paradise on Earth

    Winning Paradise on Earth

    Jaihoon envisions a world transformed by the desire of the Holy Prophet, enumerating the benefits that would result from such a connection.
  • Medinized

    Medinized

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's transformative collection of poems inspired by his pilgrimage to Medina, the blessed city of the Prophet.
  • Meem is for Mercy

    Meem is for Mercy

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's anthology celebrates the Beloved by transcending the boundaries of conventional poetry: emotionally and intellectually.
  • Tweets 2024

    Tweets 2024

    Yesterday’s cultural constants have become today’s economic variables— and other Jaihoon's selected tweets from 2024
  • The Haven of Hope

    The Haven of Hope

    In an age of demonic deceit, Love, beauty and truth have fled to take shelter in the city of the Beloved, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • Leila’s Mirage of Sanity

    Leila’s Mirage of Sanity

    A once-wise queen finds herself lost in a desert of longing, seeking the return of her sanity through the love of her distant Majnun.
  • Gratitude: The Crypto of Success and Happiness

    Gratitude: The Crypto of Success and Happiness

    True happiness hinges on appreciating the value of people and things in our lives, not just their price tag— asserts Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • The Poetry of Purpose: Sustaining the Spark beyond Academics

    The Poetry of Purpose: Sustaining the Spark beyond Academics

    Mujeeb Jaihoon urges students to find passions beyond academics, stressing their importance for a life enriched with purpose and fulfillment.
  • Time’s Eternal Celebration

    Time’s Eternal Celebration

    Time celebrates the Prophet's enduring significance, with his glory resonating across all ages.
  • Mothers and Martyrs: Infinite Injustice

    Mothers and Martyrs: Infinite Injustice

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's searing critique of the corrupt and privileged forces that perpetuate ‘infinite injustice’ in our world.
  • Bravery Failed, Deception Won

    Bravery Failed, Deception Won

    Amidst turmoil, a poet's heartfelt plea to the Holy Prophet for solace and guidance in a world consumed by chaos.
  • The Alchemy of Affinity

    The Alchemy of Affinity

    Mujeeb Jaihoon delves deep into the essence of passion, questioning whether love's madness is its very essence.
  • Why Conceal Your Meem?

    Why Conceal Your Meem?

    A fervent longing to see the Beloved echoing a universal voice to those yearning for a spiritual connection with Holy Prophet.
  • Hence, Medina

    Hence, Medina

    Jaihoon's poem seeking solace and spiritual renewal in the city sanctified by the Prophet's (PBUH) presence.
  • If Ever I Gain My Senses

    If Ever I Gain My Senses

    The love-stricken poet pleads with the beloved to arrive before the "Terrifying Summon."
  • The Maverick Dervish

    The Maverick Dervish

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's anthology of unbroken verses that celebrates hope and healing.
  • Love’s Worth Every Thorn

    Love’s Worth Every Thorn

    Love is a fruit that will blossom only after years of tears and trials, write Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Samarkand: The Stellar Sanctuary of Saints and Sages

    Samarkand: The Stellar Sanctuary of Saints and Sages

    Reflections from Jaihoon's journey to the historical city of Uzbekistan, a sanctuary of renowned saints and emperors who shaped our world.
  • Knowledge is like Viral Magic

    Knowledge is like Viral Magic

    Both knowledge and magic cast spells on people, but the former influences generations to come, maintains Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Les Slogans Du Sage

    Les Slogans Du Sage

    The French translation of Mujeeb Jaihoon’s collection of quotations by Sayyid Shihab, South India’s celebrated statesman and philanthropist.
  • Melody Meets Mysticism

    Melody Meets Mysticism

    Love was running around even as Time was learning to walk, affirms Mujeeb Jaihoon in a lecture at the Kerala University Arabic department
  • Wrong Printout? Say Asthaghfirullah

    Wrong Printout? Say Asthaghfirullah

    Mujeeb Jaihoon asserts the timeless endurance of virtues—truthfulness and justice—amidst the ever-changing landscape of human progress.
  • ഇതാണൊ ഇസ്‌ലാം

    ഇതാണൊ ഇസ്‌ലാം

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's controversial take on some of the double standards prevalent in the conservative Muslim Kerala community.
  • Timeless Virtues Triumph Technology

    Timeless Virtues Triumph Technology

    Mujeeb Jaihoon asserts the timeless endurance of virtues—truthfulness and justice—amidst the ever-changing landscape of human progress.
  • The Commodified Existence

    The Commodified Existence

    From distorted values to commodified minds, this poetic critique by Mujeeb Jaihoon explore the modern societal decay.
  • A Regretful Desire

    A Regretful Desire

    Whispers of unmet desires and despair dance in these mystic verses by Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Faithful Foundations: The Resilient Roots of Muslim India

    Faithful Foundations: The Resilient Roots of Muslim India

    Mujeeb Jaihoon asserts the enduring strength of Muslim India, tracing a resilient journey from past challenges to present-day fortitude.
  • My Unseen Beloved

    My Unseen Beloved

    A heart gallops, yearning, humming the song of an unseen Beloved
  • Who will tame the Rogue Ztate?

    Who will tame the Rogue Ztate?

    Frustrated by global inaction to the daylight genocide in Palestine, Jaihoon demands: Who will contain the Zionist thug?
  • My Tears to Irrigate Your Love-field

    My Tears to Irrigate Your Love-field

    Crave, sigh, yearn, and burn in the soul's quest for divine love— proclaims Mujeeb Jaihoon in this mystic poem.
  • Quotes Gallery

    Quotes Gallery

    Graphic illustration of Jaihoon's selected quotes
  • Dentist and Parents: Embrace Discipline. Celebrate Joy

    Dentist and Parents: Embrace Discipline. Celebrate Joy

    Mujeeb Jaihoon asserts the profound impact of celebrating the joy of shared moments of family bonds
  • Mantra of the Oppressed Presentation

    Mantra of the Oppressed Presentation

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's handbook of creative resistance presented to mediamen, academicians and community activists
  • ‘Aringnarin Ponmozhigal’ Released at Nilgiri

    ‘Aringnarin Ponmozhigal’ Released at Nilgiri

    Pon Jayaseelan, Legislator of Gudallur Constituency, launched the Tamil translation of 'Slogans of the Sage' at Nilgiri Arts & Science College
  • Paradise Confesses Its Eternal Desire

    Paradise Confesses Its Eternal Desire

    The Paradise lovers set their gaze on its wine, gardens and rivers. But Paradise is nurturing a different secret desire of its own to fulfill.
  • As You Read, So Shall You Reap

    As You Read, So Shall You Reap

    Mujeeb Jaihoon writes on the Sheikh Sultan's literary efforts, highlighting his courageous embrace of human diversity with pragmatism.
  • Indian Independence was not an Insta-Moment

    Indian Independence was not an Insta-Moment

    Freedom does not come in a gift box that one can order online— asserts Jaihoon in the Freedom Talk at SIGN IAFS Independence Day celebrations
  • In the Dungeon of Senses

    In the Dungeon of Senses

    Exploring the quest for a divine bond, pondering upon existence and faith, all the while yearning for mercy— by Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Blind Imitation Impairs Personality

    Blind Imitation Impairs Personality

    Discover happiness by embracing your unique self, shunning imitation, and bringing joy to others
  • Mantra of the Oppressed

    Mantra of the Oppressed

    This handbook of creative resistance examines India's descent into autocracy while offering a hopeful call for tolerance and mutual respect.
  • Empathy Triumphs over AI

    Empathy Triumphs over AI

    Embracing empathy can counter the limitations of Artificial Intelligence and create a world of understanding and compassion.
  • Reading Day Celebration: Why Muslims are Obliged than Others

    Reading Day Celebration: Why Muslims are Obliged than Others

    Muslims hold an exceptional obligation to celebrate Reading Day, rooted in their prime divine commandment to read and seek knowledge.
  • Your Love-Moments

    Your Love-Moments

    Mujeeb Jaihoon unveils the essence of the sublime love and devotion for the Holy Prophet in this enchanting symphony of words
  • The Cure for Sour Times

    The Cure for Sour Times

    Whenever life sails through bad waters, saluting the Beloved will help to calm the storm threatening our existence— asserts Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • The Price of My Heart-Vessel

    The Price of My Heart-Vessel

    A heart yearns to be redeemed by the sacred love of Medina in this poem by Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Confessions of a Compulsive Lover

    Confessions of a Compulsive Lover

    In the pursuit of passion's flame, this radical lover dreads divine judgment for his all-consuming adoration— poeticizes Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • Lost in the Devil’s Strings

    Lost in the Devil’s Strings

    Amidst the chaos and confusion, the poet grapples with his own inner demons in search of a sense of reality and sanity— by Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • Tweets 2023

    Tweets 2023

    The only permanency of the Duniya is its Temporality.- and other Jaihoon's selected tweets from 2023
  • Maple Syrup and the Malabar Saint: Meeting with a Canadian Booklover

    Maple Syrup and the Malabar Saint: Meeting with a Canadian Booklover

    Mujeeb Jaihoon converses with Christine Long, the Mississauga-based painter and book collector, about culture and spirituality
  • To The Disruptors without Alternatives

    To The Disruptors without Alternatives

    Disruptors who violently upset the status quo must come with better alternatives for their talks and actions to make any sense.
  • Were it not for Meem

    Were it not for Meem

    Be it the saga of Miraj or the assembly at mahshar, the Beloved Meem is always the keynote in the song of creation
  • The Midnight Meet

    The Midnight Meet

    The lover's unusual visit on a cold night, forgoing sleep and rest, leaves the beloved in doubt about his intentions.
  • Not for Long Can She Un-love

    Not for Long Can She Un-love

    Just as the Rose can't ignore the Nightingale forever, the Beloved too can't un-love her lover for long, argues Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • Deceptive Storm and Calm

    Deceptive Storm and Calm

    The hallow and shallow modern times has turned the storm and calm equally deceptive.
  • அறிஞரின் பொன்மொழிகள்

    அறிஞரின் பொன்மொழிகள்

    Arignarin Ponmozhigal, the Tamil translation of 'Slogans of the Sage' published by SixthSense Publications, (Chennai - India)
  • The Eid of my Existence

    The Eid of my Existence

    The day the lover gets to meet his Beloved Meem shall be the eid of his life-career and he shall need supernal eyes to witness …
  • Keralites yet to fully appreciate Sayyid Shihab

    Keralites yet to fully appreciate Sayyid Shihab

    His insight, innovation and inclusivity would have gained better recognition were he to belong to another region on earth
  • Tweets 2022

    Tweets 2022

    Some moments are better sighed than said.- and other Jaihoon's selected tweets from 2022
  • Immodest my ambitions. Incredible my aspirations

    Immodest my ambitions. Incredible my aspirations

    Submit your desires and aspirations day and night to Him through the magical mantra of Alhamdulillah, and experience the power of gratitude.
  • Hence: the Beloved

    Hence: the Beloved

    Just as the moon beautifies the sky, the Beloved Meem completes the joy, beauty and meaning of this world— writes Jaihoon
  • To the Collyrium of this Cosmos

    To the Collyrium of this Cosmos

    How can any resist the power of Meem's love-arrest when every heart throngs to beat in his love— asks Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Once again the Beloved Cast a Glance

    Once again the Beloved Cast a Glance

    The heart shivered and veins struggled when His Beloved cast a glance on the lover— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Build Bridges, Not Walls

    Build Bridges, Not Walls

    Shree Narayana Guru is a gift of God for Kerala and his love should help in uniting the hearts of people of the land— says …
  • The Demons of Divisive Algorithms

    The Demons of Divisive Algorithms

    The dynamic human experience is beyond the grids of AI-generated algorithms: Jaihoon's poetic response to the evil of predictive modelling.
  • Sell Me Cheap in the Beloved’s Market

    Sell Me Cheap in the Beloved’s Market

    Throw me like Yusuf into the well or even sell me cheap in the market of the Beloved, pleaded a lover unable to contain the …
  • Hail the Beloved

    Hail the Beloved

    The love for Beloved Meem is the the beat of our hearts, the pleasure of our veins, the vision of our eyes and music to …
  • Milad Nabi: The Heyday of Womanhood

    Milad Nabi: The Heyday of Womanhood

    Women deserve special celebration on the Holy Prophet's birthday whose last words were for women's kind treatment— insists Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • To the Lost Sheep in the Jungle of Beeps

    To the Lost Sheep in the Jungle of Beeps

    A message of hope to ignite those whose hearts have turned dry and eyes unable to cry with minds lost and souls exhausted
  • Were you not Lost?

    Were you not Lost?

    Were humanity not lost until the Lord guided them through mission of His Beloved, asks Mujeeb Jaihoon in an eulogy of the Holy Prophet
  • Rocks too May Wither with Love

    Rocks too May Wither with Love

    Poison may aspire for honey and Jackals may cry like sheep, Nay even Abu Lahab'sheart once felt for the Beloved— writes Jaihoon
  • Justify my Worship

    Justify my Worship

    A true Devotee worships without questioning the purpose, driven by faith in the Creator— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • The First Time

    The First Time

    e it from the moth to the flame or the cup to the wine, the first time is indeed the testing time of Love and …
  • My Mother, My Paradise

    My Mother, My Paradise

    Mothers lose sleep for the child to dream while also abstaining from food so that the infant could be fed— Jaihoon's poetic tribute to mothers
  • Of Self & Smile: A Prayer

    Of Self & Smile: A Prayer

    Mujeeb Jaihoon shares a prayer to those who veil their pains with the apparel of apparent joy.
  • Love: No Place for the Self

    Love: No Place for the Self

    Love is a land of sacrifice where the selfish seed is forbidden to sow— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Love Loquacious

    Love Loquacious

    The bold Love may be the fault and culprit. Yet the innocent and shy Lovers are the ones accused and caught— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • The Carnival

    The Carnival

    Ever since they climbed the mount of Meem's love, the lovers became strangers to themselves— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • Mentors Inspire. Lecturers Despair

    Mentors Inspire. Lecturers Despair

    Mentors are the frontline warriors who protect society from social evils, asserts Jaihoon addressing the teachers of Red Bricks Intl School
  • To the Popcorn-eating Enablers

    To the Popcorn-eating Enablers

    Mujeeb Jaihoon blasts the inaction of the silent bystanders as the poor continue to be deprived of their right to life and liberty.
  • The Key and Plea

    The Key and Plea

    A seeker does not need the boat or the bridge to cross the turbulent river of Love, says Khidr, the eternal traveler, in a spiritual …
  • The Eternal Connection

    The Eternal Connection

    Unlike human communications, invoking the Almighty doesn't require technology.— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Miserliness and Sainthood Cannot Co-exist

    Miserliness and Sainthood Cannot Co-exist

    Mujeeb Jaihoon on the the Magnanimity of Shaykh Mohiyuddin Athipatta, the celebrated Sufi mentor of the Shadhilli order from Kerala
  • To the Merciful Tyrant

    To the Merciful Tyrant

    Believers prefer the prison of Almighty's fear to the freedom of their desires while wishing Him to be their thirst & hunger— writes Jaihoon
  • The Crown of Meem-Madness

    The Crown of Meem-Madness

    Mujeeb Jaihoon makes a final plea to bring him again to Medina so that he can set on fire those hearts that are love-poor.
  • I Leave My Heart Behind

    I Leave My Heart Behind

    The poet submits at Rawdha that though he is leaving Medina, his soul and its true joy reside in the heavenly hive of Meem
  • Lovers Sleep Deep in the Desire-cave

    Lovers Sleep Deep in the Desire-cave

    Lovers yearn to sleep in the desire-cave of the Beloved, like the Youths and the Dog of al-Kahf, says Jami in Jaihoon's spiritual dream.
  • Modern Men and Ancient Beasts: Kindred in Sound and Act

    Modern Men and Ancient Beasts: Kindred in Sound and Act

    Mujeeb Jaihoon on the men and women who imitate the sounds of animals with their hostile and hateful actions towards fellow humanity.
  • Ch. 1 Meem: The Book of Creation

    Ch. 1 Meem: The Book of Creation

    The Holy Prophet is Chapter One in the Book of Creation and the Crown of the Saga of Revelation, in whose praise the oceans will …
  • Words Fail to Relay Lover’s Plight

    Words Fail to Relay Lover’s Plight

    Little do lovers talk in words; more so they do with tears, testifies a poetic seeker who witnessed the joyful suffering of Meem's admirers.
  • Great Bigots Think Alike: Indian Muslima to the Establishment

    Great Bigots Think Alike: Indian Muslima to the Establishment

    >Mujeeb Jaihoon on Indian Muslim woman's response to her self-proclaimed patrons who exploit her pain and pride for their selfish motives.
  • Beside the Hero of Worlds Twin

    Beside the Hero of Worlds Twin

    Bystanders cannot blame Medina's lover who became proud and possessive as he stood closer to the air that danced around Meem, writes Jaihoon.
  • How shall I Greet Your Beloved Great?

