When the Volcano Exploded

The volcano exploded Sparks burst out of its crater It almost burnt everything around

Almost Why am I saying it Everything around did burn indeed

Those trees that have always gulped water from the soil of this volcano got burnt Burnt down.. with all what it carried of yellow leaves and rotten fruit

But Its roots survived To recognize that its bad fruit is product of the source of its water Hence it stretched to fetch pure water In order to freely sip at it

And produce Green leaves.. that won’t easily fall off Fine fruits.. radiating with health and freshness Roses.. spreading its scent everywhere Those have been the roots

A Muslim heart Although he has disobeyed God Almighty Committed sins, and fell behind his duties His heart is jealous of its religion, and carries deep affection to it For this heart has found its comfort in Islam, and thus won’t accept any alternatives

But There exists of self desires, life seductions and temptations With which this world is loaded Hence by turning away from good deeds A person finds himself stained with filth of sin Thick dust of sin covers the heart So he runs here and there seeking life glamour

Through all of this Adversity may meet him And dust the heart down Waking him up from his long sleep To look for the real pleasure of the heart The Quraan.. and the guidance of the Prophet – peace be upon him

God Almighty says In the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest

He who drinks them in And accepts no alternatives His life is faith and happiness His face is radiant His destiny is paradise Why not This is the guidance of the prophet- peace be upon him The master of all people The best of human beings Who has been sent as a mercy to mankind He has the best of manners and moral attributes Preserved from doing wrong Benevolent to his people Merciful and kind to them

God Almighty describes him saying Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger from amongst yourselves. It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty. He is anxious over you (to be rightly guided, to repent to Allah, and beg Him to pardon and forgive your sins, in order that you may enter Paradise and be saved from the punishment of the Hell-fire), for the believers full of pity, kind, and merciful.

He has been sent with a religion suitable for every time and place a religion that enlightens the heart and preserves it from sorrow This is Muhammad- peace be upon him and, as the meaning of his name suggests, he has every blessed attribute indeed The honest and trust-worthy That is how his people described him before he became messenger honest in his words and actions People trusted him with their possessions, thus he was called trust- worthy He has been kept clean of vice He had never drunk spiritual drinks He had never prostrated to, or celebrated an idol He was a wise man whose consult had been sought He was a just man All of this before he became messenger of God

Then when he carried the message Faith topped up his virtuous qualities with a great religion That teaches moral values He carried the burden of calling to the religion of God He tolerated sarcasm and abuse In words and actions He did not slow down or retreat But rather endured and tolerated God strengthened his heart, and his faith grew deeper

God Almighty says Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and those who are with him are severe against disbelievers, and merciful among themselves. You see them bowing and falling down prostrate (in prayer), seeking Bounty from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure. The mark of them (i.e. of their Faith) is on their faces (foreheads) from the traces of (their) prostration (during prayers). This is their description in the Taurat (Torah). But their description in the Injeel (Gospel) is like a seed which sends forth its shoot, then makes it strong, it then becomes thick, and it stands straight on its stem, delighting the sowers that He may enrage the disbelievers with them. Allah has promised those among them who believe (i.e. all those who follow Islamic Monotheism, the religion of Prophet Muhammad till the Day of Resurrection) and do righteous good deeds, forgiveness and a mighty reward) Al-fath 29

Here is a description of Muhammad – peace be upon him, and of his companions Mighty and firm against the disbelievers Merciful and loving among each other

The messenger of God; all of his sins forgiven His companions; among them those ten promised with paradise The Prophet – peace be upon him, has ordered us not to insult his companions, for even if we spend as much as the mountain of Uhod gold, we would not get to reach what they have reached In spite of all that, they prayed till prostration marked their faces

They are a Prophet and his companions Men who followed the guidance of the messenger of God in all matters God honored them with a great victory in their first incursion They were a minority in number and supply Many of the greatest disbelievers were killed That is because of their strong faith and devotion to God And being sincere followers to the messenger of God They fought for the cause of God, so He rewarded them with victory

They stood firmly round the messenger of God Never disobeying his orders Never disregarding his opinions They loved him more than Their children Their money Even their own selves And they were right For he has been a man of great morality

God Almighty says And verily, you (O Muhammad) are on an exalted standard of character

It was not him who had acquired those attributes but rather those attributes had been characterized by him Honesty.. tolerance.. mercy.. courage.. fairness.. shyness… it is him – peace be upon him

If we keep on writing and writing We will fall short of ink That may mark letters or words About the chosen prophet Peace be upon him

After all of this Don’t the roots have right to look for a source for its nutrition to gulp in the greatest of biographies and be guided with the purest of mankind In order to produce Green leaves that have extracted its fresh green out of worship and those fine fruits collected fresh and ripe Full of advice and defense of justice Full of clear evidence and sound sermons Flowers scented with the kindness of smiling faces Fill the place with its aroma

That dormant volcano Has been full of spite and malice to those trees That have been inattentive to this animosity They started to drink from the soil of that volcano, assuming it was among the convoy of civilization and did not suspect one day that it actually carried hatred and hostility within

Until the volcano exploded Discharging drawings announcing that hidden animosity So the trees turned away from the volcano and its soil to a pure spring That shall strengthen them and renew their will-power In order to rise with the nation And raise the name of its prophet Peace be upon him To become dignified, honored and proud Strong and firm Upon holding on tightly to its religion And never letting it down for any reason

We ask God to forgive us to dignify Islam and Muslims to strengthen them and help them against their enemy and to strengthen the bond of loyalty for the cause of Allah All the praises and thanks be to Allah