Waqt ke is Bahaao mein hum raftar dhoondte hain
Koi aansu bhata hai, hum bulandi ke asar dhoondte hain
Dub jaane.... kat jaane ka Hme darr nahin
Pankhon se kahan hum to hauslon se udaan bharte hain....
Kisi shayar ki Kalam se nikle ye kalaam nahin
Ek bahadur(shuja) ke jigar se nikle ye iraade boltehain!
..::insaankhan::..
At times of suffering and tribulation it is one's attitude that changes the suffering path(safar) into a path (safar) of oppurtunity and bringsin tremendous courage to live the life one has always dreamt of. One neither fears to fall or loose as one is led by an unshakable belief on one's power to mould one's own DESTINY!
LOTS OF LOVE AND loads of prayer !
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Main khud ke liye karoon to kyun khushi mili nahin mujhe, jo aap par maroon to ZINDAGI mili mujhe!
It is but Selflessness that is the best form of Selfishness. A selfless person attains all that a man desires by being so. He attains compassion, sincerity, humility, modesty, contentment and what not! It is amazing to know that things in Life were not always as they look in the mirror that we have developed in time. The image could be illusive and so will the result. I have thus known that if I need to win, I must first admire what is to loose and what is that i am trying to win! I must love my loss and victory equally .. I have learnt that the self had become too much on me when I was chasing my win, my LIFE, my victory, My goals and my Passion but I have learnt with time and through God's mercy that Life is more about OURS rather than mine and US rather than me.
It is lovely to know that I live not just to survive or fight for existence but I LIVE, I LOVE and I am for the WORLD! Everything that I have got in my life from physical, social and economical possessions , I know I must share it with those who deserve it because nothing is totally/completely MINE as God has given it to me so that I can pass it.
I have thus made it sure that whatever knowledge I gain, it must pass on! Whatever material property I acquire it must not only shade me from rain or sun but i must make sure that i help others who need me to make their own!
And that's LIFE ..thats something I LOVE...I AM IN LOVE WITH LIFE....I AM IN LOVE WITH GOD...I AM IN LOVE WITH YOU ALL...
lots of love!
It is lovely to know that I live not just to survive or fight for existence but I LIVE, I LOVE and I am for the WORLD! Everything that I have got in my life from physical, social and economical possessions , I know I must share it with those who deserve it because nothing is totally/completely MINE as God has given it to me so that I can pass it.
I have thus made it sure that whatever knowledge I gain, it must pass on! Whatever material property I acquire it must not only shade me from rain or sun but i must make sure that i help others who need me to make their own!
And that's LIFE ..thats something I LOVE...I AM IN LOVE WITH LIFE....I AM IN LOVE WITH GOD...I AM IN LOVE WITH YOU ALL...
lots of love!
TECHNO CRAZY?
A HEART THEORY ?
Allah is compassionate and loves compassion in all things.
- The Prophet Muhammad
A very interesting dialogue or conversation that I had yesterday with one of my dearest friend led me to propose something I claimed to be a Heart theory. He insisted to tell me what it actually is and if I can direct him to some website, book or a video that he can analyse what I was talking about. I so dearly wished to tell him that he knows about it and it is everywhere but just that I knew he would't take it for its face value. Most of the times, grand things when presented in a simple manner aren't welcomed. So I thought of presenting it to my friend in the grandest of manner that he would think is sufficient to believe in and give a similar welcome to his heart.The very point is that I am sure my friend would believe/believes in what I would say, he actually didn't want to hear it, the various aspects which I now present.
Now what kind of theory was/am I talking about? Is it something alien? And to introduce such a philosophy I would quote the lines of a wonderful ophthalmologist(surgeon) Dr. Aravind at ted.com, "When we grow in spiritual consciousness,there is no exploitation ...It is ourselves we are helping,it is ourselves we are healing."
It was told to me by the dear friend that there is a website called www.ted.com and that it brings in some great work, speeches and technological innovations on one platform for free. So, I went to the website and I was amazed to see invaluable stuffs lined up at one place and then I started watching some videos. The first video that I came up was about an Indian genius Pavan Mistry who was talking about the sixth sense that he had developed in the form of a gadget/device that can help us relate our physical world with that of the digital one. Now as I was watching, it somehow came to my mind that are we really using our five senses to think about having a sixth or do we really need such a thing? it was just an innocent query that i had. What I would stress at this point is that I love technology and am too engrossed to say that I do not and I know i will fail if I say so. So why do I say that do we need such technologies? why did my heart at the very first place query about it?
