is not a playground of the ordinary laymen
It's an expertise demanding intellectual acumen
The Holy Prophet's habit of mutual consultations
was due to the high caliber of his companions
To label it as democracy
is nothing but idiocy
The appointment of Abu Bakar as caliph wasn't through elections
but was simply taking a pledge or an oath of allegiance
To consider it as a modern voting process
is ignorance to Islam's original sources
Were the first four rightly guided caliphs politicians?
If yes, they wouldn't have earned such reverence
They were men of the highest standard of excellence
who never desired societal status or prominence
O' Muslims, beware of your enemy's deceitful trap
Follow the Sunnah if you want to rule the map!
The Fortitude of Islam
Many great men have walked on this planet, earth
Some are destined for greatness right from birth
But some undergo metamorphosis at a later stage
Yet they are remembered with awe in every age
One such special human being is this poem's subject
Although words can't grant him his due respect
By his conversion, faith was given certitude
Through him, Islam was granted fortitude
On a critical issue, when he would give his opinion
To affirm it, God would send a similar revelation
Wherever he would enter and reside
Satan would runaway and hide
When an earthquake shook Madinah's land
He struck it with a stick in his hand
and said, "why do you shake? have I not done justice on you?"
It turned motionless as if just a silent bird had flew
When the people of Egypt started complaining
that the river Nile had stopped flowing
With conviction yet humbleness, he wrote a famous letter
and asked the governor to throw it in the water
Suddenly changed was the fate of river Nile
as if the angels had descended for a while
Saints and sages are known only for their spirituality
Yet this man defined a multi-dimensional personality
All-encompassing vision of a leader
Intellectual genius of a scholar
Immutable courage of a holy warrior
Humility of a God's messenger
Unshakable will of a conqueror
All facets in one character
The beautiful petal of the Muslim flower
The worldly manifestation of Divine power
Even Western annals of History testify to his gigantic figure
He was ranked 52 among 100 most influential people ever
Muhammad said, "Allah speaks through the tongue of Umar"
"If there was a prophet after me, it would've been Umar"!
The Nursery Rhyme of Eid
O' Brothers & Sisters, Congratulation
For yet another Ramzan's completion
One month of spiritual purification
Four weeks of soul's gratification
The ideal method for sins' deletion
The perfect way for inner emancipation
The best therapy for mind's relaxation
The only cure for heart's wrong fixation
Muslims don't celebrate the avoidance of fasting
But rejoice on Allah's mercy that's everlasting
Although we didn't do anything of worthy significance
But we sincerely hope for Allah's full acceptance
However, it's time to seek refuge from Satan
He is back with the same evil intention
To be free from his poison's infliction
We desperately need divine intervention
And to defend ourselves against Nafs, the inner serpent
We need the companionship of Allah's sincere servant
Lets pray that Ramzan wasn't a temporary vacation
but the first step towards self-transformation!
Iqbal's Concept of God: My Poetic Description
The definitive root of all occurrence is a will directed rationally
Allah is the unique name given to safeguard its individuality
The Quran negates the pantheistic interpretation
and stresses upon a personalistic conception
In a universe governed by change and relativity
The only absolute constant is light's velocity
Thus light is a metaphor for God but doesn't mean omnipresence
Unlike the perception of other Muslim thinkers of prominence
Even the word 'infinity' doesn't signify spatial extension
But intensity of which this universe is a mere expression
