8/9/2019 Beauty of the Beard
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Found this on IslamiCity.com
Disclaimer: its in no way meant to look down upon our
non-bearded brothers, its just an interesting
perspective of a Bearded Brother who wishes to vent
Beauty in the Beard by Tushar Imdad-ul-Haque Bhuiya (12th March
2001)
I came to eat dinner in my halls of residence one day last year
when two sisters started laughing at me; I
had some food stuck in my beard. They went on to innocently and
honestly mock my beard saying it was
messy, unnatural and unhygienic. Little did they know the rage
that I felt as a result of this and I
channeled this rage by unleashing my
anger through my pen and out came this poem.
I performed this poem in the Leicester University/DMU Islamic
Societies and Eid Celebration and it was
received with much laughter and acclaim Alhamdulillah. Due to
popular demand and many requests I
have decided to type my poem up and email it to my friends in
Islam.
Let me remind you all not to be offended as this is no fatwa or
religious statement just a funny poem
that spontaneously was produced as a result of my unfortunate
experience
Glorified be He who beautifies women with long locks of hair
And Men with long beards
There is beauty in the beard
Aye, there is beauty in the beard!
When the lion roars all the animals submit
For the lion is the king of the jungle
The lion with its glorious mane
And a Muslim man grows his mane in pride
Showing the rest of humanity that he is to be respected
Can one imagine a lion without its mane?
Nay, thou canst not!
Then imagine a man without his beard
Woe to worldly women who mock the beards so!Desiring husbands
with clean shaven faces
Woe to women who mock the Prophets Sunnah
In the name of hygiene, neatness and smooth texture
Indeed the women of this world cannot like the beard
But she who wants Paradise adores the beard!
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A beard is a gift given to man
Something only he can grow; a woman never can!
When he ponders, he gently strokes it;
When he eats, it stores food;
When he is with kids, they play with it adoringly;
When he is with his wife, she fondles it lovingly;
When the enemy see it, fear is struck in their hearts!
Ah! there is indeed beauty in the beard!
All the Prophets had beards yes they did!
Muhammad had a beard so big! so big!
All the companions had beards o yes! o yes!
All the sages had beards I know! I know!
All the wise have beards tis true! tis true!
All the pious have beards you see! you see!
All the Muslims have beards?! if only! if only!
Who did not have beards? The kafirun!
Who had clean shaven faces? The kafirun!
Who grew their moustaches? The kafirun!
And what did our Prophet order? I hear you ask
He ordered us to lengthen the beard and trim the moustache!
Lengthen the beard and trim the moustache!
What greater reason that this can there be
The fact that our Prophet told us to see
That we make ourselves appear to the world
As full bearded men with honour untold
O Muslim brother! Why do you desire to look like a woman
When your blessed facial hair is the differece between you and
the opposite gender?
O poor Muslim brother! Why do you imitate the kafir
Instead of following the Prophet of Islam?
O silly Muslim sister! Why are you so blind?
Infatuated with Bollywood actors who have no mind!
O wretched sister! Are you not scared of your choice?
You would rather have a feminine monkey instead of an exalted
manly ape!
So indeed I love my beard
And adore the curls and tangles
Which no oil, gel or superglue can ever straighten
My glorious long, curly, messy, fluffy beard!
The playhouse for kids;
