My religion

My religion
I have a story my friend
A message I would like to send
With a painful beginning but a happy end
1500 years ago people lived in a world so dark
No knowledge, no religion, nothing to spark
A gloomy world so gray
People did nothing but eat, drink and play
And to plenty false gods pray
If a baby was a girl, she was quickly buried away
Alive, with no guilt, how cruel were they
They had to have someone to enlighten their way
Someone so different, someone who could say
Leave the dark and invite them to day

A modest prophet carrying a message of peace
From Allah the One to release
All mankind, entire humanity
Who were away behind, from complete vanity
A message of love
That would take them above
The simple message is Allah the One
He, has no wife, he has no son
Everyone, has companions, He has none
All, this universe is by Him alone run
What He wants to happen, by a word is done
And when He wants to end it, everything is gone

My merciful prophet recited what he heard
From the Holy Spirit word by word
Sent by Allah the one, no second, no third

While the message was so simple to convey
Many stood in my kind-hearted prophet's way
They preferred darkness and on it they chose to stay
The light they fought, not only refused
They, were not mixed up, they were not confused
The truth they have definitely known
But they stayed on the darkness upon which they've grown

But my beloved prophet insisted
And all their trials resisted
He had to spread the religion raising Allah's name
My dear prophet had no other aim
Not money, not marriage, not even fame
For us he had to go through lots of pain
Whenever he was refused, he tried again and again

My prophet's message is simple and brief
Islam is simply the religion of relief
Worshipping one God is its main belief
It is not a religion of sorrow and grief
In Islam there is no slave, there is no chief
Islam is for everyone you know
For those high up, and those down low
Islam is a religion of love and respect
It's much more merciful than you expect
Islam came to enlighten
Not to threat and frighten
It is the religion of Oneness not of division
Then you are free to make your own decision

My patient Prophet who could not write or read
By love and mercy managed to lead
By loyalty and democracy indeed
Now you know him for sure
Islam is a religion so pure
The religion to which I belong
I know I kept you so long
But this is my religion and that's my prophet
That was my message, I hope you've got it