As Dr. Aravinda rightly says that when one does it for others it is one's own self that gets benefitted. But such a circumstance or thought process that leads to such spiritual awakening is not limited to an innovation or a technological development. Such developments acts as a tool or an enabling medium but are not 'THE ONLY SOLUTION' or 'THE ONLY THING at the least! It is very important to note that for Life to exist on this planet there exists an infinite number of balanced circumstances. And even with all these circumstances available we see Lives that are not ready to live or exist, lives that are either destroyed by their own self or by the other external factors.
So what is 'THE THING' or 'THE NECESSITY' ?It is but the WILL to live , the WILL to let others live and the WILL to provide equal opportunity to everyone around. It is also termed as the Golden rule of confucius "Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself" and The Charter of Compassion followed by ted.com adopts the same.Now if there is a will to treat every other being as EQUAL then the mean or the methodology involved to create such a situation can be many with multitude of possibilities. But when we tend to over depend on the means and forget that it is the very WILL that is important to initiate anything or let any change occur, then we are certainly led astray. And now If I agree that technology is important and that the HEART theory is adopted by the people at ted.com, then what is the reason for such skepticism?
That is the next important question that my friend might ask me after reading the above. Now, when we look into the history of mankind we have seen that kingdoms, republics and democracies have all in their pursuit of power crushed the weak and somber. Such an injustice led to a revolution and such revolution toppled the authoritative rule to create another republic or democracy so that it can rule and crush the poor and the tiny through its policies and doctrines. Amidst all this what is seen to SHINE is not the means or methods that led to revolution, political or technological, but the WIll of the people and the NEED of the day.
The question series will come with what is the NEED of the day? The need of the day is quite universal all across the globe; it is to provide equal opportunities of food, clothing, shelter, housing and all basic amenities needed for a healthy and prosperous life to all. But, until the Capitalist tendency of amassing and concentrating the wealth in the hands of greedy by fooling the needy exists such equality will cease to exist. And all such wonderful technological innovation will and cannot reach the needy to accomplish their desired purposes.
I would quote Mr. Hope Mr. Change Mr. We Can Mr. Barack Obama "
You know, there's a lot of talk in this country about the federal deficit. But I think we should talk more about our empathy deficit -- the ability to put ourselves in someone else's shoes; to see the world through the eyes of those who are different from us -- the child who's hungry, the steelworker who's been laid-off, the family who lost the entire life they built together when the storm came to town. When you think like this -- when you choose to broaden your ambit of concern and empathize with the plight of others, whether they are close friends or distant strangers -- it becomes harder not to act; harder not to help."
Another take on this. To really understand what my heart's query is, I again queried about the usefulness of such developments in the past and their effectiveness to us the users. I see that with technological developments our tasks have become easier and less burdensome. It has made the world a much smaller place and has allowed me to connect with my family members residing on a very distant point from my dwelling point in the geographical map with quite an ease. I am no technology hater , I stress again! But I do see my young friends getting lost into these technologically advanced gadgets, i do see my young kids getting older in a much young age. I can see the kids losing on their innocence and getting smarter with their blogs and xbox or nintendo games. I see my friends glued all long on their laptops and ignore the beautiful sunshine or the cool evening breeze. I do see my friends ignoring their culture, their religious ethos, their basic discipline as all of them at once would say IMPATIENCE is the word of the day. From where I see Impatience it leads to anger which leads to grief and it in turns leads to misery and gradually it leads to the FALL!
So to conclude:
1) It is the Golden rule that is important; means can vary.
2)If one is led by point 1 then one can do wonders, the opposite leads to the FALL.
3) Technology is wonderful only if we know its USAGE, its disadvantage and its availability to the masses.
True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.- Martin Luther King Jr.
A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair - Abraham joshua
A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. - Albert Einstein
PS: i have not written anything new and that i am sure that poeple at ted.com would agree with it. I just wanted to re emphasize what my HEART spoke to me and thats my HEART theory.
Allah is compassionate and loves compassion in all things.
- The Prophet Muhammad
A very interesting dialogue or conversation that I had yesterday with one of my dearest friend led me to propose something I claimed to be a Heart theory. He insisted to tell me what it actually is and if I can direct him to some website, book or a video that he can analyse what I was talking about. I so dearly wished to tell him that he knows about it and it is everywhere but just that I knew he would't take it for its face value. Most of the times, grand things when presented in a simple manner aren't welcomed. So I thought of presenting it to my friend in the grandest of manner that he would think is sufficient to believe in and give a similar welcome to his heart.The very point is that I am sure my friend would believe/believes in what I would say, he actually didn't want to hear it, the various aspects which I now present.
