Esteemed Civilization – 18

(Islamic Poetry Collection)

By H Rubijanto

We do testify!

Those who are sincere, firmness in believing Allah and His apostles, they are the sincere lovers of Truth, and the Witnesses who testify in the eyes of their Lord, they shall have their Reward and their Light.

But those who reject the testimony, they will be far astray, drifted away with no return but the severe agony.

“When thy Lord drew forth from the Children of Adam, from their loins their descendants, and made them testify concerning themselves, (saying): “Am I not your Lord (Who cherishes and sustains you)?” They said: “Yea! We do testify!”

(This), lest ye should say on the Day of Judgment: “Of this we were never mindful”. (Al A’raf: 172).

Should not make the life on this world just to play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting and multiplying in rivalry among us.

Passing over the Revelation of Allah swt., will make hearts grew hard, more over could be real transgressors who deny the Testimony which ever made aforetime.

'Ubadah bin Al-Samit, may Allah be pleased with him, reported: While we were in the company of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) he said: Swear allegiance to me that you will not associate anything with Allah, that you will not commit adultery, that you will not steal, that you will not take any life which it is forbidden by Allah to take but with (legal) justification: and whoever among you fulfills it, his reward is with Allah: and he who commits any such thing and is punished for it, that will be an atonement for it. And if anyone commits anything and Allah conceals (his sins), his matter rests with Allah. He may forgive if He likes, and He may punish him if He likes. (Bukhari – Muslim).

Bandung, 8 Jumadil Ula 1428 H.

Will the Greater Story come soon?

When they saw the penalty in the shape of a cloud traversing the sky,

Coming to meet they villages, they hoped the cloud would give them rain,

But it was the calamity they asked to be hastened; A wind wherein was a Grievous Penalty.

By the command of Allah, everything would be destroyed; Then by the morning they nothing was to be seen, but the ruins of their houses!

Thus did Allah recompense those given to sin!

Allah had firmly established ‘Ad’s brethren in a prosperity and power which He had not given to the other brethren,

They had been endowed with faculties of seeing, heart and intellect,

But of no profit to them were their faculties of hearing, sight, heart and intellect, when they went on rejecting the Signs of Allah swt.,

And then they were completely encircled by that which they used to

mock at! Will the Greater Story come soon?

“Has the story reached thee, of the Overwhelming (Event)?

Some faces, that Day will be humiliated, Laboring (hard), weary,

The while they enter the Blazing Fire, The while they are given, to drink of a boiling hot spring,

No food will there be for them but a bitter ‘Dhari’, which will neither nourish nor satisfy hunger,

(Other) faces that Day will be joyful, Pleased with their Striving,

In a Garden on high, where they shall hear no (word) of vanity,

Therein will be a bubbling spring, Therein will be Thrones (of dignity), raised on high, Goblets placed (ready), And Cushions set in rows, And rich carpets (all) spread out, Do they not look at the camels, How they are made? And at the Sky, How it is raised high? And at the Mountains, How they are fixed firm? And at the Earth, How it is spread out? Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish.

Thou art not one to manage (men’s) affairs. But if any turn away and reject Allah,

Allah will punish him with a mighty Punishment. For to Us will be their Return; Then it will be for Us to call them account.”

(Al Ghasiyah: 1 – 26). Bandung, 9 Jumadil Ula 1428 H.

The Protector and Maintainer.

Obey and serve Allah, join not any partners with Him, for Allah loves not the arrogant, the vainglorious, nor those who are niggardly or enjoin niggardliness on others, or hide the bounties which Allah hath bestowed on them, for Allah has prepared for those who resist Faith,

a punishment that steeps them in contempt.

“Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has given the one more (strength/logic) than the other, and because they support them from their means; Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husband’s) absence, what Allah would have them guard.

As to those woman on whose part ye fear disloyalty and ill-conduct , admonish them first, next, refuse to share their beds, (and last) beat them (lightly);

But if they return to obedience, seek not against them means (of annoyance);

For Allah is Most High, Great (above you all)”.

(An Nisa: 34).

Allah is never unjust in the least degree; if there is any good done, He doubles it, and gives from His own presence a great reward.

Be faithful in trusts and obedience, and settle any problem under the guidance of Allah and His Messengers.

Do not take any Evil for the intimate or spend the substance to be seen, ever keep away from hypocrisy and falsehood.

Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them, reported: I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) delivering a sermon and making this observation: "No person should be alone with a woman except when there is a Mahram with her, and the woman should not undertake journey except with a Mahram". A person stood up and said: Allah's Messenger, my wife has set out for pilgrimage, whereas I am enlisted to fight in such and such battle, whereupon he said: "You go and perform Hajj with your wife" (Bukhari – Muslim).

Bandung, 10 Jumadil Ula 1428 H.