Mun gane masu cutarmu,

Shugabanni ne macutar mu,

Sune masu zanbar mu,

Mun san basu kaunar mu,

Sun kwashe dukiyoyin mu,

Sun kaita a can ga turawa.

Masu mulki ne na zalumci,

Mulkin Rashawa da cin hanci,

Mulkin shirme da lalaci,

Ba sa Sharia ta adalci,

A Mulkin nasu b a yanci,

Wai koyi suka yi da Turawa.

Talauci da sunka kago shi,

A kan talaka su dora shi,

Suka sa tsari na kara shi,

Ilimi suka fara rusa shi,

Su kasa nakasa a hanyar shi,

‘Ya'yansu su kai wa Turawa.

Dubi dai maganar rowan shan mu, '

Da harkar lafiya tamu,

Baban maganar tsaro namu,

Na duk fadin kasa tamu,

Sun ki jin gunji na kukanmu

Don suna Hulda da Turawa.

Yanzu dai mu bamu zaban ku,

A dama ma munki zaban ku,

Kun murde da karfin ku,

Da yanda da sojan ku,

Da hukuman nan ta zaben ku,

Da munafinci na Turawa.

Mu kam yanzu mun gane,

Ku dai masu son kai ne,

Daga ku sai naku sai wane,

Talakawa yanzu mun gane,

Mun gane ku barayi ne,

Ku saci kukai wa Turawa.

Dubi mannyan kamfanonin mu,

Wadanda suke kasa ta mu,

A yau sun barfa hannun mu,

Sun kwace wa kasa ta mu,

Sun sauya dukka jarin mu,

Ga junansu da Turawa.

Jama'a lallai kusan wannan,

A kwai zabe fa kwanannan,

Ku bude idanku kan wannan,

Ku zabo adilai hakanan,

Masoya naku don hakanan,

Marasa gama kai da Turawa.

A ran zabe ku zabe su,

Kun gane su kun san su,

Masu kaunar ku ku zabe su,

Jama'a nasonsu kun sansu,

Don Allah ne yake son sonsu,

Don nufin su na taimakon kowa.

Yau jama'ar mu sun waye,

Kowa yau kansa ya waye,

Ya san yadda ake fa tawaye,

Mu tsaya don kammu ya waye,

Idan kuriar mu sun tauye,

Mu taru mu casa dan kowa.

Idan muka kyale yan zulmu,

Makiya namu da "ya'yan mu,

Muka kyale har su cuce mu,

Lallai mu sabi Allan mu,

Don mun kyale da yan zulmu,

Marasa jin tausayin kowa.

Alhamdulillahi

Why Aren't You a Leader?

