Post by maruf on Jan 17, 2006 2:01:40 GMT -5
Love is not Arrogance
Bismillahir-Rahmanir Raheem
The Muslim who carries the Islaamic message to the Ummah is full of love and mercy toward her; he is a part of her, and thus never arrogant toward her. Having knowledge of Islaam, its meanings and evidences as shown to us by Prophet Muhammad (salalalahu ‘Alayhi was-salaam), is a blessing from Allah, and it should humble the believer. The fighter for Islaam is humbled because he/she realizes that Allah showed him/her the deen in a revolutionary and complete way. The caller to Islaam sees himself/herself as Abdullah (Servant of Allah) for sake of the Ummah. He/She is keenly aware that they struggle with some of the same issues that the general body of Muslims struggle with—thus they are not above the general body of Muslims—but a part of it.
Iyad bin Himar (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"Allah has revealed to me that you should humble yourselves to one another. One should neither hold himself above another nor transgress against another.''[Muslim].
The caller for the Islaamic way of life works for the implementation of Allah’s Deen on this earth not for glamour, or proof that his/her knowledge is superior to others, but because he understands its obligation and its importance to Ummah in particular, and humanity in general.
Þõáú åóÜÐöåö ÓóÈöíáöí ÃóÏúÚõæ Åöáóì Çááøåö Úóáóì ÈóÕöíÑóÉò ÃóäóÇú æóãóäö ÇÊøóÈóÚóäöí æóÓõÈúÍóÇäó Çááøåö æóãóÇ ÃóäóÇú ãöäó ÇáúãõÔúÑößöíäó
12:108 Say [O Prophet]: "This is my way: Resting upon conscious insight accessible to reason, I am calling [you all] unto God - I and they who follow me." And [say:] "Limitless is God in His glory; and I am not one of those who ascribe divinity to aught beside Him!"
Reported by Imam Bukhari and Muslim that the Prophet (SAW) said:
"The example of the believers in their being merciful among themselves and showing love among themselves and being kind among themselves resembling one body, so that, if any part of the body is not well then the whole body shares the sleeplessness (insomnia) and fever with it."
Allah says in Al-Qur’an Al-Kareem:
ÅöäøóãóÇ ÇáúãõÄúãöäõæäó ÅöÎúæóÉñ ÝóÃóÕúáöÍõæÇ Èóíúäó ÃóÎóæóíúßõãú æóÇÊøóÞõæÇ Çááøóåó áóÚóáøóßõãú ÊõÑúÍóãõæä
49:10 All believers are but brotherhood Hence, [whenever they are at odds,] make peace between your two brethren, and remain conscious of God, so that you might be graced with His mercy.
íóÇ ÃóíøõåóÇ ÇáøóÐöíäó ÂãóäõæÇ áóÇ íóÓúÎóÑú Þóæãñ ãøöä Þóæúãò ÚóÓóì Ãóä íóßõæäõæÇ ÎóíúÑðÇ ãøöäúåõãú æóáóÇ äöÓóÇÁ ãøöä äøöÓóÇÁ ÚóÓóì Ãóä íóßõäøó ÎóíúÑðÇ ãøöäúåõäøó æóáóÇ ÊóáúãöÒõæÇ ÃóäÝõÓóßõãú æóáóÇ ÊóäóÇÈóÒõæÇ ÈöÇáúÃóáúÞóÇÈö ÈöÆúÓó ÇáÇöÓúãõ ÇáúÝõÓõæÞõ ÈóÚúÏó ÇáúÅöíãóÇäö æóãóä áøóãú íóÊõÈú ÝóÃõæúáóÆößó åõãõ ÇáÙøóÇáöãõæäó
49:11 O YOU who have attained to faith! No men shall deride [other] men: it may well be that those [whom they deride] are better than themselves; and no women [shall deride other] women: it may well be that those [whom they deride] are better than themselves. And neither shall you defame one another, nor insult one another by [opprobrious] epithets: evil is all imputation of iniquity after [one has attained to] faith; and they who [become guilty thereof and] do not repent - it is they, they who are evildoers!
The Da’wah carrier is aware, sympathetic, and empathetic of the Ummah’s condition. He understands the young brother’s complaint that he cannot get married due to cultural practices instead of Islaamic practices. He knows that his sisters are afraid to but on the hijab in Turkey because of the secular military rulers.
