Let Us Sit Down and Believe For A While

Category: Americas, Faith & Spirituality, Life & Society Topics: Prayers (Salah) Views: 3495
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Let Us Sit Down and Believe For A While: 

  So 'Abdullah ibn Rawahah (RAA), whenever he met one of the Companions  

of the Prophet Muhammad, he used to say, 

"Come, let us believe in our Lord for a while." 

When the Prophet Muhammad heard about this, he said, 

"May Allah have mercy on Ibn Rawahah, for he loves

 the gatherings that the angels feel proud to attend."

Let us sit down and believe for a while...

In the dappled sunlight of this June afternoon

Amongst the swaying leaves and the violet bloom

I promise not to ramble on about economic pacts

I will not bore you with depressing trade facts

And partake neither in vain babble nor pretension-

But instead marvel at the exquisite surface tension,

Of a single drop of tender dew

Serenely dripping into view.

Sunlight plays delicately on the Noor (light) and grace

That illuminate your gentle face

Oh my friend, let us sit down and believe for a while

Lest we stray towards the less worthwhile

Pursuits and pleasures and lofty attitudes

And conceits and egos of great altitudes-

I would rather be inspired by this beleaguered ant,

Resolutely forging towards the garden plants!

(A noble ant, whether it can make it or it can't).

My friend, let us sit down and believe for a while-

Let us pray Asr and then directly after

Deeply contemplate the nearing Hereafter

And pray and pray and sometimes ruminate

And ask for forgiveness in this humble state.

The trees will securely shade our prostrate forms

Swathed and billowing in cotton storms!

And I hope and hope, and I pray and pray

To be as securely shaded on Judgment Day.

My friend, let us sit down and believe for a while

Lest we get caught up in some erring lifestyle

And so do not reflect upon His creation or ponder

And idle away the afternoons in petty squander

No, let us sit down and believe for a while-

No matter what the task or worldly trial.

And may we never come to sorrow at this day's end

That we spent in prayer with a believing friend-

For we sat down with a smile, we sat down and believed

a while.

 Sister Anam Majeed is a freelance writer and contributes to suhaibwebb.com


  Category: Americas, Faith & Spirituality, Life & Society
  Topics: Prayers (Salah)
Views: 3495

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Older Comments:
:) FROM INDIA said:
Very nice. May Allah bless us All and keep us away from all vices, and teach us how to be a humble and a good Muslim.and a good human. Ameen
2008-07-05

JUNAIDI FROM MALAYSIA said:
Assalamu'alaikum.

"Let us sit down and believe for a while and pray to ALLAH that we are 'believers' till the end of our life"
2008-07-03

ISSAAC FROM USA said:
i totally agree with it..asr prayer is a blessed prayer for those who pray it..praise be to ALLAH -swt- for blessing the mankind with prayer..salaam alakam
2008-07-02

FATIMAH MUHAMMAD FROM CANADA said:
Beautiful, Mashallah!

Sister Fatimah
2008-06-30

ABU GIMBA FROM GHANA said:
Very refreshing and thought provoking
2008-06-30

IMAN FROM U.S.A. said:
I loved the poem,everyone should pray after they pray.Inshallah i'll do better.
2008-06-29

SYED IRFAN HUSSAIN FROM UAE said:
Alhamdulilah , Thanks for reminding us to take time off from our routine schedules and remember Allah & ask for forgiveness.
2008-06-29

MOH FROM U.S said:
Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful. The poem left me crying.
2008-06-28