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prayers lost

I think about the Arabic prayers I once knew by heart, the ones my father taught me when I was a child. I would recite them with e…

#faith#memory#language

— Rehan QureshiAug 23, 2026

urdu in english

We sat in the small café, the sounds of the city outside, the smell of coffee and pastry wafting through the air. My friend, a lin…

#urdu#english#language

— Rehan QureshiJul 22, 2026

words inside words

I was talking to my friend the other day, and I used the word 'iftar' in a sentence, the way it rolled off my tongue, the way it f…

#urdu#english#language

— AnonymousJul 4, 2026

the english lesson

Amira sat at her desk, trying to teach her student, a small boy with a messy mop of hair, the difference between 'aqeedat' and 'iz…

#urdu#language#culture

— Rehan QureshiJun 27, 2026

the forgotten duaa

I think it started with the smaller prayers, the ones I used to recite without thinking, like the duaa for entering the mosque or…

#faith#identity#language

— Rehan QureshiJun 27, 2026

conversations with my father

I think about my conversations with my father, about the things we don't talk about, the things we avoid, like his past, like his…

#family#silence#language

— Rehan QureshiJun 25, 2026

the word 'pyaar'

there's a word in hindi that doesn't translate to english. 'pyaar' is a word that encompasses love, affection, care. it's a word t…

#hindi#language#love

— Sanya KulkarniJun 22, 2026