Maqaame Zahra (a Poem By Iqbal) Options

[AsadullahHamza]

No soul has authority over another. Guidance and straying is a matter between God and you.



aakwrAllahwbHu



Allama Sir Mohammad Iqbal’s poem in honour of Hazrat Fatima Zahra published in Asraar-o-Rumooz page 137-138 with the topic در معنی اینکہ سیدة النساء فاطمة الزہراء
اسوہ کاملہ ایست برای نساء اسلام


مریم از یک نسبت عیسی عزیز
از سہ نسبت حضرت زہرا عزیز

Maryam az yek nisbat-e-Eesa azeez,
As seh nisbat hazrat-e-Zahra azeez

Maryam is honourable for one reason that she is the mother of Jesus,
Look at Zahra, Her honour comes from three relationships


نور چشم رحمة للعالمین
آن امام اولین و آخرین

Noor-e-chashm-e Rahmat-il-lil ‘aalemin
un imam-e-awwalin-o-aahirin

She is the daughter of the Great personality known as Rahmat al-lil aalameen
Who is the Imam of all (the prophets) in the past and all (the leaders) in the future


آنکہ جان در پیکر گیتی دمید
روزگار تازہ آئین آفرید

Aa’n ke ja’n dar payka-e-geeti dameed
Rozgaar-e-taaza aa’in aafreed

He, who revived a dead society back to life,
And brought a new system of law


بانوی آن تاجدار ’’ہل اتے‘‘
مرتضی مشکل گشا شیر خدا

Baanu-e aa’n taajdaar-e-’hal ataa’
Murtaza mushkil kusha sher-e-khuda

She is the wife of the one who was crowned with Hal Ata[1]
He is the chosen one, solver of all problems, the lion of God


پادشاہ و کلبہ ئی ایوان او
یک حسام و یک زرہ سامان او

Paadshhah-o-kulba’ee aywaan-e-oo
Yek hussam-o-yek zir’h saamaan-e-oo

He was a king but lived in a hut,
All he owned was a sword and a coat of chain[2]


مادر آن مرکز پرگار عشق
مادر آن کاروان سالار عشق

Maadar-e-aa’n markaz-e-parkaar-e-ishq
Maadar-e-aa’n kaarwa’n saalaar-e-ishq

Her son was the center of Love and devotion[3]
He was the chief of the army of Love


آن یکی شمع شبستان حرم
حافظ جمعیت خیرالامم

Aa’n yeki sham’e shabistaan-e-haram
Hafiz-e-jamee’at-e khayrul-umam

He was a burning light in the gathering in the HARAM,
He was the protector of the best of the communities


تا نشیند آتش پیکار و کین
پشت پا زد بر سر تاج و نگین

Taa nasheenad aatish-e-paykaar-o-kee’n
Pusht-e-pa zad bar sar-e-taaj-o-nagee’n

He kicked the throne and the crown aside[4],
Only because he did not want to see the fire of killing and hatred


وان دگر مولای ابرار جہان
قوت بازوی احرار جہان

Wa’n digar maulaa-e abraar-e-jahaa’n
Quwwat-e baazu-e-ahraar-e-jahaa’n

And the other son (of hers) is the leader of the pious
He gave strength to all the revolutionaries of the world


در نوای زندگی سوز از حسین
اہل حق حریت آموز از حسین

Dar nawaa-e-zindagi soz az Hussain[5]
Ahl-e-haq hurriyat amoz az Hussain[6]

Hussain becomes passion to the ode of humanity
Hussain gives rise of freedom to the truthful people


سیرت فرزند ہا از امہات
جوہر صدق و صفا از امہات

Seerat-e-farzandaha az ummahaat[7]
Jawhar-e-sidq-o-safa az ummahaat

The character of sons are built by their mothers
The true spirit of truthfulness and honesty come from the mothers


مزرع تسلیم را حاصل بتول
مادران را اسوۂ کامل بتول

Muzra-e-tasleem ra haasil Butool
Maadaraa’n ra uswa-e-kaamil Butool

Crop/harvest for the farm of approbation/consent is Butool
For mothers she is a perfect guiding example


