Universal Anthems. Aadil Farook

other doesn't know what's virtue or vice

      Both are guilty of false diagnosis

      Both are unable to end the crisis

      Zionist enemies exploit this scenario ruthlessly

      Waiting for Mahdi or Jesus won't set us free

      O' ummah, what has made you so impotent?

      That you are treated like an unwanted servant

      Why do you seek sympathy for your defeat?

      Rather than standing up on your own feet

      God doesn't change the condition of a nation

      Until it changes its inner disposition

      If Christianity is love, Islam is power

      Why then are you a crushed flower?

      When will you rise above differences within?

      And consider every Muslim as your kin?

      Neither be a Sunni nor a Shia

      But be a genuine seeker of Allah

      Even giants like Iqbal couldn't wake you from your slumber

      How many Aadils are needed to show you the bigger picture?

      If you wish to fix the world, embrace Muhammad's legacy

      Strive for the fusion of genius and inner purity

      Only Islam offers both spirituality and system of governance

      Which complement all dimensions of human existence

      Remember change is only a possibility

      If passion and vision are in unity!

      The Unanswered Question

      Since the very dawn of mankind

      it has baffled many a great mind

      Why would God allow so much suffering?

      The worldly show, is He really running?

      The dynamics seem to contradict His attribute

      and still we have to pay to Him tribute

      A gem cannot be polished without friction

      Man cannot be perfected without tribulation

      There's a reason why saints of every era

      have found this life to be an enigma

      On one hand, they are the ones most loved by Him

      Yet, in a sea of affliction, they have to swim

      Trials are proportional to man's status

      Our true worth, they unveil to us

      Only prophets are free from the need of purification

      Their tests are nothing but for us a demonstration

      They teach us what is gratitude and patience

      Why humans are the best of all creations

      But what is manifested when man is spiritually ill?

      Evil and injustice are the outcomes of free will

      Or he would've been a mere puppet in God's hand

      and his aspirations would be like castles of sand

      But much deeper than that is the real mystery

      if known, we won't challenge divine authority

      What is the philosophy of our existence?

      It is love God wants us to experience

      which is impossible without pain's occurrence

      just like darkness is to light's prevalence

      If no grief be there on a planet like this

      who would be inspired by heaven's bliss

      Monotony is the other name for extinction and death

      Change is the constant since time's first breath

      God is extremely proud of His state of infallibility

      So He confines this trait only for His own majesty

      Human knowledge is of a very fragmentary nature

      We will understand only on meeting our Creator!

      The Great Misconception

      Have you ever wondered why the modern man

      is in such a conflict with the Divine plan?

      Because he sees everything with the wrong lens

      His distance from the truth is thus immense

      He thinks every talent, skill or ability

      is to earn nothing but personal glory

      When he has quenched this desire of caprice

      he feels it's the ultimate level of bliss

      He calls it self-actualization

      I label it self-destruction

      No one is born with any faculty

      that is a hindrance towards reality

      How can God make someone into an actor or a dancer

      when His teachings are to ensure none is a sinner

      A single verse of the Quran, can you quote?

      or from the prophet's life, any anecdote?

      which tells us that instead of piety

      we should only strive for competency

      The entire concept of religion

      is under a spell of delusion

      It is falsely said, "if you've got it, flaunt it"

      God granted woman beauty but ordered to conceal it

      So tough is the path of humility

      to not seek any worldly nobility

      Spiritual masters aren't fools

      to break contemporary rules

      They always stress on the lower-self's annihilation

      Because in God's eyes, worth has a unique criterion

      This isn't another philosophical contradiction

      This is what I call as the great misconception!

      A Small Dialogue with the West

      They say that Islam was spread solely by the sword

      I say it upheld equality among the family of God

      They say that in warfare, Holy Prophet himself took part

      I say self-defense was the motive right from the start

      They say that terrorism is the consequence of only Islam

      I say even during battles, Quran shuns bringing undue harm

      They say that Pakistan is the home of every extremist

      I say your vision is unclear due to rumor's mist

      They say that to technology, this Ummah has no contribution

      I say Science is an outcome of the old Islamic civilization

      They say why don't Muslim countries embrace Western democracy?

      I say Quran claims we'll be misled by following the majority

      They say, "male chauvinism defines the social setup of your religion"

      I say no other society in history has granted more rights to women

      They say