Soul Scripture has moved home...and iMuslimah has launched
 The launch of http://www.imuslimah.co.uk/ is here at last.Check it out and register today inshaAllah... SoulScripture, has recently moved, if you are a regular reader, then please visit and bookmark: Alhamdulillah Soul Scripture has lived on blogger for the last 3 years... So I decided I needed a change, a facelift perhaps... This site has now relocated. The new sites include blogs links and posts from this and all other blogs written by myself as well as a new iMuslimah Webshop to raise money for the treatment of a kidney patient. Please visit it, benefit, bookmark, and become a member. Invite others also. See you on the other side insha'Allaah. JazakhumAllahu khairun Umm Salihaa |
DUNYA Vs. AKHIRRA "Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you, Until ye come to the graves.Nay, but ye will come to know!Nay, but ye will come to know!Nay, would that ye knew (now) with a sure knowledge!For ye will behold hell-fire.Aye, ye will behold it with sure vision.Then, on that day, ye will be asked concerning pleasure." (Surah At Takathur) You have this great plan, of how you want your life to be; Control of your Nafs, Purifying your intention, (Soul Scripture ,Ramadhan 1427) |
SABR & DUA'A "Allah does not impose on any self any more than it can bear" (Surat al-Baqarah, 286) I’m searching for the answers, to the questions in my mind, I’m searching high and low, but yet again I’ve been denied. I sit in contemplation at the doorway to Allah One I have full access to, through power of dua’a I sit silently weeping, in hope and sincerity, I pray to the Almighty to only one day let this be. In a world where many Muslims, Suffer much more than me, More than I could imagine, more than I’ll ever see. Sitting in anticipation, hoping I am on the list That I'm a true believer, and I will not be missed. I know I’ve got some way to go, I realise I’m not perfect In front of Allah’s majesty, I feel like just an insect. I guess I should be thankful, for every breath I take Ask for His mercy and forgiveness, for every single mistake. O Allah forgive me, please bless me and be pleased For I want to be a Muslim, the way you want me to be. (SS, 2006) |
JOURNEY OF A MUSLIM Narrated by Ibn Umar (RA): " Allah's Apostle said, Islam is based on the following five principles: (1)to testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammed is His Apostle. (2) To perform the (compulsary congrgational) prayers dutifully and perfectly. (3) To pay Zakat (i.e. obligatory charity). (4) To observe fast during the month of Ramadhan (5) To perform Hajj (i.e. Pilgramage to Mecca) (Sahih Bukhari: Kitaab ul Imaan) Though I was born a Muslim, it took time to appreciate To embrace the one true faith, before it got too late. To recite and believe there’s only one true God, Allah Who sent the message of Islam with Muhammad, Rasool Allah. Standing on my prayer mat, before the sun rises at last Raise my hands with the niyaah, That this salaah might be my last. I pray that He forgives me, for every sin known and unknown, I pray that one day before me, paradise will be shown. I try to give to those in need, by paying my zakat Giving alms in charity, so that I might cleanse my heart. Giving to the needy, visiting the sick, It’s not only the money, but a smile can do the trick. Every year in Ramadhan, When every Muslim abstains When shaytans safely locked away, Only my nafs to keep on reins. I pray to Allah, this time its really going to last, I’m going to change myself you see, not just simply fast. Once in my life, at the very least, I hope to travel far, Fulfil myself completely, performing Hajj and Umrah. Till then I pray He helps me strive to be the best believer, To live life as a Muslim; not as a hell torment receiver. (SS, 2006) |
NEEDS & DEEDS... "Every good act is an act of charity". In another version the hadith, it says: "Your smile to your brother is a charitable act. Ordering good is a charitable act. Forbidding evil is a charitable act. Helping a man who has bad eyesight to see things is a charitable act. Removing a stone, rubbish or bones is a charitable act. Emptying your cup in the cup of your brother is a charitable act." (Sahih Muslim) His big brown eyes Fill with tears of sorrow Have you no love That he could just borrow? His head is bowed He has little pride But rest assured He feels something inside. Feelings and thoughts Will always remain But by keeping emotions He has little to gain. His tearful eyes Cry out in need "Is there no-one out there To fulfil this deed?" A little love If he could just borrow To help him face The world of tommorrow. (SS, 1995) |
