Between Safa and Marwa

Oh my mother Hagar!

The wife of Ibrahim

Running and searching to fed your dying babe

In distress

Running out of breathe

Feeling helpless

And feeling weak

Taking your faith to every mountain

In search of water for your boy

Your dying boy

Oh how the angel took pity on you

Striking the ground and causing water to flow

Fed your babe

All alone in the desert

Wasting away

But it was not the wish of your husband

To cause you such cruelty

He could not even turn back to you

As you pleaded for a reason

His heart was soft

But their was someone he loved more then you

For Allah?, you asked

And he said yes

For Ibrahim loved unconditionally

More then anyone in the world

The one who created the heavens and earth

When Allah spoke to him, he listened

He tested repeatedly his most faithful servant

And in turn Ibrahim is a friend to Allah

And now my mother

We run like you run

Retracing your steps

Not with a babe in our arms

But with our hearts filled

Asking for mercy

Praying that a mere ritual

Will grant us a place in paradise

But for you Hagar, my sweet mother

My faithful mother

I pray for you, a place beside your husband

Where you'll wear gold and never be cold

And never have to run again

[Narrated 'Asim bin Sulaiman (Radi-Allahu 'anhu): I asked Anas bin Malik about Safa and Marwa. Anas replied, "We used to consider (i.e. going around) them a custom of the Pre-islamic period of Ignorance, so when Islam came, we gave up going around them. Then Allah revealed" "Verily, Safa and Marwa (i.e. two mountains at Makkah) are among the Symbols of Allah. So it is not harmful of those who perform the Hajj of the House (of Allah) or perform the 'Umra to ambulate (Tawaf) between them." (2.158) Bukhari Vol. 6 : No. 23



Poetry : Nuriddeen bint Yusuf



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