O Revealer of the Verses!! نونية القحطاني Nooniya al-Qahtaani
Amazing poem ما شاء الله by Imaam Abu Muhammad al-Andalusi al-Qahtaani
-While little is known about the author, this poem which he wrote around about the...
Amazing poem ما شاء الله by Imaam Abu Muhammad al-Andalusi al-Qahtaani
-While little is known about the author, this poem which he wrote around about the 5th century has emerged as one of the most powerful, beautiful and well-celebrated works throughout time. It's a piece that scholars from all areas of the Muslim World are familiar with, and parts of it are taught to students as part of their Islamic studies to this day. The poem itself has almost 700 lines (well over 6,000 words) covering many aspects of Islam: Qur'an, 'Aqidah, hadith, fiqh, history, seerah etc. It also goes into clarifying much of the theological and social problems that arose in the Ummah during that time (e.g. the view of the Mu'tazilah as well as issues brought by other heretical groups) and it continuously gives beautiful advice on how the Muslim should live - e.g. how to deal with your brothers, how to perfect your character, how to achieve in life etc. -
يا منزل الآيات والفرقان *** بيني وبينك حرمة القرآن
إشرح به صدري لمعرفة الهدى *** واعصم به قلبي من الشيطان
"O Revealer of the Verses and the Criterion,
Between You and I is the sanctity of the Qur'aan
With it open up my heart to acknowledge the guidance,
And with it protect my heart from the Shaytan...