Contributors Issue 04

RATHER QUIET ISSUE 04 | LANGUAGE

The Origin of Language - Page 04

Fatima Firoz (writer) is a student of knowledge. She enjoys painting, reading and writing.

Zahra Aslam, (artist) a student of Islamic psychology as well as a newbie painter, finds pleasure in skating, playing with cats in her spare time and getting the hang of calligraphy.  She's been spending her time rearranging her room every now and then, the past couple of months. Currently on a journey to get inspired by the words of young writers and aspiring to be like one herself.

The Blessing We Take For Granted - Page 07

Waris is a highschool senior, bookworm and writer. His interests include Islamic theology, particle physics, cosmology, maths, and computer science. His writings have been published on blogs like The Ascent, The Nonconformist and Deen Over Dunya. Currently, he’s working on a number of writing projects on a variety of topics ranging from the seerah to physics. Most notably though, he's known for his peculiar habit of scribbling down equations and solving them whenever he finds himself unoccupied.

Links:

Goodreads: /leadersheir

Twitter: @leadersheir_

Heart's Messenger - Page 09

Invisible Ink

Language - A Key to Time Travel - Page 10

Samurai is a part time student earning a degree in Islamic Studies, a martial artist and a serial coffee drinker. By trade, she works at a desk, staring at and sorting through numbers and sending chills down colleagues' backs by her simple presence; she hates slackers. Also, she's probably read more books than you.

Eclipse - Page 12

Jcitykey (writer) was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, and is currently pursuing a degree in the applied sciences. He has been writing poetry since he was 13, and more consistently since the age of 21. He takes from the likes of Percy Shelly and Homer, and more recently from the likes of Mawlana Rumi, Allama Iqbal and other mystic poets.

Links

Twitter: @jcitykey

Mahek (artist)  in a world where everyone is struggling to actually find their identity, it's indeed ironic how everyone still had one identity they go by ; and mine is Mahek /notmahekUwU. I'm a Business Management student and sometimes I force myself to draw for the pleasure of satisfaction in the frustration that comes with every step in the process of art where you have absolutely no idea what you're doing. I apparently also force myself to live for the same reason. I've vowed to make sure to try and learn everything within my limits that I can get my hands on. This whole life is a process.

Body Language - Page 14

Hiba F (writer) is a high school senior who is frequently mistaken for a university professor. She completed her memorization of the Quran at age 14 and has since gotten into studying tafsir and Arabic. She’s a serial bullet journaling bookworm. Her other interests include drawing, embroidery and writing. She aspires for a career as an author, business woman and a naturopathist. It’s only impossible till someone does it, you know?

Links

Instagram: @Muslimah.bujo

Zavier Herawan (artist) is a 13-year-old digital art hobbyist with several freelance project experiences. Zavi specializes in simple illustrations and graphic design. In his spare time, he appreciates a good anime and is fond of experimenting with cooking, trying simple dishes.

Links 

Instagram: @zavillustra

Twitter: @zavillustra

No Barriers - Page 16

Shahadat Abdullateef (writer) is an entrepreneur and poetic writer. She is an introvert who is sometimes extrovertish with close friends and family. She shares some of her writings on 

Links

Instagram @shahadat_shines.

Heba Eisa (artist) is a 19-year-old artist. Her interests include religion, art and science.

 Links

Instagram: @here_heba_draws

Language Barrier - Page 18

Zimbey (writer & artist)

Lost in Translation - Page 20

Suresh and Zakwan (writers) are two lads that enjoy being dudes. Zakwan aspires one day to become a voice actor and spends his free time perfecting his headstands just in case the whole voice acting thing doesn’t work out. Suresh aspires one day to be rich enough to stop asking his friends for money and likes to spend his free time asking Zakwan to get him coffee; his saving grace is that he has a peculiar tendency to be right about many things.. You cannot find them on social media, thanks very much Big Brother.

Hagar Ehab (artist) is an 18-year-old hobbyist artist. She is an art enthusiast and enjoys animation, comics, digital, traditional and manga art . As an artist, she is self taught and has been drawing for about 6 years and is on a learning journey, gathering experience along the way.

Links

Instagram: @|youngartist|

The Reins of Utterance - Page 21

Tumkeen is a writer, story-teller, and poet. She is a contributor for Detroit Mom, Lansing Mom and Muslim Mamas of Michigan. She currently resides in the US with her husband and six children. 

Links

Instagram: @thepoetryofme 

Facebook: /tumkeenwriter

Serenity - Page 24

Timi Sanni is a  writer, literary enthusiast, Muslim literature advocate and first year student at Lagos State University, Nigeria. His works have been published on numerous literary platforms, anthologies and journals. He is a SprinNG Fellowship Alumnus. He won the Writers for Humanity poetry contest in 2019 and the Fitrah Review writing contest in Ramadan 2020.

When he is not studying or writing, he is either painting or exploring new places.

Links

instagram @timixsanni

twitter @timisanni

Facebook: /timisanniofficial

Of Learning a Language - Page 26

Salman Sowdagar is a poet and author from Hyderabad, India. Apart from getting published in his home country, his work has been published in the US, Mauritius, Taiwan, and the UK. His work has appeared in magazines like The Bombay Review, Infinithoughts, Merak magazine, Verse of Silence, The Pangolin Review, CultureCult magazine, and in anthologies like The World Anthology of Poetry 2016 (released as a part of The 32nd World Congress of Poets in Taiwan), The Hall of Poets Anthology, Asian Poetry Anthology, Wordweavers Anthology, and more. He has a BA in English from IGNOU and is currently studying for a master's in English at MANUU, Hyderabad.

Links:

Facebook:/salmansowdagar

Instagram:@salmansowdagar

Twitter: @salmansowdagar

Tips on Learning a New Language - Page 28

Zimbey & LaCabra

Art Feature: Language - Page 29

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