(Not my own poem, by the way)

[Iqbal Muhammad Raakin]

"By spending the nights awake in tahajjud,
Do not presume that u have attained the ranks of the awliya.
Brother, a dog spends its night on guard,
It remains awake in exchange of food,
Whilst u have recieved thousands of blessings,
The dog has outdone u, O faqir, hang ur head in shame,
Erase urself until effaced, O faqir, efface urself until erased."

[SajibR]

Very nice poem brother. I am very curious where you got this poem from.

[Yusuf]

Very nice poem brother. I am very curious where you got this poem from.

Its an extract from Love For Allah by Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad.

http://www.faqirpublications.com/books.htm

Wassalam. :)

[Hypermodestmuslima]

"By spending the nights awake in tahajjud,
Do not presume that u have attained the ranks of the awliya.
Brother, a dog spends its night on guard,
It remains awake in exchange of food,
Whilst u have recieved thousands of blessings,
The dog has outdone u, O faqir, hang ur head in shame,
Erase urself until effaced, O faqir, efface urself until erased."
Wow...its a beautiful poem Masha'allah...hey I've seen that book lying around in the house. I think I'll read it.

Assalamu alaikum

[Iqbal Muhammad Raakin]

Salaam. Sister 'Hypermodestmuslima', I advise you to read the book.Its an excellent book. Alhamdulillah! That should be the means of the increase of our love for Allah (swt). Brother 'SajibR', the book exists in ELM book shop, costing only £4.50(I think). Insha Allah it would be very beneficial for you if you buy it. May Allah increase all our love for him, and make us sincere 'Aashiq of his. Salaam.