بہر محتاجی دلش آنگونہ سوخت
با یہودی چادر خود را فروخت

Bahr-e-muhtaaj-e dilish aa’n guna sokht[9]
Ba yahoodi chaadar-e-khud ra farokht

Her heart was so overwhelmed by the needs of the poor,
That she sold her own chadar to a Jew


نوری و ہم آتشی فرمانبرش
گم رضایش در رضای شوہرش

Noori-o ham aatishi farman barish[10]
Gum razaayish dar razaa-e shauharish

Both angels and Jinn are in her obedience,
(Because) she was obedient to the will of her husband


آن ادب پروردۂ صبر و رضا
آسیا گردان و لب قرآن سرا

Aa’n adab parwurda-e sabr-o-raza
Aasiya gardaan-o-lab Qur’an sara

She was raised with SABR and submission
Her lips would be reading Qur’an while her hands would be moving the hand mill


گریہ ہای او ز بالین بی نیاز
گوہر افشاندی بدامان نماز

Girya haaye ou ze baalin bai niyaaz
Gauhar afshandai badamaan-e-namaaz

She wept for the fear of Almighty Allah
She shed tears during her prayers to Him


اشک او بر چید جبریل از زمین
ہمچو شبنم ریخت بر عرش برین

Asahk-e-oo bar cheed Jibreel az zamin
Hamchu shabnam reekht bar arsh-e-barin

Jibreel would pick up her tears from the earth
So that he may spread dew-drops in Jannah


رشتۂ آئین حق زنجیر پاست
پاس فرمان جناب مصطفی است

Rishta-e aa’een-e haq zanjeer-e-pa ast
Paas-e-farmaan-e Janaab-e Mustafa ast

I am bound by the law of Islam,
I am beholden to the sayings of the Prophet


ورنہ گرد تربتش گردیدمی
سجدہ ہا بر خاک او پاشیدمی

Warna gird-e-turbat-ish gardeed mi
Sajda ha bar khaak-e-oo pasheed mi

Otherwise, I would have gone round and round her gravesite,
And I would have done sajdah on her grave


[1] Refers to the Qur’anic verses 1-12 from Sura Dahr, Chapter 76. Imam Ali gave away his meal while ready to break his fast to a beggar. Allah sent those verses in his praise.
[2] Refers to the story when Imam Ali comes to the Prophet asking for Fatima Zahra’s hand in marriage. He asks Ali: What do you have? Imam Ali replies: A sword and a coat of chain. The Prophet then says that being valiant fighter in Allah’s way, he does not need a coat of chain, so he sells that to prepare for the wedding.
[3] These verse pertain to the eldest son of Fatima Zahra, Hasan bin Ali. Many of his virtues are recorded in books of hadeeth.
[4] Hassan abdicated in favour of Mu’awiyyah to avoid bloodshed and warfare
[5] An allusion to the passion of Karbala. Compare this with P.B. Shelly’s famous lines: “Our sweetest songs are those which are sung in the saddest tones.”
[6] Hussain stood up to a tyrant’s demand instead of compromising his principles
[7] It is amazing that Iqbal, a person raised in a typical male-chauvinistic society of Punjab, would write these lines

[8] These lines are highly metaphorical.
[9] Refers to another story from the life of Fatima Zahra
[10] This refers to the Qur’anic verse 51:56, “I have not created the Jinn and the men except that they would worship Me.” And it also connects to a hadeeth in which the Prophet had said: “If it was lawful to do sajdah to someone other than Allah, I would have commended women to worship their husbands.”

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Alhamdu lillahi Rabbil aalameen.



la ilaaha illaa Allaahu Al-‘Atheemu Al-Haleemu, la ilaaha illaa Allaahu Rabbul ‘arshil-‘atheemi,
la ilaaha illaa Allaahu Rabbus-samaawaati wa Rabbul-ardhi wa Rabbul-‘arshil-kareemi
there is no god except Allah, the All-Mighty, the Forbearing; there is no god except Allah, the Lord of the Mighty Throne;
there is no god except Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth and Lord of the noble Throne.

