nyerekareem
abdur-rahman
:salam2:
for a long time now, there has been something that has been bothering me that has been taking place within the muslim ummah. what is it? it’s something called disunity. we muslims are supposed to see each other as brothers and sisters in islam; and we are to love one another for the sake of Allah SWT. but have you seen the terrible things going on between the brothers and sisters in the ummah?
it has almost become commonplace to not be given a salaam when one sees a muslim at a masjid or even on the street. there is blessing in giving someone salaam, and there is also blessing in returning the salaam given to us. therefore, we should rush to greet our muslim brothers and sisters. sadly, many of us don’t. there are also muslims that are ashamed of being muslims, so when you give salaam to them in the non-muslim public they cringe. why? Allah SWT has blessed us by giving us islam. it is a way of life that opens the gates of jannah to us. feel honored. if Allah SWT had willed; he could make you one of the polytheists, leaving you you with no chance to enter paradise.
there have been tremendous amounts of cliques forming at the masjid. one group only associating with members of their own race. and the other group doing the same. why is this going on in the ummah? don’t they know that nationalism is haram in islam? isn’t Allah SWT the god of mankind? doesn’t surah 114 AN-NAS stress this? Qul audhu bi Rabbin-Nas. translated: SAY I SEEK REFUGE WITH THE LORD OF MANKIND. therefore, as muslims shouldn’t we all seek refuge in Him? but he is the Rabb ( lord ) for all of mankind. there is no question that we are all special to Allah SWT, so why are fellow muslims mocking the creation of Allah SWT when he refuses to say salaam to an African; going shoulder to shoulder in the prayer lines when a Pakistani comes in the row; or when an Arab brother wants to marry an African sister? dear muslim brothers and sisters, when we are racist towards are fellow brothers and sisters in islam, aren’t we really saying that Allah SWT isn’t really the best of creators? astafirghullah!!!
not only has the lack of unity severely hurt the muslim ummah, it has also caused us to become distracted from serious issues. if we are at war with other races or tribes within the ummah, how can we defend islam? there are muslims that don’t even realize that there’s an unofficial war on islam. that there are people that want to wipe islam off the face of the earth. they hate muslims no matter what shade of color they are. yet, we continue to fight amongst ourselves. so many are claiming to be following the quran and sunnah, saying: i love Allah SWT and Muhammad pbuh. yet they’re embarrassed to be muslims. we can’t defend the dignity of islam in such a way. we have brothers, shaving because they don’t want to be looked at differently. we have sisters taking off hijab because they sought auliyah among the kuffar women that were telling them that the muslim women are oppressed. we are using ribaa with the desire of living the “ American Dream “. there are shaykhs, wallahi, that are telling young muslims to delay their hajj and to do it when they’re older. astafirghullah!!! muslim parents, making it hard for their children to get married, even though their children desire marriage to avoid committing zinaa.
so, what’s my point in mentioning all of this? my point is that when we give our lives or turn back to Allah SWT, we will be rewarded and blessed and the ummah will become reunited and the Nur of Allah SWT will continue to shine even if the unbelievers detest it. we can’t reunite the ummah on our own, but we need to repent and turn back to Allah SWT and be patient, and we’ll see unity come back to the ummah inshAllah.
wasaalam
nyerekareem
for a long time now, there has been something that has been bothering me that has been taking place within the muslim ummah. what is it? it’s something called disunity. we muslims are supposed to see each other as brothers and sisters in islam; and we are to love one another for the sake of Allah SWT. but have you seen the terrible things going on between the brothers and sisters in the ummah?
it has almost become commonplace to not be given a salaam when one sees a muslim at a masjid or even on the street. there is blessing in giving someone salaam, and there is also blessing in returning the salaam given to us. therefore, we should rush to greet our muslim brothers and sisters. sadly, many of us don’t. there are also muslims that are ashamed of being muslims, so when you give salaam to them in the non-muslim public they cringe. why? Allah SWT has blessed us by giving us islam. it is a way of life that opens the gates of jannah to us. feel honored. if Allah SWT had willed; he could make you one of the polytheists, leaving you you with no chance to enter paradise.
there have been tremendous amounts of cliques forming at the masjid. one group only associating with members of their own race. and the other group doing the same. why is this going on in the ummah? don’t they know that nationalism is haram in islam? isn’t Allah SWT the god of mankind? doesn’t surah 114 AN-NAS stress this? Qul audhu bi Rabbin-Nas. translated: SAY I SEEK REFUGE WITH THE LORD OF MANKIND. therefore, as muslims shouldn’t we all seek refuge in Him? but he is the Rabb ( lord ) for all of mankind. there is no question that we are all special to Allah SWT, so why are fellow muslims mocking the creation of Allah SWT when he refuses to say salaam to an African; going shoulder to shoulder in the prayer lines when a Pakistani comes in the row; or when an Arab brother wants to marry an African sister? dear muslim brothers and sisters, when we are racist towards are fellow brothers and sisters in islam, aren’t we really saying that Allah SWT isn’t really the best of creators? astafirghullah!!!
not only has the lack of unity severely hurt the muslim ummah, it has also caused us to become distracted from serious issues. if we are at war with other races or tribes within the ummah, how can we defend islam? there are muslims that don’t even realize that there’s an unofficial war on islam. that there are people that want to wipe islam off the face of the earth. they hate muslims no matter what shade of color they are. yet, we continue to fight amongst ourselves. so many are claiming to be following the quran and sunnah, saying: i love Allah SWT and Muhammad pbuh. yet they’re embarrassed to be muslims. we can’t defend the dignity of islam in such a way. we have brothers, shaving because they don’t want to be looked at differently. we have sisters taking off hijab because they sought auliyah among the kuffar women that were telling them that the muslim women are oppressed. we are using ribaa with the desire of living the “ American Dream “. there are shaykhs, wallahi, that are telling young muslims to delay their hajj and to do it when they’re older. astafirghullah!!! muslim parents, making it hard for their children to get married, even though their children desire marriage to avoid committing zinaa.
so, what’s my point in mentioning all of this? my point is that when we give our lives or turn back to Allah SWT, we will be rewarded and blessed and the ummah will become reunited and the Nur of Allah SWT will continue to shine even if the unbelievers detest it. we can’t reunite the ummah on our own, but we need to repent and turn back to Allah SWT and be patient, and we’ll see unity come back to the ummah inshAllah.
wasaalam
nyerekareem
Asalaamu Alaikum
