I created this watercolor painting inspired by the remarkable creation of Allah (SWT), the honey bee, as mentioned in the Qur’an.
The artwork features the text:وَأَوْحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلنَّحْلِ“And your Lord inspired the bees”
The full verse reads:“Your Lord inspired the bee, saying: ‘Set up hives in the mountains and in the trees and in the trellises that people put up. Then suck the juice of every kind of fruit and keep treading the ways of your Lord which have been made easy.’ There comes forth from their bellies a drink varied in colors, wherein there is healing for men. Verily there is a sign in this for those who reflect.” (Surah An-Nahl 16:68-69)
This piece is a reflection on the intricate wisdom, diligence, and beauty of Allah’s creation, serving as a reminder of His signs for those who contemplate.
Original Medium: Watercolor Painting
A recent artwork that required much patience and resilience! This painting depicts the shrine of the Master of Martyrs, Imam Hussain (as). I based it on a photograph I took of the shrine on the 15th of Sha’ban, which is why you can see the flowers and vibrant colors adorning the shrine in celebration of this blessed day.
I was inspired to paint this piece because the mirror work on the walls has always intrigued me as an artist. Capturing all the reflections was daunting, but a persistent urge kept me steadfast in completing the painting, even amid moments of self-doubt.
The intricate details and reflections also carry a spiritual meaning for me: just as we see ourselves reflected in the mirrored walls of the shrine, we are reminded to look inward. Does our soul reflect the qualities of a true soldier of our Imam, or does it reflect the qualities of his enemies?
We must “Reflect”
Original Medium: Acrylic Painting
A watercolor painting created in honor of Imam Reza (as). His shrine is a sanctuary where all worries vanish, and your heart is filled with peace and clarity, alhamdulillah. Painting this shrine and now gazing upon it in my home brings back those serene and comforting feelings.
(Arabic text reads: Allah humma salli ala Ali ibn Musa Ridha Al Murtadha)
Ahmad Bazanti arrived to Imam Reza (as) and said, “Two years ago, I asked God for a need, but my need has not yet been fulfilled, I think God does not want to answer me!" Imam Reza (as) replied, "Ahmad! Be careful that the devil doesn't make you feel completely hopeless!"
The Imam continued, "Imam Baqir (as) used to say: when a believer asks God for something, God may delay in responding to their prayer; for Allah loves to hear the imploration of His servant”.
Then the Imam (as) turned to Ahmad and said, "Tell me, if I promised you something, do you trust me?” Ahmad replied, "May I be ransom of you!" If I don't trust your words, who can I trust?! You are God's authority among people!"
Imam (as) replied, "So put your trust in God more than in me, because He Himself has promised you:“Call Me, I will answer you!"
Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 488
Original Medium: Watercolor Painting
Perfect for a children’s room, this artwork depicts a group of children reading and illuminating the Quran while resting on colorful clouds. In the distance, the shrine of Imam Ali (as) is visible, and the crescent moon symbolizes the blessed month of Ramadan, during which this piece was created.
Original Medium: Digital Painting
This artwork embodies our God-given responsibility to resist injustice and remain steadfast in faith.
Inspired by the Qur’anic verse: ‘The party of Allah are victorious’ (Surah Al-Ma’idah 5:56), it conveys that when we have Allah (SWT), we are never merely victims. We trust in His plan, rely on Him to manage our affairs, exercise our right to resist, and remain grateful in every circumstance, no matter the trials we face.
The poppy flowers at the bottom symbolize the martyrs (shuhadāʾ). Those who die in the way of Allah, remain alive, nourished by our Lord, blooming in our hearts and in the seeds of resilience they sow. The martyr’s rule begins the moment his blood is spilled.”
Original medium: Silk Screen Printmaking
A beautiful statement piece centered around the line with which we begin everything: ‘In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.’ It serves as a gentle reminder that everything we do should be for His sake, guiding our actions, intentions, and purpose.
Original Medium: Digital Painting
If you request a custom size, we’ll reach out by email or text to confirm the details.
