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Poem
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Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim
THE HIJRAH
By
Brother Nazeer Mohammed
April 1998
At forty, Muhammad came forward
Strong, brave, he was no coward.
His was a message, clean and pure
Only One True, Living God to adore!
He taught a new way of life
Honesty, sincerity, avoiding strife
Those in command were not impressed
Against all these, they ever transgressed
They devised an ugly, ugly plan
Why not kill this meddlesome man
Dressed in killer suit, they rode in haste
The desert sands blowing in their face
They barged into his home and saw a shape on the bed
Now they were sure the Rasul would be dead
To their dreadful amazement,
Their plan was under containment
For, on the bed, was not the Rasul,
Instead, was found the young Ali, calm and cool
Enraged at what they saw,
They rode off with a maddening roar,
Like the cowboy, hell-bent on the kill
Searching and looking behind every rock and every hill!
Then they came upon a cave,
And wondered what�s inside
Fooled by a spider spinning its web
Within the cave two men did hide!
One was the Rasul, the other Abu Bakr
Faith and Trust they did not lack
"We are only two", one said to the other
in a lowly tone
"No", said the other, "Allah is with us,
we are not alone".
Saved through the will of Allah
The two went on to Madina,
Where they calmly preached the Deen
Building an Ummah, solid and clean
Years later, the Ummah had a special mission
Why not begin a calendar from this occasion?
And so was born the first of Muharram
In the very, very early days of Islam.
So great a purpose was the Hijrah---
It was the start of the Muslim New Year !
May Allah bless you the whole year through,
Also your friends and family too.
Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim
TML HIJRAH FUNCTION
April 25, 1998
PROGRAMME
6.20pm Maghrib Salaah
6.45 pm Assemble in Hall
7.00pm
Quranic Recitation and Opening Dua Imam M.A. Hafeez
Chairman�s Opening Remarks Chairman Dr Jamsheed Adam
7.15pm Poem Br Shakeel Hosein
7.20 pm Presentation I Br Omar K. Gorib The Meccan Period up to the time of the Hijrah
7.50pm Presentation I Br Naim Khan Implications of the Hijrah and the Prophet�s Life in Madina
8.20pm Questions/Comments
8.35 Closing Dua Imam Amin Abdullah (Princes Town)
8.35 pm Dinner
9.15pm Adhaan for Salaat ul Isha
PRESS RELEASE
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