Now what kind of theory was/am I talking about? Is it something alien? And to introduce such a philosophy I would quote the lines of a wonderful ophthalmologist(surgeon) Dr. Aravind at ted.com, "When we grow in spiritual consciousness,there is no exploitation ...It is ourselves we are helping,it is ourselves we are healing."
It was told to me by the dear friend that there is a website called www.ted.com and that it brings in some great work, speeches and technological innovations on one platform for free. So, I went to the website and I was amazed to see invaluable stuffs lined up at one place and then I started watching some videos. The first video that I came up was about an Indian genius Pavan Mistry who was talking about the sixth sense that he had developed in the form of a gadget/device that can help us relate our physical world with that of the digital one. Now as I was watching, it somehow came to my mind that are we really using our five senses to think about having a sixth or do we really need such a thing? it was just an innocent query that i had. What I would stress at this point is that I love technology and am too engrossed to say that I do not and I know i will fail if I say so. So why do I say that do we need such technologies? why did my heart at the very first place query about it?
As Dr. Aravinda rightly says that when one does it for others it is one's own self that gets benefitted. But such a circumstance or thought process that leads to such spiritual awakening is not limited to an innovation or a technological development. Such developments acts as a tool or an enabling medium but are not 'THE ONLY SOLUTION' or 'THE ONLY THING at the least! It is very important to note that for Life to exist on this planet there exists an infinite number of balanced circumstances. And even with all these circumstances available we see Lives that are not ready to live or exist, lives that are either destroyed by their own self or by the other external factors.
So what is 'THE THING' or 'THE NECESSITY' ?It is but the WILL to live , the WILL to let others live and the WILL to provide equal opportunity to everyone around. It is also termed as the Golden rule of confucius "Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself" and The Charter of Compassion followed by ted.com adopts the same.Now if there is a will to treat every other being as EQUAL then the mean or the methodology involved to create such a situation can be many with multitude of possibilities. But when we tend to over depend on the means and forget that it is the very WILL that is important to initiate anything or let any change occur, then we are certainly led astray. And now If I agree that technology is important and that the HEART theory is adopted by the people at ted.com, then what is the reason for such skepticism?
That is the next important question that my friend might ask me after reading the above. Now, when we look into the history of mankind we have seen that kingdoms, republics and democracies have all in their pursuit of power crushed the weak and somber. Such an injustice led to a revolution and such revolution toppled the authoritative rule to create another republic or democracy so that it can rule and crush the poor and the tiny through its policies and doctrines. Amidst all this what is seen to SHINE is not the means or methods that led to revolution, political or technological, but the WIll of the people and the NEED of the day.
The question series will come with what is the NEED of the day? The need of the day is quite universal all across the globe; it is to provide equal opportunities of food, clothing, shelter, housing and all basic amenities needed for a healthy and prosperous life to all. But, until the Capitalist tendency of amassing and concentrating the wealth in the hands of greedy by fooling the needy exists such equality will cease to exist. And all such wonderful technological innovation will and cannot reach the needy to accomplish their desired purposes.
I would quote Mr. Hope Mr. Change Mr. We Can Mr. Barack Obama "
You know, there's a lot of talk in this country about the federal deficit. But I think we should talk more about our empathy deficit -- the ability to put ourselves in someone else's shoes; to see the world through the eyes of those who are different from us -- the child who's hungry, the steelworker who's been laid-off, the family who lost the entire life they built together when the storm came to town. When you think like this -- when you choose to broaden your ambit of concern and empathize with the plight of others, whether they are close friends or distant strangers -- it becomes harder not to act; harder not to help."
Another take on this. To really understand what my heart's query is, I again queried about the usefulness of such developments in the past and their effectiveness to us the users. I see that with technological developments our tasks have become easier and less burdensome. It has made the world a much smaller place and has allowed me to connect with my family members residing on a very distant point from my dwelling point in the geographical map with quite an ease. I am no technology hater , I stress again! But I do see my young friends getting lost into these technologically advanced gadgets, i do see my young kids getting older in a much young age. I can see the kids losing on their innocence and getting smarter with their blogs and xbox or nintendo games. I see my friends glued all long on their laptops and ignore the beautiful sunshine or the cool evening breeze. I do see my friends ignoring their culture, their religious ethos, their basic discipline as all of them at once would say IMPATIENCE is the word of the day. From where I see Impatience it leads to anger which leads to grief and it in turns leads to misery and gradually it leads to the FALL!
