eastofthemoon

35 x 39, oil on canvas

Fadime Sahindal lived with her Kurdish family in Uppsala, Sweden She was shot  by her father for straying from his Kurdish  values, an honor killing,  After she dies one of her sisters calls another family member to report  "the whore is dead now". The story was reported in the New York Times  in an artcle called  "Lost in Sweden: A Kurdish Daughter is Sacrificed" by Sarah Lyall. The greiving woman in this picture is Fadime's sister, Songul, who loved her. Personally, if your honor is more important to you than your love, then I don't think much of either your love or your honor. The Artist  

23 x25, oil on canvas

195. And their Lord hath accepted Of them, and answered them: "Never will I suffer to be lost The work of any of you, Be he male or female: Ye are from, one another: Those who have left their homes, And were driven out therefrom. And suffered harm in My Cause, And fought and were slain- Verily, I will blot out From their iniquities, And admit them into Gardens With rivers flowing beneath- A reward from the Presence Of Allah, and from His Presence Is the best of rewards" The Qur'an, Surah 8 The Spoils of War

34 x 37, oil on canvas

36 x 25, oil on canvas

60. Against them make ready Your strength to the utmost Of your power, including Steeds of war, to strike terror Into (the hearts of) the enemies, Of Allah and your enemies, And others besides, whom Ye may not know, but whom Allah does know. Whatever Ye shall spend in the Cause Of Allah, shall be repaid Unto yu, and ye shall not Be treated unjustly 61. But if the enemy Incline toward peace, Do thou (also) incline Towards peace, and trust In Allah: for He is the One That heareth and knoweth (All things). The Qur'an, Surah 8 The Spoils of War

57 x 41, oil on canvas

116. Said Moses "Throw ye (first)." So when they threw, They bewitched the eyes Of the people, and struck Terror into them: for they showed a great (feat of) magic. 117. We put it into Moses's mind By inspiration: "Throw (now) Thy rod" and behold! It swallows up straightaway All the falsehoods Which they fake! The Qur'an, Surah 7 The Heights (Moses is speaking to the Pharaoh's sorcerers)

21 x 37, oil on canvas

12. Man we did create From a quintessence (of clay): 13. Then we placed him As (a drop of) sperm Firmly fixed: 14. Then We made the sperm Into a clot of  congealed blood Then of that clot We made A (foetus) lump: then We We made out of that lump Bones and clothed the bones With flesh: then We developed Out of it another creature. So blessed be Allah, The Best to create!

The Qur'an, Surah 23 The Believers

75 x 45, oil on canvas

25 x 26, oil on canvas

23 x 29, oil on canvas

33 x 31, oil on canvas

223. Your wives are As a tilth unto you So approch your tilth When or how you will But do some good act beforehand; And fear Allah, And know that ye are To meet Him (in the Hereafter), And give (these) good tidings To those who believe. The Qur'an, Surah 2 The Heifer

Private collection

45 x 41, oil on canvas

1. The (Day) of / Noise and Clamour: 2. What is the (Day) / Of  Noise and Clamour? 3. And what will explain / To thee what the (Day) Of  Noise and Clamour is? 4. (It is) a Day whereon / Men will be like moths Scattered about, 5. And the mountains / Will be like carded wool. 6. Then, he whose / Balance of (good deeds) Will be (found) heavy, 7. Will be in a life Of good pleasure and satisfaction. 8. But he whcse / Balance (of good deeds) Will be (found) light- 9. Will have his home / In a (bottomless) Pit. 10. Knowest thou / What it is? 11. (It is) a Fire / Blazing fiercely! The Qur'an, Surah 101 The Great Calamity

43 x 35, oil on canvas