    How shall I Greet Your Beloved Great?

    Mujeeb Jaihoon is in two minds whether to approach the Beloved Meem robed as a royal or ragged as a beggar, in these verses written …
  • Islam does not entertain untouchability towards any Language

    Islam does not entertain untouchability towards any Language

    Earlier Muslims did not hesitate to learn & translate wisdom from other languages, argues Mujeeb Jaihoon in a guest talk to Wafy students.
  • Umra is Part of Ziyara. Not Vice Versa

    Umra is Part of Ziyara. Not Vice Versa

    Medina is the Tree. Ka’aba, Mounts of Safa and Marwa, Zamzam and Masjid al Haram are its twigs and branches... writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Love Annihilates Sanity

    Love Annihilates Sanity

    A seeker would naturally see the shell when he comes seeking the pearl. The same applies to pilgrim of love in the quest for love …
  • Gifts from the Meem-Sojourn

    Gifts from the Meem-Sojourn

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's response to those who enquire about what gifts has the poet brought from the land of Meem.
  • Hate for humanity and Faith in God cannot co-exist

    Hate for humanity and Faith in God cannot co-exist

    Whatsoever be the hateful & painful provocation, our Faith does not sanction to respond with sweeping hate & bigotry, insists Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • I Too Packed My Bag of Desires

    I Too Packed My Bag of Desires

    Just as the fish can't last long away from the ocean, the lover too has to return to his true home— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Let us March to Meem

    Let us March to Meem

    At these dark times when we have gathered at the funeral of our humanity, the only hope is in the Beloved of God— claims Mujeeb …
  • But in Your Infinite Grace

    But in Your Infinite Grace

    We may be guilty on all counts before the Divine Law, but that should not stop us from seeking His Grace— asserts Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • Meem: The Reason Why Earth is Envied

    Meem: The Reason Why Earth is Envied

    The stars and other planets may have greater charm than ours. Yet they envy the Earth, since it is home to the Beloved of God— …
  • Drugs are Evil and Uncool

    Drugs are Evil and Uncool

    Only a narcotics-free society can take sane and smart decisions for its present and future progress.
  • A Bubble in the Storm

    A Bubble in the Storm

    Why should I take the the side of the Heart in its battle against the Intellect, wonders Mujeeb Jaihoon in a state of spiritual melancholy.
  • EDUCATION: Embrace Nature First. Kiss Textbooks Later

    EDUCATION: Embrace Nature First. Kiss Textbooks Later

    Post-Covid, parents, teachers, and School Management must deliberate on how to make up for children’s lost connectivity with Nature.
  • I remember, Medina’s Mimber

    I remember, Medina’s Mimber

    The very thought of the Beloved soak our eyes and heart in love, even as we are unaware of its magical impact- writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal: The Simple, Secular and Spiritual Stalwart of Kerala

    Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal: The Simple, Secular and Spiritual Stalwart of Kerala

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's emotive eulogy for Muslim Kerala's charismatic leader who led the Community with his striking humility & resolute leadership.
  • Love Avenged

    Love Avenged

    Mujeeb Jaihoon on Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal, the beloved icon of Muslim Kerala, whose death invoked sea of tears in his ardent admirers
  • An Advice, though Not So Wise

    An Advice, though Not So Wise

    Only true friends' disapproval may apparently hurt our indulgent intellect but will cheer our innocent heart, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Hijab Ban: The Surgical Strike on Tolerance & Individual Freedom

    Hijab Ban: The Surgical Strike on Tolerance & Individual Freedom

    Hijab, long criticized as an instrument of patriarchal oppression, has inadvertently won the hearts of many critics, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Who else is so loved, followed and remembered?

    Who else is so loved, followed and remembered?

    No other creation in this cosmos deserves and enjoys the absolute love and awe as much as the Beloved of God, argues Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Thus I Greet, my Heartbeat

    Thus I Greet, my Heartbeat

    Despite aspiring for the Beloved Meem in the sweetest and dearest of metaphors, Mujeeb Jaihoon still feels they are inadequate.
  • Beauty in the Burning Eyes

    Beauty in the Burning Eyes

    In this poem by Mujeeb Jaihoon, a lover pleads with his adamant beloved to let go of anger and reconcile with his desire.
  • War: Incredible Indifference

    War: Incredible Indifference

    As innocents are killed, the powerful convene fruitless meetings, exchanging hollow condolences, indifferent to the plight of war victims.
  • Iqbal, the Torchlight

    Iqbal, the Torchlight

    Mujeeb Jaihoon pays glowing tribute to the 'Poet of the East', whose timeless vision inspire creative thoughts in the seekers of truth.
  • Political Marginalization Drives Legal Conservatism among Indian Muslims

    Political Marginalization Drives Legal Conservatism among Indian Muslims

    Muslim community should be encouraged to take internal reforms without State compulsion- writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Its Ok to be Human

    Its Ok to be Human

    In this glossy era deluded with superhuman success stories, some times it is worthwhile to remain just an innocent human — writes Jaihoon
  • My Sincere Mirror

    My Sincere Mirror

    True friends will swing the twin-sword of praise and criticize and will reflect for us our merits and faults- writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Purpose of Life

    Purpose of Life

    Creative souls keep hunting for the purpose of life only to realize their 'gazelle' shall never come to hand- writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Tweets 2021

    Tweets 2021

    A Sunna in time saves whine.- and other Jaihoon's selected tweets from 2021
  • His Abode, My Source Code

    His Abode, My Source Code

    Mujeeb Jaihoon admits that he's a lifeless rock until the Divine rain creeps in and then the spring of poetry flows for others to quench.
  • Curiosity in Love

    Curiosity in Love

    Jaihoon invokes the spirit of Rumi to seek an answer for the voluntary, not obligatory, nature of the greetings said upon the Beloved of God.
  • Brokerage Blessings from the Most Benevolent

    Brokerage Blessings from the Most Benevolent

    Believers should spread the word of good about the educational institutions that foster the Islamic culture, argues Jaihoon at a fundraiser
  • Not a Scar

    Not a Scar

    Destiny may allow the demolition of Ka'aba in the last days. But even in those chaotic times, Medina's Palace will be safe— writes Jaihoon.
  • Prank of Blood and Bank

    Prank of Blood and Bank

    Oppression of Palestinians is a blot on our civilized times even as the thirst of the blood-thirsty Gog-Magogs goes on- writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Mysteries of a Love-soaked Heart

    Mysteries of a Love-soaked Heart

    Wine fell unconscious and the Cup shattered into pieces as the Rose smiled blushing when a Lover lingered at Medina- writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Meem made me Human Again

    Meem made me Human Again

    As we fail in our Divine duties and are ashamed to raise hands in prayer, the love of Beloved inspires within us new humanity-writes Jaihoon
  • The Feast of Truth

    The Feast of Truth

    Al Amin, the Trustworthy, has promised us a feast at al-Kawthar. The Afterlife, hence, is inevitable for the very same reason- writes Jaihoon
  • Intoxicating are those Meem-seen Eyes

    Intoxicating are those Meem-seen Eyes

    Even the sight of those who witnessed the moon-lit face of the Beloved Rasool will sweep the senses of the onlookers- writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Beyond the Beloved

    Beyond the Beloved

    The glory of the Creator can alone transcend the greatness of His Beloved Prophet— admits Jaihoon while returning from the tomb of al-Busiri.
  • Un-Just Like That

    Un-Just Like That

    Violence, oppression and inequality have made life unjust and unbearable for the afflicted ones- writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Love: Beauty’s Mirror

    Love: Beauty’s Mirror

    Beauty lies neither in the object nor in the onlooker. Nay, it rests in the love-image that appears in the eyes - poetizes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Why need an Excuse?

    Why need an Excuse?

    If the night requires no excuse to put the stars to sleep, neither do the Lovers for praising their Beloved— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Ventilator and Boredom: The Blessing of Being Alive

    Ventilator and Boredom: The Blessing of Being Alive

    Ramadan is giving our body a break and igniting our soul’s desires to commune and congregate with the Divine— Jaihoon's Ramadan journal 1442
  • Miraj: The Love-Matter

    Miraj: The Love-Matter

    Despite witnessing the glorious wonders and unknown worlds, the Beloved returned back to the earth because of his love for humanity.
  • Heed to My Rant and Want

    Heed to My Rant and Want

    In a desperate cry to the Lord, invoking the name of the Beloved who taught humanity the art of calling upon the Creator.
  • Apology wounds Love, deeper

    Apology wounds Love, deeper

    Lovers treasure the love and revere its pain, without expecting any apology from the beloved— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Wounds Scream in Dream

    Wounds Scream in Dream

    Pain suffered in the the semi-conscious world throbs more than what we experience in the conscious world— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Nation-Building: Civility is the True Identity of a Muslim

    Nation-Building: Civility is the True Identity of a Muslim

    Tipu Sultan, upon whose death the colonialists proclaimed - ‘From today on, India is ours’, left behind a legacy for his Community to uphold
  • Become a Spiritual GPS for the Seekers: Mujeeb Jaihoon

    Become a Spiritual GPS for the Seekers: Mujeeb Jaihoon

    While a plastic-made gadget helps to find the routes, wannabe Islamic scholars should aspire better to guide the diverted and distracted.
  • Nowhere but Him

    Nowhere but Him

    The weak and oppressed will naturally run to the Mighty King upon whom they can rely to redress their grief— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Paradise Winks to a Fallen Prey

    Paradise Winks to a Fallen Prey

    Our ignorance, sins, and low lineage are no barriers for us to to greet His Beloved— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Once again

    Once again

    The Love of Mustafa soaks our eyes in the zamzam of longing and reduces tsunamis of life into mere ripples— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Freedom is not sold cheap

    Freedom is not sold cheap

    Creative freedom is proportionate to the price one can afford to pay— asserts Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Like Never Before

    Like Never Before

    With the birth of the Beloved Prophet— Culture, learning, Science and Technology evolved leading to a complete transformation of the world.
  • Malayalam Quotes

    Malayalam Quotes

    Jaihoon's selected quotes translated and designed into Malayalam
  • Let Go the Captived Tears

    Let Go the Captived Tears

    We should learn to liberate the tears imprisoned in our agonized hearts- Mujeeb Jaihoon on relieving pain
  • Big Hearts On the Poor’s Shores

    Big Hearts On the Poor’s Shores

    True heroism is found in compassionate acts that alleviate suffering, embodying timeless virtues of generosity and love for humanity.
  • Al Quds To Rest of Muslim World: Lord have Mercy on your Cowardice

    Al Quds To Rest of Muslim World: Lord have Mercy on your Cowardice

    Despite the atrocities of the Israeli forces on Palestinians, the neighboring world maintains a deafening silence justified only by cowardice
  • Ramadan 1442: Jaihoon’s Reflections

    Ramadan 1442: Jaihoon’s Reflections

    Ramadan is giving our body a break and igniting our soul’s desires to commune and congregate with the Divine— Jaihoon's Ramadan journal 1442
  • To Gaza’s Playful Angels

    To Gaza’s Playful Angels

    Jaihoon's passionate elegy on the martyrdom of the Palestinian boys killed by Israeili warships while playing football on the beach (2014)
  • The Love-Scale Imbalance

    The Love-Scale Imbalance

    The wisdom behind the Holy Quran, despite being revealed to the Holy Prophet, aplenty with tales of earlier Prophets but very less about him.
  • Love Lunacy Let Loose

    Love Lunacy Let Loose

    A Lover may not be a saint with pious-paint. Yet he pleads with the Lord to let untie their love-lunacy for His Beloved— writes Jaihoon
  • Justice Undone

    Justice Undone

    Justice remains a persecuted prisoner in the paradoxical world of the rich and powerful— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • The Martyr-Bride

    The Martyr-Bride

    Dreams cried, Nightmare laughed. Cup smashed, Wine spilled— Mujeeb Jaihoon's poetic dissent against the civilian deaths in the Yemen conflict.
  • Shy Not to Ask the Giving King

    Shy Not to Ask the Giving King

    On a Night when the benefactor is ready to shower boundless mercy, how can we stay silent and refrain from seeking it?— wonders Jaihoon
  • re:CALL

    re:CALL

    Honoring the plea from sincere critics to occasionally forsake the logical cave and return to the spiritual delight.
  • Smiles Over Guns

    Smiles Over Guns

    Dedicated to Abdul Halim Attar, a Palestinian refugee who sold pens on Beirut streets, while carrying his daughter Reem on his shoulders
  • Malicious Clips

    Malicious Clips

    Relying on misplaced video clips for seeking knowledge is inimical to the spirit of human civilization— argues Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Miraj: The Glory is in the Descend, not Ascend

    Miraj: The Glory is in the Descend, not Ascend

    The greatest miracle of the Miraj episode is that the Beloved chose to return to humanity, even after meeting with the Almighty— argues Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Being the Cool Breeze : The Book Vlog

    Being the Cool Breeze : The Book Vlog

    Mujeeb Jaihoon explores the spiritual legacy of Kerala Muslims based on the historical fiction, The Cool Breeze From Hind.
  • I Dare You to Love Me Not

    I Dare You to Love Me Not

    Jaihoon's poem explores the philosophical torment of doubt in love, grappling with the fear of loss versus a life devoid of love.
  • Rest Your Canoe in My Tear-River

    Rest Your Canoe in My Tear-River

    Only the chosen few can behold that Divine Cup of Mustafa's love, let alone consume the Drink. Nevertheless, Jaihoon is eager to try.
  • And Beyond

    And Beyond

    The Beloved Prophet means everything to us which we can ever depict in our known human language, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Homecoming

    Homecoming

    Jaihoon's poetic gift recited at the Rawdha Shareef unleashing the fire and desire of infinite longing to gain the love of Beloved Prophet
  • ഹിന്ദിന്റെ ഇതിഹാസം

    ഹിന്ദിന്റെ ഇതിഹാസം

    കേരള മുസ്ലിം പൈതൃകങ്ങളിലൂടെ ഒരു ആത്മീയാന്വേഷണം. (Malayalam translation of Mujeeb Jaihoon's novel, The Cool Breeze From Hind)
  • And then, Sorry

    And then, Sorry

    They first demonize the victims. And then murder and molest. Finally, they say sorry, leaving the victims in a state of painful humiliation.
  • How can you buy Light in the Market of Darkness?

    How can you buy Light in the Market of Darkness?

