Armstrong Posted November 15, 2003 Something i received recently on a cyber messaging service (none of it is my work I only coppied and pasted). Quote. Side by Side They lie on the table side by side The Holy Quran and the T.V. Guide. One is well worn and cherished with pride. Not the Quran, but the T.V. Guide. One is used daily to help folks decide. Not the Quran, but the T.V. Guide. As the pages are turned, what shall they see? Oh, what does it matter, turn on the T.V. So they open the book in which they confide. No, not the Quran, but the T.V. Guide. The Word of Allah is seldom read. Maybe a verse before they fall into bed. Exhausted and sleepy and tired as can be. Not from reading the Quran, from watching T.V. So then back to the table side by side, Lie the Holy Quran and the T.V. Guide. No time for prayer, no time for the Word, The plan of Istiqama is seldom heard. But forgiveness of sin, so full and free, Is found in the Quran, not on T.V. Unquote. P.S. Poetic Nomads take it away and add more based on a similar theme or anything else. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuCkY Posted November 15, 2003 Prayer... Prayer sets you apart from the Non-beLievers Prayer is ONE of the five piLLars of IsLam You Remove aLL sin and Shaytans whispering words Its your Heart*Spirit*Mind that you purify thats stained with corrosion Amalgamating your souL with Creations Great Light Even the Darkest of hearts can be Left Shinning Bright Prayer is the path from this Transitory-Evanescent world to the Eternal hereafter A tranquiLity Overcomes the SouL giving One Serenity of Mind*Body*SouL LIke never before Prayer makes you remember that...that...that... That your Life actuaLLy starts when fLesh starts to putrefy Prayer is that Link to the Mother from the Womb Prayer is the Guardian that Protects you in the Tomb Prayer unraveLs your LIfe To RepeL againt the FIRE of HeLL Its the ONLY Shroud you can wear So Pray to thy Lord the Most BeneficiaL Most MercifuL Pray for forgiveness Pray before its too Late 'The DeviL promises you destitution and enjoins on you Lewdness, but ALLah promises you forgiveness from HimseLf with Bounty,ALLah is ALL-Embracing,ALL-Knowing' '...Do not foLLow in the footsteps of Satan,for he is an open enemy for You' SAY your prayers before your prayer are SAID Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mowgli Posted November 15, 2003 Asalaama Alaikum Thanks Mujahid Jazaka Allah Khayr(even your efforts of copying and pasting...make one stop to think and reflect on life.) "But forgiveness of sin, so full and free, Is found in the Quran, not on T.V." That is sooo true. How many kids have I seen when they get too much for their parents, they turn the tv on for them and carry on with their work, not once thinking about the connsequences of what it might do to the child. Luckly, that too was a beautiful poem, praying brings us closer to Allah, as Nabi Mohammed (scws) said "the shortest distance between a problem and a solution, is the distance between your knees and the floor" Jazza Allahu Khayr walaal. Here is my two cents: We love to speak, but not to hear We fear to die, but never live We love to take, but not to give. Ourselves we cherish, truth we let perish We disdain prayers, yet live in fears We forsake truth for empty careers. Inane values rule our desires Burning us like wildfires. Yet we do not seek Real substance Instead we opt to follow Shaytan Mindless... We are blinded by worldly desires... Yet we forget it is only a fleeting pleasure The real trial is after death When we will ALL return to the One above Now I ask you this... Have YOU prepared? Ma'Salaama and afuur wanaagsan! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blessed Posted November 26, 2003 Nice poetry guys This is oneofmy favs... A Muslim Prayer Oh, Allah: lead me onward Nor let my footsteps fall While marching to the graveside That waiteth there for all Smooth thou the ragged pathway That leads towards the goal To which each pious Muslim Directs his heart and soul Protect me when in danger In sorrow comfort give Al Hafiz, , God preserver It is by thee we live And when my life be over And all my race is run Al-Jannah be my portion, Al-Latif, Gracious one! Quillam- The Crescent- December 1895 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