By: Mohammad Yacoob IslamiCity* -
To answer this question, I believe, one should ask " Who wants me to be a leader?" "Am I supposed to be a leader?" "If I have qualities of a leader then, why I am not a leader?"A lot of soul searching is required when one points a finger towards himself in an attempt to discover his own traits and qualities. We know that at the bottom of our hearts there lie talents and abilities unknown to us. It is only through hard work, goals, missions, passions and emotions that there is the power of bringing them to light. One of the ways to discover talents and abilities, hidden in us, is to examine the traits of successful people, who eventually become leaders of their own communities or countries.One of the research studies about the lives of successful leaders has revealed that the common trait among them is their capacity for sustained work. They work harder than an average person, once an objective and goal have been formed. It has been said time and again that the primary difference between a big man and a little man is that the little man quits when he is tired and sleepy, while that is the very time when the big man works harder. He works hard with the intention of getting people to work together towards a common goal beneficial to all.There are quite a few human qualities and traits that are needed to become an effective leader. The most important and basic are hard work and awareness of time. Human beings have not yet discovered or invented substitutes for time and hard work. Today, time is still the most precious commodity known to man. In order for one to become a leader one has to work harder and longer hours. In this context, it must be noted that no human being has ever died due to lack of sleep. It is also quite likely that people will consume more food during those long hours of hard work because of loss of excessive energy.Islam has provided these two basic elements of success in the form of Prayer (Salat). For this purpose let us consider the Islamic call for prayer - the Adhan, which is called five times a day. The psychological impact is tremendous at dawn, when the entire humanity is in the arms of sleep and the proclamation is made through Adhan that prayer is better than sleep.Time is an element that is given the most importance and significance in the life of a Muslim - male or female. Five daily prayers regulate the lives of a Muslim, and makes Muslims more aware of time.Another important aspect of Prayer that stands out is that a Muslim remains occupied and busy throughout the day. It has been said if you want a job to be done right and successfully, give it to a busy person. A busy Muslim who is active and who has regard for time is conscious about the use of time and is ready to accept and perform a job that may be assigned to him. Laziness, lack of work and inactivity has been recognized as the worst enemies of human beings. Salat i.e. prayer, in other words, is preparation for a Muslim to become more active, physically, mentally and spiritually.Now, two factors emerge from Salat and sleep; one is that a person can work longer hours if he restricts his sleeping hours to a minimum; two, a person who is able to regulate his time can effectively and efficiently use it. Muslims have a duty to alleviate the sufferings and sorrows of the community by working hard to put into practice the Islamic solution for the ills of humankind; and the training needed to do this is through Salat.If you can work hard, have a mission, have a goal in mind and are ready to work long hours to accomplish that goal, then you are a leader. A leader is a person who finds a need and fills it. He takes a lead in doing a task, initiates action and sees it through to the very end. He keeps his vision and mission in perspective and continues to work until results are achieved. It must be realized that leadership is a series of actions, not a position. The emphasis is on taking action. You must find a need, no matter how small it is, in the community and make plans to fulfill that need by taking appropriate action, and become one of those people who make things happen. Remember, there are three kinds of people in this world. Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened. We know that Islam is a way of life. It involves Huqooq-Allah, Huqooq-un-Nafs and Huqooq-ul-Ibad.We are very good in Huqooq-Allah --- a person's duty towards God, belief in one God, not associating partners with Him, and doing good in this world and preparing for the hereafter and try to live a clean and good life --- If we were to collectively grade our selves as practicing Muslims, without being too conceited, we can probably give our selves at least a B grade if not an A in Huqooq-Allah.In the area of Huqooq-un-Nafs --- a person's duty towards himself or herself, consuming only Halal or permissible foods, not harming one's body, even committing suicide --- In this respect collectively we can probably give our selves the same grade as in Huqooq-Allah.In the area of Huqooq-ul-Ibad --- a person's duty towards humanity, being good to others, not harming others, getting involved in helping others in improving their quality of life, helping orphans and poor --- our collective performance is quite poor. Without getting into grades lets just say that we need to improve ourselves significantly in this area.I strongly believe that our performance in the area of Huqooq-ul-Ibad is responsible for the many ailments in the Muslim community. God tells us in the Quran (3:110) You are the best community that has been raised up for humankind... We need to make sure we uphold this verse of the Quran and be an example for peace, liberty and justice for all.God does not help the condition of a people until they make an effort to help them selves. To wait for a savior to come and help us is also a maligned attitude. Each and every one of us has to chart-out our Quranic responsibility in all walks of life. We must improve our collective performance in the area of Huqooq-ul-Ibad to achieve the very best.Please, prepare yourself to assume the position of a leader in this world; in this life. Find a need of the community and fill it. Become a leader ... take action. Work for the welfare and improvement of humanity. Make things happen.

Mohammad Yacoob is former Vice Chairman of The Islamic Center of Southern California in Los Angeles and the former President of Masjid-Ul Islam in Inglewood.

Mun gane masu cutarmu

Mun gane masu cutarmu,

Shugabanni ne macutar mu,

Sune masu zanbar mu,

Mun san basu kaunar mu,

Sun kwashe dukiyoyin mu,

Sun kaita a can ga turawa.

Masu mulki ne na zalumci,

Mulkin Rashawa da cin hanci,

Mulkin shirme da lalaci,

Ba sa Sharia ta adalci,

A Mulkin nasu b a yanci,

Wai koyi suka yi da Turawa.

Talauci da sunka kago shi,

A kan talaka su dora shi,

Suka sa tsari na kara shi,

Ilimi suka fara rusa shi,

Su kasa nakasa a hanyar shi,

‘Ya'yansu su kai wa Turawa.

