Message From Umar ra April 10, 2008
Posted by Ghuraba in : Naseeha, Nationality, Qur'an, history lesson, knowledge , add a commentCALIPH UMAR’S ADDRESS AFTER JERUSALEM
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After receiving the surrender of Jerusalem and completing the tour of Syria when Caliph Umar was returning to Madina he led the prayer at Jabiah. On this occasion he delivered an address which is preserved in history. The major part of his address was: “O ye people I counsel you to read the Quran. Try to understand it and ponder over it. Imbibe the teachings of the Quran. Then practise what the Quran teaches. The Quran is not theoretical; it is a practical code of life. The Quran does not bring you the message of the Hereafter only; it is primarily intended to guide you in this life. Mold your life in accordance with the teachings of Islam for that is the way of your well being. By following any other way you will be inviting destruction. “Fear Allah (The One True God), and whatever you want seek from Him. All men are equal. Do not flatter those in authority. Do not seek favors from others. By such acts you demean yourself. And remember that you will get only that is ordained for you, and no one can give you anything against the will of God. Then why seek things from others over which they have no control? Only supplicate God for He alone is the sovereign. “And speak the truth. Do not hesitate to say what you consider to be the truth. Say what you feel. Let your conscience be your guide. Let your intentions be good, for verily God is aware of your intentions. In your deeds your intentions count. Fear God, and fear no one else. Why fear others when you know that whatever sustenance ordained for you by God you will get under all circumstances? And again why fear when you know that death is ordained by God alone and will come only when He wills? “Allah has for the time being made me your ruler. But I am one of you. No special privileges belong to ruler. I have some responsibilities to discharge, and in this I seek your cooperation. Government is a sacred trust, and it is my endeavor not to betray the trust in any way. For the fulfillment of the trust I have to be a watch-man. I have to be strict. I have to enforce discipline. I have to run the administration not on the basis of personal idiosyncracies; I have to run it in public interest and for promoting the public good. For this we have the guidance in the Book of God. Whatever orders I issue in the course of day to day administration have to conform to the Quran. God has favored us with Islam. He sent to us His Messenger (Muhammad, pbuh). He has chosen us for a mission. Let us fulfil that mission. That mission is the promotion of Islam. In Islam lies our safety; if we err we are doomed.” |
True Brotherhood and Love March 10, 2008
Posted by Ghuraba in : Naseeha, Nationality, Quotes, history lesson , add a commentAsalam Alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakathu,
On the day of the battle of Yarmuk, I went out to find my uncle on the battlefield, and I had with me a container of water. I said to myself that he had some life left in him, then I would quench his thirst with the water and wash the dirt from his face. Suddenly, I came across him, and he was going in and out of conciousness. I asked him: “Do you want me to give you some water?” so, he nodded his head. Suddenly, he heard another wounded man in the distance calling out in pain. So, my uncle motioned for me to go tend to him. I went to him and saw that he was Hisham, the brother of ‘Amr bin al-’As. I came to him and asked if he wanted me to give him some water, and suddenly, we heard the sound of another man calling out in the distance in pain. So, he motioned for me to go tend to him. I came to him to find that he had already died. So, I went back to tend to Hisham only to find that he had died as well. Then, I went back to tend to my uncle only to find that he, too, had died.”
So none of them, in their love for others had died without quenching their thirst. Such a proof of sacrifice and brotherhood is unparalleled in human history.
This incident was reported by ‘Abdullah bin al-Mubarak in ‘az-Zuhd’ (1/185), Ibn Hajar in ‘al-Isabah’ (7/34), and also in Ibn al-Mubarak’s ‘al-Jihad’ (1/100) by way of Abu al-Jahm bin Hudhayfah al-’Adawi, by way of ‘Umar bin Sa’id. The muhaqqiq of ‘al-Jihad’ mentions that the chain’s narrators are all trustworthy, and Allah Knows best.
May Allah Azzawajaal increase the love we have for our brothers
May Alllah Azzawajaal stop the further divisioning of this ummah.
ameen
Muslims and Their Nationality February 7, 2008
Posted by Ghuraba in : Muslims, Nationality, True Shuyook, Uncategorized , add a commentAsalam Alaykum Warahamatullahi Wabarakathu,
Something has been bugging me lately. The more involved im trying to become the more i realize that MUSLIMS in the west particularly the ones in America are having an identity crisis. They dont know if they are Muslims or Americans first. The answer to me is simple we are MUSLIMS alhamdulilah. Unfortuantely Organizations like CAIR which is the council for AMERICAN-Islamic relation puts Islam second. Granted they might do good things for the muslims in the west. the question i have is Why put islam second even if its only the name? Its not only the organizations but the people as well. I go to a small private college which is predominately white. I get weird looks because of my beard and kufi but its all good becuase the kuffar will never be pleased unless i change my religion to theirs but back to the point. We have a couple of muslims on campus soo i was talking to a brother and i asked him his viewpoint on this topic and i got the impression that he believes that hes an american Muslim not a Muslim in america. (trust me its different) I try not to let these things bother me but they do i came across this article by Sayyid Qutb may allah accept his Martyrdom. This article does a very good job in explaining why MUSLIMS should reject the idea of Nationality hence not feel a proudness of being an American rather a feeling of proudness when they call themselves MUSLIMS.
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