Esteemed Civilization – 14

(Islamic Poetry Collection)

By H Rubijanto

Love more than Allah?

“Say: If it be that your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your mates, or your kindred; the wealth that you have gained, the commerce in which ye fear a decline, or the dwellings in which ye delight are dearer to you than Allah, or His Apostle, or the striving in His cause: then wait until Allah brings about His decision; and Allah guides not the rebellious”. (At Taubah: 24).

Moslem should not take as protectors, or love anybody, or anything more than Allah swt.,

And any Moslem who steadfast believe and strive in Allah’s cause, with his belongings and soul, have the highest rank in the sight of Allah. They are the people who will achieve salvation.

Allah swt. doth give them glad tidings of a Mercy from Himself, of His good pleasure, and of Gardens, they will dwell therein for ever.

Verily in Allah’s presence is a reward, the greatest of all.

Bandung, 2 Rabi’ul Akhir 1428 H.

The Contracts Which Ye Have Made.

Do not cancel charity by reminders of generosity or by injury, like those who spend their substance to be seen of men, but believe neither in God nor in the Last Day,

Do not like a hard, barren rock, on which is a little soil, on it falls heavy rain, which leaves it just a bare stone.

They will be able to do nothing with aught they have earned, and Allah guides not who reject faith.

But those who spend their substance, seeking to please Allah, and to strengthen their souls, is a garden, high and fertile;

Heavy rain falls on it but makes it yield a double increase of harvest.

“It is not righteousness that ye turn ye faces towards East or West,

But it is righteousness to believe in God and the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers;

To spend of your substance, out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and the ransom of slaves; to be steadfast in prayer, and practice regular charity, to fulfill the contracts which ye have made;

And to be firm and patient in pain (or suffering) and adversity, and through out all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth , the God-fearing” (Al Baqarah: 177).

Bandung, 6 Rabi’ul Akhir 1428 H.

When . . . . . .

“When the sun (with its spacious light) is folded up,

When the stars fall, losing their luster,

When the mountains vanish (like a mirage),

When the she-camels, ten months with young, are left untended,

When the wild beasts are herded together (in human habitations),

When the oceans boil over with a swell,

When the souls are sorted out (being joined, like with like),

When the female (infant) buried alive, is questioned:,

For what crime she was killed”. (At Takwir: 1 – 9).

When the clear hearts have thrown away the darkness of the night,

When the obedience souls clear all doubts, and bring face to face with the truth, answer the above question. And how about the fetus?

Bandung, 7 Rabi’ul Akhir 1428 H.