Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.1.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Randa Hamwi ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://randahamwi.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [The Marriage Union: Sanctity & Fulfillment](https://randahamwi.com/the-marriage-union-sanctity-fulfillment/) - [Classical Arabic, the 'Arabi tongue and the Qur’an](https://randahamwi.com/classical-arabic-the-arabi-tongue-and-the-quran/) - [The Qur’an and I: Recovering Perspective](https://randahamwi.com/the-quran-and-i-recovering-perspective/) ## Pages - [Home](https://randahamwi.com/) - [Contact](https://randahamwi.com/contact/) - As 'Citizens of the World,' we know that our differences are superficial, and that our unbiased interaction is not only the most rewarding, but also the most needed for a happy, healthy existence. Welcome, Dear friends! - [Qur'an Research](https://randahamwi.com/quran-research/) - “Nothing will rectify this nation at the end, other than what rectified it at the beginning….. What on that day is not Deen/ Accountability would not be Deen/ Accountability today.” This statement, made by Imam Malik Ibn Anas (93–179 AH/ 711–795 CE), sums up what those who have faith in God and in the Qur’an - [AR About us](https://randahamwi.com/ar-about-us/) - [Home - العربية](https://randahamwi.com/home-العربية/) - [About Randa](https://randahamwi.com/about/) - Damascus-born Randa Hamwi Duwaji has always sought to promote understanding and friendship through her work which extends into directions as diverse as the lands she grew up in as the daughter of diplomats. Making the most of her upbringing and languages, she shared her feelings, culture, and values with the English-speaking world by way of - [Artwork](https://randahamwi.com/artwork/) - Art, whether poetic, musical, or illustrative, is a beautiful, yet ‘searing’ means of raising awareness. Randa believes that Art not only guides human passion more efficiently than fierce rhetoric, but it also leaves a luscious aftertaste for generations to savor. It wasn’t until adulthood that Randa took on painting, encouraged by her husband and influenced - [glossary](https://randahamwi.com/glossary/) ## Books - [My Heart Beats in Deutschland](https://randahamwi.com/books/my-heart-beats-in-deutschland-2004/) - [Delightful Days In Marjella Fun Booklet](https://randahamwi.com/books/delightful-days-in-marjella-fun-booklet/) - With Comprehension questions, Composition, points for Discussion, as well as a Glossary of word definitions, this 'Fun Workbook' is the PERFECT companion to Delightful Days in Marjella, enhancing motivation and providing occasion for family/class interaction and rapport. - [Never Again Shall We Forget](https://randahamwi.com/books/never-again-shall-we-forget-2003/) - [An Expatriate Arab Heart: From Damascus to Seville to New York](https://randahamwi.com/books/an-expatriate-arab-heartfrom-damascus-to-seville-to-new-york-2006/) - A JOURNEY OF INTELLECT, EMOTION, AND UNDERSTANDINGFrom birth in Damascus, to despair in Seville, to dilemma in New York, Randa Hamwi embarks on a courageous journey of emotion and thoughtful deliberation, tapping the pulse of the Arab nation as she travels through time and space in flowing Arabic prose and poetry. After stages of innocence, - [Haiku](https://randahamwi.com/books/haiku-2003/) - [The Forbidden Wall](https://randahamwi.com/books/the-forbidden-wall/) - [Hamad the Young Falconer, Arabic](https://randahamwi.com/books/hamad-the-young-falconer-arabic/) - Through Hamad's story, Arabic-speaking children are introduced to falconry, environmental awareness, and wildlife conservation in the United Arab Emirates. Published by ERWDA: Environmental Research & Wildlife Development Agency. - [Hamad the Young Falconer, English](https://randahamwi.com/books/hamad-the-young-falconer-english/) - Providing a unique cultural experience for