The Prophets’ home, the Golden Dome
Tell Greece, tell Rome, at glinting gloam
At Quds a land for hearts so pure
Jerusalem, till end endure
Each inch a tale, each span a song
Of nations gone, of time so long
When Adam lay its stones so bare
And angels cleansed the Mount and square
For saints to come, the earth prepare
For Abraham, to rest right there
The Patriarch, the Lord’s close friend
Each man lay claim, each tribe contend
For not by kith, nor blood so near
But by his way, those near adhere
And those most close are those who tread
His perfect path, ‘Hanif’, it’s read
Recall Jacob, in Isaac’s stead
At death his kin, around his bed
In Palestine, glancing ahead
Which creed will you, preach to and spread?
They said in truth, “as you foresaid…
The Lord, Allah, as Muslims bred”
His children, twelve, then led the way
To Egypt’s Nile, for brief a stay
The loin which bore the mighty man
To whom God spoke, to meet His plan
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To Sinai flee, with all your clan
Hold my command, when come Can’aan
Leave one, Yusha’ of Musa’s choice
To cleanse the land, with sword and voice
As ‘Pure’ by name, its filth eject
And thus does Quds, true men, elect
Their worth is not in blood nor name
But righteous ranks, else each the same
While Israel held to Yusha’s path
Prevailed they were, else saw God’s wrath
And from Israel went some astray
While from Can’aan kept Israel’s way
Till David’s time, with son unite
The warring clans in unmatched might
And raised the House, a splendid sight
To hail God’s name from dawn till night
For man to yearn to pray despite
His every need, on this praised site
Forgives one’s sins, if though they blight
The sun and moon in cosmic height
Then when had passed the Prophet King
Came tens, if not did more God bring
From Quds shone light, a glowing spring
On Quds lay rest each angel’s wing
Until Jesus, God’s Will and word
In Mary’s womb, when East she stirred
A man of truth and strength and though
So tender, kind for those who know
O Israel hear, your Lord is One
He has no like, begot no son
To Him I bow, your idols shun
And with me kneels, the moon and sun
He is your Lord, besides Him none
To truth hold firm, to His grace run
Make pure your hearts for good deeds done
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And though he preached, each day, each night
Most still defied – from truth sins blight
Then sought to kill God’s word in spite
For sure they knew, the wrong from right
And cursed they dwelt, cursed end in sight
And cursed their schemes, to quench God’s light
For God saved Christ, and rose him high
To come again, his time is nigh!
Ahead of he, the last of those
A Prophet praised, the one He chose
At night so calm, to Quds he goes
Upon the rock to his Lord rose
In Quds he stood, before each row
Of Prophets since all time ago
Each side by side, at span of bow
At Quds’ square, on raised plateau
Muhammad led, to him each owe
A pledge to trust, his truth follow
To symbolise his lead to show
That Ahmad’s way will guide and grow
And will not yield nor wane nor slow
For Quds is not that which forgo
And Aqsa’s guards are here to stay
On justice wrought, let come what may
And if strike bombs, or gas or prey
The tanks and jets, at night or day
And if fall stones or bricks or clay
And if rise plumes of ashen grey
And if the brutes so spare or slay
And if feign friends as well betray
Al Aqsa’s guards are here to stay
And fight they will, let come what may
Ahmed Hammuda is a regular contributor at Islam21c. His interests lie in Qur’anic Tafsir and the field of Middle East Affairs and how they reflect on Muslims living in the West. He is an Electrical Engineer by trade and has been involved in various Da’wah activities over the course of his education and working life. He has transferred the same analytical approach required in engineering into a careful and measured approach in his views and positions.