Wednesday, 10 February 2016

Story of Ibrahim AS

Story of Ibrahim AS



Story of Ibrahim AS
By Dawud Wharnsby

Father, O Father, why do you do it?
Why do you whittle all day?
Why do you carve those statues of wood
And fashion those idols out of clay?

Father, O Father, why do you do it?
Why do you bow down and pray?
To all those empty gods you’ve made
When there’s such a far better way?

There is only one god
La ilaha illallah
Lord of both the earth and sky
Who knows all the answers to where, what and why.
There is only one god,
La ilaha illallah.

I've looked to the sky, seen the moon and stars
Come then quickly fade away.
I’ve seen the sun so strong and bright,
Die at the end of the day.

I’ve seen the perfection of all creation,
in every creature and leaf,
And I don’t understand any woman or man,
Who denies the one true belief.

There is only one god
La ilaha illallah
who will not fade and who will not die
who knows all the answers to where, what and why
There is only one god
La ilaha illallah

People, O people, why won’t you heed
My call to the Straight Way?
Your hearts are as hard as the idols you carve.
You listen but won’t hear a word that I say.

People, O people, why put your faith
In gods of gold and wood?
They crumble away, they have no life.
They cause no harm and they do no good.

There is only one god
La ilaha illallah
I don’t understand why you choose to deny 
that Allah knows all the answers to where, what and why.
There is only one god
La ilaha illallah

People, O people, you’ve tried to break me
You’ve called me a fool and a liar.
But I will not burn in your flames
For faith in Allah will cool any fire.

So hate me or hurt me, do what you will
Even banish me from this land,
I will pray to Allah that the truth comes to you
And I pray that some day you will all understand

There is only one god
La ilaha illallah
Lord of both the earth and sky
Who will not fade and who will not die
There is only one god
La ilaha illallah
No, I don’t understand why you choose to deny 
that Allah knows all the answers to where, what and why
There is only one god
La ilaha illallah


We've scanned the sky

We've scanned the sky



We've scanned the sky
By Dawud Wharnsby

When we’ve scanned the sky and we’ve sighted the moon
And we welcome the month of Ramadan
When we’ll fast together for Allah
To help and strengthen our Iman (Faith)

Oh it was so very long ago
In the Holy Month of Ramadan
Allah sent his message to the world
The Holy Book of Qur'an

A Light to shine for all mankind
A Guide to teach us right from wrong
First revealed on the Night of Power
With peace until the rising of the dawn

When we’ve scanned the sky and we’ve sighted the moon
And we welcome the month of Ramadan
When we’ll fast together for Allah
To help and strengthen our Iman

As the sun lay sleeping, beneath the blankets of the night
We rise early to make Suhur, before the white thread of light
We’re patient and kind, remembering Allah
All throughout our day
And when the sun has gone and we’ve made Ifthar
We gather together and pray

When we’ve scanned the sky and we’ve sighted the moon
And we welcome the month of Ramadan
When we’ll fast together for Allah
To help and strengthen our Iman

(Repeat)

So many of our brothers and sisters, all across the land
They have no food to eat at all, and they need a helping hand
When we fast from morning 'till the night, to fulfill Allah's command
We feel the hunger and thirst they feel, and it helps us to understand

Oh all too fast, the moon goes past
Our month of blessings now has gone
But we’ll keep its spirit throughout the year
Every day should be like Ramadan

So we’ve scanned the sky and we’ve sighted the moon
And we say farewell to Ramadan
When we fast together for Allah
To help and strengthen our Iman


These are days of Eid

These are days of Eid



These are days of Eid
By Dawud Wharnsby

These are the days of Eid,
Make Takbir wherever you are.
These are the days,
Allahu Akbar.

These are the days of Eid,
Sing together everyone.
La Ilaha Ill Allah Wa Lillah Hil Hamd.

Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar.
La Ilaha Ill Allahu Wallahu Akbar.
Allahu Akbar Wa lillah Hil Hamd.

Allah is Great, Allah is Great.
There is no God but Allah.
Allah is Great, Allah is Great,
And all praise to him.
Allah is Great, Allah is Great.
There is no God but Allah.
Allah is Great, Allah is Great,
And all praise belongs to Allah.

These are the days of Eid,
Make Takbir wherever you are.
These are the days,
Allahu Akbar.

Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar.
La Ilaha Ill Allahu Wallahu Akbar.
Allahu Akbar Wa lillah Hil Hamd.

Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar.
La Ilaha Ill Allahu Wallahu Akbar.
Allahu Akbar Wa lillah Hil Hamd.


The People of the Boxes

The People of the Boxes



The People of the Boxes
By Dawud Wharnsby

There were once some people
Who all saw their lives like empty boxes
They looked around the world
Collecting up the things they liked.