    Searching for God in the indulgent world is as foolish as looking for a Rose in middle of the desert, suggests the Delhi Sage - …
  • Unlocking Eternity’s Gate

    Unlocking Eternity’s Gate

    Angel Ridwan's eagerly yearns for the Beloved's arrival to unlock Paradise' gate and begin the celebration of eternal serenity, writes Jaihoon
  • unEVOLVED

    unEVOLVED

    Despite transformation in all creatures including the virus, men & women adamantly continue their old habits- Jaihoon's poetic adieu to 2020
  • Tomorrow Morn

    Tomorrow Morn

    Lovers can renounce solitude and enjoy life's blessings only in the presence of each other
  • The Cool Breeze From Hind

    The Cool Breeze From Hind

    Jaihoon's semi-fictional novel treats you to a mystic feast of brilliant visual metaphors and powerful imagery with a poetic-prose prowess
  • Silent in Fury and Merry

    Silent in Fury and Merry

    The joy and fury of His Lovers may be veiled in Silence. For, the Pleasure of Almighty is all that matters to them- writes Mujeeb …
  • Away from the World: Towards the Lord

    Away from the World: Towards the Lord

    We should be grateful to those friends who pull us away from this world and push us towards the Loving Lord.- writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • The Demerited Devotee

    The Demerited Devotee

    A humble servant with no merit or choice surrenders to the ocean of Divine Love.
  • My Heart’s Link

    My Heart’s Link

    We need not care if we befit in the dark eyes of haters as long as with His Love our hearts are lit— stirs Mujeeb …
  • Love: Strange Indeed a Thing

    Love: Strange Indeed a Thing

    The secret desire of every lover is to burn in the longing of the beloved, though it will rob all the peace of mind- writes …
  • The Ecstatic Name

    The Ecstatic Name

    The moment lovers overhear the mention of their Beloved, their hearts overwhelm with ecstacy unable to bear the bliss- writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Tweets 2020

    Tweets 2020

    Be the Bee to the world. Not it’s Hive-- and other Jaihoon's selected tweets from 2020
  • Angels Will Envy Your Crown

    Angels Will Envy Your Crown

    We are not worth a penny on our own. But if crowned with the servitude of Allah, we become the envy of His Angels. - …
  • Our Pride. Our Prestige

    Our Pride. Our Prestige

    The love for Messenger of Allah is our hope and dignity at a time when there's no refuge from the trials around us— believes Mujeeb …
  • Thus Conquered the Queen

    Thus Conquered the Queen

    The reign of Love steals our experience of reality leaving only occasional dreams to quench our thirst for real life- poetizes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • A Tale of Tears and Trials

    A Tale of Tears and Trials

    The joy in life can be realized only when one undergoes the agonies of pain and tears - reveals Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • To an Indifferent Friend

    To an Indifferent Friend

    One may be guilty and lacking in piety, but that doesn't mean they don't deserve a chance to speak their side of story— writes Mujeeb …
  • The Time-less Times

    The Time-less Times

    Human relationships are facing severe challenges due to the 'timeless' Time, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • From Funeral to Festival: The Murmur of Meem

    From Funeral to Festival: The Murmur of Meem

    Six forlorn friends convened at an Orchard to share their woes of Solitude. Just then a Seventh one appeared turning the funeral to festival.
  • Notifications are Threat to Creativity : Mujeeb Jaihoon

    Notifications are Threat to Creativity : Mujeeb Jaihoon

    Our creative imagination is reduced to the colonizing imagery calibrated on our smartphones— says Mujeeb Jaihoon, in LITERATURE FEST 2K20
  • The Scent of Civilization

    The Scent of Civilization

    The coming of the Holy Prophet perfumed humanity with compassion and knowledge bringing smiles on the faces of the oppressed and weak.
  • In Cry is a Joy

    In Cry is a Joy

    Gentleness is a superhuman quality which is unfound among the majority. Hence, its upholders deserve respect— asserts Jaihoon in this poem.
  • How sweet is HIS Fear

    How sweet is HIS Fear

    A seeker without a spiritual comprade is worth no more than a rotten crop wrought with drought and despair- Mujeeb Jaihoon's poem on spiritual kinship
  • Quarantined Conscience

    Quarantined Conscience

    Regimes demand hearts to quarantine their Conscience as throat-cutting trials continue for those who possess humanity, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • The Merchant who Defied the Storm of Fate

    The Merchant who Defied the Storm of Fate

    A God-conscious Merchant who praised the Lord twice— upon hearing the sinking of his ship and then knowing the ship belonged to someone else.
  • Thirst is as Tasty as Water too

    Thirst is as Tasty as Water too

    The thrill and joy of seeking from the Divine is perhaps more exhilarating than discovering the Sought— Mujeeb Jaihoon explains why.
  • Remembering Kerala’s Spiritual Democrat

    Remembering Kerala’s Spiritual Democrat

    Mujeeb Jaihoon’s eulogy for late Shaykh Mohiyuddin Musliyar Athipatta (1936-2018), the under-explored goldmine of modern Muslim Kerala.
  • Reflections in the Pain-Mirror

    Reflections in the Pain-Mirror

    Not a single day passes in lovers' lives without tears, reflecting each other's longing in the ancient pain-mirror— reminds Jaihoon.
  • The Muslim Maryada in Ayodhya: GOD IS WITH THE OPPRESSED

    The Muslim Maryada in Ayodhya: GOD IS WITH THE OPPRESSED

    True Ramarajya will only entitle Muslims to greater peace, equality & freedom. Nevertheless, Patience will be indispensable — asserts Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Leave me not in the Dark

    Leave me not in the Dark

    The seeker's humble appeal to his spiritual comrade not to abandon him to perish in the world of godless solitude.
  • Jealous, but Zealous

    Jealous, but Zealous

    A Divine lover may naturally envy another, especially when one is blessed with a greater proximity with the Beloved, relates Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • No Shame and Him you blame?

    No Shame and Him you blame?

    Blaming the Almighty for His punishments is nonsensical as He infinitely forgives their failures, asserts Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • I Trusted You with all my Trust

    I Trusted You with all my Trust

    We invoke Allah with every breath and every branch we shake hoping for His Merciful refuge when others see us with rage—Mujeeb writes Jaihoon
  • Why Heart Melts in the Solitary Dew

    Why Heart Melts in the Solitary Dew

    God's lovers, who enrich each other, melt as solitary dew when separated from one another— writes Jaihoon on spiritual kinship.
  • In search of Him-Arousing Honey

    In search of Him-Arousing Honey

    Not always Destiny brings ashore illustrious souls who connect with Divine. One seeker's journey may benefit others too– hopes Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • Henna of a HIM-Aligned Heart

    Henna of a HIM-Aligned Heart

    The love-henna designed hearts of God are aligned towards Him, despite the lures of this deceptive world, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Had it not been for your Name

    Had it not been for your Name

    Had it not been for the name of the Beloved, humanity could never claim their cultural ethos–– argues Jaihoon in this eulogy of Holy Prophet
  • Never Believe His Lovers

    Never Believe His Lovers

    God's lovers employ various metaphors and symbolic actions to hide their love of the Divine– reveals Jaihoon about their 'cover-up games'.
  • My Vice Questions and Your Wise Response

    My Vice Questions and Your Wise Response

    Even as we feel pain over the belated reply, we shall remain persistent in our plea to the Most Merciful –– insists Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • Unlock Your Love Within

    Unlock Your Love Within

    The slave can readily accept the lockdown of his entire freedom provided the Master unlocks His Love within him or her–– Jaihoon on Lailathul Qadr.
  • I call You with so sweet a name

    I call You with so sweet a name

    Can the Lover resist a reply when asked in the name of the Beloved— contents Mujeeb Jaihoon as he bargains by one Beautiful name after …
  • Ya Rabbana! Ya Rabbana!

    Ya Rabbana! Ya Rabbana!

    We submit our faults in HIS presence from whom there is nothing to hide as we stand silent like a bride- Jaihoon on pleading to …
  • When You hear my prayer !

    When You hear my prayer !

    The servant becomes ecstatic when Lord answers the slave's plea. But the joy of fulfilment is incomplete without gratitude- insists Jaihoon.
  • Didn’t You like my tears, my prayers ?

    Didn’t You like my tears, my prayers ?

    When we are left without a guide in our solitary ride to confide, we turn to our Creator for solace- Jaihoon on the passionate Ramadan …
  • With Every Tear He is Familiar

    With Every Tear He is Familiar

    Allah is well aware of the warmth of every tear that flows down the cheeks of His hopeful servant- asserts Jaihoon in this devotional poem
  • Ya Badee’al Ajaaib: A Poem of Mayhem

    Ya Badee’al Ajaaib: A Poem of Mayhem

    Weep not for this poet nor for his blood-like plight- Jaihoon's chaotic poem on spiritual mayhem citing anecdotes from Rabia Basri and Umar Qazi.
  • Time is Ripe to Lift the Intellectual Veil of Kerala Muslim Women: Jaihoon

    Time is Ripe to Lift the Intellectual Veil of Kerala Muslim Women: Jaihoon

    Only a definitive women Islamic scholarship can put up a credible counter offensive against Islamphobia, says Jaihoon on the intellectual renaissance of Kerala's Muslim women
  • Love Lingers at Your Doorstep

    Love Lingers at Your Doorstep

    We wander in wilderness hunting for Love only to discover that Love is lingering at the doorstep of the Beloved, admits Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • The Virus Lockdown: Face-palm for Faith and Smiley for Science?

    The Virus Lockdown: Face-palm for Faith and Smiley for Science?

    Human progress is possible only in the complementarity between Faith and Science. Religionists & Science cheerleaders have to unite, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Medina: Beauty Blushed. Dream Sighed

    Medina: Beauty Blushed. Dream Sighed

    Beauty, dream and fragrance get eclipsed when shines the Full Moon of Medina, eulogizes Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • Empathy is at the heart of Multi-Faith Camaraderie of Anti-CAA Protests

    Empathy is at the heart of Multi-Faith Camaraderie of Anti-CAA Protests

    Have the Indian Muslims expressed the same solidarity for the oppressed Dalits as others are aggressively showing towards Muslims now, asks Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Prevent Murder of Nature for Celebrations: Jaihoon

    Prevent Murder of Nature for Celebrations: Jaihoon

    Life is beautiful, not only with good job & car, but fresh air and colorful flowers too, says Jaihoon at Tarang, held at Nilgiri Arts …
  • A Throne in Paradise, the Least I Could Ask

    A Throne in Paradise, the Least I Could Ask

    Paradise is the least a lover can demand in the name of the Beloved whom the Almighty endears the most— suggests the reckless Jaihoon.
  • When Mothers Armor Children with Confidence

    When Mothers Armor Children with Confidence

    Complements usually constrain us into cozy comfort zones. But when Mothers armor children with confidence, belligerent battles seem child’s play
  • Fascists attack with Rod. India resists with the Head

    Fascists attack with Rod. India resists with the Head

    Jaihoon's critical tweets on the Fascist-fashioned atrocities on Indian campuses and the imposition of anti-Muslim legislation (NRC, CAA)
  • Mining the Muslim-Marrow of the City Founded on Bones

    Mining the Muslim-Marrow of the City Founded on Bones

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's insightful account of the snow and streets of Saint Petersburg, the seductive capital of world's largest country.
  • Daylight Rape of Justice: Gandhari’s Prayer for the Meerut Orphans

    Daylight Rape of Justice: Gandhari’s Prayer for the Meerut Orphans

    In Jaihoon's poetic slam of State-sponsored brutalities, Gandhari, the Vedic & virtuous queen of Meerut, decries the UP orphans' sufferings.
  • Tweets 2019

    Tweets 2019

    Jaihoon's selected tweets from 2019.
  • Anti-CAA University Protests: Writing on the Wall for Vegetable Politicians, Lapdog Media & Selfie Celebrities

    Anti-CAA University Protests: Writing on the Wall for Vegetable Politicians, Lapdog Media & Selfie Celebrities

    The fate of Divisive rulers and their doormats have been suicidal at best, predicts Jaihoon in a scathing piece on the fascist attacks at Indian …
  • Mother & Life are not similes but Synonyms

    Mother & Life are not similes but Synonyms

    Her prayerful sighs have unarguably worked miracles for me since Lord decreed by existence
  • We are here to Forever Stay

    We are here to Forever Stay

    The Indian muslim will not faint and falter at the Numeric Altar of the regime— Jaihoon's poetic slam of India's discriminatory Citizenship Amendment Bill
  • Proudly Indian. Proudly Muslim

    Proudly Indian. Proudly Muslim

    The choice of my homeland is by Divine decree. So look elsewhere for a better victim to pursue your power play (Jaihoon on Citizenship Amendment …
  • To the Tyrant Tigress

    To the Tyrant Tigress

    A poetic appeal to the callous comrade to spare the senses of the lover.
  • Iqbal Radiates & Ruminates Hearts: Mujeeb Jaihoon

    Iqbal Radiates & Ruminates Hearts: Mujeeb Jaihoon

    The Poet-Philosopher radiates and ruminates our minds and souls with infinite imagination and vibrant voices, notes Mujeeb Jaihoon during book launch at Sharjah Book Fair
  • Journey Ahead. Destination Behind.

    Journey Ahead. Destination Behind.

    Seekers, who dispassionately leave the shrine of the Beloved, abandon their heartbeat behind. Mujeeb Jaihoon's tribute to those halfhearted pilgrims.
  • Dare of the Love-Drunk

    Dare of the Love-Drunk

    Drunkards and drug addicts have no clue about the intoxicating state of Prophetic Love, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • Love-Lap Holier than Martyr-field

    Love-Lap Holier than Martyr-field

    The Lap of Love is holier than the Martyr-field or the prayer-mat, or so claims Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • To the Godless Goons of Mob India

    To the Godless Goons of Mob India

    RamaRajya, Mahatma Gandhi's non-violent utopia of mutual tolerance, has no place for bigots who lynch and leech the Weak.
  • Becca of My Being

    Becca of My Being

    Our dark eyes & filthy hearts unqualify us to claim the Beloved's love. In spite, a poetic attempt to approach the Beloved.
  • But with Tears

    But with Tears

    Jaihoon's commemorative poem on Sayyid Shihab, the great son of India.
  • 23 Light Years: The Maryada of Nation of Ram

    23 Light Years: The Maryada of Nation of Ram

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's tribute to Abdul Gani Goni, a Kashmiri teacher, acquitted after illegally imprisoned for 23 years.
  • Near and Far

    Near and Far

    Jaihoon's lyric explores the paradoxical nature of love, using biblical allusions to depict the tension between longing and reverence.
  • Teachers Co-design the Destiny of Children: Mujeeb Jaihoon

    Teachers Co-design the Destiny of Children: Mujeeb Jaihoon

    Teachers get to spend quality time to nourish the aspirations of their candidates— asserts Jaihoon at Darul Hidaya Teachers training program
  • The Night of Gold Hunt

    The Night of Gold Hunt

    Mujeeb Jaihoon hails the frenzied seekers in alphabetical fashion to boldly invoke the Divine blessings of the 'Power of Night'.
  • Kerala’s Education Hysteria Created New Social Challenges: Jaihoon

    Kerala’s Education Hysteria Created New Social Challenges: Jaihoon

    Muslim Kerala's unrestrained Educational hysteria may create gender imbalances and marital discords in Community— asserts Mujeeb Jaihoon at MIC gathering in Dubai.
  • Neglecting One’s Past is the Betrayal of Identity

    Neglecting One’s Past is the Betrayal of Identity

    In a revisionist conversation with Mujeeb Jaihoon, KKN Kurup laments Kerala's neglect of Thuhfathul Mujahideen, the manifesto of anti-colonial struggle.
  • Except the Heart

