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Never Ending Writing...

Here's something I have found, read all the way through though...give your opinion on it, not neccesarily as a poetry piece but the message.

Chapter of Marriage for me - a Revert...

Fallen crazy for a lady who exhumed knowledge,
Thinking its love for Allah's sake, was it all dishonest?

Let me speak to her - I plead - its only about religion,
E-mails - no idle chat - 'Salam Alaicum sis,' I'm a bro on a mission.

Though the nafs' persisting, 'Hey, find out if she's taken',
And Shaytan's whispering, 'Its halal - I'm not satan'.

So I sit there thinking, she'd be a great mother for my kids,
Asking 'have you heard of this hadith? Wondering what her mahr is?!

See it wasn't evil, just a half step to my wedding,
A revert all alone - my family ain't gonna get me married.

So gotta check the field alone - take on my shoulders the world,
So I e-mail her so more - her words cut me like a sword.

Wishing I had a family, so I wouldn't have to do this conversation,
Cause even though I like her, I still feel some hesitation.

Knowing I'm a soft soul, knowledge easily get's me attached,
And to fathers across the world - a black revert isnt a good catch.

Still I latch onto hope, wishing the best for my unborn seed,
Hesitently proceed though, its rare for my heart to be care free!

Soon to be dismatled, feeling cheaper than a text bundle,
It's not much of a scandal, since brothers are ample.

So I gotta leave, must be colour cos I got the same creed,
As her father, or could it just possibly be me?

I had put on my best attr, but they didn't even want to see,
Who the young man was, who wanted their daughter - please?!

So I sit thinking, 'ya nafs its no big deal! jee!',
Just pray - wishing, 'ya rabb, thumma ardini bih!'

Then you see the sister, married - pregnant - ready to give birth,
Heart sinks, can't help but think - Ya Rabb am I cursed?

I don't think bad of Him, just of myself and deeds,
Woe to what my hands have earned, feels like a punishment, see.

Tried to leave my family for Islam, Christianity for Emaan,
Bible for Qur'an, it's a struggle understand...
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I got this from a brother who's writing a blog, interesting poetry I think its true also and he'll literally try keep it never endin (until he dies)
 
he does convey the meaning well, though I can't really wear his shoes, rhymes are not bad either.
 
alcurad said:
he does convey the meaning well, though I can't really wear his shoes, rhymes are not bad either.
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Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem,

As-Salaamu 'Alaykum Wa Rahmatullah alcurad! Hope you are good.

How do you think he feels? Does it seem true or false?

Br.al-Habeshi
 
Al Habeshi said:
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem,

As-Salaamu 'Alaykum Wa Rahmatullah Dear Brother!



But heart broken at what?
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well this part:

Then you see the sister, married - pregnant - ready to give birth,
Heart sinks, can't help but think - Ya Rabb am I cursed?​

^ leads me to believe that its because his heart cant stop feeling attached to the sister in question. If you want the root of his heart-break, then its his inclining to sinning.

Does it feel like a true story or made up one? Is the author speaking about something that really happend to him/her

Br.'Eesa al-Habeshi
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not sure on this one bro


wa alaikum ussalaam wa rahmatullaahi wa barakatuh
 
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem,

Fighting4Iman said:
well this part:

Then you see the sister, married - pregnant - ready to give birth,
Heart sinks, can't help but think - Ya Rabb am I cursed?​

^ leads me to believe that its because his heart cant stop feeling attached to the sister in question. If you want the root of his heart-break, then its his inclining to sinning.
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You do realise that I'm going to bother you like heck with all these questions now.


Do you think he is attached to the sister in particular or to the knowledge she has? You see, when I read it I thought it was her, these two lines made me think like you. But I also read thatknowledge iswhat gets him attached. So could it have been any sister who had knowledge or this sister?

You said the root is his inclining to sinning, how is he sinning? And do you think his heart break is his sinning or his lonelyness?

This poem has proper confused me so much that's why I posted it here.

Br.al-Habeshi
 
Al Habeshi said:
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem,



You do realise that I'm going to bother you like heck with all these questions now.
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the irony of it all eh

Do you think he is attached to the sister in particular or to the knowledge she has? You see, when I read it I thought it was her, these two lines made me think like you. But I also read thatknowledge iswhat gets him attached. So could it have been any sister who had knowledge or this sister?
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nope, its the sister, why else is his heart sinking when he see's her pregnant with another mans child etc, his devestated because its hit him that she's definitly completely and fully another mans wife. Its her his pining over, not the knowledge Unless shes so knowledgeable that its impossible to come across sisters like her anymore, besides falling in-love with knowledge is better done through sheikhs then wives, his heart should sink when his sheikh leaves town or dies etc!

You said the root is his inclining to sinning, how is he sinning?
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good question, i always assumed that this strong huge rip roaring desire to be close to a married woman comes from a pre-marital embargo which wasnt approached via the guidelines of the islamic system.

ie... there was waay too much staring/mingling before the mahrams got involved.

