Esteemed Civilization – 21

(Islamic Poetry Collection)

 

By H Rubijanto

 

The Power of Testimony.

 

Remember we’ll come across this preliminary question as told by Nabi Muhammad saw:

 When the servant is placed in his grave and his companions retrace their steps and he hears the noise of their footsteps, then two angels come to him and make him sit and say to him: What you have to say about this person (the Holy Prophet)?

 

If he is a believer, he would say: I bear testimony to the fact that he is a servant of Allah and His Messenger. Then it would be said to him: Look to your seat in the Hell- Fire, for Allah has substituted (the seat of yours) with a seat in Paradise. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: He would be shown both seats.

 

“Establish regular prayer at the sun’s decline till the darkness of the night,

And the morning prayer and reading: for the prayer and reading in carry their testimony”. (Al Israa: 78).

 

“In that is a Sign for those who fear the Penalty of the Hereafter: that is

a Day for which mankind will be gathered together: that will be a Day of  Testimony”. (Hud: 103).

 

And do not forget the Message of Nabi Muhammad saw:

Should I not inform you about the most grievous of the grave sins? (The Holy Prophet) repeated it three times, and then said:

 

Associating anyone with Allah, disobedience to parents, false testimony or false utterance. The Holy Prophet was reclining, then he sat up, and he repeated it so many times that we wished that he should become silent.

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Not Join Anything.

 

“So set thou thy face steadily and truly to the Faith,

(Establish) Allah’s handiwork according to the pattern

on which He has made mankind; No change (let there be)

in the work (wrought) by Allah; That is the standard religion,

but most among mankind understand not.

 

Turn ye back in repentance to Him and fear Him;

Establish regular prayers, and be not you among those

who join gods with Allah.

Those who split up their Religion, and become (mere) Sects,

Each party rejoicing in that which is with itself!”

(Ar Rum: 31 – 32).

 

Join not any partners with Him, There is no god other than Allah,

and the Prophet Muhammad is His Messenger,

And do good to parents, kinfolks, parents, take good care of orphans,

those who need, neighbors who are near, neighbors who are strangers, the companion by your side, the way farer ye meet,

 

Allah loves not the arrogant, the vainglorious,

Should not take for protector any other than Allah,

the creator of the heavens and the earth.

Just bow to Allah merely in Islam, to worship to Allah,

for nothing is equal with Him.

 

Expound openly what we are commanded, and turn away

from those who join false gods to Allah,

More over after He removes the distress, behold do not turn back

to the false magic spells and any ritual offerings.

Pray to Him: “Ya Allah, bestow wisdom on me, and join me with

Righteous; protect me and let nothing keep me aside from Your Light

of Signs, after it has been quite clear to us”. Amien.

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Cover not Truth with Falsehood.

 

There is no a real victory over the falsehood,

For Allah belongs both East and West,

He guides whom He will to a Way that is straight,

The real Truth is from Allah, so be not at all in doubt.

 

Seek Allah’s help with patient perseverance and prayer,

It is indeed hard, except to those who bring a lowly spirit,

Who bear in mind the certainty that they are to meet their Lord,

and that they are to return to Him.

 

Those who believe in Allah, the Al Qur’anul Karim and

the Last Day and work righteous, shall have their reward

with their Lord,

On them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.

 

“And cover not Truth with falsehood, nor conceal the Truth when

ye know (what it is).

And be steadfast in prayer; practice regular charity; and bow down

your heads with those who bow down (in worship).

 

Do ye enjoin right conduct on the people, and forget (to practice it)

yourselves.

And yet ye study the Scripture? Will ye not understand?”

(Al Baqarah: 42 – 44).

 

To those who believe not in the Hereafter and they assert the falsehood

that all good things are for themselves,

If Allah were to punish them, He would not leave on the earth

a single living creature;

But Allah gives them respite for a stated term,

When the term expires, they would not be able to delay the punishment

for a single hour, just as they would not be able to anticipate it before.

 

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