In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
“Is he who payeth adoration in the watches of the night, prostrate and standing, bewaring of the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of his Lord, (to be accounted equal with a disbeliever)? Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Are those who know equal with those who know not? But only men of understanding will pay heed.” (39:9)
The Splendor of Knowledge and Wisdom.
By Dr. Hamzah Ibn Fayi' Al Fathi.
May Allah preserve him.
The Piercing Pen.
Abu Hafs Ibn Bardan Al Andalusi, may Allah the Exalted have mercy upon him, said:
Who passed away in the year 418 AH.
How excellent is the pen!
How wondrous is its nature.
It drinks darkness and exhales light.
The writer’s pen can be more piercing than the warrior’s sword.
It can be a blade that strikes at the vital points.
A razor that severs the joints.
The pen is a blessing from Allah upon His servants.
And His abundant gift of every goodness, virtue, and benefit.
The Exalted said:
[Regarding the verse:]
"Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe."
Through it, sciences and understandings have been recorded.
Through it, volumes and thoughts have been preserved.
Through it, Allah has safeguarded their affairs and matters.
The scholar Ibn Al Qayyim, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:
He swore by the Book and its instrument.
Which is the pen, one of His signs.
And the first of His creations.
Through which His decree and law were set in motion.
Through which the revelation was written.
Through which the religion was bound.
Through which the Sharia was established.
Through which the sciences were preserved.
Through which the interests of the servants were upheld in this life and the Hereafter.
Through it, kingdoms were stabilized.
Through it, paths and routes were secured.
It stands among the people as the most eloquent and articulate orator.
The most beneficial and sincere to them.
A preacher whose sermons heal hearts of their ailments.
A physician who, by His permission, cures various kinds of pain.
It breaks great armies.
Even though it is the solitary weak thing.
Yet even the most formidable are fearful of its power and reach.
By pens, regions are governed.
And kingdoms are administered.
The pen is the tongue of the conscience.
It whispers to it what is hidden from the ears.
It weaves the garments of meaning into both sides.
Returning more beautiful than embroidered silk.
It entrusts it with wisdom.
Becoming the sparks of understanding.
Pens are the order of intellects.
And just as the tongue is the messenger of the heart.
The pen is the messenger of the tongue.
The audible letters are born from the tongue.
Just as written letters are born from the pen.
The pen is the messenger and envoy of the heart.
Its translator and its silent tongue.
And when Allah decrees for it correctness and success.
It becomes more piercing than the sword and more eloquent than the spear.
And more painful to adversaries and hypocrites.
Among its marvels:
Is that it drinks ink and brings forth pearls.
It devours darkness and radiates light.
It drains liquid and surges with wisdom, grace, and abundance.
It bequeaths strength, happiness, and independence.
Through it, Allah defeats a lurking enemy.
And grants victory to a religion and elevates an Ummah.
Peace.