Tis Magically Numbered

A Magical Number.

Tis magically number’d.
An age when a man becomes a Man,
And he wonders how he might be remembered.

And he wonders about his children.
What he might bequeath to them,
That might not ruin, nor be ruined.

But for one man that was not so.
It was the beginning of a new beginning.
That grew, and even now continues to grow.

At forty he received it.
A revelation like no other.
And at forty we do pay homage to it.

A bequest that cannot be ruined.
A pure message to the Worlds,
From the most Merciful, who created.

For him, at forty, twas a new beginning.
But for his tribe, his people and us all too,
Twas a beginning without an ending.

A life changing force.
A word from the Most High,
That did change our history’s very course.

An uncorruptable word.
An Arabic Qu’ran,
That resonates to your heart’s very chord.

Only the corrupt it corrupts.
But any that wants godliness,
For them, there they shall find it.

This is my bequest.
To read, to live, to study,
That precious treasure chest.

The Qur’an, it’s revelation.
The life of Muhammad,
Who forever will be blessed.
END
Peace, Shafi.
This was written on my pda, on the flight out to Nairobi.

Some notes will be added later, inshaAllah.
This poem talks of that magical age of 40, when a man tends to look back on his life and reassess it. It is said that for any that do turn 40, should say the prayer contained in the Qur’an on it’s arrival, that their fate might be sealed.
It also takes as it’s source one of the proofs of Muhammad (saw) Prophethood, that before the age of 40 he did not do.
Before the age of 40, he was well liked, well known and respected by his people. He used to honour his relatives, feed the poor and treat the downtrodden with kindness and even strive for their rights that others might have ursurped.
But before the age of 40, he showed no inclination to poetry or the magical prose that is the Qur’an. He did not start any widespread social movements, nor did he in any way call any attention to himself.
At 40 that all changed. He still did the good, but now his calling was to a Higher source than himself.
Why would a man, having had children and lived a whole age with his people suddenly change?
If he were a reformer, he would have started at 20.
If he were a poet, we would have been made aware of the development on his poetry.
Rather it is proved by reliable sources, including thro the phenomenal incident of the Treaty of Hudabiyyah, that he could not read nor write.
But that does not mean that he was illiterate, rather it means that he re-wrote everything. He re-wrote manhood, nobility, generosity and so much else!
He was the greatest of MEN, living in age of true Men.
And Indeed without GOD sending him wih the truth, we would all have been ignorant!
So Allah t’ala we beseech you reward Muhammad innumerably, and send our salutations and peace down upon him until the ends of time. For forever will he be blessed, by us all and by others yet to come. Ameen!

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