Abou Ben Adhem Poem

                  Abou Ben Adhem

 In this poem, the poet tells us a story of a pious man named Abou ben Adhem and an angle. One night Abou Ben Adhem was sleeping soundly in his room. Suddenly he awoke to form his sleep and was greatly amazed to see an angel in his room, who was busy writing something in his golden book. Abou took the courage and asked the angle what he was writing in his golden book. 

The angel looked towards Abou Ben Adhem happily and replied that he was writing the names of those people, who loved their creator, Almighty God. AbouBen Adhem asked the angle whether he was also written in this list or not. the angle replied in negative. Then Abou Ben Adhem requested the angel to write his name as one who loved his fellowmen. The angle accepted his request and disappeared. 

THE next night the same angel came into the room of Abou Ben Adhem Again with even brighter light the showed him the names of those people who had been blessed with the love of Almighty God and the name of Abou Ben Adhem was at the top of the list.

Thus, through this poem, the poet wants to teach us the moral that if we want to please Almighty God, we must love our fellowmen. Almighty God loved those people who love human beings hence it is said that the service of mankind is service to God.