God

“Do you believe in God?”, I threw the question to him.

“Yes, I do. Surely, there is a god, some kind of higher power behind the magnificence of this world. Most people believe in their gods”, he said.

“Yes, true. But which God? Which God do you think is the One? The one who is able to create this magnificent world and the superb, vast and immense universe. The one who controls the movements of the smallest microorganisms to the rotation of the enormous Earth and planets around the gigantic Sun? Which God do you think is the One?”, I asked him, expecting him to think and feel deeply before he answered.

The Quest to Fulfill One’s Humanness

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

I think, being a true a human being, one must explore several levels of quests to fulfill one’s humanness. The first quest is the quest to be a morally good person, to be able to choose good. Most of us understand this quest, but most of us just stop there. To them, being good, doing good and staying good are the only quest of life. But, there is more. Is he not curious on what’s the impact of all the good? Is he not curious on where will the good lead him to? Has the thought of “there is something more to life” come to his mind? Hence, no, one must not stop here at this first quest. He needs to continue to the second quest.

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We are all in pain

سْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

We are all in pain

We feel the pain of losing someone whom we care and love so much,
We feel the pain of not being able to get what we desperately want,
We are in pain watching the dreams that we have built slowly crashing down,
We feel the pain of brokenness for being hurt or betrayed,
We feel the pain of unrealised hopes,
We feel the pain of emptiness, of numbness that we can’t explain

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The Innocence

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

“You are vulnerable
Gentle in words and ways
Your senses bear innocence
Believing that good shall unveil
Your heart breathes passion
Longing for wonders and ideals
In truth your heart often feels scared
Yet so often you console it to embrace

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Your love is the Greatest

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

“They say Your love is the Greatest.
So I beg,
Love me then,
Inspire me please,
And make me amazed”

– Ilhami FS : 15.5.15 –