Found written sometime ago and posting now. A constant reminder to me inshaAllah
Purifying my gaze
No, I don’t mean not
looking at that half naked
figure on the billboard by the street
I meant inside.
That when I stand in prayer
I don’t see the carpet
But my Lord’s face.
That I don’t see the mistakes of the worshiper next to me
But only the angels on her either side.
That when I eat
I don’t see the food that makes my mouth water
But the baraka upon me, and my neighbour
who needs me to share it.
That when I teach
I don’t see the rapt attention on my student’s
face, swelling up my pride
But I see the deep truth of what I talk about
And I’m in sujood, inside.
So I purify my gaze
And the hijab on my head is simple
Sometimes it is nothing at all,
A head bowed low
Deeply ashamed of my weakness
Deeply grateful for Thy grace
I walk this earth in modesty
And purify my gaze.
Copyright- January 2011. JoyManifest’s Blog. F R Zahir
simply fabulous. Beautiful words from a soul filled with God’s grace.
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Thank you for this very touching, humbling and generous note. God grant us all more and more of His grace always! peace to you
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m’A beautifully said!
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Jazak Allah Khair! and all by the grace of Allah azza wa’jal
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