Sincere Heart

"If a heart becomes attached to other than Allah, Allah makes him dependent on what he is attached to and he will be betrayed by it." {Ibn al-Qayyim}

No doubt at times we find it difficult to be upright and resist our bad habits. Struggle for the sake of Allah, for verily Allah will only increase you in ranks. Don’t be those who come short when Allah strikes means of hardship. Don’t be forgetful of Allah for verily His ever heedful of you.

Do the people think that they will be left to say, "We believe" and they will not be tried?” {29:2}

Many amongst us neglect the blessing of Allah for lustful desires and arrogantly fail our obligation as Muslim for worldly materials that won’t even save one from death. What good comes from this world when one abandons the speech of Allah? Verily Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most merciful.

Truly we all will be bought to account for what we did openly and secretly. Let’s not be those who gather themselves with that which Allah hates. Let’s be those who gather themselves with that which Allah loves. Let’s be a reason for good!

“What pleasure is this world when all it contains are means to taste whether you are amongst those who are grateful or ungrateful.”

It is reported that when Al-Hasan Al-Basrî was on his deathbed, some of his companions came to him and said:

O Abû Sa’îd, offer us some words you can benefit us with. He replied, “I will equip you with three words, then you must leave me to face what I am facing. Be the farthest of people from those things you have been forbidden, and be the most involved of people in the good you have been commanded to do; and know that the steps you take are two steps: a step in your favour and a step against you, so be careful where you come and where you go.”

Abû Na’yam, Hilyah Al-Awliyâ` 2:154

Ahmed Abu Mohamed

Copyright © 2013

All I wanted was to love you

I came through the darkness of life where the reality in mind seemed unfair

to then adjust in a new position finishing on this never ending mission

longing to go home through the darkness is blind to find my desitny

and yet so harsh it is paining me.

emotions running deep down my heart, searching a way to escape from my self

and the stings are torn apart from me and climing the rope seems to hard for me

sreaching the one thing, and what is the one thing that i really need

where my heart feels as though there are holes, that need to be filed with happiness

rather then saddness and is it love that I should find to fill it out

and she knows where to find me up in the mountings and my tears are the rain that fall.

dropping until she can hear me call

and I am still a man a mans man but I guess its a love that is crushing me

and the true meaning to life is to hard to understand

to make a mend to something that is hard to fix

she is the one I've been taking this long journey for

she is the one I've been longing for

and to which this mission is to hard to finish

she is the never ending story, I'll be waiting for.

Ahmed Ibn Mohamed and Idil Mahamed

Copyright © 2011

Women

Our beloved Prophet (PBUH) said; “Modesty is part of faith for those who follow not we solemnly lay a wreath.”

Women are amongst Allaah’s most adorable creation and sweetest blessings, a figure of love in our society. Indeed sister Allaah has honoured and described you in the best of manners. You are among those sisters in Islam that bring life to its beauty and bring joy, love to our household. By Allaah, you are indeed simply beautiful.

You are more beautiful than a rose! Much loved in Allaah’s sight, you are dearer to all the angels, yet more beautiful than a full moon. In obedience of Allaah’s commands you do all the things wise and thoughtful.

“Inshallah you be the princess of Paradise.”

O Allaah most merciful, make our sisters in Islam pray day and night till they can say truthfully and proudly, “I prayed my Salat for the sake of Allaah.” O Allaah most great, give our sisters all that which is good in this world and the hereafter. O Allaah most high, give our sisters a life full of happiness and nobility. O Allaah, support our sisters, strengthen their faith and their character.

"From your brother in Islam."

Ahmeddeey Maba Shiixaayo

Copyright © 2010

Untitled

Growing up in the worst streets of the nation’s poorest corners, aching out a living in a neighbourhood where poverty is the only thing each individual is got in common. Is like a wild life each soul has to fight for what is theirs. In this neighbourhood promise of tomorrow is never the promise. You got to settle for what you have today and cherish what you get tomorrow, but only live for the moment.

