Reza Rahimi | رضا رحیمی لسکو (Iranian, B. 1979) – Painting, 2014

The Prophet ﷺ is reported to have said, ‘Verily you shall conquer Constantinople. What a wonderful leader will her leader be, and what a wonderful army will that army be!’ [Musnad Ahmad, Al Hakim, al Jami’ al Saghir] https://www.instagram.com/p/CCi6_fjlq6i/?igshid=1j6ub958hpgzg

Let’s admit it, we were all dark academic hoes the moment we

- started fantasising abt going on museum dates with a crush

- wanted to live in cities with mysterious vibes

- watched the rain outside the car and started reminiscing

- would buy bundles of books and literally ignore people for a few days

- wanted to learn classic instruments for the aesthetic

- had favourite clothes that made you sweat like hell in the summer

Dark Academia: STEM Edition

(because everyone talks about the literature lovers but not the science lovers)

Staring through a microscope far longer than you should just because you love being able to see what few others have seen

The idea of pushing the boundaries of human knowledge, of making an impact

Studying ocean currents and still feeling amazed when you see them churning the sea’s surface

Messy writing

Going through online libraries and only reading the abstracts of research papers

Thousand page anatomy textbooks

Latin words you don’t quite know the meaning of

That feeling when memorizating facts finally turns into understanding concepts

Knowledge of biological functions even though you’re not quite sure when you learned it

Muslim Dark Academia

- always wearing a dark coloured hijab

- long tweed coats, untucked blouses, loose plaid/suit pants

- trying to memorize as much of the Qur’an as possible

- studying the Golden Age of Islam

- learning about Abbas Ibn Firnas, Al-Jabr, and all the others who made breakthroughs that are now attributed to Western scholars

- studying your favourite verses of the Qur’an

- dreaming of visiting the different mosques around the world

- owning more copies of the Qur’an and it’s translation than you can count

- staying up late to study and praying qiyam in your study breaks

- listening to different tafsirs and lectures and taking your own notes on them

- dreaming of someday being able to visit Makkah and Madinah

- the scent of itr leaving a trail behind you to announce your presence

- memorizing great Muslim poetry and trying to write your own

- listening to Qur’an while you study and getting so wrapped up in the recitation you forget that you’re supposed to be studying

- debating the pros and cons of different reciters

- trying to learn as many dialects of Qur’anic arabic as you can

- falling asleep to your favourite recitation of Surah Mulk

with a lack of focus on poc in dark academia, i figured i’d provide some content with what i know best

south asian dark academia

dark cottagecore 🍄🥀

shrines. qawalis. sufism. solitude. heartbreak. cigarettes. leather jackets. alcohol. poetry. football. ali sethi. manto. hadiqa kiani. havelis. photography. love. sunsets. you.

- life, once upon a time

i can’t believe there are people who live in such historically rich places like italy or scotland or greece or paris with old architecture and ruins and museums… the audacity. 

Books are the foundations of the soul. The building blocks of our very own character.

Hello!! I’ve been trying to find Pakistani/Pashtun owned dark academia accounts because there are really not much of them and most aren’t given much attention :( im honestly so glad I found yours, I adore it so much 🥺🥰 (I’m Pashtun myself hehe)

Hii! I am pleased you like it and I agree with you. I thought not many people will understand it but I started it anyway because i think the dark academia aesthetic can go really well with our culture. I am so glad you reached out. 🥰🤗