A Plea for Remembrance
Sometimes I wonder,
Do you think of us in Jannah?
Dunya can feel empty-
so unloving,
And uncaring.
We scream for intervention.
Iqra!
Recite in the name of your Lord.
We need that Divine revelation
to deal with our current situation.
Do you think of us in Jannah?
Do we become afterthoughts
in the master plan?
Astaghfirullah.
I know my mind shouldn’t go there.
But I look at each disaster
And wonder how we fare.
How would you fix Allah’s creation?
Your wisdom, intellect, and spiritual might,
so needed now.
From Trump’s America
to dear Syria;
The faithful in China
incarcerated by the masses.
From Europe’s shores
to Australia’s coasts,
Your ummah needs you most.
An example of strength,
A way to live each day,
Following in your footsteps–
Sirat-ul-Mustaqeem.
Call us back to basics–
The Qur’an as guide.
The sunnah as life.
Love.
Mercy.
Compassion.
Strength.
Wisdom.
Fortitude.
Let’s remodel our connection
to divine revelation.
Let’s elevate
the sacred
over the
profane.
Do you think of us in Jannah?
Can your warmth reach down–
gently redirect us
to Sirat-ul Mustaqeem?
They call our sisters terrorists,
our brothers get no better.
Names to break us,
to defame,
and to degrade us.
Ya Rasoolullah.
If my voice could reach the Heavens,
and your response could re-enter this realm,
no figurative army could stop us.
Words could purge
the bigotry,
the suffering
of millions–
Muslim
And non.
Ya Rasoolullah,
Your message is mercy.
Ya Rasoolullah,
We need Divine Compassion
to repossess
our inheritance.
This dunya is crying.
Will your message
cloak our suffering?
Can our pain
be healed by
our commonalities?
Ya Rasoolullah.
Do we think of you in dunya?
Do we really know your worth?
Iqra!
Recite in the name of your Lord.
A message for us all.
Let’s not lose it
to appease those
who wish us to fall.
Please think of us in Jannah.
We need these prayers in dunya.
Let us reunite
under Allah’s light.
Keep creation in your breast-pocket.
Here lies your message
within mine.
A timeless bond
Of heart and mind.
Do you think of us in Jannah?
Or is it too late?
Your example is needed
more than ever,
Let us not hesitate.