Like prisoners stuck in a world of injustice where reality is just unfair, take us back to a dream scene where we could survive for another day. Like a moving cloud above the mountainings you could find our every tears drop like a rain fall.

Born in a world of gunshots and coming from a place where the rich folks call it poor people zone, but it’s our home, all we have known, where we got grown. We learnt from the streets it can be bleak, expect the worst of nightmares. So we struggling, fighting to eat and wondering when we will be free. How does comfortable world question our ways of living?

All we got is life on the street it’s not what we want, but we ain’t got anywhere else to run to and the boys from the hood are raised up hardcore. We were born and raised in poverty but we still smile, out of the darkness we came the farthest amongst the hardest survival. Heaven is there a chance that you could come down and open doors for hurting people like us?

Ahmeddey M Hassan

Copyright © 2010

The hidden truth - (Words of wisdom)

Our goal in this ever complicated and twisted society is that we all want to attain respect, in one form or another. We do everything in our power to try and attain it, whether it be through monetary gain, most of us being delusional and thinking that that is the only way we will be respected by others. But we somehow forget the true beauty and meaning of life, that pure joy, that glimpse of happiness that occurs not by financial wealth, but by appreciating simpler things.

We sadly forget that happiness is easily obtained just by giving and being a good human being, just the way Allah intended. It is from this experience that I have discovered the value of giving a helping hand and the reward that is felt deep inside of you, that is when you realize what true happiness is. It is reaching out to others in need, and discovering the true life lesson that lies beneath. It feels as if you could touch the sky, that is the great reward that Allah bestows in your heart when you are genuinely happy and are doing good for others.

Now I find myself wanting to constantly obtain this serene bliss-like feeling in my soul, so I ask: where are the needy people? For I have not let go of that amazing feeling, and I want to feel it again, even when I am feeling low, the thought of it makes me feel good again. I truly believe that that is the path to real success, that those in the world should strive to achieve. You will even be seen in a good light by Allah, our Creator.

What more could you possibly want? Having attained true peace and endless love from Allah for what it is that you have done, there is nothing more in this world that you could strive for that would equal or better it. In the end, money comes and goes, but the approval of Allah can eventually save your soul.

Suratul Insan - They (are those who) fulfill (their) vows, and they fear a Day whose evil will be wide-spreading (7). And they give food, inspite of their love for it (or for the love of Him), to Miskin (poor), the orphan, and the captive (8), (Saying): "We feed you seeking Allah's Countenance only. We wish for no reward, nor thanks from you (9).

Inspirited by Kenya

Ahmeddey M Hassan
Copyright © 2010

The unknown stranger

Smells so beautiful like your favourite fragrance,
Every heart melts with a glimpse of your physical appearance,
Takes strides like a model, curves like a bottle,
Body moving to the music,
Self-confidence bordering arrogance,
The physical features open for all to see,
To an extent almost nude to the eye of the beholder,
With an ungrateful attitude,
Yet when you look into her eyes,
You see pure innocence,
But not as innocent as you think...

Based on girls who expose themselves in the public and think they got it all by exposing their physical features and attitude of arrogant. Think the world is theirs by thinking confidence with pride of ungratefulness would make them stand up from the rest and the play the innocent chick but devil thoughts in the mind.


Ahmeddey M Hassan
Copyright © 2010

Affection of love...

The affection of love has once again approached in a heart which lost the sense of love long ago, yet i long for your presence. How could i describe this magical affection that is beyond all kind of affection? The absences of your presence makes me miss you with countless amount of numbers can't measure how i miss you. It's the effect you have on me.

You make me dream in my dreams, I only dreamed of your presence.
Sometimes you say something really small and it fits right into this empty heart of mine.
I desire nothing more than to be in your heart until forever dies.
My desire is fulfilled when i reach my destination, which is none other than a place in your heart.

My dedication to you... ;)

Ahmeddey M Hassan
Copyright © 2010

Delusional-minded

Diabolic, ilmatic miss leaded people,
Loving all life’s satisfaction not knowing its evil,
Condemned confused corrupted minds,
Get told to change a number of times,
With no regards or no regrets,
The whole in the ground they seem to forget.