[est931]

thanks Brother
Friendship with Prophet's AhlulBayt is a blessing
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[AsadullahHamza]

No soul has authority over another. Guidance and straying is a matter between God and you.



aakwrAllahwbHu


Allahumma salli 'ala Nabi Muhammad wa 'ala aali Nabi Muhammad kamaa sallaita 'ala Nabi Ibrahim wa 'ala aali Nabi Ibrahim innaka Hamidum Majid.

Allahumma baarik 'ala Nabi Muhammad wa 'ala aali Nabi Muhammad kamaa baarakta 'ala Nabi Ibrahim wa 'ala aali Nabi Ibrahim innaka Hamidum Majid.


Alhamdu lillahi Rabbil aalameen.



la ilaaha illaa Allaahu Al-‘Atheemu Al-Haleemu, la ilaaha illaa Allaahu Rabbul ‘arshil-‘atheemi,
la ilaaha illaa Allaahu Rabbus-samaawaati wa Rabbul-ardhi wa Rabbul-‘arshil-kareemi
there is no god except Allah, the All-Mighty, the Forbearing; there is no god except Allah, the Lord of the Mighty Throne;
there is no god except Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth and Lord of the noble Throne.

[rizwan]

amazing...i have a tear in my eye

thanks for sharing

[AsadullahHamza]

No soul has authority over another. Guidance and straying is a matter between God and you.



aakwrAllahwbHu


I posted this because there are some who bend over backwards trying to put question marks over the Ahle Bayt, and perhaps I am myself guilty of being one of such in the past. May Allah the Almighty forgive me. Alhamdulillah, I chanced upon a Sufi girl who made a tremendous impact on my way of looking at things. Praised is Allah, the Lord of the worlds.

May Allah AWJ accept our love for the Ahle Bayt, peace and blessings be upon them.

Take care, brother. May Allah reward you with better.


Alhamdu lillahi Rabbil aalameen.



la ilaaha illaa Allaahu Al-‘Atheemu Al-Haleemu, la ilaaha illaa Allaahu Rabbul ‘arshil-‘atheemi,
la ilaaha illaa Allaahu Rabbus-samaawaati wa Rabbul-ardhi wa Rabbul-‘arshil-kareemi
there is no god except Allah, the All-Mighty, the Forbearing; there is no god except Allah, the Lord of the Mighty Throne;
there is no god except Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth and Lord of the noble Throne.

This post has been edited by AsadullahHamza: Apr 23 2011, 04:50 AM

[rizwan]

yes i think what made it quite the bit more special was to hear it from a sunni...such outpouring of love towards lady fatima is not very common.

if u have more, i'd love to see it

[AsadullahHamza]

No soul has authority over another. Guidance and straying is a matter between God and you.


aakwrAllahwbHu


Foolhardy that I am, I will make a couple of observations about Iqbal's ode:

i. It is an honor for Lady Mary (ahs) to be related to Prophet Jesus (ahs) and it is an honor for Prophet Jesus (ahs) to be related to Lady Mary (ahs). Likewise, it is an honor for Lady al-Zahra (ahs) to be related to Prophet Muhammad (sAahwaah), Ali (kAwh) & Hasnain (ahs), and an honor for them to be related to Lady al-Zahra (ahs).

ii. There is yet another relationship that Lady al-Zahra (ahs) was honored with: being the daughter of Lady Khadija al-Kubra (ahs), who proved herself to be the soulmate of not only Muhammad the truthful of Mecca but also Muhammad the Messenger of Allah AWJ. The poem states, "The true spirit of truthfulness and honesty come from the mothers", and the line is (Iqbals' own unworded) salutation to Lady al-Kubra (ahs).


Alahmdu lillahi Rabbil aalameen.


la ilaaha illaa Allaahu Al-�Atheemu Al-Haleemu, la ilaaha illaa Allaahu Rabbul �arshil-�atheemi,
la ilaaha illaa Allaahu Rabbus-samaawaati wa Rabbul-ardhi wa Rabbul-�arshil-kareemi
there is no god except Allah, the All-Mighty, the Forbearing; there is no god except Allah, the Lord of the Mighty Throne;
there is no god except Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth and Lord of the noble Throne.