    Except the Heart

    Mujeeb Jaihoon writes on the pervasive ubiquity of Love, save in its rightful place
  • Aporetic. Accursed: The Abyss of the Indian Musalman

    Aporetic. Accursed: The Abyss of the Indian Musalman

    On the political otherization of Indian Muslims from the Nation's mainstream politics. A Political poem by Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Baking Change in the Oven of Patience: Jaihoon

    Baking Change in the Oven of Patience: Jaihoon

    Revolution, in the Qur'anic sense, is reviving the Good in an evolutionary fashion— reasons Mujeeb Jaihoon, as he discusses reforms and legends in history.
  • Mosques and Libraries Deserve Equal Patronage

    Mosques and Libraries Deserve Equal Patronage

    Knowledge and Books are the true DNA of traditional Muslim identity. Its renewal, too, can only be based on the revival of the Written Word, …
  • The Selfish Scholar is Sinister than the Miserly Rich: Jaihoon

    The Selfish Scholar is Sinister than the Miserly Rich: Jaihoon

    Knowledge cannot be kept in an uncharitable locker. It deserves to be doled to all, asserts Mujeeb Jaihoon in a disruptive talk at Malabar Islamic …
  • That Friday In Bangla Sang the Paradise-Bird

    That Friday In Bangla Sang the Paradise-Bird

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's poetic tribute to Hosna Ara Parvin, the brave Bangladeshi lady martyr of ChristChurch terrorist attack, New Zealand, on Mar 15 2019.
  • Islam: House-full for Moderates. Sold out for Extremists

    Islam: House-full for Moderates. Sold out for Extremists

    Excesses in devotion is toxic to Spiritual enlightenment, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon, in a critical appraisal of the rising extremist influence among Muslims.
  • Nature, like Masjid, fire the spiritual oomph of the Believer: Jaihoon

    Nature, like Masjid, fire the spiritual oomph of the Believer: Jaihoon

    The Sufi and Scientist are synonyms, than antonyms, in the eyes of Quranic worldview, reasons Mujeeb Jaihoon in a disruptive talk at Darul Huda Islamic …
  • Thirst and Creating Thirst for Knowledge are Twin Miracles: Jaihoon

    Thirst and Creating Thirst for Knowledge are Twin Miracles: Jaihoon

    Education is the best armor to protect from the weapons of mass and mind destruction, says Mujeeb Jaihoon at a community-run madrasa at Kachavi, village …
  • Caution, Consideration and Compassion: Essential 3cs for New Age Islamic Dawa

    Caution, Consideration and Compassion: Essential 3cs for New Age Islamic Dawa

    The inherent Love, not proofs, in Islam is the most effective cure for Islamophobia, contends Mujeeb Jaihoon at Assam Darul Huda Campus.
  • Diamonds may be Doled for Free. Not Time: Jaihoon

    Diamonds may be Doled for Free. Not Time: Jaihoon

    Time is too precious to be considered free, asserts Mujeeb Jaihoon along with other disruptive life-tweaking tips during an interactive session at Darul Huda Islamic …
  • Words: Crafting Style. Casting Spell

    Words: Crafting Style. Casting Spell

    While guns & missiles destroy concrete buildings and human bodies alike, words are even mightier to impress and intimidate human minds, inspires Mujeeb Jaihoon during …
  • Sunna-some is greater Sufism

    Sunna-some is greater Sufism

    In the age of mega indulgence, adoption of Prophetic etiquettes is both the shortest, and sweetest, way to attain higher spiritual progress.
  • Encoding Questions— A Disruptive Discourse on Decoding the Secrets of Higher Living

    Encoding Questions— A Disruptive Discourse on Decoding the Secrets of Higher Living

    Are our minds just another shredding machine to process creative waste of the entertainment moguls? Mujeeb Jaihoon takes to task the creative poverty of popular …
  • Slogans of the Sage

    Slogans of the Sage

    Jaihoon's coffee table book, inspired by the life and message Sayyid Shihab, aimed at promoting pluralism and tolerance as beauty of humanity
  • Imam Gazzali Academy: An intellectual furnace amidst the lush mountains

    Imam Gazzali Academy: An intellectual furnace amidst the lush mountains

    From the outset, the Academy is no more than any other Muslim seminary in Kerala. But looks can be deceptive— Mujeeb Jaihoon on his experience …
  • The New Year Prayer

    The New Year Prayer

    Lofty hopes keep the humanity in prayers as the the past year elopes paving the way for another year
  • Children: Their Cry and Chuckle

    Children: Their Cry and Chuckle

    A nursery song by Jaihoon about the cry and chuckle of little ones.
  • Babri: Brace for further Hate Race

    Babri: Brace for further Hate Race

    To all those eagerly composing obituaries for the fanatics-razed 16th century Monument, brace even more for the murder of Minority-souls, not just ancient domes or …
  • Pursuing Life. Beyond Career— A Disruptive Discourse by Mujeeb Jaihoon

    Pursuing Life. Beyond Career— A Disruptive Discourse by Mujeeb Jaihoon

    In the changing world with disruptive technological advancements, it would be wiser to wish, and not plan, for a happy life— insists Mujeeb Jaihoon at …
  • CM Qazi Death: The Twin Murder of Rational Thought & Moral Practice

    CM Qazi Death: The Twin Murder of Rational Thought & Moral Practice

    The perpetrators behind his disappearance have to be brought to book without fear or favor, whatsoever be their nepotistic nexus with the power corridors
  • eMojical Love

    eMojical Love

    Jaihoon's poem explores the loss of genuine emotion in a world dominated by digital expression, where love and tears are reduced to emojis.
  • Conserve Words too. Not just nature: Mujeeb Jaihoon

    Conserve Words too. Not just nature: Mujeeb Jaihoon

    Words, too, demand similar care and caution while we use them for our exchange of ideas, just as we conserve natural resources, asserted Mujeeb Jaihoon …
  • Purging India’s Religious Beast for Greater Humanity: Challenges and Opportunities

    Purging India’s Religious Beast for Greater Humanity: Challenges and Opportunities

    The Nation is on the verge of a catastrophic implosion, if the megawatts of Religiosity goes unpurged, urges Jaihoon at Jamia Millia Islamia University.
  • Tweets 2018

    Tweets 2018

    Jaihoon's selected tweets from 2018.
  • Urdu-some mantras of the Hindu-some Priest

    Urdu-some mantras of the Hindu-some Priest

    So, how would it sound when Sanskrit, the traditional language of devotional Hinduism (not to be mistaken for militant Hindutva), and Urdu, the enemy-branded lingua …
  • Invest in Parents. Elevate in Success: Mujeeb Jaihoon

    Invest in Parents. Elevate in Success: Mujeeb Jaihoon

    It makes only heavenly and earthly sense to be good to parents considering its returns, alludes Mujeeb Jaihoon during a book talk at Straightpath International …
  • Awaken Entrepreneurship Within Classrooms: Mujeeb Jaihoon

    Awaken Entrepreneurship Within Classrooms: Mujeeb Jaihoon

    Children should be free to choose their course of passion, even if it means relinquishing your luxurious affection for them, says Mujeeb Jaihoon at the …
  • One Step for Kerala is a Giant Leap for India: Mujeeb Jaihoon

    One Step for Kerala is a Giant Leap for India: Mujeeb Jaihoon

    Monoculture is demonic and despotic. This venomous weed has to be uprooted from the Indian soil before it turns India to a monstrous zombie land
  • Win My Face Within

    Win My Face Within

    A hidden love seeks solace within, yearning to be found in the depths of her heart.
  • India is the Garden of Pluralism. Not a Graveyard of Monoculture: Jaihoon

    India is the Garden of Pluralism. Not a Graveyard of Monoculture: Jaihoon

    Shockingly, street dogs roaming at midnight may be feeling safer than women and children in daylight, decries Jaihoon at EMEA college magazine launch event.
  • Dubai KMCC Iftar: The Humongous  Celebration of Humanity

    Dubai KMCC Iftar: The Humongous Celebration of Humanity

    The enthusiasm of its 148-strong volunteers in this philanthropic adventure knows no bounds
  • Sayyid Shihab, Universal Citizen. Global Compassion: Jaihoon

    Sayyid Shihab, Universal Citizen. Global Compassion: Jaihoon

    It is up to his admirers to limit or liberate the geographical and ideological boundaries in presenting this Compassionate son of humanity, says Jaihoon during …
  • Roses are red. Violets are blood

    Roses are red. Violets are blood

    A tribute to the 8-year-old girl who was 'kidnapped, starved, drugged, and raped repeatedly inside a Hindu temple' in Kathua, Jammu- India in January 2018
  • Ghouta: Cultured Vultures, Uncivilized Vampires

    Ghouta: Cultured Vultures, Uncivilized Vampires

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's tribute to the two-year-old boy, Emir al-Bash, martyred in Ghouta, the war-torn suburb of Syria.
  • Islamophobia- Haters once, Lovers thence

    Islamophobia- Haters once, Lovers thence

    Arabian purity, Persian intellectuality, Ottoman nobility, Indian plurality and Western objectivity - Islam has absorbed them all in handsome fashion.
  • Spirituality smiles in the synonymity of the Material and Spiritual: Jaihoon

    Spirituality smiles in the synonymity of the Material and Spiritual: Jaihoon

    While milk entertains the belly, fragrance amuses our olfactory senses. Both are remotely related to the purification of human shortcomings, or so it seems.
  • Lions shouldn’t be lectured on courage. Nor Women on Empowerment: Jaihoon

    Lions shouldn’t be lectured on courage. Nor Women on Empowerment: Jaihoon

    A Lion shouldn't need lecture on courage. Why then do women need to be constantly admonished with sermons of empowerment?
  • Wrinkle-free Love

    Wrinkle-free Love

    Time ravages, love endures. A tender testament to enduring love's resilience.
  • Idea triumphs Force. But Love conquers Idea: Jaihoon

    Idea triumphs Force. But Love conquers Idea: Jaihoon

    Pluralism is, perhaps, the only creed applicable to human thought... Jaihoon's talk at Malabar College of Advanced Studies, Vengara - Kerala
  • Education is intimately a Nature-affair: Jaihoon

    Education is intimately a Nature-affair: Jaihoon

    The two surrogate Ts, Textbooks & Technology, cannot replace the centrality of a student’s intimacy with Nature, asserts Jaihoon at Nilgiri College of Arts & …
  • Sayyid Shihab Torched Minds, not Bodies, with Ideas: Jaihoon

    Sayyid Shihab Torched Minds, not Bodies, with Ideas: Jaihoon

    He did not teach his community to set their bodies on fire during crises, but to kindle minds with ideas, says Jaihoon at ShihabWise launch …
  • Spring the First

    Spring the First

    As the kite for the wind and farmers for the monsoon, the Heart waits for the holy month of Rabiul Awwal to celebrate.
  • Mansa Masjid: Malayalee Payback for Punjabi Philanthropy

    Mansa Masjid: Malayalee Payback for Punjabi Philanthropy

    The Masjid was only a payback for a leading orphan care institution established by two Punjabi Muslim brothers at Calicut.
  • Knowledge-Fishing in the Ocean of Information: Jaihoon

    Knowledge-Fishing in the Ocean of Information: Jaihoon

    The greatest obstacle today in the creative journey lies in our inability to discern between information and knowledge. Tons of our attention and energy is …
  • Birbhum Abloom: Exploring the Spiritual Legacy of India’s Marxist Cousins

    Birbhum Abloom: Exploring the Spiritual Legacy of India’s Marxist Cousins

    Jaihoon's journey to discover the political and spiritual heritage of Kerala and West Bengal
  • A Third of Triple

    A Third of Triple

    Indian Muslim woman's appeal to mob lynching thugs post the Triple Talaq verdict
  • Islam is Premium and Beautiful. Muslim Actions have to be too: Jaihoon

    Islam is Premium and Beautiful. Muslim Actions have to be too: Jaihoon

    At the inauguration of a book donation drive by Darul Huda Bengal Off campus, Jaihoon talks about the beauty and premium way of Islamic Faith
  • Gene of Hygiene is the DNA of Spirituality: Jaihoon

    Gene of Hygiene is the DNA of Spirituality: Jaihoon

    Jaihoon speaking at the SIGN Social Leadership Conclave, International Islamic University Malaysia about the status of hygiene at spiritual centers
  • Education is Loyalty to Creator & Humanity: Jaihoon

    Education is Loyalty to Creator & Humanity: Jaihoon

    Jaihoon's felicitation talk at WAFY commencement ceremony 2017, Grace Valley
  • Of London Saints and Cambridge Rebels

    Of London Saints and Cambridge Rebels

    Notes and thoughts from Jaihoon's journey to London and Cambridge
  • Unyoked

    Unyoked

    To save the heart from death-blood, it is inevitable to unyoke from the comforts and soak in the Beloved's longing— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • Imitation, the Angel of Death: Jaihoon

    Imitation, the Angel of Death: Jaihoon

    Is Women's day celebration another deceptive act from the bag of tricks of the Patriarchal Juggler, asks Mujeeb Jaihoon (EMEA College talk)
  • Sultan by Name. Sultan in Vision & Action too

    Sultan by Name. Sultan in Vision & Action too

    On Dr. Sheikh Sultan, the Sharjah emir's passionate call for Cultural & Educational intervention to counter terrorist elements and moral decay in Arab World
  • To Believe Well is to Behave Well

    To Believe Well is to Behave Well

    To behave well with neighbors is an integral part of belief in God, which if practiced may help reduce sectarian friction among Muslims, at least.
  • Bright Lessons from the Book of Blind

    Bright Lessons from the Book of Blind

    Blind people can teach us bright lessons, concludes Jaihoon after visit to the Home for the Destitute Blind, in Kizhuparamba village of Kerala
  • To Travel is a virtue. Stillness, hence, a Sin

    To Travel is a virtue. Stillness, hence, a Sin

    Mujeeb Jaihoon urges to explore the power of travel writing, embracing the diversity and purpose of journeys.
  • Internet Is Not a Holy Place, says Abdal Hakim Murad

    Internet Is Not a Holy Place, says Abdal Hakim Murad

    Religious activism will be counter-productive when robbed of self introspection. Activism, Abdal Hakim Murad believes, fails to address the demons within oneself.
  • Foreign. Frozen. Forsaken

    Foreign. Frozen. Forsaken

    London's true beauty lie not in its landmarks, but in the humanity of its people in support of the frozen and forsaken refugee children
  • Tweets 2017

    Tweets 2017

    Jaihoon's selected tweets from 2017.
  • Love, the 13th

    Love, the 13th

    Jaihoon's poem explores the concept of luck, contrasting traditional superstitions with the enduring power of love as the truest fortune
  • Utterly. Insanely.

    Utterly. Insanely.