The day of the judgment they chose to forget,
Not realising its punishment,
Worldly desires they seem to be chasing,
Not knowing its illness,
Forget the purpose of living,
Trading their eternal enjoyment for a bitter desire,
Small minded they became forgetting Allah's eternal promise.

We live in a era where the mind is utterly deluded,
Searching for meaningless material belonging,
Yet telling the heart a lie,
We are out searching what is beyond our power...

"O Allah, show us the way of those on whom you have bestowed your grace, not the way of those who earned your anger, nor of those who went astray.”

Ahmeddey M Hassan
Copyright © 2010

Dedication To the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam

A lover of the heart you are,
In your eyes I see the reflection of love,
You are a beholder of a golden heart,
The lover of lovers.

Indeed you are the most kind hearted,
Most soft and tender,
You are a pillar of strength,
Speaks from the heart with words of sweetness,
You are indeed a prince to your beloved ones.

Inspiration you have been,
Spoken with wisdom and knowledge,
With words of honesty and generosity,
Compassion you were to the needy.

Even when life seemed doomed your faith was so strong,
Truly you are a lover of lovers and beloved by many,
Your honesty wept the hardest of hearts,
You brought happiness and joy to ones life,
Fulfilled an empty heart with love.

You have been an inspiration to this infant heart of mine,
You were the one who never turned from my failure
Reaching me when my heart no longer felt love,
Failed you many times and still you were first to believe in me.

Know this your words of wisdom I heard,
Know this I felt your pure love,
Know this truly your love and generosity has touched my heart,
I love you to an extend where love itself could not explain,
You are the in lighter of this infant heart of mine...

Many though they had the upper hand because of beautification belongs, multitudes of money or equipment; but it was rather due to the noble values you had that made you beautiful...

Ahmeddey M Hassan
Copyright © 2010

Beautification Of The Heart (words of wisdom)

“O Allah, as you have made my appearance beautiful, likewise make my character beautiful.”

An idiot once told me, “Life is beautiful and what it contains can poison you at times, but it falls upon you to make out of those elements which contain the beautification of life.” Who would take a word of an idiot truthful, but only to realise one day it is true.

Beautification Of The Heart...
Many moments have come throughout life and many moments shall remain in the heart of the beholder. Some moments vanish with a blink of an eye and other moments remain in the heart forever almost like a treasure that beautifies all.

One builds a foundation of appearance within them to a degree of extremism. We see, yet sadly we forget how to build a strong bond of foundation within our hearts, your beautified features that complete your perfectly symmetrical face will eventually fade away like the dust blows the wind, but your heart will always remain the same and beat the same.

Truly beauty can be attained from within the heart of the beholder,
All the other beauties are just a worldly glimpse of beauty,
Only a true believer in Allah can understands beauty fully:
Beauty is the garden of paradise and its beauty can only be understood from its inhabitants, Beautiful is being content with what you have,
Indeed beauty was prophet (saw), beautiful are his followers

“The beholder of true beauty is he who puts his trust in Allah the almighty.”

As Muslims, we must believe that evil and imperfection cannot be attributed to Allah. The desire to change any aspect of ourselves means, in effect, that we are dissatisfied with Allah's choice and his handwork, and that there is imperfection in what he has created. Thus to say about ourselves or anyone else that we or they are ugly is a great sin.

This point was reinforced by the Prophet, (pbuh) when he once saw the Companion, Amr ibn Fulaan al-Ansaaree (ra), whose izaar (lower garment) was hanging low to the ground, so he, prophet (pbuh), ordered that he raise it. Amr made an excuse saying that he had skinny shins (i.e. he was embarrassed to show them), so the Prophet responded by saying: "O 'Amr! Verily Allah - the Mighty and the Majestic - has created everything in the best form. The desire to change any aspect of ourselves means, in effect, that we are dissatisfied with Allah's choice and his handwork, and that there is imperfection in what he has created. Thus to say about ourselves or anyone else that we or they are ugly is a great sin.

