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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:16:"Bidding Farewell";s:12:"thePermalink";s:51:"https://www.islamicity.org/101274/bidding-farewell/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Salah Dandan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:85:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eid-mubarak-poem-2-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"eid al-fitr|/topics/eid-al-fitr";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 30 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 11, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Salah Dandan|/by/salah-dandan";s:5:"theID";i:101274;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"
Bidding farewell to the month of the fast;
taking stock of my devotion.
You want to congratulate me- it sure went fast!
But I’m in no mood for celebration.
Don’......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:16:"Bidding Farewell";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=salah-dandan";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:13:"Remember You?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:47:"https://www.islamicity.org/103467/remember-you/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Salah Dandan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:72:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/remember-you.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"islam|/topics/islam";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 20 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 20, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Salah Dandan|/by/salah-dandan";s:5:"theID";i:103467;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"1 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"They tell me to remember You.
But when do I forget You to remember You?
Remind me when was the last time
You were not in my every thought.
Even when I err, as I err,
With ......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:13:"Remember You?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=salah-dandan";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:10:"He Is Near";s:12:"thePermalink";s:45:"https://www.islamicity.org/101602/he-is-near/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Salah Dandan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:70:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/He-is-near.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:65:"dhikr (rememberance of allah)|/topics/dhikr-rememberance-of-allah";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"May 8 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:36:"May 6, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Salah Dandan|/by/salah-dandan";s:5:"theID";i:101602;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"He is Near.
Closer than my jugular vein near ((Indeed, ˹it is˺ We ˹Who˺ created humankind and ˹fully˺ know what their souls whisper to them, and We are closer to them than......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:10:"He Is Near";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=salah-dandan";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:12:"Where was I?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:45:"https://www.islamicity.org/95830/where-was-i/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Salah Dandan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:71:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Where-was-I.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:27:"Palestine|/topics/palestine";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jan 4 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"January 3, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Salah Dandan|/by/salah-dandan";s:5:"theID";i:95830;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:103:"Where was I when it all happened?
I was away. I did not know. It must have happened in the blink ...";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:12:"Where was I?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=salah-dandan";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:25:"A poem: Enough About Us!!";s:12:"thePermalink";s:56:"https://www.islamicity.org/91920/a-poem-enough-about-us/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Salah Dandan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:86:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/palestine-flag-heart-hands.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:27:"Palestine|/topics/palestine";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Nov 5 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"November 4, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Salah Dandan|/by/salah-dandan";s:5:"theID";i:91920;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"1 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"This is a heartfelt poem about the plight of the innocent, in times of war.
Enough About Us!!
From underneath the rubble, sounds could be heard.
Do you hear us? Do our moans a......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:25:"A poem: Enough About Us!!";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=salah-dandan";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:17:"The Second Ascent";s:12:"thePermalink";s:51:"https://www.islamicity.org/82129/the-second-ascent/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Salah Dandan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:71:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/River-heart.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:45:"prophet muhammad (S)|/topics/prophet-muhammad";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 25 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 23, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Salah Dandan|/by/salah-dandan";s:5:"theID";i:82129;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"This poem recounts the bond of love between Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and his daughter Fatimah.
The time for the second ascent ((The first ascent of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) to heave......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:17:"The Second Ascent";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=salah-dandan";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:18:"The Beloved Family";s:12:"thePermalink";s:52:"https://www.islamicity.org/81982/the-beloved-family/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Salah Dandan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:85:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/family-of-prophet-room-lu.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:21:"poetry|/topics/poetry";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 14 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"January 10, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Salah Dandan|/by/salah-dandan";s:5:"theID";i:81982;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"14 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"This poem recounts Prophet Muhammad's (ﷺ) love for his family, particularly his grandsons al-Hasan and al-Husain and explains each aspect of the love in light of the Quran and ha......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:18:"The Beloved Family";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=salah-dandan";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:20:"Spiritual Distancing";s:12:"thePermalink";s:54:"https://www.islamicity.org/27079/spiritual-distancing/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Salah Dandan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:75:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Mosque-door-isp.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:21:"poetry|/topics/poetry";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"May 5 2020";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:36:"May 3, 2020 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Salah Dandan|/by/salah-dandan";s:5:"theID";i:27079;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"1 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Spiritual Distancing - A Poem by Salah Dandan
When you stopped receiving me, along with countless other suitors at your weekly audience, I thought it was cruel but fleeting.
......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:20:"Spiritual Distancing";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:79:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=salah-dandan";}