    Jaihoon's word of caution to mystic lovers not to consume their drink all at once
  • Liberating the Love-Lava

    Liberating the Love-Lava

    Mujeeb Jaihoon dedicates to the Holy Prophet this magnificent mystical poem full of brilliant imageries and metaphors.
  • Tbilisi: Land of the She Saint and Kickass Lady King

    Tbilisi: Land of the She Saint and Kickass Lady King

    Telling tale of a travel to the Land of Saint Nino and King Tamara.
  • Sayyid Shihab Won Hearts Over Minds

    Sayyid Shihab appealed more to our hearts than our minds, asserts Jaihoon at Sayyid Shihab International Summit held at Dubai
  • Children & Parents Must be Eid for Each Other

    Children & Parents Must be Eid for Each Other

    Mujeeb Jaihoon speaks on the profound relationship between children and parents and finding purpose in life.
  • Daughters are worth more than Diamonds

    Daughters are worth more than Diamonds

    Challenging societal norms, Jaihoon exposes the troubling practice of equating daughters' value with material possessions.
  • E is for Education. Empathy Too

    E is for Education. Empathy Too

    Discover the power of empathy in education, as it not only shapes minds but also cultivates compassion and kindness
  • Ego & Cooking won’t make good bed Partners

    Ego & Cooking won’t make good bed Partners

    Mujeeb Jaihoon Unleashes the Power of Women, Poetry, and Selflessness in Bridging Gender Gaps and Embracing Words
  • Ramadan 1437: Jaihoon’s Journal

    Ramadan 1437: Jaihoon’s Journal

    This year’s fasting began on a Monday, the day of Beloved’s birth. Nothing could get more auspicious than this to commence the spiritual cleansing process.
  • The curious case of Muslim Kerala’s Communist Apostles

    The curious case of Muslim Kerala’s Communist Apostles

    Why don't the apostles, devout preachers who carved a niche in Malabar for 'Shaykh Marx' and 'Hazrat Lenin', become full time Party members?
  • Sincerity: Action’s Bow and Arrow

    Sincerity: Action’s Bow and Arrow

    Discover kindness, assistance, strategy, and self-realization as you unlock your potential for a fulfilling life.
  • Compassionate Teachers: Sculpting the Future

    Compassionate Teachers: Sculpting the Future

    Discover the transformative power of education as it nurtures young minds, instills values, and shapes a brighter future
  • Beyond the Disquieting Religious Sermons

    Beyond the Disquieting Religious Sermons

    Community leaders need to regulate the decibels of religious lectures in multi-faith neighborhoods in Kerala.
  • Let what you speak be the Truth: C Hamza

    Let what you speak be the Truth: C Hamza

    Mujeeb Jaihoon unearths some unconventional treasures in the second meet with the Mystic of Melattur
  • The Noor of Tavanoor

    The Noor of Tavanoor

    There was a faint light in the horizon ready to fade any moment. I prayed that Tavanoor continue to be blessed with the light of …
  • The Trade Secret behind Muslim Kerala’s Sectarian Scholarship

    The Trade Secret behind Muslim Kerala’s Sectarian Scholarship

    Najeeb Moulavi laments the organizational partisanship casting an infinite shadow in the making of able jurists in Muslim Kerala
  • Tweets 2016

    Tweets 2016

    Jaihoon's selected tweets from 2016
  • Once Sign. Never Resign

    Once Sign. Never Resign

    Mujeeb Jaihoon on SIGN, the community living centre which acts as an overall education-training-research village, located in Kerala
  • Campus: The Fire that Kindles Friendship

    Campus: The Fire that Kindles Friendship

    Discover the power of alumni friendships and their impact on educational institutions' success.
  • Expatriates akin to Sufis

    Expatriates akin to Sufis

    Struggling for survival in the migrant lands, Keralites selflessly supported humanitarian efforts back in their homeland.
  • From Ninowa with Love: Kerala embraces Sheikh Ninowy

    From Ninowa with Love: Kerala embraces Sheikh Ninowy

    Dr. Muhammad Al Ninowy, the Syrian-born American Islamic scholar, shares his philosophy of Unconditional Compassion on his Kerala tour
  • The Rhyme and Chime of Rain

    The Rhyme and Chime of Rain

    Rain brings unimaginable joy in the hearts and minds of the natives, especially in the deserts— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Quran : The final upgrade of Truth

    Quran : The final upgrade of Truth

    From Bedouins to Scholars, Scientists to Mystics, Quran's Beauty Unites Us in Pursuit of Truth— asserts Mujeeb Jaihoon in a Quran seminar
  • Like a prayer

    Like a prayer

    Jaihoon's heartfelt poem explores the power of love as a solace, refuge, and strength, comparing it to a prayer and a divine gift.
  • Voyages surge Knowledge

    Voyages surge Knowledge

    A large part of Islamic knowledgebase is a product of beloved scholars’ journeys and travels, argues Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Silence of the Kashgar Daughters (Txt ver)

    What would it be like to set foot on that timeless soil where Past and Present played hide and seek from the other? My head …
  • Silence of the Kashgar Daughters

    Silence of the Kashgar Daughters

    What would it be like to set foot on that timeless soil where Past and Present played hide and seek from the other? Mujeeb Jaihoon …
  • #IsupportGaza

    #IsupportGaza

    I'm a proud son of Gandhi's #India. Why wouldn't #ISupportGaza?
  • Every Love has a Secret

    Every Love has a Secret

    Allah does not expect ants to carry mountains. Nor the weakling humans to understand the secret of Miraj— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • To the Selfie Offspring

    To the Selfie Offspring

    Paradise appears somewhere in between their smile and the Fire is hidden in midst of their painful tears, urges Jaihoon in this poem about filial …
  • Tweets 2015

    Tweets 2015

    Jaihoon's selected tweets from 2015
  • Dubai KMCC 2.0: Cherishing a new Culture of Compassion

    Dubai KMCC 2.0: Cherishing a new Culture of Compassion

    Philanthropy should be able to bring about a positive change in the life of the beneficiary and ultimately make him self-sustainable, says Anwar Naha, the …
  • When Time Forgot to Pass

    When Time Forgot to Pass

    Miraj: For the first time since its inception, Light found a soul more faster itself— Time & Space reimagined in Mujeeb Jaihoon's poem.
  • Years Eleven

    Years Eleven

    Celebrating a love blessed with Patience and sacrifice with neither complaint nor a taint.
  • No-God, maybe. Contempt of Prophet, never

    No-God, maybe. Contempt of Prophet, never

    We may allow atheist to debate if God ever exists. But never for a moment imagine a speck of dust to fall on the historicity …
  • Tweets 2014

    Tweets 2014

    Tweets of 2014
  • Of Bukhara’s Brides & Babar’s Belligerence : A Travel Tale to Timur’s Towns

    Of Bukhara’s Brides & Babar’s Belligerence : A Travel Tale to Timur’s Towns

    With the Two Bs, Baber and Bukhari, I had to acknowledge the Uzbek contribution to my creed and country... Jaihoon's @ Uzbekistan, Oct 2014
  • From Bukhara to Pokhra

    From Bukhara to Pokhra

    Tweets from the journey across the historic Uzbekiztan to the hilly Nepal
  • Liberating Kerala Islam from Sectarian Priesthood

    Liberating Kerala Islam from Sectarian Priesthood

    Kerala Islam is today chained in priesthood and the constant sectarian bullying has robbed them of the opportunity of discovering the beauty of Islam
  • Salalah : Quenching Thirst for Nature’s Nectar

    Salalah : Quenching Thirst for Nature’s Nectar

    When I reached home, the meter read 3000km since I left my doorstep. Content beyond any count, I was out of words
  • Ten Out of Ten

    Ten Out of Ten

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's love poem celebrating unwavering devotion, sacrifice, and a perfect ten out of ten journey.
  • Ramadan 1435: Jaihoon’s journal

    Ramadan 1435: Jaihoon’s journal

    Amid all the spiritual and philosophical talk surrounding Ramadan, it would be a great disservice to ignore the contribution of the womenfolk at home.
  • A Weekend Vent to the City of Two Seas

    A Weekend Vent to the City of Two Seas

    I was fortunate enough to have a weekend vent to the weeklong suffocation of tasteless routine.
  • The Compassionate Descent

    The Compassionate Descent

    The glory of Mi'raj lies not only in the ascension but in the descent of our Beloved back to our humble world as well— sings …
  • Lavishing Legacy with Literature : Sami Yusuf attends Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival

    Lavishing Legacy with Literature : Sami Yusuf attends Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival

    The three disciplines - Music, History and Literature – assembled in beautiful proportion deep in the chamber of their hearts. They took home the melodious …
  • Qualify to Dream like a King

    Qualify to Dream like a King

    Your dream should be aimed at a larger horizon. For this, you need to gather as much knowledge and expertise for building a grand dream.
  • Meeting with the Mystic of Melattur

    Meeting with the Mystic of Melattur

    The silent scholar is not a regular darling of the religious establishments. He rarely attends phone calls and, though has a laptop, does not bother …
  • Life has a Goal Greater than Soccer

    Life has a Goal Greater than Soccer

    The significance of having goals in life should be as great as scoring in football.
  • Milad un Nabi: Prophetic Praise is Perfume for our Souls

    Milad un Nabi: Prophetic Praise is Perfume for our Souls

    Fragrance is in no need of advertising. Then what about the blessed one from whom fragrance borrowed its scent? Yet we are extolling him to …
  • Mind’s Questions: Heart’s Prayers

    Mind’s Questions: Heart’s Prayers

    As each year passes by, we sincerely pray for humanity not to fall prey to the future pain of natural and man-made calamities.
  • Tweets 2013

    Tweets 2013

    Tweets of 2013
  • My Lunacy. My Ecstasy

    My Lunacy. My Ecstasy

    Spiritual madness is tons better than materialistic sanity— insists Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Sailing on the Friend-ship

    Sailing on the Friend-ship

    While the selfish ones swim in the sleazy dirt, sincere friends sail on great seas— asserts Mujeeb Jaihoon in this friendship poem
  • Mission Olivistan : Day 06

    Mission Olivistan : Day 06

    Malayalees can, read need to, appreciate & imitate two noble traits from Arabs: Expressing Gratitude & Apologies... tweets from Day 06 of Jaihoon's travel to …
  • Humans are the calligraphy of Almighty

    Humans are the calligraphy of Almighty

    Amidst the Almighty's majestic creation, we, as humans, shine as the most wondrous and beautiful manifestation in the universe, says Jaihoon
  • Jihad Against Hartals : Tweets

    Jihad Against Hartals : Tweets

    Jaihoon's tweets against the tyrannical practice of limiting common man's movement
  • Namaz at Hotel Ashirvad

    Namaz at Hotel Ashirvad

    On the night of return, TV channels flashed headlines warning about possible terror attacks. By the grace of God, there were no such fireworks.
  • Rajastan and Gujarat : Travel Tweets

    Rajastan and Gujarat : Travel Tweets

    Tweets and notes from Jaihoon's journey in North Western states
  • The Nth Love

    The Nth Love

    The years of affection spent in the presence of the beloved are like new moon nights.
  • Bejeweled Hearts

    Bejeweled Hearts

    Exploring the profound essence of philanthropy through a poetic lens, celebrating its virtues and transformative power in society.
  • Death – The Nemesis of Human Mortality: No more Grand Prayer from my Grandmother

    Death – The Nemesis of Human Mortality: No more Grand Prayer from my Grandmother

    Nothing does more damage to our creative ambitions than the loss of our dearest well-wishers- writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Umra 2013 Tweets

    Umra 2013 Tweets

    Tell me, o lovers, is dreaming of the Beloved in sleep as sweet as losing it for his sake?
  • Not Meant For All

    Not Meant For All

    Love and its ecstasy descend into the hearts out of God's mercy- writes Mujeeb Jaihoon in this poem inspired at Rawdha Shareef
  • Mission Olivistan : Day 05

    Mission Olivistan : Day 05

    Masjids were great centers of learning in earlier days. Unfortunately today it’s become resort of the retired feeble ones alone
  • Mission Olivistan : Day 04

    Mission Olivistan : Day 04

    Al Quds is a faith triangle. Very few got its geometry straight
  • Mission Olivistan : Day 03

    Mission Olivistan : Day 03

    Guide says there was a Palestinian martyr yesterday. All shops are closed. We are walking through streets of old Hebron.
  • Mission Olivistan : Day 02

    Mission Olivistan : Day 02

    The father of a man in our group went for Hajj on foot from Kerala at age of 35 and lived there till age of …
  • Mission Olivistan : Day 01

    Mission Olivistan : Day 01

    Very soon going to embrace an intellectual roller-coaster ride with history, politics and religion of some of THE most happening nations
  • Tweets 2012

    Tweets 2012

    Tweets of 2012
  • Democratizing Knowledge Specialization in Schools

    Democratizing Knowledge Specialization in Schools

    Revamp school curriculum for relevance and let students focus on practical knowledge, not irrelevant subjects— demands Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Thy name is Love

    Thy name is Love

    From magic potion to passion to poison, Love comes in different names and forms— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Sayyid Shihab for the Shabab : His life and Message for the Youth

    Sayyid Shihab for the Shabab : His life and Message for the Youth

    Mujeeb Jaihoon unravels the inspiring tale of Sayyid Shihab, a beacon of virtues, who ignited harmony, education, and spiritual values.
  • Dare to Dream Beyond Death

    Dare to Dream Beyond Death

    Preserve your dreams beyond death, like the flame that persists when the wax melts away- inspires Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • My Poetic Buraq

    My Poetic Buraq

    The Love-afflicted Pen can write about the Beloved alone. It will only frown away if asked to praise any other— admits Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • The Lord’s Existence

    The Lord’s Existence

    It is inevitable for Allah to exist as no one else could create a magnificent creation like the Holy Prophet— asserts Jaihoon
  • Honoring the Heroes of Harmony

    Honoring the Heroes of Harmony

    While anyone can incite violence and destroy homes, it takes courage and nobility to uphold peace and sanity.
  • Rainbows that Withstand the Rain of Time

    Rainbows that Withstand the Rain of Time

    Great souls, despite disappearing from our sight, keep riding on memory lane, gifting relief for our daily worries— Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Truth : Share if you Care

    Truth : Share if you Care

    To love like Imam Hussein means generously sharing the Truth-hive's sweetness, spreading its essence to all, even enemies, writes Jaihoon
  • Notes on Hamza Yusuf Lectures

    Notes on Hamza Yusuf Lectures

    Quotes and notes from Hamza Yusuf lecture Audios
  • Liberal Muslim are but little aware of their own history : Annemarie Schimmel

    Liberal Muslim are but little aware of their own history : Annemarie Schimmel

    "I,a non-Muslim woman,was occupying Religious History chair in Ankara (at a time when there were barely any chair for WOMEN in German universities)"
  • When Sick…

    When Sick…

    #whensick how much family matters in our lives
  • You’re rich only when your neighbors aren’t poor

    You’re rich only when your neighbors aren’t poor

    True richness lies in uplifting others. By sharing our talents and resources, we build a better society, asserts Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Chennai Journal: The ‘Kolaveri’ for a Blood Donor

    Chennai Journal: The ‘Kolaveri’ for a Blood Donor

    With fingers crossed, we waited for a God sent angel. And then to our excitement, Sudhir called us back and asked for the hospital details. …
  • The Sufi Booklover

    The Sufi Booklover

    A touching episode from the life of a man who was bestowed with abundant authority by Destiny, yet chose to depart from the halls of …
  • Tweets 2011

    Tweets 2011

    Tweets of 2011
  • The ‘Old Lady’ Merchant

    The ‘Old Lady’ Merchant

    The stones under her feet are worth more than the pearls on paradise’ shore, writes Jaihoon in a tribute to Lady Khadijah, the wife of …
  • Love. faster, longer & stronger

    5 random tweets on LOVE!
  • Change is born in the Womb of Poetry: 100 Thousand Poets for Change (Sharjah)

    Change is born in the Womb of Poetry: 100 Thousand Poets for Change (Sharjah)

    Only poets can dare to dream of an ecosystem which is radically different from their immediate present.
  • Priceless Possession. Ceaseless Obsession (Tweets)

    Priceless Possession. Ceaseless Obsession (Tweets)

    YOUR LOVE! The others don't know what they are missing ...
  • Embracing Compassion: Making God Proud

    Embracing Compassion: Making God Proud

    Embrace responsibility as representatives of God, impacting humanity through mercy, love, and generosity.
  • The Devotional Fiesta of Divine Forgiveness