Dubi dai maganar rowan shan mu,

Da harkar lafiya tamu,

Baban maganar tsaro namu,

Na duk fadin kasa tamu,

Sun ki jin gunji na kukanmu,

Don suna Hulda da Turawa.

Yanzu dai mu bamu zaban ku,

A dama ma munki zaban ku,

Kun murde da karfin ku,

Da yanda da sojan ku,

Da hukuman nan ta zaben ku,

Da munafinci na Turawa.

Mu kam yanzu mun gane,

Ku dai masu son kai ne,

Daga ku sai naku sai wane,

Talakawa yanzu mun gane,

Mun gane ku barayi ne,

Ku saci kukai wa Turawa.

Dubi mannyan kamfanonin mu,

Wadanda suke kasa ta mu,

A yau sun barfa hannun mu,

Sun kwace wa kasa ta mu,

Sun sauya dukka jarin mu,

Ga junansu da Turawa.

Jama'a lallai kusan wannan,

A kwai zabe fa kwanannan,

Ku bude idanku kan wannan,

Ku zabo adilai hakanan,

Masoya naku don hakanan,

Marasa gama kai da Turawa.

A ran zabe ku zabe su,

Kun gane su kun san su,

Masu kaunar ku ku zabe su,

Jama'a nasonsu kun sansu,

Don Allah ne yake son sonsu,

Don nufin su na taimakon kowa.

Yau jama'ar mu sun waye,

Kowa yau kansa ya waye,

Ya san yadda ake fa tawaye,

Mu tsaya don kammu ya waye,

Idan kuriar mu sun tauye,

Mu taru mu casa dan kowa.

Idan muka kyale yan zulmu,

Makiya namu da "ya'yan mu,

Muka kyale har su cuce mu,

Lallai mu sabi Allan mu,

Don mun kyale da yan zulmu,

Marasa jin tausayin kowa.

Alhamdulillahi

Why Aren't You a Leader?

