The Prophets' Gathering © 2006 Aïda Touré

(14″ x 18″ acrylic on canvas panel)
This piece was inspired by the Prophet Muhammad’s (saw) Miraj or Ascension, the nightly journey through which he met the other prophets’ (as) of God and prayed with them. This painting is also one of my favorite because it opens up to the Messengers’ (as) oneness.
Year of Creation: 2005

~The Prophets’ Gathering~

The breath of Allah (swt) in you,

your heart swells with Love,

whirling in seven directions

to attune its own chords

to the cosmic flute-playing

Ruh (as) echoes through

every thing like this:

“Welcome to ourselves!

This is the sign of the Return!”

I, broken loose to those words,

gesture in orange-silver like

the night sky that witnesses

the nocturnal gatherings

of prophets (as) and saints.

After this, no more station of being…

© 2006 Aïda Touré