Contemplate In Silence

THE (first part – opening part of the) SERMON OF
THE LAST MESSENGER OF ALLAH (PBUH&HF)
ON THE DAY OF GHADIR KHUM (on the journey back from his (pbuh&hf) last haj - while stopping at Ghadir Khum)

Lets contemplate his (pbuh&hf) words as against the supposed hegemonic power that causes so much sufferings and death in the lands that once saw the birth of Musa (Moses), Isa (Jesus) and Muhammad (peace be upon them all).

O citizens of Islam and of Palestine, lets mention the praise of Allah.
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Part 1
Praising Allah and
regarding Him pure
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Praise belongs to Allah Who
is exalted above (all the
creation) in His Oneness,1

and is near (to His creation)
in His aloneness.2

Sublime is His authority,
and great are the pillars3 of
His (names).

His knowledge encompasses
everything while He is lofty
in status.1

He subdues all the creation
through His power and
evidence.

He has always been praiseworthy
and shall always be
praised.

He is the glorified Whose
glory has no end.

He begins and repeats (the creation),2

and to Him all affairs are
returned.■1

He is the maker of what has
been elevated (i.e., heavens),

the expander of what has
been spread out (i.e., the
earth),

and the dominator of the
planets and the heavens.

He is holy and exalted above
all purifications, the Lord of
the angels and the spirit.

He grants to all that He
created.

He prolongs His grace to all
that He originated.

He sees all eyes, and eyes do
not see Him.

He is generous, forbearing,
and patient.

He made His mercy encompass
everything,2

and He favored them by His
grace.

He does not hasten His
revenge,

nor does He take the
initiative on what (He
knows) they deserve of His
punishment.

He comprehends the secrets,
and knows what the hearts
conceal.

Hidden things are not
concealed from Him,

nor do they make Him
doubtful.

He encompasses (in knowledge)
and dominates
everything,

and has strength and power
over everything.

Nothing is like Him1, and He
is the establisher of “the
thing” when it was nothing.

He is everlasting [and free of
need]♦, who acts justly;

there is no god but He, the
mighty, the wise.1

He is exalted beyond being
grasped by visions, while He
grasps all visions, and He is
subtle, well aware (of all
things).2

None can reach His description
by seeing Him, nor can
anyone find out how He is,
secretly or openly, and (He is
not known) except by what
Allah, the mighty and the
majestic, has made as the
signs of Himself.3

I testify that He is Allah,
Whose holiness overspreads
all ages,

Whose light overwhelms
perpetuity1,

Who enforces His command
without consulting an
advisor.

There is no partner with Him
in (His) planning, nor is there
any discrepancy in (His)
management.

He shaped whatever He
originated without
a preexisting model,

and created whatever He
created without getting
assistance from anyone,
burdening Himself, or having
any need to find out a
solution.

He originated it (in His will),
thus it came into being, and
He formed it (in His
intention), thus it became
distinct.1

So, He is Allah, the One that
there is no god but He,

Who is proficient in skill,
and beautiful in action.

He is the just Who never
oppresses, and the most
generous to Whom all affairs
are referred.2

I further testify that He is
[Allah]■ that before His
magnificence everything is
lowly, before His might
everything is humble,

before His power everything
surrenders, and before His
awe everything yields.

He is the king of all domains,
the turner of the heavenly
bodies in their orbits,

the dominator of the sun and
the moon, each of which
pursues its course to an
appointed time.

He makes night overtake
day, and day overtake night,
(each one) seeking the other
rapidly1.

He is the destroyer of every
stubborn tyrant, and the
annihilator of every rebellious
Satan.

Neither has there been any
opposing power beside Him,
nor any peer.

He is Unique and impenetrable.
1 He never begets nor is
He begotten, and none can
ever be a match for Him.2

He is the only God, the
glorious Lord, Who wills,
and thus carries out, Who
intends, and thus decrees,
Who knows, and thus takes
into account.

He causes death and gives
life. He impoverishes and
enriches.3 He makes (men)
laugh and makes (them)
weep.4 [He brings near and
drives away.]♦ He denies and
grants.

For Him is sovereignty, so is
praise. In His hand is all
goodness, and He is powerful
to do everything.5

He lets night enter the day,
and day enter night;1 there is
no god but He, the mighty,
the oft-forgiving.

He is the responder to
supplication, open-handed in
granting, the enumerator of
breaths, and the Lord of the
Jinn and the humans.

Neither does anything bring
difficulty for Him, nor does
the cry of those who appeal
for help annoy Him, nor does
the insistence of those who
insist exhaust Him or force
Him to assent.

He (is Who) protected the
righteous, and gave success
to the prosperous.

He is the guardian of the
faithful, and the Lord of the
worlds,

Who deserves that all His
creations thank Him and
praise Him in any situation.

I (therefore) praise Him and
thank Him in joy and
sorrow, and in hardship and
comfort.

I believe in Him, His angels,
His books, and His messengers.

I listen to His command,
obey Him, proceed towards
whatever pleases Him, and
submit to what He decreed,
longing for His obedience
and fearing His punishment,1

for He is Allah against
Whose schemes no one
should feel secure, nor
should anyone be in fear of
injustice from Him.


Source: http://www.dartabligh.org/books/ebooks/Ghadir%20Sermon.pdf