Written August 13, 2012

Bismillaahir-Rahmaanir-Raheem

A akh reminded us of it today

That was the kunya before Nikaah

When we were really harakis

And we became 'Abu Zaynab' after she came

Then it was 'Abu Zaynabal'Mujaahidah'

Jihaad was still there

But it was mainly of pen

Years as an editor on 'Area Council' board

Then in the 'An-Nur Press'of our Alma Mater

Where we wrote and wrote

We wrote and saved selves from the blindness of Hizbiyyah

We wrote a and some took us a foe

Till this day they see us as a villain

And when more kids came

And were daughters!

We became 'Abulbanaat'

- 'Father of Daughters'

'Abu Zaynab' was still there

And when we met our teacher in Ibadan - home city

We adopted 'Abu Sa'd'

We were expecting a S'ad

But it was another Bint

So 'Abulbanaat' became entrenched the more

And when we arrived in Ede

The City of Salafiyyah

Aamir came

Alhamdulillah

Nothing stopped 'Aboo Aamir' from coming

But our Ikhwah preferred 'Abu Zaynab'

But when we progressed we chose 'Aboo Aamir'

And added 'Al-Atharee'

To show we are not hizbee by the Will of Allaah

So that's why

If you call him 'Abu Zaynab'

No problem

'Abulbanaat' is acceptable

A brother calls him 'Abu Sa'd' still

And he answers

And this morning

He was called 'Abu Mujaahid'

He was happy and felt like crying

He still 'Abu Mujaahid'

But without the Jihaadi connotations

But save him from many faces

Call him

'Aboo Aamir Al-Atharee'

If you add 'Al-Ibadaanee'

You did not transgress.