Unless he got taken by that first halal glance?

And do you think his heart break is his sinning or his lonelyness?
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his heart break is just his heart break.

Ive never quite understood the reasons for its duration or intensity, all i know is theres times of tranquility, and times of sheer torture.

Allahu a'lam, i'd like to think its mostly due to sinning and Allah testing us.

This poem has proper confused me so much that's why I posted it here.

Br.al-Habeshi
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all good bro :)



Assalamu Alaikum
 
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem,

As-Salaamu 'Alaykum,

Mainly due to the fact that it is not that beneficial to spend to much time guessing over it, and probable also due to the fact that you seem to understand it more than me I forfiet my interogation and you win. Yay.

Thanks for clearing that up for me.


Br.al-Habeshi

p.s. Let's hope he doesn't write a sequel, else I'm definetly going to interogate you.
 
Asalamu Alaikum,

WOW. Ive heard of his same situation AGAIN and AGAIN.
I think that most likely the sister's father did not agree because of two things: he is a revert. and he is not from the same culture or race.

two things that totally go against Islam. Since when can we reject a prospect because of his skin color or because he just reverted?
The problem that the brother brought up i see all the time here. And I believe it happens more often to brothers rather than sisters.
 
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem,

Whatsthepoint said:
He should have written an essay instead of this. Short lines don't make a poem.
There, my first review on LI.
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Come on, I am sure your first review warrants more than a couple of lines, maybe you could enlighten the reader on what makes a poem, if not short lines?

p.s. I hope you write more reviews in the future!?

whiterose said:
Asalamu Alaikum,

WOW. Ive heard of his same situation AGAIN and AGAIN.
I think that most likely the sister's father did not agree because of two things: he is a revert. and he is not from the same culture or race.

two things that totally go against Islam. Since when can we reject a prospect because of his skin color or because he just reverted?
The problem that the brother brought up i see all the time here. And I believe it happens more often to brothers rather than sisters.
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Wa 'Alaykum Salam Wa Rahmatullah,

Do you understand the reason why some fathers do that?

What do you think would help to stop alienation of good brothers and good sisters who may be reverts from the community?

br.al-Habeshi
 
Walaykum al salam,

It might be becuase a norm in his culture would be that spouces have to be from the same race or country.
Or they may believe that it is easier for the families to get along.
As for him being a revert, they may believe that he is still not very knowledgeable, and they would prefer someone who knows alot of Islamic knowledge.
But.... the Prophet's companions were reverts. The Prophet married from a different tribe as well.
I think what we need is to someone get good Muslim brothers and sisters who are reverts involved in the community. We shouldnt let them feel different. It should be the opposite.
 
I really liked this poem! It felt very real, something I think many reverts would experience, and something the parents of born muslims don't understand or appreciate.

As for whether he fell for the girl or her knowledge, I think the writer is as confused as you are. He tries to tell himself it's for her knowledge and deen at first, to give him a valid excuse to talk to her, but deep down he knows it's a lot about the girl as well. I personally think it's a mix of both, he does want the knowledge and deen of this girl, but he also wants HER, specifically.
 
:wasalamex

I liked it alot, it said things that he wouldn't share with others. Poems are good in that way. They almost become your ecstacy and your companion. For in times of hardship, you only get satisfaction from draining your thoughts and feelings on an empty canvas.

Personally, I think the 'Ilm the sister had was more of a cover. He liked her to start off, and having knowledge was almost a key to get him to ask for her hand. The fact that he still dwells on her eventhough she is married, suggests that if he wasn't casted away due to his ethnicity that he may have made a good husband.

He writes a poem to a taken princess and I wonder whether he lingers in her thoughts as much as he occupies his days and nights dwelling about the sorrow of losing his beloved?

Wallaahu'3llam. Very nice poem, he should definately write a sequel.

 
Amazing poem

its simple to understand

hes a black revert, wants to marry someone and he knows the chances are one in a million, he interacts with the lady casually, but feels guilty all along because theres no mahrams involved and when he finds out shes taken hes sees this as Allahs punishment for whatever steps he might have taken to approach her.

its sad huh......i feel sorry for us all who want to marry and cant....lets all take out 2 mins of silence today to mourn at our crappy culture. lol.
 
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Wishing I had a family, so I wouldn't have to do this conversation,
Cause even though I like her, I still feel some hesitation.

Knowing I'm a soft soul, knowledge easily get's me attached,
And to fathers across the world - a black revert isnt a good catch.

[..]

So I sit thinking, 'ya nafs its no big deal! jee!',
Just pray - wishing, 'ya rabb, thumma ardini bih!'

Then you see the sister, married - pregnant - ready to give birth,
Heart sinks, can't help but think - Ya Rabb am I cursed?
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That brought tears to my eyes. May Allaah make it easy for you and all our revert brothers and sisters and the rest of us too. Ameen.
 

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