They filled their lives and boxes
With the goodies that they gathered
And they all felt in control
Content and they all felt alright.

They climbed inside their boxes
They settled with their trinkets.
They neither looked nor learned much more
And closed their lids up tight.

Once they fastened up their boxes
They smiled there inside
And they all thought in their darkness
That the world was clear and bright.

But the world is not a box
There's no lid no doors
No cardboard flaps or locks
And everything in nature
From the clouds to the rocks
Is a piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man
It's a piece of the peace of Islam.

Along came a wandering wiseman
Whispering such words of truth
He stumbled on these boxes
So separate side by side
He knocked upon the first one saying
Please come out and feel the day
An answer came from deep within
You're not of us please go away

He approached the second box
And tapped twice on the lid saying
Peace to you inside
Shall I show you a new way
Someone peaked out from a crack and said
You may just have a point
But it's so comfy in my box
In my box here I will stay

But the world is not a box
There is no lid, no doors
No cardboard flaps of locks
And everything in nature
From the clouds to the rocks
Is the piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man
Is the piece of the peace of Islam

He stood before the final box
A hiding face peaked out to him
And much to his surprise
He said I recognise those eyes
I see you and you see me
Why not come out and be free
Faith and flowers wilt and die
If they are hidden from the sky.

Cause the world is not a box
There is no lid, no doors
No cardboard flaps of locks
And everything in nature
From the clouds to the rocks
Is the piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man
Is the piece of the peace of Islam

Now the centuries lie between
All the prophets and you and I
Civilisations are born and die
Each and everyday
We see good and bad and happy, sad
And mad mistakes we wish we hadn't made
In our attempt to try and live up to their ways

But if we hide ourselves away
Afraid to grow and learn
We might wake up in the flames
Of the ignorance that burns
And we'll never be much more
Than only casualties of war

In a struggle we can't win
If we have no faith to begin
We've got to tip the lid
And let some sunlight in

Cause the world is not a box
There is no lid, no doors
No cardboard flaps of locks
And everything in nature
From the clouds to the rocks
Is the piece of the puzzle of the purpose of man
Is the piece of the peace of Islam.


Sing Children Of The World

Sing Children Of The World



Sing Children Of The World
By Dawud Wharnsby

Walking through the crowded streets of a market in Morocco
Sitting on a smiling camel in the desert of Arabia

Chasing 'round the bamboo trees of
Bandung in Indonesia

Gathering brightly coloured leaves in a forest of Canada
Napping beneath the date palm shade under blue skies of Tunisia

Sweeping out his parents' shop on a side street in Pakistan
Planting rows of beans and maize on a small farm in Uganda

Laying back to count the stars from somewhere in Afghanistan

Oh Sing Children of the World (Sing along)
Come together and hear the call

Sing Children of the World (Sing along)
Islam will unite us all

Sing Children of the World (Sing along)
Come together and hear the call

Sing Children of the World (Sing along)
Islam will unite us all

Subhanallah, Wa Alhamdullillah Wa Allahu Akbar!
Subhanallah, Wa Alhamdullillah Wa Allahu Akbar!

Splashing through the pouring rain in a village of Guyana
Nibbling cakes from picnic plates on a mountain top in Switzerland

Tending to a flock of sheep down under in Australia
Greeting morning with a prayer on the golden Egyptian Sand

Oh Sing Children of the World (Sing along)
Come together and hear the call

Sing Children of the World (Sing along)
Islam will unite us all

Sing Children of the World (Sing along)
Come together and hear the call

Sing Children of the World (Sing along)
Islam will unite us all

Subhanallah, Wa Alhamdullillah Wa Allahu Akbar!
Subhanallah, Wa Alhamdullillah Wa Allahu Akbar!

Crying himself to sleep with no hope left for dreaming
Begging in the burning sun, holding out her hand

Palms held tightly on his ears to muffle all the screaming
Sitting where her house once stood trying hard to understand

See the Children of the World (Subhannallah)
All the Children of the World (Subhannallah)

Sing for the Children of the World (Subhannallah)
Pray for the Children of the World (Subhannallah)

[DWA and Children]
Sing Children of the World (Sing along)
Come together and hear the call

Sing Children of the World (Sing along)
Islam will unite us all

Sing Children of the World (Sing along)
Come together and hear the call

Sing Children of the World (Sing along)
Islam will unite us all

Sing Children of the World (Sing along)
Come together and hear the call

Sing Children of the World (Sing along)
Islam will unite us all

Subhanallah, Wa Alhamdullillah Wa Allahu Akbar!
Subhanallah, Wa Alhamdullillah Wa Allahu Akbar!

Soo sing children if the world


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