The Chenab River

Balancing patience, knowledge and humility

Salma Raheem reflects on the way in which Islamic fables afford us the opportunity to consider wonder, the magical and the unknown.  Fabulous Islam [https://writersmosaic.org.uk/category/limited-series/fabulous-islam/] is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk [https://WritersMosaic.org.uk]

The Chenab River

NHS psychiatrist and writer Khaldoon Ahmed on the Punjabi Sufi fable of Sohni Mahiwal, passed down to him by his Pakistani parents.  Fabulous Islam [https://writersmosaic.org.uk/category/limited-series/fabulous-islam/] is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk [https://WritersMosaic.org.uk]

The fable of the naked faqir

Travel writer, painter and calligrapher Shueyb Gandapur on the poet and translator Sarmad Shaheed, beheaded outside Delhi's Jama Masjid.  Fabulous Islam [https://writersmosaic.org.uk/category/limited-series/fabulous-islam/] is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk [https://WritersMosaic.org.uk]

Hamza the Ayyar

Responses by the Pakistani artist and writer Adnan Madani to the text of the Hamzanama, or Book of Hamza, begun in 1562.  Fabulous Islam [https://writersmosaic.org.uk/category/limited-series/fabulous-islam/] is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk [https://WritersMosaic.org.uk]

A fabulously transformative journey

Jasmine Shackle researches the universal fable of the trickster smuggling donkeys across the border.  Fabulous Islam [https://writersmosaic.org.uk/category/limited-series/fabulous-islam/] is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk [https://WritersMosaic.org.uk]