Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Yusuf Islam - A is for Allah



A is for Allah, nothing but Allah
Ba is the beginning of Bismillah
Ta is for Taqwa, bewaring of Allah
and Tha is for Thawab, a reward
Ja is for Jannah, the Garden of Paradise
Ha is for Hajj, the blessed pilgrimage
Kha is for Khaatem, the seal of the prophethood given to the Prophet, Muhammad (SAW)
Da is for Deen, Al-Islam, religion with Allah since time began
Dza is for dzikr, remembering Allah
and Ra is for the month of Ramadhan, ohh Ramadhan
Za is for Zakat to pure our greed, when we give our money to those in need
Sa is for Salamu'alaikum, peace be with you wa'alaikumussalam
Sha is for shams, the shining sun, which Allah placed for everyone
and So is for solat, for when we pray facing him, everyday, facing him, till we meet our lord

Allah there's only one God and Muhammad is his Messenger. Allah, Laa ilaaha illallah

Do is for duha, the morning light, the sun has turned from red to white
To is for tareeq, the path to walk upon
and Zho is for zhil, a shadow
and 'A is for ilm, the thing to know, to make our knowledge grow, in Islam
Gha is for ghaib, a world unseen and that we know is not a dream
and Fa is for the Opening, Al-Fatihah
and Qo for the Qur'an, the book of God
and Ka is for kalima, a word we're taught to teach us what is good and what is not
and La is for the beginning of Laa ilaaha illallah
Ma is for the Messenger Muhammadur-Rasulullah. Laa ilaaha illallah, Muhammadur-Rasulullah

Allah, there's only one God and Muhammad is his Messenger. Allah, Laa ilaaha illallah

Na is for naum, the sleep God gave to give us rest after the day
and Ha is for the Hijra, the journey that, the Prophet made
and Wa for wudu before we pray to help us wash our sins away
and Ya is for Yaumid-Deen

Allah, there's only one God and Muhammad is his Messenger. Allah, Laa ilaaha illallah
Allah, there's only one God and Jesus was his Messenger. Allah, Laa ilaaha illallah
Allah, there's only one God and Moses was his Messenger. Allah, Laa ilaaha illallah
Allah, there's only one God and Abraham was his Messenger. Allah, Laa ilaaha illallah
Allah, there's only one God and Noah was his Messenger. Allah, Laa ilaaha illallah
Allah, there's only one God and he created Adam, and we are the children of Adam. Allah, Laa ilaaha illallah