Adam’s Indelible Print (Sonnet 4), read by Riyad Shamma

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“I met Abdal-Hayy soon after I started the Muslims Writer’s Guild in the late 80’s. I met with him at the ISNA convention along with some other writers as there were few native English speaking Muslim writers at the time. He was a pioneer in producing very well-written, professional materials for Muslims. He was not preachy or dogmatic in his writing. He wrote some of the first good fiction for youth (Invincible Abdullah series) as well as being someone who beautifully expressed his love of Allah through his poetry. We know so much about the great Arabic poetry, it’s nice to have our own.”

Riyad Shamma

Throughout Ramadan, SeekersGuidance is paying tribute to the late Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore, one of the most prolific and skillful poets of our time. Each day, a selection from Ramadan Sonnets will be read by a friend and loved one. To contribute, please email us. 

See also Sidi Haroon Michael Sugich’s moving tribute to Abdal-Hayy on the SeekersGuidance blog.