The Presence of Tranquility
“The Presence of Tranquility” by Khadija Snowber Aqsa School
My biological ticking time clock rings
My eyes gently open from mid sleep
The dim hallway light
Illuminates the bathroom as water gently rushes down the faucet into the sink
I inhale fresh river water
It’s so pure and refreshing I find myself alive, wide awake, and alert
My heart and mind consciously
Beating
Thinking
And remembering as one mortal being
My abaya conforms to my body like the casing of a nectarine
Wrapping and protecting its juicing and ripe, pure flesh
It’s a new layer of my own skin
Allâhu Akbar
I start my salah literally throwing my slumber and worries behind me
I regain my connection to Allah (SWAT)
My life line, Protector, and Friend
My mind, body, and soul are lifted
Ascending into the clouds past my chimney rooftop
Then and only then I being to reflect on the one and only
Asking for Guidance and Protection
From the All Hearing All Seeing
All Knowing, The eternal
Who never begets nor is begotten.
Yes indeed “Salah is greater than sleep”
“ صلاة خير من النوم. صلاة خير من النوم”