It seems on the whole we as an ummah have forgotten what our Nabi (SAW) has strived to teach us.
Sometimes we get simple and wonderful reminders of the beaty of our gift, Islam
Yesterday I had the honor of being one a group of witnesses to be present when an elderly lady reverted to ISlam. What was so amazing was when the imam made duaa for her after she recited the shahada, she cried during the duaa, even though she, like us didn't understand the arabic. She wept even more when the Imam explained that at the moment of her reciting the shahada all the past sins have been forgiven.
We all take the shahada and other gifts so for granted.
After she embraced ISlam, the Imam proceeded to read her nikkah. No wedding gown, no massive fiest, no fuss and trimmings. Just the few of us that were attending haj classes were fortunate enough to be there.
Her husban was so poor that he didn't have anything to give as Mehr, Imam took out the R20 he had as the Mehr. With that everyone reached into their pockets and by the time Imam actually told the bride (Ayesha) what the total of her mehr was, she was given a mehr of R570. Both she and her husband Abubaker cried.
ISn't this what our Islam is supposed to be about. Being able to be part of something so special made me wonder why we put so much effort into looking for loop-holes to make Islam more westernised.
Sometimes we get simple and wonderful reminders of the beaty of our gift, Islam
Yesterday I had the honor of being one a group of witnesses to be present when an elderly lady reverted to ISlam. What was so amazing was when the imam made duaa for her after she recited the shahada, she cried during the duaa, even though she, like us didn't understand the arabic. She wept even more when the Imam explained that at the moment of her reciting the shahada all the past sins have been forgiven.
We all take the shahada and other gifts so for granted.
After she embraced ISlam, the Imam proceeded to read her nikkah. No wedding gown, no massive fiest, no fuss and trimmings. Just the few of us that were attending haj classes were fortunate enough to be there.
Her husban was so poor that he didn't have anything to give as Mehr, Imam took out the R20 he had as the Mehr. With that everyone reached into their pockets and by the time Imam actually told the bride (Ayesha) what the total of her mehr was, she was given a mehr of R570. Both she and her husband Abubaker cried.
ISn't this what our Islam is supposed to be about. Being able to be part of something so special made me wonder why we put so much effort into looking for loop-holes to make Islam more westernised.
allah (swt) has guided her to siratul mustaqeem..
