Saturday, March 14, 2009

a story

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

"A pigeon came to you with hope in you,
complaining with a disturbed and trembling heart,
who was it that informed it that your place
is a sanctuary, and that you're a shelter for the wronged."

A bird called Al-Hummarah flapped its wings and flew over the head of the Messenger of Allah (sallalahu aleyhi wa salaam). The Messenger of Allah said: "Who has tormented this one by (taking its) chicks? Return to it its chicks." [excerpt from Don't be Sad]


How then can I surmise his beauty,
the mercy and wisdom of the Last Glory?
Indeed you're the exalted, ya sayedi
Indeed the most beloved, ya habibi.

(sallu aleyhi wa alehi)

-hy-

2 comments:

Complicated Lexicality said...

Jak sis for your wonderful post...
Incidentally, the last part of my halaqa, the bit about the "art of happiness" i extracted from the book "Don't Be Sad!!"

good stuff!

hikmet said...

wa jaza'ki Kheir Ukhti. yes, i noticed that while i was flipping thru the pages earlier today.

talk to you soon :)