By Chapter

Off-Spring

A line filled with God, great men at the kneel,
From Hāshim to `Abd Manāf, ˊAdnān to ˊIsmā`īl

Desert Rose

The status quo by which senseless men maintain
Quraysh eager to arrest such monstrous bane

Restoring the Ka `bah

In semi-ruin stood the House of God
The sanctuary where many are awed

Solitude—Contemplation—Revelation

Again, enveloped and no sooner did Gabriel part
When the words inscribed on Muḥammad’s heart

Consolation

Muḥammad lay with heart a tremble
His heart sublime, in time, became a temple

Warn and Declare

Muḥammad bathed in heavenly wisdom
Arabic verse with cadence and rhythm

Torture and Conviction

A bed was made from sun-drenched earth
Stripped and tied, scorched in nature’s hearth

The Inquisition

The dilemma coiled, tightened around their minds
And settled into every crevice deposited by the winds

`Umar bin ˊal-Khaṭṭāb

A mentioning made, that flounder he will
That he would be slew before making his kill

A Change of Heart

A change presided; his aspect overturned
From villain to a brother concerned

The Year of Sorrow

Consented, ratified; Quraysh spawned the ban
The interdict imposed on the whole Hashemite clan

The Hijrah

A thousand false promises, still they obey
Surely Satan is man’s enemy, he leads astray

A City Reborn

In a roundabout way only known by a true desert son
Guided and on day twelve, entry into Qubāˊ was won

Strength in Congregation

The first pillar of ˊIslām but one
Timely prayer; thine must be done

Raiders of Makkan Traders

The illegal goods of enriched Makkan clans
Unjust markets moving across desert sands

The Eve of Battle

The Prophet sought counsel to advance or withdraw
Not sure of ˊAllāh’s will; maybe caravan, maybe war

The Battle of Badr

Divinely ordained was the Day of Criterion
Between falsehood and truth; a righteous division

The Community

Breathing her last as her life sped away
To where time ceases and bodies decay

The Matrices

Syllables clung to prideful men moored to foolish lore
Men with hearts harder than stone, rotten to the core

Battle Stations

Three capable men representing their clans
Bearing the standards with reverent hands

Minarets Aflame

If Muḥammad dies will you turn on your heels?
The successful falls prostrate to ˊAllāh and kneels

A Persian Depression

Such noble cunning made his audience grin
A fissure unknown until their foes were in

Treachery and Faith

The interlude, brief, lasted from dawn to noon
None compassed arms to be taken up so soon

The Heirloom

Heralds from within, and with the Prophet allied
Austral winds bore news, and Madīnah replied

Architects of Scandal

In the arms of Madīnah `Āˊishah fell ill
The slanderous whisper a discordant spill

Sacking of Khaybar

Word from the Prophet to Abyssinia bade
Muslims, hither, from Abyssinia’s shade

The Choice and the Minor Pilgrimage

The armistice breached, illegal combat was resumed
Quraysh; villainous, murderous, plotted their doom

A Nameless Enemy

ˊIslām in maturity, in days of fecund
Wielding power, the Bedouin summoned

Advancing Towards a New Power

A great many Muslims sprouted, from faith fertile
Diverse men and women, but to his example; servile