From: Talibah Jilani
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 5:05 PM
To: staff@naqshbandi.org
Cc: julie thompson; Omar Kabbani; 'Hedieh Mirahmadi'
Subject: Hajjah Anne - Our Light
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'oon.
Bismillah ar Rahman ar Rahim, Qul hu Allahu ahad. Allahu samad. Lam ya lid wa lam yu lad, wa lam ya kun lahu kufu wan ahad. La ilaha illallah.
 
The world is darker today, yet the Heavens rejoice at her arrival.
How we miss our beloved, she who carries such Light!
 
Amina binti Ayesha,
Whose servitude to The One is never short.
Whose love of justice is foremost.
Whose trustworthiness is unquestionable.
Whose tongue never strays from Haqq.
Whose nimble fingers wear impressions of the misbaha.
Whose heart engages unceasingly in Praising and Thanks.
Whose countenance reflects the eternal youth of her deep faith.
Whose advise is always straight.
Whose light embraces us with forgiveness.
Whose eyes sparkle with kindness and intellect.
Whose du'a is always answered.
Whose prayer is never absent.
Whose knowledge of din al-Islam is complete.
Whose words are divine arrows directed to our hearts.
Whose instruction becomes a living part of us.
Whose generosity knows no limit.
Whose marriage is the highest example.
Whose modesty is undebatable.
Whose loyalties are without doubt.
Whose patience is legendary.
Whose physical strengths put us to shame.
Whose uncompromising stand on Haqq never wavers.
Whose courage bears great trials without complaint.
Whose abstinence from worldly desire is her mantle.
 
Ya Rabb!
You have called her back, to the bosom of Your Beloved,
Where she joins the majlis of Your Friends.
You shared this rare jewel with us, the sinners,
and we are honored to have tasted her sweetness!
 
Ya Rabb!
Be gentle with us, for we miss her laughter and prayers, her advise and wisdom.
We rejoice at her rewards, yet we long for her smile and gentle words.
Have mercy on us, O Lord! For we are the sinners whose company she welcomed.
We are Your weak servants who she guided and for whose salvation she prayed.
 
La ilaha illallah, Muhammad ar-Rasulullah!