KNOWLEDGE

(What We Feed)

We claim to be the chosen and the best
and support it from the scriptures with all zest
Do we conform to what the Creator has said?
Or, are we doing much of what the Society has fed?

We are the best from birth till death in feasting
as we enjoy to cook and eat the best with a boasting
Some are proud to make the best biryani, Haleem or fish
the rest are glad to feast on these delicacies as much as they wish

We have made ourselves a name and fame for a variety of dishes
beyond this hobby we have nothing much to enhance our wishes
Our ancestors were great thinkers, inventors, scientists and the like
but we have stopped feeding our mind pretty much to the dislike

We have been asked to increase in knowledge and become wise
Alas! We have only been feeding and increasing our stomach size
The first word that Allah said to our Prophet (saw) was to READ
we have forgotten it today and we are more indulgent to FEED

Shaikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (Rahimahullah) says “
Seeking knowledge for the sake of Allah is Worship
Searching for Islamic knowledge is Jihad
Teaching to those who do not know is Charity

Reviewing and learning is like Tasbeeh
The angels will lower their wings and even fish in the deep seas will pray
and the reward will be the highest on the Judgment Day
So, we need to reduce feeding the stomach and increase in feeding the mind
And become the best of Ummah for in knowledge we are lacking behind.