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When Shadows Find Their Voice
The villagers called it the Hollowing—the moment dusk bled into night, when shadows stretched too long and the air hummed with a sound like a choir of drowned voices. No one dared step outside after the last bell tolled at sundown. No one but Elara, the girl who heard the shadows sing.
By yasid aliabout a year ago in Education
The Last Keyhole
They told Elara the manor was condemned. Locals called it "Welling House," but only in whispers, like the very name could summon something dark. Still, when the letter arrived—parchment sealed with wax and bearing her grandmother’s looping, unmistakable handwriting—Elara boarded the first train north.
By yasid aliabout a year ago in Education
Letters from Verdun
Verdun, France – November 12th, 1916 The mud was worse today. Clinging to boots, to legs, to rifles. Like the earth itself was trying to pull them under. Private Henri Marchand paused in the narrow trench, clutching a small tin box to his chest with gloved hands. His breath ghosted into the cold air, and in the still moment between artillery booms, he imagined he could hear the leaves falling in his mother’s garden back in Lyon.
By yasid aliabout a year ago in Education
A Silent Witness
Chapter One: The Empty Room It had been years since Clara found herself standing in this doorway. The thick oak frame creaked under her touch, as though the house itself was reluctant to let her in. The scent of dust and mildew hung in the air. A once-stately mansion, now abandoned. She could almost hear the echoes of laughter, the clinking of glasses, the hum of conversation that used to fill these rooms.
By yasid aliabout a year ago in Education
Quest for the Crystal Sky
A Journey Beyond the Clouds to Save a Dying World The winds howled over the shattered cliffs of Aerith, where the sky bled with hues of indigo and flame. Once, the skies above had been clear and endless—a vast expanse where floating isles drifted like serene ships, suspended by ancient magic. But that was before the rift.
By yasid aliabout a year ago in Education
The Forgotten Map
Unlocking a Lost Path to a World That Shouldn’t Exist No one had set foot in the East Wing of the Ashgrove Library for over fifty years. Dust blanketed every surface like snow. Lanterns had long since gone cold. The air smelled of ink, mold, and forgotten time. And yet, Eira stood at its threshold, heart pounding, a half-burned letter in one hand and a strange brass key in the other.
By yasid aliabout a year ago in Education
"Unveiling Deception"
The verse you mentioned is from Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 14: وَإِذَا لَقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ شَيَـٰطِينِهِمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا مَعَكُمْ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُسْتَهْزِءُونَ ١٤
By Muhammad Hayatabout a year ago in Education
"Blind to the Truth: The Consequences of Arrogance"
The verse mentioned is from Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 13: وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ ءَامِنُوا۟ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلنَّاسُ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا يَعْلَمُونَ ١٣
By Muhammad Hayatabout a year ago in Education
"The Quranic View on Hypocrisy and Corruption"
The verse you have mentioned is from Surah Al-Baqarah, which is the second chapter of the Quran, verse 12: أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْسِدُونَ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا يَشْعُرُونَ ١٢
By Muhammad Hayatabout a year ago in Education
Understanding Corruption and False Reformation in Islam
This verse is from Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 11, which is part of the Qur'an. The verse says: وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ ١١
By Muhammad Hayatabout a year ago in Education
"The Heart's Disease"
The Surah Al-Baqarah, specifically verse 10. It translates to: فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌۭ فَزَادَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مَرَضًۭا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْذِبُونَ ١٠
By Muhammad Hayatabout a year ago in Education
"Fooling Others, Losing Yourself"
They Try to Fool Allah – A Powerful Message from the Qur’an (Surah Al-Baqarah: 9) The Verse: يُخَـٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَمَا يَخْدَعُونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ ٩
By Muhammad Hayatabout a year ago in Education