He hears the cries for help of the young sister in Iraq being raped in the backroom of her father’s home by U.S. and Western soldiers, He sees the skin being ripped off the body of his brother in Uzbekistan, and He smells the burned bodies of his brothers and sisters killed by missiles in Pakistan. Moreover, he recognizes his own weaknesses and shortcomings, however Allah says:
íóÇ ÃóíøõåóÇ ÇáøóÐöíäó ÂãóäõæÇú ÇÓúÊóÌöíÈõæÇú áöáøåö æóáöáÑøóÓõæáö ÅöÐóÇ ÏóÚóÇßõã áöãóÇ íõÍúíöíßõãú æóÇÚúáóãõæÇú Ãóäøó Çááøåó íóÍõæáõ Èóíúäó ÇáúãóÑúÁö æóÞóáúÈöåö æóÃóäøóåõ Åöáóíúåö ÊõÍúÔóÑõæäó
8:24 O you who have attained to faith! Respond to the call of God and the Apostle whenever he calls you unto that which will give you life; and know that God intervenes between man and [the desires of] his heart, and that unto Him you shall be gathered.
The Muslim caller to Islaamic message that Islaam should rule our lives is simply responding to the order of Allah azza wal Jal. He/She is no better than the one who he calls to the message. We are connected ideologically, regardless of skin color, gender, race, tribe, or boarders that currently divide us. The Caller to the complete Islaamic way of life sheds tears for his brother and sister, wishes his family to come to the Deen, is in anguish that his tribe remains in Jahiliyyah.
The Islamic movement da’wah carrier calls to the sound and only method, the way of Rasuluullah (saw) in sincerity, and his desire is that the whole Ummah follow the Islaamic message. Allah subhana wa’ala says:
Þõáú Åöä ßõäÊõãú ÊõÍöÈøõæäó Çááøåó ÝóÇÊøóÈöÚõæäöí íõÍúÈöÈúßõãõ Çááøåõ æóíóÛúÝöÑú áóßõãú ÐõäõæÈóßõãú æóÇááøåõ ÛóÝõæÑñ ÑøóÍöíãñ
3:31 Say: "If ye do love Allah, Follow me: Allah will love you and forgive you your sins: For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
The Ummah should care about the Islaamic movement, as it cares and loves her. This is all for the sake of Allah. I ask Allah to warm my heart toward every Muslim in the Ummah, and I ask Allah to warm the Ummah’s hear toward the Islaamic movement and the carriers of its message. I ask Allah to make me hear my words better than the one who reads it, and I ask Allah to forgive us our sins and unite us as Ikwan on the Flag of Islaam in the Khilafah State.
Bismillahir-Rahmanir Raheem
The Muslim who carries the Islaamic message to the Ummah is full of love and mercy toward her; he is a part of her, and thus never arrogant toward her. Having knowledge of Islaam, its meanings and evidences as shown to us by Prophet Muhammad (salalalahu ‘Alayhi was-salaam), is a blessing from Allah, and it should humble the believer. The fighter for Islaam is humbled because he/she realizes that Allah showed him/her the deen in a revolutionary and complete way. The caller to Islaam sees himself/herself as Abdullah (Servant of Allah) for sake of the Ummah. He/She is keenly aware that they struggle with some of the same issues that the general body of Muslims struggle with—thus they are not above the general body of Muslims—but a part of it.
Iyad bin Himar (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"Allah has revealed to me that you should humble yourselves to one another. One should neither hold himself above another nor transgress against another.''[Muslim].
The caller for the Islaamic way of life works for the implementation of Allah’s Deen on this earth not for glamour, or proof that his/her knowledge is superior to others, but because he understands its obligation and its importance to Ummah in particular, and humanity in general.
Þõáú åóÜÐöåö ÓóÈöíáöí ÃóÏúÚõæ Åöáóì Çááøåö Úóáóì ÈóÕöíÑóÉò ÃóäóÇú æóãóäö ÇÊøóÈóÚóäöí æóÓõÈúÍóÇäó Çááøåö æóãóÇ ÃóäóÇú ãöäó ÇáúãõÔúÑößöíäó
12:108 Say [O Prophet]: "This is my way: Resting upon conscious insight accessible to reason, I am calling [you all] unto God - I and they who follow me." And [say:] "Limitless is God in His glory; and I am not one of those who ascribe divinity to aught beside Him!"
Reported by Imam Bukhari and Muslim that the Prophet (SAW) said:
"The example of the believers in their being merciful among themselves and showing love among themselves and being kind among themselves resembling one body, so that, if any part of the body is not well then the whole body shares the sleeplessness (insomnia) and fever with it."
