| Author: | Imam (Hajji) ‘Abdur-Rahim Muhammad | ISBN: | 9781524564490 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris US | Publication: | December 28, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Xlibris US | Language: | English |
| Author: | Imam (Hajji) ‘Abdur-Rahim Muhammad |
| ISBN: | 9781524564490 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris US |
| Publication: | December 28, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Xlibris US |
| Language: | English |
We know peace is more than the absence of war And love is much more than the absence of hate And yes, life is so much more than the absence of death So much more . . . How long would it take for us to say, Every human life is sacred in every tongue, Seven and a half billion times? Could it take a lifetime? Or so much more? And in that time, no one could die At the hand of another? No fair, filling the air with bullets, rockets, and bombs Staining the walls of houses of worship With the blood of those who simply came to worship. Death in the name of God? The king? The temporary ruler? Will it take God to tell us when to stop? Or,
We know peace is more than the absence of war And love is much more than the absence of hate And yes, life is so much more than the absence of death So much more . . . How long would it take for us to say, Every human life is sacred in every tongue, Seven and a half billion times? Could it take a lifetime? Or so much more? And in that time, no one could die At the hand of another? No fair, filling the air with bullets, rockets, and bombs Staining the walls of houses of worship With the blood of those who simply came to worship. Death in the name of God? The king? The temporary ruler? Will it take God to tell us when to stop? Or,