This artwork is inspired by the walls of the shrine in Kadhimiya. While sitting in the musallah preparing for prayer, I was struck by the Arabic calligraphy and artwork on the walls—lines we recite every day that carry profound meaning and beauty. I felt compelled to recreate them, so they could serve as a personal reminder in my own prayer space.
The pieces feature the following phrases:
سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ“Allah hears those who praise Him”
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ“Glory be to my Lord, the Most Great, and praise is to Him”
This artwork is presented as a set of two pieces, though each can also be framed and displayed separately.
Original Medium: Digital Painting
These artwork set features Surah At-Talaq, Ayahs 2–3 written in the elegant Thuluth style of Arabic calligraphy:
وَمَن يَتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُۥ مَخْرَجًۭا ٢ وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ ۚ وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَـٰلِغُ أَمْرِهِۦ ۚ قَدْ جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لِكُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدْرًۭا ٣
“And whoever is mindful of Allah, He will make a way out for them, and provide for them from sources they could never imagine. And whoever puts their trust in Allah, then He alone is sufficient for them. Certainly Allah achieves His Will. Allah has already set a destiny for everything.”
These verses are a profound reminder of hope, trust, and reliance on the Allah(swt). Presented as a set of two pieces, they are a beautiful reminder of the Most Merciful.
Original Medium: Digital Painting If you request a custom size, we’ll reach out by email or text to confirm the details.
Painted from a personal photo taken in Bainul Haramian during a ziyarat on the 15th of Sha’ban, this piece captures not just a place, but a moment of longing and peace. The warm, dreamlike colors reflect the emotional aftermath of ziyarat, a heart full of love, memories, and the ache of returning. A landscape not just seen, but deeply felt.
I painted this piece during my high school art class, spending nearly 65 hours bringing it to life. The prompt was “expressionism”. I had to paint something that expressed a personal emotional experience of mine. I chose this image because of my attachment to Imam Hussain (as).
Although I faintly remember the last time I touched this dhari, my heart yearned to be in its presence again. This painting was made in anticipation for experiencing this exact moment. Every stroke I made, I was closer upon my trip to my Imam(as).
Upon going for ziyarat- I realized that Karbala is a land where all my worries vanish, a land where I only see myself and my master, a land where I can cry my heart out, a land where I am reminded of my true purpose in this dunya, a land that I am utterly incomplete without.
Original Medium: Acrylic Painting
A painting inspired by the eloquent and thought provoking words of Imam Ali (as) in Dua e Kumayl.
The imagery in this dua has always intrigued me as an artist. There’s so much more to unpack, but I created this painting as I reflected on how the human body is described in this dua. The more I think about this body, the more astonished I become. Yet simultaneously, this body is so week. How easy is it to hurt oneself, get sick, break a bone, cut your skin. How often do we become arrogant and feel independent, forgetting that our lowly state requires continuous sustenance from its Rab, Lord, Nourisher.
“𝑴𝒚 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅, 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒚 𝒖𝒑𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔. 𝑶 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝒈𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒚 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆, 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒆, 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒎𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒆! (𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆) 𝑩𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒘 𝒖𝒑𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆 [𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆] 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆!”
“𝑶 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝒔𝒐 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒆? 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒌, 𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒚, 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒆, 𝒘𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒗𝒆. 𝑴𝒚 𝑮𝒐𝒅! 𝑴𝒚 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅! 𝑴𝒚 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓! 𝑴𝒚 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓! 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒀𝒐𝒖? 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝑰 𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒑?”
“𝑴𝒚 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓! 𝑶 𝑯𝒆 𝒖𝒑𝒐𝒏 𝑾𝒉𝒐𝒎 𝑰 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅! 𝑶 𝑯𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑾𝒉𝒐𝒎 𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔! 𝑴𝒚 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅! 𝑴𝒚 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅! 𝑴𝒚 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅! 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆, 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒚 𝒎𝒚 𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏”
The skeleton is often referred as the “support system” of the body. Here, “Ya Rab”, is interlaced into the bones and ribs to show who our true support system is, who gave rise to this body, and who we must serve through it.
یَا رَبِّ یَا رَبِّ یَا رَبِّ
Original Medium: Acrylic Painting