    The Devotional Fiesta of Divine Forgiveness

    Yes, Ramadan is the most grand discount extravaganza we can ever imagine. Shopping for the blessings of Allah, be it of the greatest or silly …
  • A Love-Note

    A Love-Note

    Jaihoon's poem explores love as a source of joy and ponders its place in the face of ultimate judgement.
  • My Creed

    My Creed

    The only proof for our belief in the hereafter is that they were told by the Trustworthy Beloved— insists Jaihoon.
  • A Distant Bosom

    A Distant Bosom

    A heartbroken soul confronts a restless heart, questioning its disloyalty and the pain it inflicts, in this poem by Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • Lord’s the Limit

    Lord’s the Limit

    Landing on the moon or demystifying the atom were seen with pride. Yet, there are other possibilities than imagined— Jaihoon's radical Miraj poem
  • The Inevitable

    The Inevitable

    The Beloved is the cornerstone of life, the gem in existence's ocean, illuminating culture and human advancement, asserts Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • For Her Patient Love

    For Her Patient Love

    Jaihoon's poem explores the pain of neglecting love for ambition, finding solace only in its enduring presence.
  • Death is her name

    Death is her name

    Jaihoon's haunting love poem grapples with the mysterious nemesis of lovers which shatters their sweet dreams and desires.
  • The merry of meeting and pain of parting: Day 4/4 (Umra 2011)

    The merry of meeting and pain of parting: Day 4/4 (Umra 2011)

    After we're done, it was time for the adieu. For past two days, the pupil of our eyes had been blessed with the dark hue …
  • Imitating a Worried Woman: Day 3 (Umra 2011)

    Imitating a Worried Woman: Day 3 (Umra 2011)

    Islam admires and reveres the sentiments of humanity. And a woman too is a part of it. Hajra ran between the two Mounts, across sands …
  • Labbaykk Allahumma Labbaykk : Farewell Madina

    Labbaykk Allahumma Labbaykk : Farewell Madina

    Life is a continuous cycle of meeting and parting. One leads to another. Like spring and winter. Nay, Life and Death. So the bird has …
  • Love alone matters here: Day 02 (Umra 2011)

    Love alone matters here: Day 02 (Umra 2011)

    The ‘barakah’ in time of Madina is incredible: it’s long, deep and thick. As if Time is in no hurry to complete its course. As …
  • Pilgrimage of Love: Day 01 (Umra 2011)

    Pilgrimage of Love: Day 01 (Umra 2011)

    The Soul whispered: He is the ocean of light. He is my Sidra… I would burn if go any further… (Jaihoon's travel notes from Umra …
  • Payback time (Umra 2011)

    Payback time (Umra 2011)

    From the travel documentation to hotel reservations, this was my arrangement. A humble gift for them. An effort to gain my paradise, which lie under …
  • Emblazed, Embered (Umra 2011)

    Emblazed, Embered (Umra 2011)

    It’s hard to cool the heart when baked with love in the oven of desire. It is not an easy task to define and confine …
  • My Slogan, My Revolution

    My Slogan, My Revolution

    Nightingales, roses, and moons whisper the secrets of love and devotion- in this mystical love poem by Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Forbidden Promises

    Forbidden Promises

    This poem explores the struggle between self-denial and the irresistible pull of love.
  • Crime To Unlove

    Crime To Unlove

    Refusing to accept the Holy Prophet means rejecting yourself, which creates a disconnection with the Divine, argues Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Twice Bitten

    Twice Bitten

    Neo-imperialist forces betray and bulldoze weaker nations, plundering resources, and then profit from their reconstruction.
  • Who Is Your True Ally?

    Who Is Your True Ally?

    A heartbroken soul in the afterlife ponders love's enduring power.
  • The Reason to Love

    The Reason to Love

    Jaihoon's poem explores the various gifts in life, ultimately declaring the unmatched power of a beloved's love.
  • The Majestic Mirror

    The Majestic Mirror

    Truth borrows its hue from the Beloved Meem, who is the absolute testimonial for Reality, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Prayer for an Atheist

    Prayer for an Atheist

    A believer's poetic prayer for an atheist, navigating through the depths of faith, empathy, and spiritual yearning.
  • Thus Warned The Puppet Master

    Thus Warned The Puppet Master

    On the stark double standards of superpowers reflecting on issues of terrorism, war, and global politics.
  • Self Appraisal Essential for Self Realization

    Self Appraisal Essential for Self Realization

    Self-reflection leads to self-improvement, self-realization, and ultimately, the destiny we choose.
  • The Lover and Heart: A Dialogue

    The Lover and Heart: A Dialogue

    Jaihoon's lyric poem explores the profound connection between the beloved and the heart through metaphors drawn from nature.
  • Indian splendor in Arabian Museum

    Indian splendor in Arabian Museum

    The national symbols of India are largely contributions of Muslim rule
  • Freedom is the oxygen of the Intellectual

    Freedom is the oxygen of the Intellectual

    This article is in response to a Twitter discussion, on public intellectuals in the gulf, triggered by the writer’s comment, I thought “public intellectuals" in …
  • My Reason’s Lighthouse

    My Reason’s Lighthouse

    The Holy Prophet is the shepherd of our emotion and the Lighthouse of our Reason in a myriad world of distractions.
  • UAE : Like her, no mother other

    UAE : Like her, no mother other

    The poet expresses deep gratitude and affection for the UAE, praising its generosity, kindness, and the opportunities for its peoples.
  • A Sin to Count Love

    A Sin to Count Love

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's passionate poem explores the vastness and elusiveness of love, defying definition and measurement.
  • Expats in UAE: Moving Beyond Monetary Interaction to Social Integration

    Expats in UAE: Moving Beyond Monetary Interaction to Social Integration

    That expatriates have transplanted a major portion of their lifespan to explore and enjoy better economics in this country is understandable. It is also true …
  • Ambition and Freedom: The Key to Growth

    Ambition and Freedom: The Key to Growth

    Sprinkle ambition in your hearts and go beyond your role models to make them proud— Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Bless not, if You are not

    Bless not, if You are not

    The slave is not comfortable with the blessings if they are diverting his heart from the Giver
  • Love is such a thing

    Love is such a thing

    Lovers are ready to suffer and sacrifice anything and everything for their loved ones. This makes love the rarest of all feelings on earth.
  • Know Thy Beloved

    Know Thy Beloved

    The poet entreats Abu Bakr as-Siddiq in a dream, seeking the secret behind his highest rank in belief and the companionship with the Beloved.
  • Innovation: The Fuel of Love’s fire

    Innovation: The Fuel of Love’s fire

    In this poem, Jaihoon asserts that change keeps love fresh, urging partners to find new ways to express their affection.
  • The Song of Broken Strings

    The Song of Broken Strings

    When darkness envelops the world, we search within for the light that guides us through the night's shadow, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Test Drive with TIME

    Test Drive with TIME

    Tweets of the One Day Trip to Kerala
  • My Logic Prostrated

    My Logic Prostrated

    Lovers become incapable of logical reasoning, while turning unusually proud assuming they own the greatest wealth in the world.
  • Modern Education : Is it the cure?

    Modern Education : Is it the cure?

    Who cannot accept the fact Colleges are no more than hang-out clubs for its students, social status for parents and livelihood for teachers?
  • Forgive me, only You can!

    Forgive me, only You can!

    Even Ridwan may wonder how this sinner would enter the heaven’s doors into the world of hoors— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Love: The Wine Jar of Jealousy

    Love: The Wine Jar of Jealousy

    Jaihoon's poem explores the possessive nature of love, comparing it to a jealous wine that demands complete ownership.
  • A Candle to Kindle

    A Candle to Kindle

    An enduring friend promises new beginnings, even in the face of adversity, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • To HIM Begin Your Walk

    To HIM Begin Your Walk

    In a spiritual dream, Hallaj says Allah is merciful to all irrespective whether the slave remembers Him or not—writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Ramadan Diary 2010 : The Spiritual Powerhouse

    Ramadan Diary 2010 : The Spiritual Powerhouse

    Despite observing it from known childhood, the Month has remained a spiritual energy powerhouse enriching with intimate experiences with the Creator. Every year, like all …
  • A Harvest with no grain

    A Harvest with no grain

    While the believers are reaping infinite rewards in the Holy Month, the poet laments he hasn't earned a grain in the devout harvest
  • Ramadan 1430 : Jaihoons Journal

    Ramadan 1430 : Jaihoons Journal

    I was happy: I made it. I had reached the Holy Month, alive. Allahumma Balligni Ramadan… would have been the prayer of all the believers …
  • Man’s Rest vs. Woman’s Test

    Man’s Rest vs. Woman’s Test

    A philosophical dialogue with Umm Ammar, Islam’s pioneering female martyr, as she illuminates timeless inquiries on women’s resilience. Last night, in my sleep, A thought …
  • Bind Us With Your Bond

    Bind Us With Your Bond

    Lovers' fervent prayer seeking marital happiness and a deeper sense of peace while making their love a shining example for others.
  • Taking stock BEFORE Ramadan

    Taking stock BEFORE Ramadan

    If we could take this Ramadan as a time for self-assessment. Could we also try to find out how much have the Muslims positively contributed …
  • Ramadan to Ramadan: Three Rs to Reflect

    Ramadan to Ramadan: Three Rs to Reflect

    It is habitual for us to 'regret about the past, complain about the present and worry about the future'. We spend more time thinking about …
  • How could I love you not?

    How could I love you not?

    Mujeeb Jaihoon intricately weaves together expressions of profound love and gratitude, capturing the essence of romance.
  • You Turned Volcanoes to Springs

    You Turned Volcanoes to Springs

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's glowing tribute to the late visionary leader of Kerala Muslims, Shihab Thangal, fondly called, The Mahatma of Malabar.
  • The Madman and the Rose

    The Madman and the Rose

    This dark love poem by Mujeeb Jaihoon warns of a passionate love destined for heartbreak and pain.
  • Love’s Coronation

    Love’s Coronation

    This evocative poem explores love's transformative power, likening it to a precious treasure and a symbol of royalty.
  • Why Hide?

    Why Hide?

    Enamored with love, the seeker is unapologetic in his expression of devotion to the beloved.
  • Are You a Melody or a Malady?

    Are You a Melody or a Malady?

    Be a melody and let others sing your tune. Don't be a malady and trouble their lives. - inspires Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Gujarat’s Guts, Malabar’s Malady (On the growing alcoholism in Muslim Kerala)

    The Hindu majority state had the guts which the Muslim Malabar, with all its organized Muslim political and religious power had failed to achieve. If …
  • Pain is Shy

    Pain is Shy

    In the return of their soul to the Beloved, lovers rediscover their true nature and their pain hesitates in the embrace of the dear one.
  • Envy of the Fairies

    Envy of the Fairies

    A rose questions a lovestruck nightingale, confused by his obsession. He reveals a distorted view of the world, fueled by love.
  • Listen. Learn. Lead

    Listen. Learn. Lead

    Reading and learning are not enough, and to achieve success, we must use our knowledge to create and innovate— argues Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Who Will Crack the Hard Nut?

    Who Will Crack the Hard Nut?

    Intellectual inertia within the Islamic world hindered the advancement of dream interpretation, despite Ibn Sireen's contributions.
  • Avoid the Blame Game and Emerge the Winner

    Avoid the Blame Game and Emerge the Winner

    Be optimistic when you face a problem. And remember anything which starts has an end. So your problem also has an end.
  • Dream of the Stars if You Aim at the Moon

    Dream of the Stars if You Aim at the Moon

    By aspiring for the unreachable, we can achieve what we once thought was impossible— promises Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Until Success Kisses

    Until Success Kisses

    Journey through life's trials and triumphs, finding resilience and courage amidst destiny's challenges, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • My Madness: A Story Long

    My Madness: A Story Long

    While exploring the bittersweet ache of yearning, the Rose and the Nightingale question the weight of secrets.
  • Sunnah: The Salvation from Life’s Tsunamis

    Sunnah: The Salvation from Life’s Tsunamis

    Find refuge in the blessed life-system to overcome trials and preserve your identity, insists Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Brevity Kills Love’s Soul

    Brevity Kills Love’s Soul

    A passionate plea for patience in expressing love's depth.
  • I am late, Your Mercy so early

    I am late, Your Mercy so early

    We may be forgetful of the Lord, but He will never abandon us and as we remain the dark night, His light shows us the …
  • Lunacy: The Only Moderation in Love

    Lunacy: The Only Moderation in Love

    In a philosophical dialogue with Qais, the mad lover, Jaihoon explores the extremes of love, questioning moderation and celebrating devotion.
  • That Night Ended Medinized

    That Night Ended Medinized

    Lovers' souls merge in one another while narrating their celestial yearning for Medina, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • FIFA 2010: ‘Your wife must be Lucky’ [The impact of men’s sports craze on Families]

    Did we realize that there are an equal number of victims who are martyred in the tsunami of this madness? They are the ones whose …
  • The Forgotten Flora

    The Forgotten Flora

    We water plants and hastily expect fruits ignoring their emotional identity. When they fail, we blame climate change- writes Jaihoon.
  • The Poet’s Blind Spot

    The Poet’s Blind Spot

    The poet, who is knowledgeable in abstract concepts, is taken to task for his ignorance of everyday things.
  • A Garden’s Plea

    A Garden’s Plea

    A poetic exchange where flowers lament human indifference, urging appreciation for nature's gifts, amidst the chaos of daily life.
  • I Lured Shirin, You killed Farhad

    I Lured Shirin, You killed Farhad

    Jaihoon's poem explores the intertwined nature of love and pain, using classic references to illustrate their inseparable bond.
  • Sweet Love, Bitter death!

    Sweet Love, Bitter death!

    We all fear death. But more fearsome is the absence of our dear ones, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • Your Name is Enough

    Your Name is Enough

    As we get weary of life's strife, we find solace in the name of the Beloved, who is the mantra of joy and hope for …
  • My Business

    My Business

    Allah has taken upon Himself to safeguard the blessed honor of His Beloved. Humanity need not fret over it, notes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • His name is Muhammad

    His name is Muhammad

    A poetic reflection on the unparalleled love and mercy of the Prophet Muhammad, cherished by the Divine.
  • Why be the Convict and Victim too?

    Why be the Convict and Victim too?

