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I was born in Pakistan, living in Pakistan, and i will die in Pakistan. Proud to be Pakistani
Nationalism, sister
we are proud to be Muslim, and Allah has honored us and only He can honor.
we are not proud of where we are born and we are going to die.
It is narrated by Abu Da'wud that the Messenger of Allah (saaw) said,
"He is not one us who calls for `Asabiyyah, (nationalism/tribalism) or who fights for `Asabiyyah or who dies for `Asabiyyah."
And in another Hadith, the Messenger of Allah (saaw) referring to nationalism, racism, and patriotism said:
.....wa-llahu a'lam
wassalam
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Thank you for your kind advice ,but don't take me wrong. I just love my country. I dont prefer my country over islam, i love all muslims but i am proud of being a Pakistani.
I hope you know that the Prophet Muhammad loved Makkah above all. When he left for Madina he was really really sad.
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I feel like a fish out of water,but I'm from Italy
Nationalism, sister
we are proud to be Muslim, and Allah has honored us and only He can honor.
we are not proud of where we are born and we are going to die.
It is narrated by Abu Da'wud that the Messenger of Allah (saaw) said,
"He is not one us who calls for `Asabiyyah, (nationalism/tribalism) or who fights for `Asabiyyah or who dies for `Asabiyyah."
And in another Hadith, the Messenger of Allah (saaw) referring to nationalism, racism, and patriotism said:
"Leave it, it is rotten." [Muslim and Bukhari] and in the Hadith recorded in Mishkat al-Masabith, the Messenger of Allah (saaw) said,
"He who calls for `Asabiyyah is as if he bit his father's genitals"
Also, the Messenger of Allah (saaw) said, narrated by At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud,
"There are indeed people who boast of their dead ancestors; but in the sight of Allah they are more contemptible than the black beetle that rolls a piece of dung with its nose. Behold, Allah has removed from you the arrogance of the Time of Jahiliyyah (Ignorance) with its boast of ancestral glories. Man is but an Allah-fearing believer or an unfortunate sinner. All people are the children of Adam, and Adam was created out of dust."
Also, the Messenger of Allah (saaw) said,
"Undoubtedly Allah has removed from you the pride of arrogance of the age of Jahilliyah (ignorance) and the glorification of ancestors. Now people are of two kinds. Either believers who are aware or transgressors who do wrong. You are all the children of Adam and Adam was made of clay. People should give up their pride in nations because that is a coal from the coals of Hell-fire. If they do not give this up Allah (swt) will consider them lower than the lowly worm which pushes itself through Khara (dung)." [Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi]
wa-llahu a'lam
wassalam
I'm disappointed, you left out South East Asia where 20% of Muslims are here.
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Thank you for your kind advice ,but don't take me wrong. I just love my country. I dont prefer my country over islam, i love all muslims but i am proud of being a Pakistani.
I hope you know that the Prophet Muhammad loved Makkah above all. When he left for Madina he was really really sad.
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This is how world looks from my balcony : )
wa rahamatullahi wa barakatuhu
We all love Makkah and Madinah above all cities. Makkah is the mother of all cities. However, Madinah is better to settle and dwell.
Nationalism, sister
we are proud to be Muslim, and Allah has honored us and only He can honor.
we are not proud of where we are born and we are going to die.
wassalam
Fourthly:
Islam does not forbid a Muslim to love his homeland or the country in which he lives or grew up. What is reprehensible is basing one’s feelings of loyalty and disavowal on that, and loving and hating on that basis. A person who belongs to the same country as you is not closer to you than a Muslim from another land, and the reason for your loving or hating others should not be whether or not they come from the same country as you. Rather loyalty and disavowal, or love and hatred, should all be based on Islam and piety.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to love Makkah because it was the most beloved land to Allaah, but he did not love the kaafirs who lived there, rather he fought them because they fought against Islam and killed Muslims. Neither he nor his companions ever gave precedence to their love of Makkah over the laws of Allaah, so when Allaah forbade those who had migrated from Makkah to go back to it, except for Hajj and three days after it, they adhered to that and did not stay there for longer than that period. Their love for Makkah did not make them disobey Allaah, let alone do anything that was worse than that.
Today you see that tribalism and devotion to one's country has gone to such extremes that places of shirk are venerated just because they are in one’s country; the flag is venerated because it represents the country, so the people stand and salute it with a reverence that is absent in their prayers when they stand before their Lord.
Sixthly:
We have mentioned that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) loved Makkah and that he gave precedence to obeying his Lord over his love for Makkah.
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to Makkah, “What a good land you are, and how dear you are to me. Were it not that my people drove me out from you, I would never have lived anywhere else.”
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 3926; classed as saheeh by al-Tirmidhi and by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami’, 5536.
You can also find similar stories of the Sahaabah and those who came after them, by reading their biographies. It seems that the love of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and the Sahaabah for Makkah was because it was the most beloved land to Allaah, as it says in another report narrated by al-Tirmidhi, no. 3925: “You are the best land of Allaah and the most beloved of the land of Allaah to Allaah.” Classed as saheeh by Ibn Hajar.
But the natural love that a person feels for the place where he grew up is something that is not regarded as blameworthy by sharee’ah, so long as that does not distract you from acts of worship and obedience which are more important. Hence we see that the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them), Muhaajireen and Ansaar alike, left their homelands and went out to other lands, spreading the call of Islam throughout other countries. They went out for purposes that were nobler than their attachment to land and buildings.
And Allaah knows best.
Walaikkum Assalam wa rahamatullahi wa barakatuhu,
I am sorry if my post was perceived as accusation. I was just saying we all love Makkah and Madinah since Prophet :saw2: loved it.
I love pakistan too like I love the whole world Allah created for me. .. I have few pakistani brothers where I study and work. My love for Muslims transcends the boundaries of where I was born or live.
And I like Pakistani Falooda
But I really hate Tahir-ul-Qadri.
Assalamu Alaikum,
Wow! JazakAllah khair brother.