{"product_id":"the-collected-poems-of-abdullah-quilliam","title":"The Collected Poems of Abdullah Quilliam","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRon Greaves, Yahya Bird (editors)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9781912356898\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Collected Poems of Abdullah Quilliam brings together the secular and religious poetry of Abdullah Quilliam (1856–1932) together in a single volume for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest known as the founder of Britain’s first mosque community, this collection covers his entire four-decade poetic output, and reveals much about his inner spiritual and emotional life, about the private man behind the public figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExcerpt:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe First Sura Paraphrased\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraise be to God the Lord of all creatures. Sura 1, Koran\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraise be to God the Lord of all,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraise Him all creatures great and small;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWith raptures now, the mercies sing,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOf Him the day of judgment’s King.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExclaim, O Lord, we worship Thee,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNow while we kneel on bended knee;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh grant us by Thy mighty power,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNeedful assistance every hour.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDirect us Lord in the right way,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNor ever let us go astray;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGraciously keep us in Thy path,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreserve us from Thy holy wrath.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd when the sands of life have run,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd all our time on earth be done;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe pray Thee O Thou God of love,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTake us to Thee in heaven above.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beacon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39600128032803,"sku":"9781912356898","price":29.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/products\/M1000183.jpg?v=1646805187","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.mom\/products\/the-collected-poems-of-abdullah-quilliam","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}