English-speaking readers, this beautiful story aims to raise environmental awareness as it introduces children to wildlife conservation in the United Arab Emirates. Published by ERWDA: Environmental Research & Wildlife Development Agency - [Delightful Days In Marjella, Arabic](https://randahamwi.com/books/delightful-days-in-marjella-arabic/) - Rewritten for young Arab readers, 'Ayyaam Hulwah fi Marjel-Amal' reintroduces the twins Fadi and Sana, only this time they speak their mother-tongue. This is a bonus for parents and teachers who can use these Arabic stories side-by-side with the English, effortlessly teaching their children a second language. - [Delightful Days In Marjella, English](https://randahamwi.com/books/delightful-days-in-marjella-english/) - Dedicated to nieces and nephews being raised away from their native culture, this collection of delightful stories provides an entertaining look into Arab/Muslim family-life, as seen through the eyes of its 11 year old children. - [The Winds of Time](https://randahamwi.com/books/delightful-days-in-marjella-copy/) - [Heartbeats in the Wind: Reflections of an Arab Woman](https://randahamwi.com/books/heartbeats-in-the-wind-reflections-of-an-arab-woman-2002/) - [A message from our conscience](https://randahamwi.com/books/a-message-from-our-conscience/) - [Cards for Mom](https://randahamwi.com/books/cards-for-mom/) - [Cards for Mom](https://randahamwi.com/books/cards-for-mom-2/) - [Defining Passion](https://randahamwi.com/books/defining-passion/) - Passion hasA wayOf leadingMy mind astrayHoldingAll caution at bayCompellingMe to swayIn its persistence Passion isTo knowThat whereverI may goI'll be carried by its flowFor the distance Passion isTo feelDreams' splendorsRevealedWhile all else isUnrealFading intoDarkened backgroundsOf existence Passion isTo seeIn me all that ICan beGrasping full masteryOver resistance Passion isA timeWhen philosophiesOf mineAre willingly left behind - [And Life Goes On](https://randahamwi.com/books/and-life-goes-on/) - Crawling multitudesThousands and moreCrossing parched, dry landCreeping closer and closer towardsA dream beyond the sand Where life goes on… A steady stream of creaturesFlowing over hill and plainStumbling over dying bodiesToo weak to feel the pain Graveless they shall lieWhere nameless they have diedAs life goes On and on they come, foreverWith children starving or - [Death Is No More](https://randahamwi.com/books/death-is-no-more/) - Remember Death,So as to liveWith every breath you takeYou die a little;Wood must be burnt with every fire you make Remember Death, the sibling of LifeThose inseparable twinsPlaying a game of hide-and-seekWhich one alone can winTwins: Death and Life -and Death againNew Life does bring. Remember Death,The heraldOf unlimited pain or pleasureTimeless as ForeverWhich has ## Tooltips - [child](https://randahamwi.com/glossary/child/) - I don't know how to say goodbye To the earth and the sky To the trees and the flowers And the lonely, lonely hours Which were spent here on earth Up till now, from my birth And so I say ‘ Farewell’… - [talent](https://randahamwi.com/glossary/talent/) - Meine Äffin Als ich war in Indien Ich war sehr klein Und hatte eine Äffin Die Äffin war meine Sie hiess Lucy Und war sehr klein und süss Und immer mit den Händen Nahm sie eine Nuss Die Zeit ist jetzt vorbei Als Lucy war klein und braun Die Zeit ist jetzt vorbei Als sie - [mal Wakeel](https://randahamwi.com/glossary/nimal-wakeel/) - God is best Supporter and Trustee. - [Allahu Akbar](https://randahamwi.com/glossary/allahu-akbar/) - God is Greatest ## Categories - [Article Blog](https://randahamwi.com/category/article-blog/) ## Book Type - [Poetry](https://randahamwi.com/book_type/poetry/) - [Children's Books](https://randahamwi.com/book_type/childrens-books/) - [Poems](https://randahamwi.com/book_type/poems/) - [Cards for Mom & Dad](https://randahamwi.com/book_type/cards-for-mom-dad/)