Hadrat Hassan Ibn Thaabit (Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anhu) said:
وأحسن منك لم تر قط عيني
Wa aH’sanu Minka Lum taraqattu ‘Aienee
I haven’t seen a lovely personality like you
وأجمل منك لم تلد النساء
Wa Ajmalu Minka Lum Talidin Nisa’u
And no mother has given birth to such a beautiful personality
خُلِقْتَ مبرءاً من كل عيب
Khuliqta Mubarra’am Min Kulli ‘Aiebin
You are created free from every fault
كأنك قد خُلِقْتَ كما تشاء
Ka’Annaka Qud Khuliqta Kama Tasha’u
You were created, as you wanted to be
This is what Sayyiduna al-`Abbas ibn `Abd al-Muttalib said:
من قبلها طبت في الظلال وفى مستودع حيث يخصف الورق
ثم هبطت البلاد لا بشر أنت ولا مضغة ولا علق
بل نطفة تركب السفين وقد ألجم نسرا وأهله الغرق
تنقل من صلب إلى رحم إذا مضى عالم بدا طبق
وردت نارا لخليل مستترا في صلبه أنت كيف يحترق
ثم احتوى بيتك المهيمن خندف علياء تحتها النطق
وأنت لما ولدت أشرقت الارض ونارت بنورك الافق
فنحن في ذلك الضياء وفى النور وسبل الرشاد نخترق
… Before you came to this world,
you were excellent in the shadows and in the repository (i.e. loins)
in the time when they (Adam and Eve) covered themselves with leaves.
Then you descended through the ages…
When you were born, the earth shone
and your light illuminated the horizon.
We travel in that illumination and in the light and in the paths of right guidance.”
Everyday is a day to remember the blessings upon which we have been bestowed upon. Everyday is a day to thank the Almighty swt for the lives we live. In bring these two together, we should also remember the one who was sent to teach us to remember, to give thanks, and to praise our Lord swt. In truly understanding this, we should always remember our Great Lord, and his Mighty Messenger scw. Nevertheless, in keeping with that, it is not unbefitting nor unbecoming to also have a day in which we set to remember as a people the greatness of the message, what it means to receive it, and it's responsibilities. If we so remember in a joyous way, then so be it, and if you choose to remember it in a somber way, then so be it. Allahuma Sali Alan Nabi