We must bear in mind that this search for the 'beautification' is, in reality, a deception from Shaitaan. Shaitaan has vowed that he will create such false desires in mankind. He has said (as stated in the Qur'an): "Surely I will arouse in them [mankind] false desires; and certainly I will order them to slit the ears of cattle, and indeed I will order them to change the nature created by Allah." [Soorah an-Nisaa’ (4):119].

"May Allah always keep us safe from the false promises of Shaitaan, for Verily
He is the One who guides to the Truth."

Ahmeddey M Hassan
Copyright © 2010

MY DEDICATION TO MY LOVE!

I have witnessed the completion of perfection,
I’ve never seen anything as beautiful as you are,
The pure innocence of your presence melts my heart,
Forever I have been waiting for this very moment,
Truly you’re beautiful like the sun; brighten the night like the stars,

You’re like an exotic creature I never came across before,
With such sensation movements,
Floating across the ground with grace,
Truly essence is like a trap I can’t escape from,
Forever I want to fall in love with you…

Through your smile I the brightest of life,
And in your eyes I see the missing pieces,
You’re my every aspect of life a spot you fill,
You’re my surrounding beautification,
I will never get tired of looking at you.

My only addiction is you,
No matter the distances between us, my feeling for you is indescribable,
You’re my eternal queen and I’m your king,
I must confess the effect you’ve on my infant heart,
I could forever tell you the feeling I’ve for you,
But there is no amount of love to fulfill the love I get from you…

Ahmeddey Maba Shiixaayo
Copyright © 2010

Life {Words of Wisdom}

At times life can seem empty and meaningless, when you search deep down within yourself, you realize at times life has no meaning…It is easy to fall into the trap of stress, frustration and depression when life hold no meaning. Sadly, for some we never find the meaning of it – and death takes us away.

We never will come to understand life, but life has given us more then we can ever ask and yet we complain about life. How selfish we have come to be? Life has given us so much yet instead of being thankful we just complain about it. Instead of complaining at life why don’t you try to give something to life?

Some will try to pattern their life with material beautification belongings only to realise it will soon come to rotten. In one life there is love, ambitions and great dreams to be reached. One will remain silent for they only have those memories of yesterday, today and tomorrow to cherish. A broken life will firm a pattern of meaning only to give the heart a beating chance to remain alive.

We are all in between struggle and surviving to preserve a wrathful life. Searching our purpose of life at times can lead us to places of darkness and sorrow. But no man can tell another what this purpose is. Each must find out for himself, and must accept the responsibility that his answer prescribes…

"O Allah! Give us in this world that which is good and in the hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of the fire!"

Ahmeddey Maba Shiixaayo
Copyright © 2010

Somalia

Somalia was where I was born but never had the chance to live and experience the good life due to the circumstances which were caused by the war. Sometimes I have a lot of questions trigger my confused mind and I wonder why there is a war to begin with, I mean who are we fighting against?
I do not see no enemies nor evil but what we have caused upon ourselves. Why are we defined as enemies when all we are doing is killing or injuring one of our own?
Does this even make sense to you at all, we are at war fighting against each other when we should unite and become one.
What is the purpose of this hatred? or do we just leave it with a question mark and never find an answer for it.
How many innocent people have lost their lives, homes, raped and abused. How do you describe such hatred and pain?
So I ask you the reader, who is this oblivious war against? Or do we just leave a blank page with question that is left unanswered ?
Does the killing and abusing of our own people happen without a given reason?. If we cannot sort our differences and problems together as one, how could we so much as gasp and claim our nation to be a great nation.
In my own words I would define a nation as a country that stands for being “Together” as one.
Why are we killing those innocent people? Why are we breaking hearts which are already lonely and are in need of a mending? Why are we abusing our children? .
How can we teach them to kill someone who already lacks hope? How could those killers say that they are Muslims, when they kill innocent lives?
They kill many innocent hearts and yet still they'd be the first in the Mosque, how could they face God; don’t they feel powerless and ashamed.
How could they ask forgiveness from Allah when the ones that they may have killed were crying for mercy.
What is it that they may have done that is so bad to lead to them getting killed, raped, burnt and abused. We have killed so many of our own innocent brother and sisters, for doing “nothing.”

