The Mountain Pass
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Creator: Muhammad Alshareef
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Subject: character
Title: The Mountain Pass
Created on: Tue Jan 29 11:04:54 -0500 2008
Updated on: Tue Jan 29 11:04:54 -0500 2008
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Abstract: ... Khadijah consoled him, covered him as he wished, and listened as he spoke of his fright. Listen carefully to what she said to our Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam to console him: "Allah will never disgrace you. You unite your relatives and you bear the burden of the weak (of our society). You help the poor and the needy, you are honorable to all guests and you bear harm in the path of truthfulness." This was his character, sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam, before and after becoming the Messenger of Allah. Growing up in the prairies of Canada, there was almost no location a Muslim could buy meat slaughtered in the name of Allah. So my father would go out to the farm and bring back a freezer full of chicken to sell to the community. My father may not recall this, but one brother became Muslim in our area and he related this to me. He said, "When I embraced Islam, the entire community kept telling me about the what (they thought) was the most important thing in Islam: to eat halaal shiken. Everyone kept lecturing me about it and then they would leave. Your father was the only one who actually took me outside and gave me some halaal meat to take home to my family. I never forgot that." What have we sincerely done as a collective community for these Americans? I'm not speaking of workshop lectures here and there. What have we done to help them and to show them – in action, not in empty words – the mercy that Islam teaches us? The upper class of Makkah once found Allah's Messenger sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam with the poor and weak of society – notice that these were the ones who stood at his side; he did not brush them away in his da’wah. There sat with him Bilal, Suhayb, Ammar, and Ibn Masood, may Allah be pleased with them all. Abu Jahl said to him, "O Muhammad, if you wish for us to sit with you then you must first expel from your presence such slaves!" Then Allah revealed the verses: And do not expel those who call upon their Lord morning and afternoon, seeking His countenance. Not upon you is anything of their account and not upon them is anything of your account. So were you to expel them, you would then be of the wrongdoers (Al-An'aam 6/52). In a heated debate between the Roman king Heraqle and Abu Sufyan, Heraqle asked Abu Sufyan who was following Muhammad. Was it the weak of society or the eminent? Abu Sufyan, not a Muslim at that time who was trying to seize any chance to put down Muhammad, said, "Only the weak follow him." Heraqle replied, "Such are the followers of true prophets." RasulAllah sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam would go out to the corners of the city and visit the elderly 'aunties'. Someone may ask, “Why did he not delegate Sahaabaa to go on his behalf? Surely he was much too busy to set aside time for these visits.” The answer is that these visits to the elderly and weak were much more valuable than dozens of conferences and lectures. They meant much more than pamphlets and booklets. This mercy allowed knowledge of Allah to enter hearts that would not have been found in khutbahs. How far have we strayed from this Sunnah of Al-Mustafa sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam? Today, in our local region, there are 25 different Alcoholics Anonymous 'halaqas' advertised! Twenty-five in just one day in this specific region, that does not include the night 'halaqahs'! On Sunday there will be 16 daytime classes, 27 at night, 43 in one day in one region! There are even AA 'halaqahs' for the deaf! Let us not allow ourselves to believe that we do not have enough Muslims to carry out our mission. Dear brothers and sisters, we have enough to stuff an amusement park like Six Flags. We have enough, but are we working together as a community for the sake of Allah? What have we done for Islam and what have we done for these people? In our recent DC conference, Dr. Ingrid said something very profound which I would li... [Full Article...]
