Sometimes I wonder….
“We exist from the Creator of Rahmatan-lil-’Alamin ~ Mercy to all Creations.”
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So that we would grow beards and trying to look like a saint
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So that man in Polygamy will be guaranteed Paradise
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
When child marriages is still practiced by older man
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So that man can treat woman as a second class citizen
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
To be overly concerned about what is halal or haram
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam.
So that we can say halal and haram profusely without any compassion for others
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So that we can judged people whether they are entitled to go to paradise or hell
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So that we can slander other Muslim who is not wearing hijab
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So that we can deny what ISIS do is not Islamic
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So that we can blame another Muslims as apostate because of different values
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So that only Man can be an ulama (clerics), while woman just followers
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
To think that we are the ONLY believers who entitled for Paradise
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So that only Muslims can translate the Quran and not the other believers
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
Only the clerics and scholars are entitled to translate the Quran
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So that Sunnis can accuse Shiites as apostates or vice versa
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So that we can say Sufism is not Islam
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So that we can kill all the apostates
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam, so that they can say ‘Gays and Lesbians are sinners and they are doomed to Hell.’
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam. So that they can say ‘Lesbians and gays prayers are rejected by God.’
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So that this world will be in Peace, are we?
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So that islam can abolished racism, have we?
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
Terrorism will be eradicated, does it?
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So that we can say this is the religion of truth
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So that we can just blindly follow the scholars without questioning them
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So that we can say, “My Shaykh is better than yours.”
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So that we can say all religion is satanic
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So that we can say those who didn’t pray five times a day are not Muslims
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So to remove all the worldly things, while global warming is being ignored
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam.
To worship God in fear but absence in Love
Sometimes I wonder, if Muslims think that God gave us Islam
So that we stand up for the Muslims and kill others
And I wonder if all of the above is who we are, as a Muslim.
Zuby E ~ November, 2016
