TAKE ME BACK
Take me back to the old Paths, when Moms were at home. Dads were at work. Brothers went into the army. And sisters got married BEFORE having children!
Crime did not pay; Hard work did; And people knew the difference.
Moms could cook; Dads would work; Children would behave...Husbands were loving; Wives were supportive; and children were polite.
Women wore the dresses; and Men wore the trousers. Women looked like ladies; Men looked like gentlemen; and children looked decent.
People loved the truth, and hated a lie; They came to masjids to get IN, Not to get OUT!
Sermons sounded helpful;
Rejoicing sounded normal; and crying sounded sincere. Cursing was wicked; Drinking was evil; and divorce was unthinkable.
We read the Quran in public; Prayed in school;
And reminded fellow Muslims the words of the Quran: To be called a Muslim was worth living for; To be called a kafir was a shame!
Sex was a personal word. Homosexuality was an unheard word, And abortion was an illegal word.
Preachers preached because they read, understood, digested and acted on their words:
Leaders gave instructions with the fear of Allah, Followers followed the rules and regulations of the community, Sinners sought forgiveness from their Lord.
Being an imam meant you told people the word of Allah, Being a Muslim meant you would live for the hereafter and not the duniya.
Laws were based on how Quran spelt it, Homes read the Quran and Hadiths; And masjids taught the Quran and the ways of the prophet:
Sheikhs were more interested in new reverts than in new clothes and new cars. Children were more interested in learning their religion:
Give me that old time religion!This is good enough for me! I still like the "Old Path.
Please will you forward this to people maybe it will add meaning to someone's life as it did to me.
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