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| A heart-rending supplication |
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| Halima |
| 06/24/04 at 01:47:06 |
| O God, unto You do I complain of my frailty, lack of resources and lack of significance before those people. O Most Merciful of the merciful, You are the Lord of the oppressed and You are my Lord. To whom do You abandon me? To that alien who looks askance and makes grimaces at me? Or to that enemy to whom You have given mastery over me? If, however, Your indignation is not against me, I have no worry. But Your grace is much greater for me to wish for. I seek refuge in the light of Your Countenance, which illumines all darkness and by which the affairs of this life and the Hereafter have been rightly ordered, lest Your wrath alight upon me, or Your indignation descend upon me. I expect Your forgiveness until You are pleased, and there is no other resource nor any power but in You. He had just finished his supplication when he saw a tray placed before him. A Christian slave from Nineveh, who had seen God's Messenger, upon him be peace, being stoned and tormented from the vineyard where he had been working, had put some grapes in a tray and brought it to him. God's Messenger, upon him be peace and blessings, said, In the name of God as he began to eat. This surprised Addas, the Christian slave. It was the first time he heard this phrase during his time among the polytheists. `Who are you? What has made you come here?', he asked. On hearing the answer, I am Muhammad, from Makka, the Last Prophet, he said with tears in his eyes, Addas remarked: `God has made me find you'. He then embraced Islam. The Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, performed his mission incessantly throughout his life. As a result of his tireless efforts, the circle of light broadened day by day, and the party of unbelief became more and more frustrated, just as the unbelievers are in rage today at the Islamic revival currently encompassing the whole world. They desire to extinguish with their mouths God's light; and God refuses but to perfect His light, though the unbelievers are averse. (al-Tawba, 9.32) If God has lit a candle, it is impossible to extinguish it just by blowing When Makka proved to no longer be fertile ground for further developments, God's Messenger, upon him be peace and blessings, emigrated to Madina, where he continued calling to Islam. He had to face the antagonism of the Jews and hypocrites and fight many battles during his ten years in Madina. In the twenty-third year of his mission, he began to feel the time for departure was approaching. He had performed the minor pilgrimage a few times, but he had not been able to carry out the major pilgrimage. In that year he managed to fulfil this sacred duty. He climbed the hill of `Arafat' on the back of his camel and gave a sermon known as the Farewell Sermon. In this sermon, he emphasized that feuds and transactions involving interest were strictly forbidden; reminded the congregation once more of the rights of women; talked about family ties and mentioned tribal and national relationships. A huge tearful congregation listened to him. While delivering his sermon, he frequently asked them if he had communicated God's Message. With each positive reply, he held up his blessed index finger towards the sky and said: O God, be the witness! In deep consciousness of Divine service, he might have thought, 'God sent me to the world to perform the duty of Messengership. Just as these people bore witness to the fulfilment of my duty, I hope I may be regarded as having truly done it.' He was prepared to meet God in perfect satisfaction. ____________________________________________________________ "I seek refuge in Allah from knowledge that brings no wisdom, from a heart that lacks kindness, from desires that bring discontent, and from supplications that go unanswered. -The Prophet Muhammad (SAW), as reported by Abu Hurairah" |
| Re: A heart-rending supplication |
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| timbuktu |
| 06/27/04 at 06:07:36 |
| [slm] indeed this is one of the supplications I most like. Is the original Arabic version somewhere on the net? |
| Re: A heart-rending supplication |
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| Halima |
| 06/29/04 at 02:16:20 |
| Sorry Bro. timbuktu, a brother sent it to me like that hence I just shared. It did move me, too. Halima |
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