Why Aren't You a Leader? By: Mohammad Yacoob IslamiCity* -
To answer this question, I believe, one should ask " Who wants me to be a leader?" "Am I supposed to be a leader?" "If I have qualities of a leader then, why I am not a leader?"A lot of soul searching is required when one points a finger towards himself in an attempt to discover his own traits and qualities. We know that at the bottom of our hearts there lie talents and abilities unknown to us. It is only through hard work, goals, missions, passions and emotions that there is the power of bringing them to light. One of the ways to discover talents and abilities, hidden in us, is to examine the traits of successful people, who eventually become leaders of their own communities or countries.One of the research studies about the lives of successful leaders has revealed that the common trait among them is their capacity for sustained work. They work harder than an average person, once an objective and goal have been formed. It has been said time and again that the primary difference between a big man and a little man is that the little man quits when he is tired and sleepy, while that is the very time when the big man works harder. He works hard with the intention of getting people to work together towards a common goal beneficial to all.There are quite a few human qualities and traits that are needed to become an effective leader. The most important and basic are hard work and awareness of time. Human beings have not yet discovered or invented substitutes for time and hard work. Today, time is still the most precious commodity known to man. In order for one to become a leader one has to work harder and longer hours. In this context, it must be noted that no human being has ever died due to lack of sleep. It is also quite likely that people will consume more food during those long hours of hard work because of loss of excessive energy.Islam has provided these two basic elements of success in the form of Prayer (Salat). For this purpose let us consider the Islamic call for prayer - the Adhan, which is called five times a day. The psychological impact is tremendous at dawn, when the entire humanity is in the arms of sleep and the proclamation is made through Adhan that prayer is better than sleep.Time is an element that is given the most importance and significance in the life of a Muslim - male or female. Five daily prayers regulate the lives of a Muslim, and makes Muslims more aware of time.Another important aspect of Prayer that stands out is that a Muslim remains occupied and busy throughout the day. It has been said if you want a job to be done right and successfully, give it to a busy person. A busy Muslim who is active and who has regard for time is conscious about the use of time and is ready to accept and perform a job that may be assigned to him. Laziness, lack of work and inactivity has been recognized as the worst enemies of human beings. Salat i.e. prayer, in other words, is preparation for a Muslim to become more active, physically, mentally and spiritually.Now, two factors emerge from Salat and sleep; one is that a person can work longer hours if he restricts his sleeping hours to a minimum; two, a person who is able to regulate his time can effectively and efficiently use it. Muslims have a duty to alleviate the sufferings and sorrows of the community by working hard to put into practice the Islamic solution for the ills of humankind; and the training needed to do this is through Salat.If you can work hard, have a mission, have a goal in mind and are ready to work long hours to accomplish that goal, then you are a leader. A leader is a person who finds a need and fills it. He takes a lead in doing a task, initiates action and sees it through to the very end. He keeps his vision and mission in perspective and continues to work until results are achieved. It must be realized that leadership is a series of actions, not a position. The emphasis is on taking action. You must find a need, no matter how small it is, in the community and make plans to fulfill that need by taking appropriate action, and become one of those people who make things happen. Remember, there are three kinds of people in this world. Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened. We know that Islam is a way of life. It involves Huqooq-Allah, Huqooq-un-Nafs and Huqooq-ul-Ibad.We are very good in Huqooq-Allah --- a person's duty towards God, belief in one God, not associating partners with Him, and doing good in this world and preparing for the hereafter and try to live a clean and good life --- If we were to collectively grade our selves as practicing Muslims, without being too conceited, we can probably give our selves at least a B grade if not an A in Huqooq-Allah.In the area of Huqooq-un-Nafs --- a person's duty towards himself or herself, consuming only Halal or permissible foods, not harming one's body, even committing suicide --- In this respect collectively we can probably give our selves the same grade as in Huqooq-Allah.In the area of Huqooq-ul-Ibad --- a person's duty towards humanity, being good to others, not harming others, getting involved in helping others in improving their quality of life, helping orphans and poor --- our collective performance is quite poor. Without getting into grades lets just say that we need to improve ourselves significantly in this area.I strongly believe that our performance in the area of Huqooq-ul-Ibad is responsible for the many ailments in the Muslim community. God tells us in the Quran (3:110) You are the best community that has been raised up for humankind... We need to make sure we uphold this verse of the Quran and be an example for peace, liberty and justice for all.God does not help the condition of a people until they make an effort to help them selves. To wait for a savior to come and help us is also a maligned attitude. Each and every one of us has to chart-out our Quranic responsibility in all walks of life. We must improve our collective performance in the area of Huqooq-ul-Ibad to achieve the very best.Please, prepare yourself to assume the position of a leader in this world; in this life. Find a need of the community and fill it. Become a leader ... take action. Work for the welfare and improvement of humanity. Make things happen.

Mohammad Yacoob is former Vice Chairman of The Islamic Center of Southern California in Los Angeles and the former President of Masjid-Ul Islam in Inglewood.

About the Author

Sobawi, is a poet based in Nigeria, Composed poems that are written in English, Arabic and Hausa which is his Native Language. His famous poem is Kasidar Kin Yarda da Zalumci, and Mungane Masu Cutarmu which he composed in Hausa. It means a Poem of Resistance to Injustice. It depicts the reality of what is happening in his Country Nigeria where the leaders are engulfed in Corruption and Greediness. And Allah [SWT] Said: "And the poets, It is those straying in Evil, who Follow them; Seest thou not that they Wander Distracted in every Valley? And that they Practise not? Except those who believe, work righteousness, engage much in the remembrance of Allah, and defend themselves only after they are unjustly attacked. And soon will the unjust assailants know what vicissitudes their affairs will take".[Qur'an 26:224-227] However, the Best words are only the Divine Words that flow from the Book of Allah ... Please check it out (the Qur'an) and do not die unless you are a Muslim.

Sobawi Poems

In The Name Of Allah the beneficent the Merciful, Glory to Allah Most High,full of Grace and mercy; He created All, including Man. To Man he gave a specieal Place in His Creation. He honoured man to be His agent, And to that end, endued him with understanding, Purified his affections, and gave him spiritual insight; So that man should understand Nature, Understand himself, And know Allah through His wondrous Signs, And glorify Him in the Truth, reverence, and unity. Assalamu Alaykum Warahmatullah. Your are Welcome to Sobawi Poem