TRAVELLERESS... Narrated by Mujahid: Abdullah bin Umar (RA) said: “Allah’s Apostle took hold of my shoulder and said, “Be in this world as if you were a stranger or a traveller.” The sub narrator added that Ibn Umar used to say; " If you survive to the evening, do not expect to be alive in the morning, and if you survive till the morning do not expect to be alive in the evening, and take from your health for your sickness and (take) from your life for your death." (Sahih Bukhari: Kitab Ar-Riqaq) I'm a solitary travelleress Following the sign Travelling the dunya In hope, one day paradise will be mine. I try to live my life By my guide that is Islaam It tells me whats halal for me I try to avoid, haraam. It is not all that simple tho' When shaytaan is on my case He's telling me, all that's wrong So that i might loose my faith. It's all about control I guess Of my actions, hopes, desires So long as I, keep my nafs in check and pray I, avoid the fire. I raise my hands in dua That one day i'll meet Allaah And He'll grant me forgiveness So I reach my one true goal, Janaah Insha'Allah (SS, 2006) |
WAITING "Every soul shall taste death: And only on the Day of Judgment shall you be paid your full recompense. Only he who is saved far from the Fire and admitted to the Garden will have attained the object (of Life): For the life of this world is but goods and chattels of deception." (Surah Al-e-Imran: verse 185) Every moment that i breathe, This dream i have tends to creep To the thoughts inside my head, To where i slumber in my bed. Every prayer, as i kneel, holding steadfast in my soul aware of the role i play, my true target, aims and goal. Akhirra my destination,Islam the one true path. Dunya my temporary home, Actions, deeds belong to me alone. I'm not here to please the people, I'm not here to stay for long. I am just a traveller, trying to avoid what's wrong. I long for the final day, When i may meet my Lord. Though first i beg from him Forgiveness, And pray and work for the reward. Jannah Insha'Allah. (SS, 2006) |
HUNGER, POVERTY, WHY? Narrated by Sahl (RA): Allah's Apostle (saw) said: " I and the one who looks after an orphan will be like this in Paradise, " showing his middle and index fingers and seperating them. (Sahih Bukhari: Kitab ul talak) Does anybody care? Does anybody care; That my stomach feels so very bare My swollen arms and my swollen feet My stomach too, 'cos i've got nothing to eat. Does anybody care? Does anybody care; That i've walked for miles Days and days on end I walked bare foot because my shoes are worn Over dirty, dull streets Does anybody care? Does anybody care; When night falls And we shelter under the stars? Would anybody care if we were dead because we haven't been fed? If somebody had given before it was too late A little something out of their plate Maybe we'd think there is hope still Out there to be found. But, Does anybody care? Maybe if somebody out there could give A little something to let us live Hope would be everlasting And we would know there was somebody In this world that cared. Does anybody care? (SS, 1995) |
FAITH Narrated by Abi Waih (RA): Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman said, "The Hypocrites of today are worse than those of the lifetime of the Prophet (saw), because in those days they used to do evil deeds secretly, but today they do such deeds openly." (Sahih Bukhari: Book 88) Faith is a word i regret to say; (SS, 1996) |
A LOST SENSE "Verily, you (O Muhammad) guide not whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills. And He knows best those who are the guided ones." A vision of darkness, never a glimpse of light |
MISTAKEN IDENTITY When you pass me on the street, what do you see? |
MISCONCEPTIONS The Prophet (saw) said: "None of you will have faith till he wishes for his (Muslim) brother what he likes for himself." (Sahih Bukhari: Book of Belief) Why is it they stare at me, while I walk down the street? Why is this world always set out, to create some big defeat? Is it the colour of my skin, my scarf or my long gown? Or is it what I hold inside, my heart that puts them down? How can my faith, of peace and truth, be misconstrued to be, Something other than what’s in The Book, for all the world to see? No bombs, no knives, no guns, no hate, no obscurity, Just my own guide, to live my life, prepare for all eternity. I don’t hate the passers by, for what they are to me, For most of them are strangers, being who they want to be. What gives any human, the right to display cruelty? No matter what that persons, race or religion be. Let them not inside my heart, cause hate or anxiety, Let them not hinder my place in this society. Melt their stone cold hearts, so that some day they may unearth, That compassion deep inside their souls, show them their true worth. I can tolerate the consequence, of the minority that hate I can take it all, for only You decide my fate. May it only make me stronger; I know it’s for the best, All I ask of You though, is to protect the rest. (SS, 2005) |