Ramadan.

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بِسْمِ الله

“Bismillah”

Every footstep towards the Masjid is a testimony of my existence in this life

لا إله إلا ٱللَّٰهُ محمد رسول ٱللَّٰهِ

“La ilahaa illa Allah Wa Muhammad Rasoul Allah”

Words of remembrance said out loud for my creator and his creation to hear me

لا إله إلا ٱللَّٰهُ محمد رسول ٱللَّٰهِ

“La ilahaa illa Allah Wa Muhammad Rasoul Allah”

I walk toward Allah’s protection

carrying my cloak of humility with me

holding on to my misbaha

remembering remembering remembering

Each time said I would be a bead closer to the beginning of my remembrance.

Because I never stopped remembering.

ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ

“As-Salaamu Alaykum,”

Greetings of peace upon you

وَعَلَيْكُم ٱلسَّلَامُ

“Wa Alaykum As-Salaam,”

A reciprocal greeting of peace upon you

Five times a day, I unfolded my Imaan to my master.

Each time I grabbed my prayer mat and stood toward my inventor

Side by side

Foot by foot

Elbow to Elbow

We Lined up

my Ummah together

and the Angels in Awe stood behind us

Veiled in Noor

للّٰهُ أَكْبَر‎

“Allahu Akbar”

We declared together

Synchronized and in Symphony

Echoed by Al MalaEka

Transcended to the Heavens

I felt the ground tremble under my feet

Allah’s presence in close proximity in front of me

Closer to me than my jugular vein

We nervously knelt down

Collectively bowing to Al-Malik

Worshipping

Him

And

Him

Alone

With nothing but myself to offer him