The Call

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Welcome my friend, I missed you much, so glad you could come

You are special for your master sent with you bounties and then some

I confess that I have so neglected myself since last you were here

All those promises I made, in most I failed, only to few did I adhere

How serene the atmosphere, the desire to do good, now that you did arrive

The worldly desires have somewhat faded and hearts have become alive

Oh how sweet the sound of the recitation of Quran, a most beautiful gift

Absorbing it all and abiding by it will most certainly cause with bad deeds a rift

 

So now you are here it is required of me from pre-dawn to dusk that I abstain

From food and water while with greater sincerity my prayers and conduct I maintain

While those who understand not, consider this noble task perhaps burdensome

Not in the least can the immense bounties you bring  be found loathsome

Yes I do realise that you have come to remind me ,yet again , of a better me

This training ground is much better than any other coaching session which is free

So I pray a little extra, give some charity and I remember my Lord and His blessings more

He, Allah, your master and mine, has promised that for this much blessing is in store

 

So I pray that your stay, however short, will be for me most beneficial

That on that Day, your witness in my favour will be made official

So I embrace you even more than I ever have, knowing that I truly love you

For this love is for no other reason but that my Love for Allah is true

  

Most certainly I acknowledge what you mean to me now, and always will

How then can I not invite others such that we may all forsake the evil

From my sisters who have not covered up to others who have not prayed at all

Always a good time to tell my non-Muslim friends to answer this call

 

The call is to obey Allah who created me, you and the entire universe

Such indeed was the call of Abraham, Moses, David and not forgetting Jesus

And on all of them be peace for they were without doubt great messengers

And to be complete,  so too peace upon Muhammad the seal of all messengers

A Blessed Friend

A dear friend has come to visit me

Since departed he has despite my plea

Perhaps I will get to see him in another year

Ah with him present there is such an atmosphere

Oh!  I hope that I have treated him well

That the fragrance from the promised Garden I can smell

How noble is my friend that with him blessings abound

From His Master who is not by any limit bound

I tried to grab much of it and bank it for my salvation

The profits from it is all free of taxation

My friend showed me a book I’ve heard before

Only this time it was just so much sweeter that afore

Even sometimes teary-eyed,  I read it cover to cover

In the masjid, in the home, in the car I heard it all over

There was a reminder here and a reminder there

And a new lesson here and everywhere

My friend told me than indeed he was blessed

For no other reason but because of this Book

In it is so much to learn about the author

From His Mercy is that He gave us a Law

He teaches us what we knew not

And that were created from a mere clot

Reminders and lessons of people past

And this life will not forever last

A guide for those who have understanding

Whose journey through life with have a happy landing

It is for us to hold onto it tight

For this book is most definitely full of might

From this book lessons and guidance we do take

We have fasted only for God’s sake

So farewell, O month of fasting

May your rewards you brought be for us everlasting

We are forever grateful to our Lord to whom is All Glory

Read Al-Quran and you will not be sorry

For He teaches also about some amazing men

Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus – peace be upon them

To their own people was their preaching

Worship the ONE true God was their teaching

They were submitters, They were Muslim

The One true religion is Islam

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