Archive for January, 2007
Peace, one and all…
I’ve been rather busy of late (life gets in the way of blogging) and so I’ve not been able to post any new poems. Al hamdu lillahi ala kulli hal (praise be to God in every condition). I have been writing, but it’s proving a struggle to find the right rhythm. All [...]
Peace, one and all…
Welcome to The Corner Reloaded, my home in cyberspace. The following poems are my most recent efforts, and are all (more or less) on the theme of ascension. Enjoy, and may God make them beneficial.
Ya Allah! All that exists stands in need of You. Bless us all and heal us.
Ascending
Standing on the [...]
Peace, one and all…
Life interrupts blogging (as a friend recently said)! And so, here’s a poem to mark my return from the blogging wilderness! Enjoy, and may it be useful, with God’s permission.
Carry Me Away
Carry me away, Beloved,
carry me away.
Carry me away
amidst the surging Tide
and the roaring wave.
Carry me away
in the Ocean’s embrace,
in the Sea’s great [...]
Peace, one and all…
Welcome to The Corner Reloaded, the poetry blog of Abdur Rahman.
Tonight’s poems are all reflections of one form or another on identity. Identity is a big issue for Muslims in the West at present, as we attempt to carve out a distinctive cultural identity. These poems represent some of my current thinking [...]
Peace, one and all…
Ahlan wa sahlan and welcome to my internet poetry blog, The Corner Reloaded.
These poems are my most recent reflections on life and its meaning. These poems all attempt to explore words, their uses, meanings and ultimate limitations.
May Allah, the Creator of All Words, accept them as ibadah for His sake alone.
The Language [...]
Peace, one and all…
Welcome to The Corner Reloaded, Abdur Rahman’s poetry blog.
These poems were inspired by thoughts of repentance and by visions of rain. Looking at the world around us can, if done with the right intention, lead us to thoughts of the inner life. Thus, these poems move into explorations of our common humanity, [...]
Peace, one and all…
I wanted to share some beautiful poetry with you all, by Randa Hamwi. This beautiful poem is called Freedom.
Set me free
Allow me to be
Independent of you
If my dreams can fly
Away, or stay
Where they wish to
My heart will rejoice
At having the choice
And my mind will dwell
On the best part of you
Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman
Peace, one and all…
These poems follow on from the last selection in that they refer to old issues that continue to raise their heads in my life. May God help me to overcome all that is base and unworthy in my self.
This Thing of Me
This thing of me,
this separateness of flesh;
of arm and hand,
face and [...]
Peace, one and all…
The beginning of the year is perhaps an appropriate time for new ventures, new thoughts and fresh paths; and so, here are a couple of new poems celebrating various aspects of beginning. I’m currently working on some other new material, but as it’s not ready yet, I’ll post it later, insha Allah.
May [...]
Peace, one and all…
Here’s another poem exhumed from the vaults of my notebook! It was inspired by Ibn al-Husayn al-Sulami’s excellent book The Way of Sufi Chivalry. Futuwwah (the Arabic word translated as chivalry) was and is a vastly important concept in Sufi thought, and in Islamic thought more generally. As such, its influence on [...]
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