What can we do to help those people as we see them weeping help, watch them cry out for our support and help but what we do is we feel sorry for them for a couple of days and then move on with our lives as if nothing ever happened.
Imagine if that was your mother who was getting hurt. Imagine that was your sister who was getting raped. Imagine it was your father getting abused. Imagine it was your little brother crying alone everyday in the darkness were you can sometimes see his sorrow but you cannot feel his pain.
Could you imagine for even one second the state of mind they are in and what they face everyday?
Those people who are getting killed still have life and are drowning in their hopes for better days and with our hands opened wide we could support them immensely and make a change and life difference. Wouldn’t you feel ashamed of yourself if you were watching your brothers and sisters dying without a purpose.
How would we be able to even call ourselves 'a Muslim' when we see the problem arising and do nothing! How do we face our creature, God. We should be ashamed of ourselves as we are we claim to be one nation and instead of giving a helping hand we seem to be constantly running away from a problem that is ours as well.
What are the so called presidents doing to make an immense change in lives ? or is he in it to busy trying to make easy access to money and fame.
Perhaps is time we should stand up and make a change and step by step we will one day get there.

below is a quote by a famous and world widely known artist Tupac Shakur.
Tupac Shakur
“Perhaps I was addicted to the dark side Some where inside my childhood witnessed my heart die And even though we both came from the same places The money and the fame made us all change places How could it be through the misery That can't get past the hard times Made a true friend afraid to ask, for currency But you could run to me when you need me, I'll never leave I just needed someone to believe in, as you can see”. “If we are a nation that divides into tribes, where do we stand for better days?”
I remember once I was working in a school which had couple of Somali kids. There was this particular Somalia girl in the class, the teacher was asking these kids about where they came from, when it came to the Somali girl she exclaimed ‘I was born in Holland and raised there, so I wouldn’t know what Somalia is about’.
After the class I asked the girl why she said what she has said and she replied ‘who knows about Somalia? People know we are refuges all over the world, its shame to be Somalian’.
I understood what exactly she meant, I think you can understand too… For once we should think of the situation that is at stake in our country, I’m sure a lot of questions trigger our minds but we refuse to have that thoughts, instead we put in our minds that we live a good life not using your heart for the actual purpose it is there for to begin with.
Tell me is this really a good life?
“In the name of Allah the most beneficent, the most merciful” O Allah, we want your help against them and seek your protection against their atrocities. For they are weak before you, O mighty, O powerful. O Allah, you are our helper, and you our victor and you are sufficient for us, and the best guardian. O Allah! Give us in this world that which is good and in the hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of the fire! O Allah! Forgive me and my parents, and (all) the believers on the day of when the reckoning will be established.
I have asked people this question, why is there a war? most say “I don’t know’ and same say ‘it’s because of the tribes and how people are segregated.” People must always keep in mind know matter what tribe, colour and our status may be we must always keep in mind each and everyday that we all belong to Allah! And we too will one day meet our creature but until then people should try and make some amendments because you truly don’t know what a helping hand can do until you have tried. Give a moment of silence to all the Muslims that are all around the world whom are suffering, dying and crying and living without any hope for a tomorrow…

Ahmeddey Maba Shiixaayo
Copyright © 2009

Element of success..

The mind is else where while the soul is in search of deeper purpose of such things that do not have any means to life, yet we continue to dwell on the minute purposeless issues. Instead of fantasying your dreams and searching a deeper meaning of such things that do not have any purposes yet we continue to engage in unnecessary fantasy which do not bring happiness in ones life but merely makes them eager for more.

For one to achieve and make their dreams to reality they will go through all kinds of hardship. One will encounter many barriers to which we ought to overcome, Life will throw all kinds of weapon to destroy your abilities, be wise in your thoughts. Do not search an empty box when you know there wasn’t anything in the first place.

Be wise of dreams as dreams divide in to two kinds, where one is attainable, but other only remains to surface yet we can not reach or grasp.

