If Truly I Know

If Truly I Know If truly I know He is Allah, other than whom there is no god the Compassionate, the Merciful the King, the Holy, the Source of Peace the Preserver of Security, the Protector, the Mighty the Overpowering, the Great in Majesty, the Creator the Maker, the Fashioner, the Forgiver, the Dominant the Bestower, the Provider, the Decider, the Knower the Withholder, the Plentiful Giver, the Abaser, the Exalter the Honorer, the Humiliator, the Hearer, the Seer the Judge, the Just, the Gracious, the Informed the Clement, the Incomparably Great, the Forgiving the Rewarder, the Most High, the Most Great, the Preserver the Sustainer, the Reckoner, the Majestic, the Generous the Watcher, the Answerer, the Liberal, the Wise, the Loving the Glorious, the Raiser, the Witness, the Real, the Trustee the Strong, the Firm, the Patron, the Praiseworthy the All-Knowing, the Originator the Restorer to Life, the Giver of Life, the Giver of Death

the Living, the Eternal, the Self-sufficient, the Grand the One, the Single He to Whom men repair, the Powerful the Prevailing, the Advancer, the Delayer the First, the Last, the Outward, the Inward the Governor, the Sublime, the Amply Beneficent the Accepter of Repentance, the Avenger, the Pardoner the Kindly, the Ruler of the Kingdom, the Lord of Majesty and Splendor the Equitable, the Gatherer, the Independent, the Enricher the Depriver, the Harmer, the Benefactor the Light, the Guide, the First Cause, the Enduring the Inheritor, the Director, the Patient If truly I know nothing escapes His Power If truly I know when He wills something, it will be when He commands it to be, it be If truly I know He alone gives life and brings the dead to life If truly I know He possesses the movement of every heart the burst of love, the hate the courage, the fear the happiness, the sadness

If truly I know He knows my thoughts and yours before it progresses and reaches the ultimate end If truly I know He has known everything before they be nothing moves without His knowledge and His will Then my heart is calm, serene and tranquil I have no anxieties, no anxiousness, no agonies, no worries If I attained what I desire, I am thankful to Him If I am deprived of what I want, I am patient For what He wills, will be what He does not will, will not be I simply go through it as a slave until my lower self (nafs) disappears and my attachment is with nothing except my Creator O how beautiful this station is My heart sees no one but He How could I then despair? How could I then not smile in the face of adversities? O how delightful this station is the station of true Tawakkul! May Allah bring generations of believers that grow with Tawakkul. Ameen.

by Aisha Othman