    Jaihoon's poem delves into the complexities of love, questioning its sacrifices and inevitable betrayals in a rhythmic cascade of inquiries.
  • Soul’s Perfume

    Soul’s Perfume

    The Love of Mustafa is the fragrance for the soul while the heart finds joy tied to the knot of his desire, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • His Nearness: Our Paradise

    His Nearness: Our Paradise

    The true lovers of Allah worship Him for His sake and He alone remains their joy and ache, admonishes Rabia Basri in a spiritual dream
  • Spring has not arrived since then

    Spring has not arrived since then

    Ever since the parting of the Spiritual friend, the poet lives a false life while damned to the edge of near-death state
  • Quran is not just another ‘Eureka’ of Man

    Quran is not just another ‘Eureka’ of Man

    Believers of today get excited when Science confirms a fact earlier established in Quran. Should they really?
  • God’s Existence vs. Man’s

    God’s Existence vs. Man’s

    Exploring the existence of God versus Man's self-awareness and the quest for certainty in faith.
  • Unfair with God’s Fair Creatures

    Unfair with God’s Fair Creatures

    An urban and a rural woman share their pain, echoing the societal divides and the unequal suffering of women.
  • Mother Rediscovered

    Mother Rediscovered

    Thanks to the media, the commercial giants have spent heavily on defining motherhood through their products
  • A Mother’s womb is not for Sale

    A Mother's womb, that is cherished and revered since the creation of man as the greatest guardian of life, is being compared here to just …
  • Smash the Idols of Knowledge Segregation

    The point of interest is that this quote by Bayazid Bastami appeared as the opening quote of a psychology text book taught in CBSE Indian …
  • Blood in the River

    Blood in the River

    Jaihoon's poem on a dream visit to the house of Ayesha Siddiqa (ra) and her advice to the Modern World
  • Mother : A step ahead of the Martyr

    Her every vein protested with pain. And now she was asking one of her sons to look after his medication, writes Jaihoon on a visit …
  • Defining the Purpose and Professionalism of Muslim Institutions

    Defining the Purpose and Professionalism of Muslim Institutions

    Mujeeb Jaihoon urges Islamic institutions to have clear mission statements to evaluate success or failure. (Jeddah, 2010)
  • Hasbi Rabbi Jalla Allah : Rahman’s Melody vs. Mother’s Lullaby

    Hasbi Rabbi Jalla Allah : Rahman’s Melody vs. Mother’s Lullaby

    Although loud and fast beats surround the wholly religious lyric, Rahman has successfully maintained a spiritual aura for the listener to experience.
  • I Tweet So

    I Tweet So

    Selected tweets from Jaihoon
  • Nucleus Of Existence

    Nucleus Of Existence

    Though we suffer from the lack of actions and weakness of faith, we cannot shy from declaring our love for the Beloved, writes Jaihoon.
  • Light Stood Still

    Light Stood Still

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's poem on the miraculous journey of the Prophet, where light stood in awe as he traversed the heavens.
  • Recognize. Accept. Love.

    Recognize. Accept. Love.

    A mystic yearning for unity and relief from the anguish of separation, seeking eternal love and recognition from the Beloved.
  • The Merciful Sultan

    The Merciful Sultan

    God anointed His Beloved as the Merciful Sultan to rule over the world in a celestial symphony of benevolence.
  • The Incomplete Ode

    The Incomplete Ode

    Men and jinn have long tried, yet miserably failed, to do justice in describing the beauty of the Beloved, notes Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • The Moonlit Madness

    The Moonlit Madness

    Our soul is the least we can offer as the most valuable token of our love the Holy Prophet.
  • Everyday’s a Valentine’s Day

    What prompted Jaihoon to think so was a question posed by a colleague during a busy and breathless office schedule. "So what are you giving …
  • I Thrive on Your Love-Bread

    I Thrive on Your Love-Bread

    A lover constantly struggles to maintain a spiritual connection amidst earthly temptations, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • Aliens in Calicut : Exploring the Scope of Islamic banking in Kerala

    Aliens in Calicut : Exploring the Scope of Islamic banking in Kerala

    Mujeeb Jaihoon on the scope and benefits of Islamic banking practices, with a focus on the potential of introducing them in Kerala, India.
  • Till I Remain No More

    Till I Remain No More

    From healing wounds to soaring ambitions, rediscover life's essence in the love of Holy Prophet
  • Meet in Joy and Part in Cry

    Meet in Joy and Part in Cry

    Jaihoon's poem explores the pain of separation and impermanence of life, using historical and religious references.
  • The 2/3 Love Reminder: Holy Prophet’ call to the Parents and Educationists

    The 2/3 Love Reminder: Holy Prophet’ call to the Parents and Educationists

    Educationists, governmental departments and even parents can rejoice over the above saying of Holy Prophet. An Ashura thought
  • Love Imperfect

    Love Imperfect

    A lovelorn plea wrestles with mortality questioning if love's embrace can extend beyond the veil of death.
  • An Affectionate NOC from the wife

    An Affectionate NOC from the wife

    If it is the command of creed that a wife seeks the permission of her husband before observing voluntary fasts, then it is the same …
  • The Silent Wail

    The Silent Wail

    The search for inner peace through loyalty to the Holy Prophet amidst external turmoil and oppression.
  • I saw a light

    I saw a light

    Although we remain soiled by the sinful dust, the sight of a devout servant of God will invoke His Love in our hearts- writes Mujeeb …
  • The Love-Barter

    The Love-Barter

    One night in prayer a man cried to God / Ya Rabb! You are the most just / To trade with Your Mercy is best
  • The Love-Plaint

    The Love-Plaint

    A lover yearns for more time with their beloved, questioning the fleeting nature of their connection, in this poem by Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • Your Eyes and My Face

    Your Eyes and My Face

    In this evocative love poem, Sun's voice charms the moon, whispering secrets reflected in a lover's eyes.
  • Henna: The balm on the palm

    Henna: The balm on the palm

    Everyone mentioned above is rewarded in one form or the other. At least they are given the credit for the roles they play. However on …
  • The Creator’s Whereabouts

    The Creator’s Whereabouts

    Just as the the rose holds the key to the nightingale's song, if you are seeking the Creator, then find Him near the Beloved- argues …
  • Allama Iqbal and Umar Qazi: Two lovers of the Holy Prophet

    Allama Iqbal and Umar Qazi: Two lovers of the Holy Prophet

    Had Iqbal known of Qazi, he would have probably included him in his poetry just as Tipu Sultan (from South India). The gap was partly …
  • An academic Revival for Fatimah Zahra

    An academic Revival for Fatimah Zahra

    Zahrawiyya was the title given to female graduates named after the legendary daughter of the Holy Prophet, Fatimah Zahra
  • A celebrity out of Poverty

    A celebrity out of Poverty

    Which mother could see her child- who just survived a suicidal attempt- be taken away from her?
  • Story of the mute bystander with a fluent heart

    Story of the mute bystander with a fluent heart

    This piece is scented with gratitude for that kind soul, whoever he was, whatever his faith
  • An Ocean Deep

    An Ocean Deep

    Dive into the depths of profound love for the Beloved, discovering hidden treasures while risking everything else..
  • Medina: The Surge of Zeal

    Medina: The Surge of Zeal

    A poem exploring the overpowering love of Medina, igniting passion and zeal, freeing the soul from its burdens.
  • O Who Is Never Fed up!

    O Who Is Never Fed up!

    The benevolent Creator is never fed up with our constant pleas even as He wraps our crimes with His Mercy— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Love’s Mirror

    Love’s Mirror

    Our existence gains meaning and purpose when our hearts reflect the Beloved of God.
  • Another Paradise

    Another Paradise

    Jaihoon likens love as a hive for the starving bee and water to the dying in these verses
  • Every Atom Radiates His Mercy

    Every Atom Radiates His Mercy

    The omnipresent Mercy of Allah radiates in every atom of His Creations— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Experiencing the light of Islam

    Dr Kamala Surayya, clad in the headscarf and the prayer costume, is absorbed in the reading of Holy Quran in the month of Ramadan. She …
  • The Supreme Mentor

    The Supreme Mentor

    The Beloved is the teacher of both earthly and celestial realms. Through him, we discovered the existence in the world, writes Jaihoon
  • Online Deception: Applying Al-Gazzali’s Thought in Navigating Deception in the Digital Age

    Online Deception: Applying Al-Gazzali’s Thought in Navigating Deception in the Digital Age

    Mujeeb Jaihoon asserts on not defining life by career, staying true to self, and being vigilant against deception in today's world.
  • Motherland of Love

    Motherland of Love

    We cherish our dearest ones during moments of ecstatic joy, just as the Holy Prophet remembered us in Miraj, writes Jaihoon
  • Library: A resort for bookworms?

    Library: A resort for bookworms?

    Poets and thinkers have owed their best works to this silent valley. Many a scientists have silently screamed Eureka at this kingdom of books. Intellectuals …
  • My Heart without you

    My Heart without you

    With the presence of the beloved, the lover turns to a madman while he feels as if death resides beside him, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • The Greed-blinded Towers

    The Greed-blinded Towers

    On the families torn asunder by soaring rents, fueled by the insatiable greed of their landlords.
  • Cricket …where Lady Luck shows off

    From the very beginning, it was with 'two-minded mentality' that I thought of going to watch the match. After all it was the duty of …
  • Art as an Energy Source: Bow determines speed of the Arrow

    Art as an Energy Source: Bow determines speed of the Arrow

    Therefore, Creative Arts, which makes a definite impact on its audience, is also a form of energy. The success of a work of art (i.e. …
  • ”I am an American”:  SO WHAT?

    ”I am an American”: SO WHAT?

    Thank God that unlike organized religions, there isn't any single custodian or a specific city in the case of English language to dictate what is …
  • Unfound

    Unfound

    The loss of a spiritual comrade leaves us in a terrible state which consumes our heart and shreds our nerves in pain
  • Chocolates, pickle…and Palestine

    Chocolates, pickle…and Palestine

    Conscience invasion in shopping It was just a shopping experience. In fact the first official one since Jaihoon had been promoted to the position of …
  • A Grand Question from a little one

    A Grand Question from a little one

    Meeting Death face to face is indeed a matter of great trial for the faith of the believer. Not everyone can receive the Angel of …
  • To a Disheartened Rose

    To a Disheartened Rose

    Mujeeb Jaihoon laments the cruelty of the world towards the kind-hearted, while touting resilience against adversity.
  • Khwaab ke Janaab

    Khwaab ke Janaab

    Mujeeb Jaihoon poetizes a longing heart waits for its love, adrift in time, hoping for a reunion.
  • A Catwalk by little ones

    In this show, the participants never had to put up a show! They were as they were- pure of heart and intentions. They had not …
  • I have heard much about Your Mercy

    I have heard much about Your Mercy

    The poet pleads to His Lord knowing well that even if he fails non-stop, the Most Merciful will never withhold His grace upon the sinners
  • Once Gone

    Once Gone

    In this poem by Mujeeb Jaihoon, a heart aches for a lost love, seeking solace and a promise of a brighter dawn.
  • Shame for Uncle Sam

    Shame for Uncle Sam

    It was hard to believe whether it was the real news or a commercial break of a Hollywood movie preview. But this was real plane, …
  • Uplifting the Female without dumping her status

    Uplifting the Female without dumping her status

    Among the most intensely discussed issues of today is the upliftment of women. The issue has attracted attention from all walks of life, creating both …
  • Monkey’s day out

    Monkey’s day out

    A few months back, the appearance of the 'Monkey-Man' that assaulted many had caused an outcry not only in the region where it was discovered, …
  • The Angels Belittled Me

    The Angels Belittled Me

    The angels worship Allah incessantly but are amazed at the unwavering hope of sinful humans in Allah's mercy.
  • Valentine’s Day: The Cupid Conspiracy

    It is not in my capacity to elaborate the obsession of western civilization with the ancient Roman past, especially its past pagan legacy. Thanks to …
  • Sneezing vs. Yawning

    Sneezing vs. Yawning

    A thought dawned upon my mind about two mundane things which we all do (and as such there is nothing philosophical about it). Some of …
  • نطاق المصرفية الاسلامية في كيرالا، نظرة اجتماعية

    نطاق المصرفية الاسلامية في كيرالا، نظرة اجتماعية

    مرة هبط (UFO) جسم طائر غير معروف في مدينة كاليكوت، وخرج الأجانب منه و الذين كانوا في السفينة الفضائية وبدؤوا يتجولون في أحياءها وشوارعها وفي …
  • A Silent Singer

    A Silent Singer

    Discontent with the materialistic world, Mujeeb Jaihoon seeks a guide to lead his poetic caravan towards a more meaningful existence.
  • Like a Tasbih

    Like a Tasbih

    A spiritual friend is ablution for the heart whose prayer and presence takes us closer to the Most-Loving
  • Answered Before I Called

    Answered Before I Called

    A servant marvels in disbelief as his Lord answers his prayer before he even calls upon Him
  • In the bazaar of Love

    In the bazaar of Love

    The poet finds only one buyer in the midst of many for his goods baked with Divine Love.
  • The Broken Rosary of Affinity

    The Broken Rosary of Affinity

    When the Rosary of Affinity breaks, the Sky of Spiritual Joy loses its stars, and Love becomes uncountable.
  • Making mistakes is Man’s right, not Microsoft’s

    Making mistakes is Man’s right, not Microsoft’s

    Life is all about change. 'Change' in seasons, change in relationships, change within one's owns self. No single moment is the same in the universe. …
  • Palestine: What approach next ?

    Palestine: What approach next ?

    The only approach that remains to be tried is a 'spiritual approach'... not missiles and bombings.
  • Pilgrimage to a Moneywise Shrine

    Pilgrimage to a Moneywise Shrine

    The clamor of money was in the air. The visitors had come with their choice made: Deposit or Withdrawal. This two-fold phenomenon was evident on …
  • Stomach full. Hearts empty

    Stomach full. Hearts empty

    The habits and rituals in Ramadan witness a sudden end as soon as the Holy Month is over
  • Prelude to Peace

    Prelude to Peace

    On the rehabilitation of victims affected by wars and conflicts while hoping for peace and healing in society.
  • The smile of Agony

    The smile of Agony

    How am I to behold the volcano of anguish and anger? This fume that is being emitted, spreads far and wide, knowing no bounds. Frustration …
  • The Gift from Almighty

    The Gift from Almighty

    Embraced by the Chosen, bestowed by the Creator, this Gift empowers martyrs, scholars, and lovers to express their bliss.
  • Sweet since Night One!

    Sweet since Night One!

    Before Ramadan began, in a light-hearted moment I told my love that when in paradise, I would be in the joyful company of hoors. she …
  • The Dream-like Prize

    The Dream-like Prize

    The poet longs to use his wax-like heart's elegant Flame to uncover Love's divine secrets at every chance.
  • The Love-dyed Bride

    The Love-dyed Bride

    Lovers can sustain no other desire when they stand in the presence of the Beloved, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • In the light of Sura Al Noor

    In the light of Sura Al Noor

    A few years back, when mind was not as much ripe, I had a chance to get hold of Imam Gazzali’s work, Mishkat Al Anwar. …
  • Welcome to Medina

    Welcome to Medina

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's poetic homage to Medina, where hearts find peace, souls discover shelter, and the echoes of the Beloved's love endure.
  • Paradise is where Beloved is

    Paradise is where Beloved is

    An enquiry into Rawdha's divine essence, questioning if this part is part of Paradise, as hearts whisper, vice versa.
  • Full Moon from Thaniyyat

    Full Moon from Thaniyyat

    On the the transformative journey of the Holy Prophet's migration, bringing justice, freedom, and unity to a once divided world.
  • A rare moment with the great historian

    A rare moment with the great historian

    The scholar had already undergone a serious operation for heart and was strictly advised to take rest. But despite his poor health, Mr. Kareem was …
  • Beyond Narrow-Mindedness: Acknowledging the Unity of Time, Life, and the Universe

    Beyond Narrow-Mindedness: Acknowledging the Unity of Time, Life, and the Universe

    Mujeeb Jaihoon advocates for unity in knowledge and embracing recent developments in both worlds: the wired and wireless.
  • A New Gospel of Economics

    A New Gospel of Economics

    When the 'Monetary Reformer from UK' was invited to speak about the 'Economic Aspect of Interest' not everyone in the college, including the writer, anticipated …
  • Training the present for taming the future

    The tireless presentations at top of the voice for hours and hours, are just the work of the body. Its roots lie elsewhere. It is …
  • History for common sense

    History for common sense

    Dr. Randathani said it was essential for historians to present the bygone past in a language understood by the common man. He also expressed his …
  • The fall of Ottoman Caliphate and the Indian Khilafat Movement

    The fall of Ottoman Caliphate and the Indian Khilafat Movement

    Discover the power of collective action and unity in the Khilafat Movement, as Mujeeb Jaihoon explores its history and enduring relevance.
  • Unique pearls on the shore of Islam

