Ani
2005-11-07
Written, produced by Ani
Story
I decided to highlight Khadijah, the first convert to Islam, as a role modal for Muslims. It is also a sarcastic statement to most Muslim countries that oppress their womenfolk. Khadijah was a rich, independent woman who proposed to Prophet Muhammad, who was 15 years older than him, who financed Islam. And yet, in some Muslim countries women can't drive, can't move around their country without the signature of a male relative, forced into marriage, and sometimes at an illegal age. Some Muslims have got it all wrong, despite Islam.
Lyrics
JUST LIKE KHADIJAH
THERE’S A LADY I GOT TO KNOW
SHE LIVED FOURTEEN HUNDRED YEARS AGO
THE WIFE OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD
PEACE BE UPON BOTH OF THEM
A BUSINESS WOMAN WITH
HER OWN IDENTITY
IN A WORLD WHERE GIRLS
ARE NOT AS WORTHY
SHE GAVE SO MUCH BACK
TO HER COMMUNITY
WHAT A ROLE MODAL FOR ME
JUST LIKE KHADIJAH
I WANT TO BE STRONG
STAND UP FOR WHATS RIGHT
AND FIGHT WHATS WRONG
JUST LIKE KHADIJAH
I WILL BE THAT GIRL
A SUPERWOMAN MUSLIM
IN THIS WORLD
SHE INVESTED A LOT FOR ISLAM
WITH A HUMBLE HEART AND OPEN ARMS
SHE’S THE PRINCESS OF MECCA
AND THE PURE ONE “AL-TAHIRA”
SHE STOOD BY HER HUSBAND
THROUGH THE THICK AND THIN
FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH
AND THE RELIGION
LIVING HER LIFE IN
SUBMISSION OF THE DEEN
WHAT A ROLE MODAL FOR ME
Just Like Khadijah (Album: Ummah Wake Up) 