To be amongst the greatest, learn to establish yourself, be a voice not an echo and make something of your own and adore it, it is worth for your hardship. Be grateful to what today has given you, rather than to dwell on all that’s wrong, be more desirable to what tomorrow will give. Never forget what you were before this day. we spend time thinking about what we could have, when we show little appreciation and gratitude for what we already have …

Ahmeddeey Maba Shiixaayo

Copyright © 2009

Dedication To The Women We Love...

I would like to take this very moment to thank you for all that you have done for me. I’m sincerely grateful to you with all my heart; you have truly been an inspiration to me.

You always spoke politely with words that were inspiration
I didn’t believe in myself that I could achieve all that I have desired for in life, sometimes I thought dreams were fantasies. You came along like wisdom into my life. You taught me to be amongst the greatest is to believe within yourself. I believed people like me never would be in good position in life. You truly believed in me and gave me an opportunity to establish myself.

You have this magical affect that motives me……

Here’s my dedication to you....

"I make Allah my witness that I do love you for the sake of Allah."

To The Woman I Adore, and Love...
The absence of your love is like missing a heartbeat,
Your love I treasure, adore, the woman I love,
A great source of inspiration you have been.
You have been a great blessing to me, may Allah be pleased with you.

Whenever I think of the epitome of a black queen, you are the first on my mind,
How do I say I love you, when my heart beats for you,
My love for you is unconditional, you comfort my heart.
Amazingly beautiful you are, I deeply love you.

You were the only one who had my heart when I was infant,
Your love is beyond love itself,
You are a secret treasure I adore within my heart.
A love like yours could never be measured,
I am ever grateful to receive such kind of love,
I always wondered how forever felt with you I find that feeling of forever.

You tough me the values of love and deeper affection,
And to be a great lover of the heart,
Explaining your love is unconditional...

That person is you Mother...

You struggled in every way possible raising us.
I recall the more struggles we faced, the more we were together as family,
Some conditions were just indescribable.
But yet a moment of joy was the feeling of a lifetime...

"O my Lord give mercy to my parents the way they gave mercy to me when I was a child."

This is a dedication to all the beloved mothers out there, and is a symbol of kindness towards our mothers and showing our affection of love to them. Even though some mothers won’t be able to read the English Language, but inshAllah may Allah accept our appreciation towards our mothers for he only knows what’s in our hearts...

Ahmeddeey Maba Shiixaayo

Copyright ©2009

Crying Tears

When you realise Allah’s blessings are upon you, your soul will be filled with gratefulness to the almighty Allah.

There are something’s in life that we do not want to let go. A great example of this is when we lose someone whom we cherish and hold close to our hearts; we easily break down and cry, for our weakness suddenly takes control of our emotions. But this pain is unconditional, indescribable, and is unable to mend and you start to witnesses that your heart is able break apart emotionally.

Sometimes we try to run away from the truth, only to realise that it still exists when you’ve overcome your grief. And, yes we still may not want to believe it, and you could say yes “I don’t want to believe it because the pain is unbearable.”

At times we lose our own conscious and our hope and as a result we forget what we living for because it is no longer worth fighting for. Everything matters less; because emotions overtake you thus you no longer are at the right state of mind as everything started losing meaning.

Allah, most merciful and most kind will take out one thing from your life only to give room to something else that is more beneficiary to your life.


God only allows something’s in life only to see if you would eventually mend or break apart, and you break easily, this could cause you to lose any faith you’ve ever had for you would let the pain get in the way of a brighter day yet to come.

Let me share something with you...
Everything that is good doesn’t have a price tag on it, nor is it made of gold, because it can easily be owned by you, there is a famous quote “best things in life are free”. Yes the simple things in life are free, but this means that you need to trade your self-esteem, your pride and most treasured possession in order for this to be yours. For no amount of money measure up to your inner peace and the beauty that over shines on you.

"We are writing our life’s in pen and unfortunately can’t erase the mistakes we make so it’s another lesson learnt."

Ahmeddey Hassan
Copyright © 2009