A-Z Poetry by Me: A

Allah

He is the Most...
Merciful to give us another chance,
Forgiving for all sins except polytheism,
Generous in His gifts (1) even to sinners,
More Loving than a mother to her child (2).
So don't complain of your wishes not immediately granted.
Rather, be thankful of your sins not immediately punished.

Allah is One without partners or son (Quran:112),
He is the Creator of everything we benefit from (3),
The Provider and Sustainer for all living creatures we see,
And the BEST Protector for you and me.
 
He is the Most Powerful and Just,
Most Wise with knowledge of the Unseen (4),
THE King of kings, Resurrector (Quran 36:78-79), and Owner of Judgment Day.
Life is not guaranteed, but death is certain.
Your life will flash before your eyes, so make sure it is worth it.
 
I call Him Allah,
You may call Him God.
We should learn about Him,
Acknowledge and believe in His existence,
Live by His standards and obey His commands,
For our own good (5) in this life and the next.

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Inspirational References

 

(1) Quran (14:34) And He gave you from all you asked of Him. And if you should count the favor of Allah, you could not enumerate them. Indeed, mankind is [generally] most unjust and ungrateful.

(2) Umar ibn Al-Khattab reported "...The Prophet said, “Allah is more merciful to His servants than a mother is to her child.” (Sahih Bukhari 5653)

(3) Quran (25:61) Blessed is He who has placed in the sky great stars and placed therein a [burning] lamp (Sun) and luminous moon. Quran (78:6-7) Have We not made the earth a resting place? And the mountains as stakes?

(4) Quran (31:34) Indeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.

(5) Quran (17:15) Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And never would We punish until We sent a messenger.

*To learn more about Islam, please go to my blogs @ http://satisfiedwithislam.blogspot.com/ and http://learnislam2day.blogspot.com For a list of books I recommend, read http://sfraww.blogspot.com/2013/06/my-top-10-favorite-islamic-books-extras.html
 

The Story Behind this Poem

I have been wanting to learn more about the names and attributes of Allah (God) and while on my search, I came across certain verses from the Quran and authentic sayings (Hadith) of Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) that grabbed my attention. Some of these are listed above. I saved these and initially wanted to work on a "book" where I put down verses and sayings that I felt really described each of Allah's 99 names and attributes that would be easy to understand and remember, almost children-friendly (since I couldn't find one already available). Only time will tell if this book will happen. For now, I thought a general poem about Allah, including some of His names and attributes that are my favorites, will due. And what better way to start my recent A-Z Poetry by Me Project than with Allah for the letter A! Anyways, I hope you enjoy this and look forward to more poems to come in this series :)