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jannah |
05/06/05 at 02:26:51 |
ok rap this with a rhythm... i thought this was sooooooo funneee ;).....J Br Tushar Imdad-ul-Haque Bhuiya. In His own words: "I came to eat dinner in my halls of residence one day last year when two sisters started laughing at me; I had some food stuck in my beard. They went on to innocently and honestly mock my beard saying it was messy, unnatural and unhygienic. Little did they know the rage that I felt as a result of this and I channeled this rage by unleashing my anger through my pen and out came this poem. I performed this poem in the Leicester University/DMU Islamic Societies and Eid Celebration and it was received with much laughter and acclaim - Alhamdulillah. Due to popular demand and many requests I have decided to type my poem up and email it to my friends in Islam. Let me remind you all not to be offended as this is no fatwa or religious statement - just a funny poem that spontaneously was produced as a result of my unfortunate experience..." Tushar (12th March 2001) THE BEAUTY OF THE BEARD "Glorified be He who beautifies women with long locks of hair And Men with long beards There is beauty in the beard Aye, there is beauty in the beard! When the lion roars all the animals submit For the lion is the king of the jungle The lion with its glorious mane And a Muslim man grows his mane in pride Showing the rest of humanity that he is to be respected Can one imagine a lion without its mane? Nay, thou canst not! Then imagine a man without his beard Woe to worldly women who mock the beards so! Desiring husbands with clean shaven faces Woe to women who mock the Prophets Sunnah In the name of hygiene, neatness and smooth texture Indeed the women of this world cannot like the beard But she who wants Paradise adores the beard! A beard is a gift given to man Something only he can grow; a woman never can! When he ponders, he gently strokes it; When he eats, it stores food; When he is with kids, they play with it adoringly; When he is with his wife, she fondles it lovingly; When the enemy see it, fear is struck in their hearts! Ah! there is indeed beauty in the beard! All the Prophets had beards - yes they did! Muhammad (pbuh) had a beard - so big! so big! All the companions had beards - o yes! o yes! All the sages had beards - I know! I know! All the wise have beards - tis true! tis true! All the pious have beards - you see! you see! All the Muslims have beards!? - if only! if only! Who did not have beards? The kafirun! Who had clean shaven faces? The kafirun! Who grew their moustaches? The kafirun! "And what did our Prophet order?" I here you ask He ordered us to lengthen the beard and trim the moustache! Lengthen the beard and trim the moustache! What greater reason that this can there be The fact that our Prophet told us to see That we make ourselves appear to the world As full bearded men with honour untold O Muslim brother! Why do you desire to look like a woman When your blessed facial hair is the differece between you and the opposite gender? O poor Muslim brother! Why do you imitate the kafir Instead of following the Prophet of Islam? O silly Muslim sister! Why are you so blind? Infatuated with Bollywood actors who have no mind! O wretched sister! Are you not scared of your choice? You would rather have a feminine monkey instead of an exalted manly ape! So indeed I love my beard And adore the curls and tangles Which no oil, gel or superglue can ever straighten My glorious long, curly, messy, fluffy beard! The playhouse for kids; The envy of Malaysian people And the beloved of Allah! I maybe rejected by worldly women because of this hair on my face But who care! For my Mum loves it and she puts all such sisters to disgrace! Be patient Muslim brothers, who shun the trendy look for a Prophetic pose Paradise with the wide eyed Houris is our final abode!!!!!" |
I agree... |
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Trustworthy |
05/06/05 at 19:12:00 |
[slm]... Men with beards and men who can grow beards should thank Allah (SWT) for this blessing. My cousin, don't know why, can't grow an official beard. He has no growth from the end of his ear lobes to the tip of his lips and from the end of his nose to the the tip of his lips so he lookes like a catfish if he doesn't keep it trimmed. He tries to grow a beard, but it just doesn't grow so well. He still keeps what little he has trimmed (it's sunnah...and we all need to do as much sunnah as we can so that we could the rewards for them) and it looks good. But please do keep it neat because I've seen brothers with beards that were not pleasing to the eye. And please do NOT braid it. It looks really silly. Allah (SWT) bless.... Ma-assalaamah.... |
haha |
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nina |
05/09/05 at 09:20:09 |
[slm] haha, malaysian ppl envy... some malays can grow beards!! (some women too...) alhumdilillah, Allah (swt) is kind :-) |
different beards |
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tahirah |
05/16/05 at 14:22:15 |
[slm] lol, that was pretty funny. i had a professor who had a neck beard (he grew out his hair really long only under his chin, nad everything else was shaved off), it was the first time i had seen anything like that! some days he would have it in two braids like a ponytails. i thought it was the funniest thing, quite amusing. :-/ imaging learning organic chemistry while looking up at a neck beard. all that aside i think the long beards are the coolest, i think 'sheikh' when i see them. lol, once we were at this family buffet restaurant that had game rooms and activites, etc...well the room we were in had a TV for the kids, i was eating by a family and the kids all of a sudden exlclaimed, "look Baba, there's a sheikh on TV!" we looked up and it was a cartoon with Santa Claus. LOL :-/ it took like five minutes to explain that it wasnt a sheikh...the girl was like, "but he has a long white beard..." salaam tahirah |
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