Ebony black stones
Spewed from a pregnant earth
Weave a serpentine ribbon
Connecting the Dependable Trustee,
SallAllahu alaihi wassalam,
With the Black Stone he was entrusted.
Jannah’s white ruby.
Depository of the covenant
Made by all souls to their Rabb.
Tears of guilt
Drop as spilt ink.
My wretched contribution
To the discolouration.
A voice devoid of hue,
But not of hope,
Turns to the treasure I am leaving.
Begging to be under his banner.
A murmuring whisper
Erupts from within.
A repetitive canticle:
Al-Ghafur Al-Ghafur Al-Ghafur.
The heart leaps.
Racing to kiss
The Right Hand of the Merciful.
Insha’llah, you and yours will be in my Du’a, may Allah Ta’ala bestow the good of this life and the next on the Ummah, our families, our relatives, our neighbors, our teachers, all pious predecessors. Ameen. May Allah Ta’ala enlighten our understandings, our hearts and our graves with His Mercy, Forgiveness and Kindness. Ameen.
"O my master, O messenger of Allah, O most noble creation to Allah, may the blessings, peace, greetings, and salutations of Allah Ta’ala, be upon you in every instance, in accordance to that which suits the greatness of your stature, and is befitting to the nobility of your rank. May He bring you to the highest ranks of bounty and honour and to the furthest limits of proximity and greatness. And may the like be upon your family, companions, wives, descendents and the whole of your nation, with the most complete blessing and inclusive peace. Ameen."
Shaykh Muhammad Sadiq Alawi, The Key to Arriving at the Door of the Messenger.
All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah Ta’ala Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam. Ameen.
Alhamdulillah! What a beautiful post and poem
May Allah bless you for the work you do.
Ya Haqq!
Comment by irving — February 13, 2007 @ 10:17 pm
asalamualaikum
jazakumullah for the interesting and amazing post. I read the black stone post, so amazing
wasalam from yusuf.
Comment by yusuf — February 14, 2007 @ 4:02 am
Jazakiallah Khaira sister for sharing such wonderful words with us. As brother Irving said, what a beautiful post and poem! Ameen to the duas and may Allah azawajal unite us with the one who lifted that very stone from the sheet held by the various tribal leaders in Makkah, placing it back into the Kabbah, salallahualaihiwasalam. I remember when we lived in Jeddah many years ago, preforming Umrah after Umrah and being able to the kiss the stone with every circuit of our tawaf… simpler days… simpler times.
Comment by ikramuddin — February 14, 2007 @ 12:11 pm
alsalam ‘alaikum,
dearest sister
just wanted to ask where can you get a hold of the book you refer to ‘the key to arriving at
the door of the messenger’ by shaykh muhammad sadaq alawi?
Allah bless
Comment by noura — February 14, 2007 @ 1:58 pm
Assalamu alaikum,
JazakumuLlahu khairan brothers Irving, Ikramuddin and Yusuf for your visit and your supportive words. May we all through such Ikram to each other gain the favours of Allah Ta’ala who has given us all the greatest gift of Ikram with our Deen of Islam.
Our Umrah has been delayed till next week, Khair. Though I have to admit there was a slight pang of disappointment when the phone call came so close to our leaving to say that Allah Ta’ala had Planned otherwise. May He in His most Generous ways invite us again next week….along with all who have the desire in their hearts to visit His House. Ameen.
Sister Noura, the book will be on the way soon, Insha’Allah.
Wassalamu alaikum
almiskeenah
Comment by almiskeenah — February 14, 2007 @ 5:52 pm
Assalamu Alaikum,
Jazakallah.
Mashallah .What a beautiful poem!
Your poems are truly Inspiring .
Wassalam.
Maryam.
Comment by Maryam — February 16, 2007 @ 6:51 am
Assalamu alaikum dear Maryam, Insha’Allah you could send me one of your inspiring poems on “Arriving” to this Radiant City. I still have one of your drawings I have not yet posted so I could post them together! INSHA’ALLAH!
Wassalamu alaikum
almiskeenah
Comment by almiskeenah — February 16, 2007 @ 9:27 pm