Allah says in Al-Qur’an Al-Kareem:
ÅöäøóãóÇ ÇáúãõÄúãöäõæäó ÅöÎúæóÉñ ÝóÃóÕúáöÍõæÇ Èóíúäó ÃóÎóæóíúßõãú æóÇÊøóÞõæÇ Çááøóåó áóÚóáøóßõãú ÊõÑúÍóãõæä
49:10 All believers are but brotherhood Hence, [whenever they are at odds,] make peace between your two brethren, and remain conscious of God, so that you might be graced with His mercy.
íóÇ ÃóíøõåóÇ ÇáøóÐöíäó ÂãóäõæÇ áóÇ íóÓúÎóÑú Þóæãñ ãøöä Þóæúãò ÚóÓóì Ãóä íóßõæäõæÇ ÎóíúÑðÇ ãøöäúåõãú æóáóÇ äöÓóÇÁ ãøöä äøöÓóÇÁ ÚóÓóì Ãóä íóßõäøó ÎóíúÑðÇ ãøöäúåõäøó æóáóÇ ÊóáúãöÒõæÇ ÃóäÝõÓóßõãú æóáóÇ ÊóäóÇÈóÒõæÇ ÈöÇáúÃóáúÞóÇÈö ÈöÆúÓó ÇáÇöÓúãõ ÇáúÝõÓõæÞõ ÈóÚúÏó ÇáúÅöíãóÇäö æóãóä áøóãú íóÊõÈú ÝóÃõæúáóÆößó åõãõ ÇáÙøóÇáöãõæäó
49:11 O YOU who have attained to faith! No men shall deride [other] men: it may well be that those [whom they deride] are better than themselves; and no women [shall deride other] women: it may well be that those [whom they deride] are better than themselves. And neither shall you defame one another, nor insult one another by [opprobrious] epithets: evil is all imputation of iniquity after [one has attained to] faith; and they who [become guilty thereof and] do not repent - it is they, they who are evildoers!
The Da’wah carrier is aware, sympathetic, and empathetic of the Ummah’s condition. He understands the young brother’s complaint that he cannot get married due to cultural practices instead of Islaamic practices. He knows that his sisters are afraid to but on the hijab in Turkey because of the secular military rulers.
He hears the cries for help of the young sister in Iraq being raped in the backroom of her father’s home by U.S. and Western soldiers, He sees the skin being ripped off the body of his brother in Uzbekistan, and He smells the burned bodies of his brothers and sisters killed by missiles in Pakistan. Moreover, he recognizes his own weaknesses and shortcomings, however Allah says:
íóÇ ÃóíøõåóÇ ÇáøóÐöíäó ÂãóäõæÇú ÇÓúÊóÌöíÈõæÇú áöáøåö æóáöáÑøóÓõæáö ÅöÐóÇ ÏóÚóÇßõã áöãóÇ íõÍúíöíßõãú æóÇÚúáóãõæÇú Ãóäøó Çááøåó íóÍõæáõ Èóíúäó ÇáúãóÑúÁö æóÞóáúÈöåö æóÃóäøóåõ Åöáóíúåö ÊõÍúÔóÑõæäó
8:24 O you who have attained to faith! Respond to the call of God and the Apostle whenever he calls you unto that which will give you life; and know that God intervenes between man and [the desires of] his heart, and that unto Him you shall be gathered.
The Muslim caller to Islaamic message that Islaam should rule our lives is simply responding to the order of Allah azza wal Jal. He/She is no better than the one who he calls to the message. We are connected ideologically, regardless of skin color, gender, race, tribe, or boarders that currently divide us. The Caller to the complete Islaamic way of life sheds tears for his brother and sister, wishes his family to come to the Deen, is in anguish that his tribe remains in Jahiliyyah.
The Islamic movement da’wah carrier calls to the sound and only method, the way of Rasuluullah (saw) in sincerity, and his desire is that the whole Ummah follow the Islaamic message. Allah subhana wa’ala says:
Þõáú Åöä ßõäÊõãú ÊõÍöÈøõæäó Çááøåó ÝóÇÊøóÈöÚõæäöí íõÍúÈöÈúßõãõ Çááøåõ æóíóÛúÝöÑú áóßõãú ÐõäõæÈóßõãú æóÇááøåõ ÛóÝõæÑñ ÑøóÍöíãñ
3:31 Say: "If ye do love Allah, Follow me: Allah will love you and forgive you your sins: For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
The Ummah should care about the Islaamic movement, as it cares and loves her. This is all for the sake of Allah. I ask Allah to warm my heart toward every Muslim in the Ummah, and I ask Allah to warm the Ummah’s hear toward the Islaamic movement and the carriers of its message. I ask Allah to make me hear my words better than the one who reads it, and I ask Allah to forgive us our sins and unite us as Ikwan on the Flag of Islaam in the Khilafah State.
