Poems For Sheikh Usamah

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JAKARTA – A thousand of ways are done by America to create a negative stigma on the fighters who are defending this religion of Allah, it will also be a thousand times that Allah will unmask the lies of His enemies. Until the bad stigma that they hurled manifests into love for those personages in the selves of the Muslims.

Sheikh Usmah Bin Ladin is a personage that cannot be replaced. However, his fighting spirit has been regenerated and ingrained in the souls of the Islamic fighters who are spread across the globe.

The news of his martyrdom do not make the Islam ummah lax in jihad and da'wah. On the contrary, they all yearn to meet The Beloved in the state of "bespattered with bloods" from the fighting to defend His religion.

Sheikh Usamah is an inspiration to every soul who yearns for martyrdom and Islam. His name sticks to every word of jihad. His name also accompanies all the Islamic struggles in the world, including in Indonesia.

One of the admirers of Sheikh Usamah's struggle is Anis Matta Lc, an ustadz and politician who now serves as the Central Executive Council Secretary-General for the PKS (Prosperous Justice Party). Sheikh Usamah bin Laden is the model of a courageous Mujahid who resisted the tyranny of the superpower nations. His courage in fighting against the arbitrariness of America inspires activists all over the world to revolt against the arbitrariness of the arrogant super power nations.

Anis Matta's admiration for the personage of Sheikh Usamah bin Ladin was poured out in two poems entitled “A Letter for Osama” and “Osama's Response” which he composed in 2001. In the imaginary style, Anis Mata made a written correspondent of struggle with Sheikh Usamah.

This poem was read by the author in a Charity Concert, “The Beauty Of Togetherness” in commemoration of the 11th anniversary of the Daarut Tauhid at the Plenary Hall JHCC (Jakarta Hilton Convention Center), on 12th October 2001, attended by around 7000 audiences.

From the charity project which was opened by Ustadz KH Abdullah Gymnastiar (Aa Gym), struggle funds were collected which were then channelled to Afghanistan.

This is the “imaginary” poetry by Anis Matta about Osama bin Laden (transl. more or less):

“A Letter for Osama”

Osama,
You never told me
If you wanted to blow the WTC and Pentagon
Bush also had no evidence until now
So I chose to believe
In the love that emanates
Beneath the shade of your eyes
In the spirit of defence that is stored
Behind the denseness of your beard.

Osama,
You are the one who taught
The dumb nations to be able to speak
So they yelled.

You are the one who sowed the seeds of courage,
In the field of souls of those who were timid
So they fought.

You are the one who spread the blessings of independence,
In the well of hearts of those who are oppressed
So they struggled.

You are the one who stirred up the hopes in the sky
Awakening the hearts of the people
So they rebelled.

Osama…
You are the one who locked the mouth of the superpower nations,
So they fell silent
And they can only run amok.

You are the one who undermined the pride
From the foreheads of the arrogant nations
So they are silenced.

You are the one who robbed the sense of security
From the souls of the tyrannical nations
So they are never able to sleep soundly.

You are the one who snatched away the appetite for life
From the heaven of the hearts of those prosperous nations
So they are no longer enjoying life.

Osama oh Osama… Osama oh Osama…
Let us sing the victory song
Together with the pure hearts of the human children
Who have found life.

Osama oh Osama… Osama oh Osama…
Let us hum the song of eternity
Together with the pure hearts of the human children
Who long for the garden of paradise.

“Osama's Response”

My Brother,
This letter has been received
I'm doing well here
I am still drinking tea in the morning
And enjoying the sunset in the evening
I also still control the business
And control the al-Qaeda network
From behind the caves in Afghanistan.

Lighten up brother,
Because the schedule of my death
Is not written in the Pentagon nor the White House.

My Brother,
I watched your actions on Al-Jazeerah TV
I'm glad you guys started to dare to speak
I love it that you guys could already make Bush mad
I'm glad you guys could already say no
I'm happy you guys started to learn to be a lion
I'm touched that you guys are rather poorly but you do want to donate…
I'm amazed that you guys are rather young
But you do want to go to Afghanistan for Jihad
I really think you guys are extraordinary children.

My brother, I would like to unfold a secret to you
But do not tell anyone.

Do you know,
Why the Taliban people love me
They said because apparently I'm funny
The Afghan kids are also pleased with me
They said because I have brought them toys
The American planes for them
The scavengers in Afghanistan also like me
They said because their old wheels
Could be the best-selling scrap metals.

Those American people are too serious
Whereas, we are just playing in the yards of paradise.

My Brother,
If later Allah chooses me to be a martyr
My messenger will come to you
Bringing a small pot
It's my blood,
Water the garden of jihad in Ambon, Ternate and Poso
But if I could bury the American arrogance here
I will come to Indonesia
You know what I would do
I just want to invest in your country.

(arrahmah.com)

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