BY FARHAT
What a year was 570 AD A person was born, a prophet to be
Muhammed that was his name People were misguided and that’s when he came
He would go on to leave all the idols behind He is an example to the whole of mankind
Rabbi-al-Awwal, in it was a day He came to this world to show us the way
He was born in Mecca, the holiest place A life full of challenges he was to face
Abdullah, his father, had by then passed away Leaving Amina, his mother, in her arms he lay
Halima Sadia took over his care Until he was six, our prophet was there
His mother then died, he was left all alone Abdul Muttalib, his grand-dad then made him his own
When our prophet was nine, his grandfather died Abu Talib, his uncle, became his new guide
In his 20’s,a merchant Muhammed became by trade Al-Amin (the trustworthy), became his grade
Khadija (r.a.) aged 40, became his bride He was 25, with her by his side
To the poor, she gave away all her wealth A dedicated wife in sickness and health
360 idols in the Ka’aba, there were at that time Our prophet realised that this was a crime
He would go to mount Hira, leaving behind his wife Reflecting and wondering about the meaning of life
Whilst thinking there in the midst of the night He heard a loud voice which filled him with fright
It was the angel Jibreel (a.s.) who asked him to read Our prophet couldn’t and didn’t take heed
The angel embraced him and then asked him later ‘Read, Read in the name of the Creator’
Who created man from a drop of blood Our prophet couldn’t read but at that time
he could
Our prophet rushed to the path straight ahead He heard a voice from the heavens which said
Muhammed truly you are the messenger of God Muhammed was scared and thought this quite odd
‘Praise be to God’ his wife said instead ‘I know you’ve been chosen as God’s messenger’ she said
And thus Khadija (r.a.) became the first woman of Islam And over the next 23 years came the revelation, the Quran
He preached to all people, every creed,every race Yet so many hardships he had to face
There were fears for his life, then the Hijra’h took place He entered Medina, by the Almighty’s grace
He was greeted by the Ansaris who were not like the others they treated the Muhajirs like their very own brothers
Then came the battles, fought face to face Then the conquest of Mecca, Muhammed ’s birthplace
An-Nasr was revealed, its message was clear Muhammed (saws) knew that his time was near
Everyone gathered to hear his last speech little did they know how far Allah’s message would reach
Muhammed gave us the miracle, the Quran And now a 1/4 of the world follow Islam
He is our role-model, the best of mankind And has left the Quran and his Sunnah behind
Read the Quran as much as you can The words of Allah (SWT) for the guidance of man
And follow our prophet’s sunnah, when eating and dressing And send him salutations and many a blessing
He came to mankind to show us the way And Insha-Allah, we’ll meet him, we’ll meet him one day.
(Back to Jannah)
The Ethiopian Herald October 8/2022
