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This poem is called: The Light of the Prophet
I begin in His name who has no beginning Whose praise every being is constantly singing
The one for whom conception can conceive none greater
The designer of this world, the uncaused creator
He is beauty and beautiful is His creation He intends for things to "be", and they become
without duration
Neither was He conceived nor does He give birth
And Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth
He was a hidden treasure whose wish was to be found
To bless us with recognition of his perfection so profound
So from His own light he created a light Like the dawn of the sun from the shadows
of the night
A light that manifests the light of its creator This light was made first, all else was made
later
Because a quality of light is to give things existence
For things seem nonexistent without the lights assistance
Darkness hides, disguises, conceals Light uncovers, illuminates, reveals
So creation was manifested from the brightness of this light
Like blindness of one’s eyes perceiving its first sight
This light in essence is Muhammad’s reality Salallahu alayhi wa ala aalihi
He is the light that removes obscurity Allah keeps away from this light impurity
This light will guide you when you're lost and alone
It allows you to see what was once to you unknown
To the shadows of ignorance came a shadowless light
To give to the blindness of hearts insight
He is the heart of every single heart To begin to praise him where do I start?
Oh praiseworthy prophet how praised are you To be praised by Him to whom all praises are
due
He calms the tides of the violent seas And transforms the strong winds into the softest
breeze
The stars across the galaxy are of his smile an inspiration
The sun itself is burning in the flame of his admiration
He is the happiness behind every smile His footsteps are the reason that the earth
is fertile
The laughter of the children resonate his felicity
He was the sultan of the world yet preferred simplicity
And when his shining eyes rest upon you their gaze
Its as if shined upon you the suns warm rays
Even if every being put its effort and tried His beauty we could never even begin to describe
He lived with humbleness amongst the people of this land
Even though his example is like the diamond in the sand
It was from his light that the sun was made Then how can you expect him to leave a shade
The face of the prophet had such a radiant glow
He is the one that gives the sun its shadow
The world is the classroom of the unschooled teacher
This world is still learning from the most eloquent preacher
The prophet is like a lantern that gives eternal light
The candle of our hearts this flame will ignite
For wisdom is a light that is from his light created
Sent down from the Omniscient and within our heart instated
Its said in a tradition that from the Prophet has been narrated
Ali and I are from the same light created
This light was one then into fourteen dispersed So Muhammad is the last, the middle, and the
first
To illuminate our minds and allow for us to see
This light was created from Allah's mercy
So we can recognize the Oneness of our Lord With the light of the one whom Allah himself
adored
Allah is the eternal, His light will never diminish
It was with His thought I started, it is with His name I finish