Wednesday 27 July 2011

The intensity of revelation

Trying to put Qur'an into perspective in the days leading up to Ramadhan
and thought I'd share my thoughts...

On occasion,
so much intensity would be generated
with the descent of revelation upon God's Messenger
that the animal he was riding on
would sit down,
wilting under the weight.

At other times,
though it would be winter
and the weather chilly,
he would perspire;
beads of sweat dropping from his blessed forehead
like rolling pearls.

... SallAllhu 3alayhi wa sallam.

Wednesday 13 July 2011

Love, the lover, and the beloved

Seen this in Asian parents and to some extent Arabs too
and not sure if it's a cultural thing or a more global phenomena
but I find parents exaggerate
in communicating the achievements of their children.

Not only that but it begs the question also:
do parents do so out of a dissatisfaction
of how they envisioned their child should have turned out
or is it genuine love that blinds them to reality?

Maybe this is also related to how Messengers and Prophets,
men divinely inspired, God's peace and blessings be on them all,
over time
come to take, in the eyes of their beloved, the status of deities.