Light Steps

{O Prophet! We have sent you as a witness, and a bringer of good news and a warner}

{And a caller to Allah by His permission and a light-giving lamp}

Qur'?n 33:45-6

Follow in the illuminated steps of the Prophet ? with a poem for our times in the seerah tradition, relating and reflecting upon stages in the history of the Prophet Muhammad's ? journey. Light Steps is written in the style of a devotional, narrative ballad with a rhyme scheme set in a four line quatrain, and explores elements of the Prophet's life as a meditation on his light-filled message and character.

"Allah is the source of all Light. The Quran is light, Angels are light, our spirituality is a light, intellect is a light, faith and conscious energy are also a light. Muhammad ?is of flesh and bones but is blessed with the most powerful of light, a light that fills the spiritual and physical worlds by the Grace of Allah."

The horizon was lit up

With Light of Divine Inspiration.

As Jabal al-N?r bore the weight

Of the beloved's illumination.

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Veiling our beloved

And his companionwithin a cave.

A thread of spider silks woven

To distract a hunter's gaze.

Light Steps: A Poem on the Seerah of Prophet Muhammad ? is a spiritually nourishing reflection on the life of the Messenger ?, his noble character traits and his light-filled message. It is an ideal gift for Eid, graduation or for new converts.