Presence

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem,

Ya Al-Ḥayy, The Ever Living — You are present.

In every breath I take, You are present. I can’t take my mind of this for a moment. Your Creation. Your Reality. My perception. You are present. In the air, in the earth, in the ocean, and the universe You birthed…

Ya Al-Qarib — You are close. But You were never distant. It was I who grew distant, drifting from You in this distraction we call the Dunya. I will always return, and this time my life will be a living Sajdah. This is what I long for, this is what I work towards…

Ya As-Sami- You hear my whispers disguised as thoughts. You see the stillness I cannot describe. For a puzzle has been placed here, and I cannot solve it.

But why do I need to? It’s already written. As long as You are near, I have no fear…

Ya As-Salam, make my heart as tranquil as a masjid, where every breath is a prostration to You.

For You to be present, I did not have to find. I simply realised: You were always here.

ALLAH HU AKBAR