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    State of the Ummah: Poetry Collections, #1
    State of the Ummah: Poetry Collections, #1
    State of the Ummah: Poetry Collections, #1
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    State of the Ummah: Poetry Collections, #1

    By S. H. Miah

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    A dazzling poetry collection featuring 30 poignant perspectives on the state of the ummah.

    From themes of Muslim perception to the sins we commit to cultivating the inner state of the heart, S. H. Miah leaves no stone unturned as he takes you through a poetic journey unlike any other.

    You may laugh, you may cry. But ultimately, you will discover a newfound appreciation for the faith Allah has bestowed upon mankind.

    A heart-tugging, evocative collection of poems that will whisk you along a lyrical path through the state of the ummah.
     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMuslim Fiction Project
    Release dateMay 19, 2023
    ISBN9798223563976
    State of the Ummah: Poetry Collections, #1

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      State of the Ummah - S. H. Miah

      State of the Ummah

      A Muslim Poetry Collection

      S. H. Miah

      Muslim Fiction Project

      Copyright © 2023 by S. H. Miah

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise without written permission from the publisher. It is illegal to copy this book, post it to a website, or distribute it by any other means without permission.

      This publication is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

      Contents

      The Patient

      Al-Qur'an

      O World!

      O Jannah!

      A Banana's Peel

      O Youth!

      Body Parts

      Regret

      We Cannot Capture

      Allah's Mercy

      Three Sixty Five, Seven Twenty Four

      Dua is the weapon

      The Heart is a Fickle Being

      The one who cares

      Sins are players of Jenga

      The Sanctity of Nature

      Keeping up with the Ahmed's

      Like Suns

      Did you hear about the murder?

      That Twinge

      Identity

      Shaytan is like a dog

      That's all it was

      One Body

      Iman Airlines

      The Carousel

      Life is

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