Spring's Gift by Sheikh Hamza Yusuf

[ahsanirfan]

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[mishor]

Beautiful peom by Shaykh Hamza. Where can i get more poems by him. Is there a book or a website.

[Shaykhs-Pir Sahib]

he has just released a new book (not a poem):

http://www.astrolabe.com/product/1996/The_Content_of_Character%3A_Ethical_Sayings_of_the _Prophet_Muhammad.html?PHPSESSID=0d2dbbd5bcf113e1a 8cbe0538500d03d&PHPSESSID=0d2dbbd5bcf113e1a8cbe0538500d03d

and his previous book release 'purification of the heart' contains the english translation of an arabic poem..

long live poetry!

[Muhammad al-Ayyub]

heard its all hadeeth along with arabic on the side i persume.

there more books coming out by him check out
http://www.amalpress.com/
more than shaykh hamza,youve got faraz rabaani,as-suyuti and many more

[Iqbal Muhammad Raakin]

Beautiful peom by Shaykh Hamza. Where can i get more poems by him. Is there a book or a website.
Mishor? Is that really you? But that poem is really good. I fell in love with it when I heard it in: 'Uniting for the Prophet (pbuh)'. Salaam.

[mishor]

Mishor? Is that really you?

lol

[ImanIslam]

I pity all who think it odd

To hear him say there is one God

- Sh. Hamza Yusuf

I like these lines the most.

[Strider]

Wow, Mashallah that was really nice! Jazakallah for sharing that with us bro

[Strider]

I had a quick question, I forwarded this poem to a co-worker of mine.

She questioned the use of envy in this poem stating that envy was haram in Islam yet this learned scholar is using it so openly in his poem. I responded that it was used in a much different context from the usual use of the word, where one is envious of another person, yet Shaykh Hamza uses it in the sense that he is envious of trees and sand so it may not neccessarily fall under the same category. She was however not satisfied with my response and I was wondering is anyone here could help me out with that.

Walaykumasalaam

[Shaykhs-Pir Sahib]

as salamu alaykum

you were correct in your explanation. envy in the shari'a sense is of course a blameworty trait. its true definition in the islamic sense is to wish for the blessings that Allah has given to someone to be removed. for this reason, it is trait which only diseased hearts possess. the prophet, peace be upon him, discouraged this kind of envy. clearly, this is not the envy shaykh hamza is displaying in this poem.

insha Allah that helps

[Strider]

Jazakallah :)

[ze leetle elper]

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf on the Coming of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)

Spring’s Gift

I envy the sand that met his feet
I’m jealous of honey he tasted sweet

Of birds that hovered above his head
Of spiders who spun their sacred web

To save him from his enemies
I envy clouds formed from the seas

That gave him cover from the heat
Of a sun whose light could not compete

With his, whose face did shine so bright
That all was clear in pitch-black night

I envy sightless trees that gazed
Upon his form completely dazed

Not knowing if the sun had rose
Or if the sky was one with those

Who knelt, who prayed, and fasted too
Simply because he told them to

With truth and kindness, charity
From God who gave such clarity

His mercy comes in one He sent
To mold our hearts more heaven bent

I envy all there at his side
Who watched the turning of the tide

As truth prevailed and falsehood fled
And hope restored life to the dead

And men and women found their place
With aspirations for God’s Face

I envy the cup that gave him drink
His thoughts that helped us all to think

To be one thought that passed his mind
Inspiring him to act so kind

For me this world is not one jot
If I could simple be a thought

From him to God throughout the ages
As revelation came in stages

I pity all who think it odd
To hear him say there is one God

Or he was sent by God to men
To hone their spirits’ acumen

It’s pride that blinds us from the sight
That helps good men to see his light

He taught us all to be God’s slaves
And he will be the one who saves

Humanity from sinful pride
Muhammad has God on his side

So on this day be blessed and sing
For he was born to grace our Spring

With lilies, flowers, life’s rebirth
In a dome of green like his on earth

- Sh. Hamza Yusuf
Thursday, April 21st, 2005