    Unique pearls on the shore of Islam

    Dr. Allama Iqbal testifies to the above fact in the following words: I went to Italy and came across a gentleman called Prince Caeteni who …
  • Up the Hill. Down a Miracle

    Up the Hill. Down a Miracle

    A hilly journey to a waterfall site in Wayanad, Kerala
  • A Plea for Dua

    A Plea for Dua

    Jaihoon seeks prayers for Syed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi, who helped to reconcile the chaotic world of Islamic reformation.
  • Love: The Only Logic Behind Faith

    Love: The Only Logic Behind Faith

    Belief in God and the afterlife hinges on the truth of the Holy Prophet's revelations, argues Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Calling Him is Halfway

    Calling Him is Halfway

    Half the way forward lies in calling upon the Almighty, a timeless truth for every day.
  • The ‘Kun’ of the Cosmos

    The ‘Kun’ of the Cosmos

    The rays of the Beloved Prophet inaugurated the dawn of Allah's Creation.
  • Counsel to the Soul

    Counsel to the Soul

    Urging the soul to prioritize divine love over worldly joy, emphasizing Medina as its sacred purpose for existence.
  • The Hive of Joy

    The Hive of Joy

    The Abode of God exhorts the poet to proceed towards the city of the Beloved where the love-tears shed are as sweet as honey.
  • Love’s Sweet Revenge

    Love’s Sweet Revenge

    Discover the story of a saint who posthumously avenges a king by revealing his secret love for God
  • Vent of an Uprooted Tent

    Vent of an Uprooted Tent

    The poet, whose state is no better than an uprooted tent, admits his foolish lines are of no worth for the wise ones
  • Jibreel Grills a Lover

    Jibreel Grills a Lover

    A poetic dialogue unfolds as a lover, purified by pilgrimage, seeks entry to Medina, facing the probing questions of Angel Gabriel.
  • Medina’s Grapevine

    Medina’s Grapevine

    An apologetic response addressing critics with humility and reverence, blending themes of love, loss, and a quest for divine guidance.
  • Forget It

    Forget It

    The Beloved's absence kills Inch by inch and the soul suffers bit by bit, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • The Sweet Seller

    The Sweet Seller

    A devotee's yearning to serve a heavenly treat, symbolizing love for the Prophet, to all his followers in paradise.
  • Your Infinite Response to My Finite Pleas

    Your Infinite Response to My Finite Pleas

    We may earnestly count the number of times we have asked Him, grumbling about the lapse in response, but He keeps no tally while giving.
  • Love Reigns, Paradise Withers

    Love Reigns, Paradise Withers

    Explores the overwhelming love for Prophet Muhammad, surpassing even the allure of paradise.
  • Transforming solar energy to neural electric impulse on our taste-buds

    Transforming solar energy to neural electric impulse on our taste-buds

    The sun may be burning in scorching summer days and Man, an advanced form of creation, find it difficult to travel from home to office, …
  • The Love Canvas

    The Love Canvas

    True believers question their faith if it doesn't encompass the adoration for the Holy Prophet.
  • Cheese, Cartoons and the Holocaust

    Cheese, Cartoons and the Holocaust

    The most fascinating aspect in this whole episode that attracted me was that even professing but non-practicing Muslims were showing their enthusiasm for the boycott. …
  • His Friends: Between Two Lies

    His Friends: Between Two Lies

    Genuine friends of Allah keep their devotion hidden, unlike fake godmen who seek recognition, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Love Unlimited

    Love Unlimited

    Though love's transformative power elevates the lover, its intensity raises questions of consequence.
  • The Spiritual Capital

    The Spiritual Capital

    The poet's soul aches for the love of God and the Prophet's guidance, a stark contrast to the body's pursuit of fleeting pleasures
  • Paradise Pales Before Love

    Paradise Pales Before Love

    This poem declares love fuels all existence; even paradise pales in comparison to the radiant presence of the beloved.
  • My Love, My Foe

    My Love, My Foe

    Jaihoon's verses contemplating love's duality, longing, and the agony of separation, seeking resolution and understanding.
  • The Pain-Price of Love

    The Pain-Price of Love

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's poem explores the cost of love and solitude, weaving between longing, pain, and the bittersweet essence of memories.
  • A Tale of Two Lights

    A Tale of Two Lights

    Acknowledge the Divine to marvel at the beauty of nature.
  • The Selfless Pilgrim

    The Selfless Pilgrim

    The incident about a man who experienced mercy for others and gave up his own wishes for the sake of his fellow pilgrims
  • Humanity’s Hero: Here and Hereafter

    Humanity’s Hero: Here and Hereafter

    Envisioning the afterlife where the Prophet shall unite the constellation of humanity and march for their salvation.
  • Traffic Jams and Judgment Day: The Unripe fruits of Industrial Revolution

    We proudly claim that our life has become fast, but simultaneously admit in humility that much of it goes in waste. The reference is to …
  • Lovers’ Tears Precious than Paradise’ Rivers

    Lovers’ Tears Precious than Paradise’ Rivers

    A heartfelt prayer by two slaves to the Divine expressing their pain and joy, seeking liberation and divine love.
  • Wanted: A Sheikh @ the Bedroom

    Wanted: A Sheikh @ the Bedroom

    Present Muslim world is in greater need of private home-based sheikhs than public pulpit-based ones. The community is disintegrating and so are individuals going through …
  • Political Monsters and Suicidal Chickens of Kerala

    Political Monsters and Suicidal Chickens of Kerala

    Politics deprive the land and people of peace. The heart beat of an average Malayalee is tuned to the political wrangling of various parties and …
  • Dead or Alive

    Dead or Alive

    A thought-provoking contemplation on the impact of divine love, questioning the speaker's existence without it.
  • Pen is Revelation’s Best Friend

    Pen is Revelation’s Best Friend

    The Holy Qur'an's mention of the 'Pen' highlights technology's transformative role in education, argues Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Tighten the Knot of Hope

    Tighten the Knot of Hope

    Human weaknesses are no excuse to shy away from spiritual struggle. Hope will bring the lover's aspiration to fruition alludes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • The Celestial Encounter

    The Celestial Encounter

    In a celestial encounter, a believer presents the Almighty with a unique gift: poetry extolling the Prophet's greatness.
  • As the Mouth, So the Morsel

    As the Mouth, So the Morsel

    Honoring every language as holy reflects the diversity of God's creation and promotes cultural appreciation.
  • Meem and Ilm: Why Unlettered?

    Meem and Ilm: Why Unlettered?

    Explore the rationale to discover the deeper meaning behind the seemingly paradoxical title used for the Prophet.
  • The Same Old Wine

    The Same Old Wine

    Lovers repeat and rotate the same old tale of love masquerading with new symbols, just like the deceptive wine-seller— an eccentric poem by Jaihoon
  • The Lone Lament

    The Lone Lament

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's poem celebrating the bittersweet melodies of separation and the triumph of love.
  • A tree just before Terror and Tremor

    A tree just before Terror and Tremor

    Islam is a religion of hope and determination. Never has the Beloved Leader of humanity let them lose hope- not in this world not in …
  • Lost in Him

    Lost in Him

    Discover the story of a devout follower finding peace in the 'Merciful Him', amidst a world lost in the mundane.
  • Heaven’s Echo of Lover’s Whispers

    Heaven’s Echo of Lover’s Whispers

    Love is a divine gift, and those who cherish it should never presume it's irrevocable.
  • Flattering your wife, honestly!

    Flattering your wife, honestly!

    In the process of giving such complements, there is no need to hunt or steal others’ verses. Just say it from your heart which is …
  • A Nameless Lover

    A Nameless Lover

    The poet yearns for his name to be spoken to the Prophet, the gateway to everlasting peace.
  • Your Smile: Heart Set Aflame

    Your Smile: Heart Set Aflame

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's poem about the power of a smile to mend a broken heart and bring one closer to God.
  • Prayer for Angelic Envy

    Prayer for Angelic Envy

    Discover the power of gratitude and how it can lead to an abundance of blessings in this tale of unwavering devotion from a humble servant.
  • Ask Anyone but Me

    Ask Anyone but Me

    Mujeeb Jaihoon's poem on the silent suffering and unwavering hope that blossom in the face of unrequited love
  • Deliverance from Solitude

    Deliverance from Solitude

    After suffering through years of solitude, a seeker pleads for the sweet honey of Affinity to be poured into their heart.
  • Just the Beloved-much

    Just the Beloved-much

    As human words fall short, the Holy Prophet's unwavering love for God is the ultimate measure of thankfulness.
  • Why Love me so much?

    Why Love me so much?

    A lover fears he may not be able to reciprocate his beloved's love and worries about divine retribution— poetizes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • Love, A Flower too Grand for Earth

    Love, A Flower too Grand for Earth

    Love is too great a flower to bloom on this earth and too long a song to hum in this short life, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
  • The Key to Unlock Heavens

    The Key to Unlock Heavens

    Our pleas will hang suspended in the celestial expanse until they are accompanied by respect and love for the Beloved Prophet of God.
  • Beyond Law, Beyond Words

    Beyond Law, Beyond Words

    Overwhelmed by the Beloved's greatness, the poet wrestles with the limitations of human language and seeks forgiveness from the Creator
  • Tangled in the Love-Web

    Tangled in the Love-Web

    Heartbroken by an unanswered prayer, the poet grapples with the natural feeling of human envy when another receives divine favor.
  • The Lovers’ Ruses

    The Lovers’ Ruses

    Delving into the clever ploys of lovers, this poem exposes their games to prolong their Beloved's sweet discourse.
  • How Do Lovers Find Time To Fight?

    How Do Lovers Find Time To Fight?

    Given the inevitability of death, Mujeeb Jaihoon contemplates the irony of lovers squabbling with one another in their short life span.
  • Love-starting Creativity

    Love-starting Creativity

    Jaihoon contrasts the solitary inspiration of pain with the newfound inspiration of love, suggesting that the latter enriches the creativity.
  • Woes of a Weary Nightingale

    Woes of a Weary Nightingale

    Adrift in the tempestuous sea of human conflicts, Mujeeb Jaihoon grapples with the yearning for the higher power of Divine mercy.
  • The Love’s Abode

    The Love’s Abode

    Angels marvel at humanity's unique ability to construct love's sanctuary both in this life and beyond.
  • An Instant Him-verse

    An Instant Him-verse

    A lover left in awe after receiving an instant Him-loving reply from the Beloved.
  • Soaring Hearts

    Soaring Hearts

    Defying the notion of falling in love, this poem by Mujeeb Jaihoon explores love as an upward journey.
  • The Love-Sick Nightingale

    The Love-Sick Nightingale

    In a lovesick poem, Jaihoon uses the metaphor of a nightingale, yearning for a rose, to depict the pain of obsessive love.
  • Trespassing Destiny’s Fence

    Trespassing Destiny’s Fence

    Exploring the profound desire for a reunion beyond physical barriers, the mystery of self, and the hope for divine mercy.
  • The Mystery of Divine Affinity

    The Mystery of Divine Affinity

    Prayers from loved ones often receive quicker response than our own.
  • Republic Day

    Republic Day

    The bittersweet memories of a nightingale far from its beloved homeland about the celebration of shared moments and festive joys.
  • Footsteps in Paradise

    Footsteps in Paradise

    Angels meticulously document the virtuous acts of those adhering to the Prophet's teachings, whose footsteps echo in Paradise.
  • The Sublime Salute

    The Sublime Salute

    Gold loses its luster compared to the radiant blessing of saluting the Holy Prophet.
  • The Beggar’s Treasure

    The Beggar’s Treasure

    The poet feels undeserving of a precious gift and expresses a desire for deeper faith and understanding.
  • In the Hope of the Ultimate Sea

    In the Hope of the Ultimate Sea

    Loneliness transforms the falcon into an owl, blinding its sight.
  • The Unfit times

    The Unfit times

    Mujeeb Jaihoon explores a journey of internal conflict, faith, and the quest for solace amidst self-censorship and oppression.
  • The Pilgrim’s Manual

    The Pilgrim’s Manual

    A pilgrim warns his self to tread humbly in the presence of the Beloved, for even the wind whispers with awe in this sacred space.
  • Awaiting the New Dawn

    Awaiting the New Dawn

    The path to the Creator is illuminated by the holy Prophet's teachings. To stray from them is to wander in the darkness.
  • Make way for my Miraj

    Make way for my Miraj

    A sinner's plea for a private encounter during a spiritual ascent to the Beloved.
  • Arabia in Flesh and Blood

    Arabia in Flesh and Blood

    A lyrical exploration of Sharjah's captivating blend of tradition and modernity celebrating the emirate's architectural and serene beauty.
  • Familiarity : Poison for Affinity

    Familiarity : Poison for Affinity

    Contemplating the value of meeting those in the heart, the agony of parting, and the search for comfort and connection.
  • Despair’s Anthem

    Despair’s Anthem

    Yearning for a deeper meaning amidst the chaos and despair of human existence.
  • One Pain: A Thousand Joy

    One Pain: A Thousand Joy

    The heart's pain has a purpose, bringing others closer to Him, as the speaker shares his struggle to stay true to his calling
  • Envy of the Hoor

    Envy of the Hoor

    In search of an illuminating guide, questioning if hope remains. The Guide I searched, Day and night. Such a Gem, Never fell into hands. The …
  • Beyond the Dream of Death

    Beyond the Dream of Death

    A powerful dream of farewell and faith prompts reflection on the mysterious ways of the divine.
  • You can’t beat Allah’s Mercy

    You can’t beat Allah’s Mercy

    What makes a believer different from non-believer is his capacity to hope for Allah's Mercy. The slave may despise himself, cursing and wailing before Him.
  • Passed a judgment, failed by sentiment

    Passed a judgment, failed by sentiment

    I was no longer the nervous participant, but the judge who gave the judgment. And it had a 'personal excitement' of its own...
  • Pretext for Paradise

    Pretext for Paradise

    Our yearning for God's Beloved increases our consideration to enter His Paradise, writes Mujeeb Jaihoon.
  • Why Scribble for Hours Infinite?

    Why Scribble for Hours Infinite?

    A struggling artist recalls the invaluable advice of a wise friend, sparking a journey of self-discovery and creative exploration
  • A new and sweet definition of Heart

    The definition begins with a suspense and ends with the revelation of the secret. The middle part is the important part that establishes the relationship …
  • Henna for the Heart

    Henna for the Heart

    Love is anguish for some, yearning, hope, pain, joy and silent suffering. For Jaihoon, love is discovering the joy of God in every being.
  • ‘I wish I was alive then…’

    ‘I wish I was alive then…’

    If you ask Jaihoon in one sentence about the feeling that one gets after watching the movie, then he'd rather quote the words of a …
  • A burnt Preacher vs. Learnt Preacher

    A burnt Preacher vs. Learnt Preacher

    Visiting the sick one, no matter on what creed does his heart feed, brings in the visitor a sense of humility. Perhaps it will refine …
  • How much is your prayer worth?

    Let us evaluate our position. In the era when the major corporate houses are overvaluing their stock, let us be honest and honest, with outmost …
  • Be like the Beloved!

    Be like the Beloved!

    Walk and sit like Rasoolullah. Be like the beloved of Allah. When anyone looks at you, they should remember Rasoolullah— thoughts from a Friday sermon.
  • Gaining love and losing weight

    Gaining love and losing weight

    When our belly is full, we stop to think. When our belly is full, in laziness we are sunk. When our belly is full, we …
  • EGOPTICS

    EGOPTICS

    He has a bleeding heart. It pains for humanity. It pains for the hundreds who fall pray to the bullets of the mighty.
  • Henna of the wounded hearts

    Henna of the wounded hearts

    Perhaps he is only trying to avenge his humiliation at the hands of Uncle Sam.