Sunday, May 30, 2021

Mighty Role Of Pen -- Imagine Without Pen

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate 

Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam. 

In conquests of territories, pen play a mighty role: "The pen is mightier than the sword" goes the famous saying.  Abu Hatim al Busti has encapsulated this idea in two short verses:

When the brave people swear by their sword some day,
and count it among things that give honor and veneration to men,
The writers' pen is sufficient for their honor and superiority for all times to come, 
Because Allah has sworn oath by the pen

نٓ ۚ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ ‎﴿١﴾‏
Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe, (1) (Quran, al Qalam 68:1)

ٱقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْأَكْرَمُ ‎﴿٣﴾‏ ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَ بِٱلْقَلَمِ ‎﴿٤﴾‏ عَلَّمَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ ‎﴿٥﴾‏

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous - (3) Who taught by the pen - (4) Taught man that which he knew not. (5) (Quran, al Alaq 96:1-5)

Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam. 

And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all. 

Wassalaam

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