So to conclude:
1) It is the Golden rule that is important; means can vary.
2)If one is led by point 1 then one can do wonders, the opposite leads to the FALL.
3) Technology is wonderful only if we know its USAGE, its disadvantage and its availability to the masses.
True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.- Martin Luther King Jr.
A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair - Abraham joshua
A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. - Albert Einstein
PS: i have not written anything new and that i am sure that poeple at ted.com would agree with it. I just wanted to re emphasize what my HEART spoke to me and thats my HEART theory.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Purpose of Education
MAY ALLAHZ PEACE N BLESSING BE AUPON YOU!
The real difficulty is that people have no idea of what education truly is. We assess the value of education in the same manner as we assess the value of land or of shares in the stock-exchange market. We want to provide only such education as would enable the student to earn more. We hardly give any thought to the improvement of the character of the educated. The girls, we say, do not have to earn; so why should they be educated? As long as such ideas persist there is no hope of our ever knowing the true value of education. (M. K. Gandhi True Education on the NCTE site)
The real difficulty is that people have no idea of what education truly is. We assess the value of education in the same manner as we assess the value of land or of shares in the stock-exchange market. We want to provide only such education as would enable the student to earn more. We hardly give any thought to the improvement of the character of the educated. The girls, we say, do not have to earn; so why should they be educated? As long as such ideas persist there is no hope of our ever knowing the true value of education. (M. K. Gandhi True Education on the NCTE site)
Monday, January 18, 2010
Shukr-e-Karam
Oh my lord! How shall I thank thee,
what shall I thank thee for;
For making me the most beautiful among the creatures;
oR giving me the perfect skeleton to withstand my structure;
For giving me every needful for the time, i am alive;
Or giving me the senses to think and thrive;
For every minute of air I inhale;
Or every minute of Life I scale.
For the beauty to the nature that you endowed;
Or the wonderful balance that has been stored.
Oh my lord! How shall I thank thee,
what shall I thank thee for;
By Loving the species around the space;
Or Hating them coz they take my place.
By beleiving in oneness of your Reality;
Or Fighting for the differnce of Clarity.
By living in peace and solidarity;
Or creating rifts manipulating substantiality.
By believing in your powers to help my soul;
Or worrying the situations leading the role.
Oh my lord! how shall I thank thee;
what shall I thank thee for!
what shall I thank thee for;
For making me the most beautiful among the creatures;
oR giving me the perfect skeleton to withstand my structure;
For giving me every needful for the time, i am alive;
Or giving me the senses to think and thrive;
For every minute of air I inhale;
Or every minute of Life I scale.
For the beauty to the nature that you endowed;
Or the wonderful balance that has been stored.
Oh my lord! How shall I thank thee,
what shall I thank thee for;
By Loving the species around the space;
Or Hating them coz they take my place.
By beleiving in oneness of your Reality;
Or Fighting for the differnce of Clarity.
By living in peace and solidarity;
Or creating rifts manipulating substantiality.
By believing in your powers to help my soul;
Or worrying the situations leading the role.
Oh my lord! how shall I thank thee;
what shall I thank thee for!
My Love for Allah and its Fruit!
It is really WONDERFUL ( i wish i had a better word to express my Heart) to realise/know/experience that SUPERIORITY of Life is not decided by one's BIRTH or STATUS one enjoys in this world; it is indeed 'DECIDED' by TAQWA: the Fear/Respect to abide by Allah's guidance purely for His pleasure as Every soul shall taste DEATH.
It is so exciting that ONE will meet one's Lord after servin Him and Obeying his Commands...
"I AM SO EXCITED"
It is so exciting that ONE will meet one's Lord after servin Him and Obeying his Commands...
"I AM SO EXCITED"
Friday, January 8, 2010
Ayyiuhal Muslimoon
"...Wa YuQimussalaata Wa yutuzzaQata Wa Dhalika Dinul Qayyimah"
To establish regular prayer; and to practice regular charity; and that is the Religion Right and Straight.
At a time when Muslims all over the world have been looked upon as fundamentalists and religious fanatics, it is critical for us to introspect and have a reality check. It is worthless to blame the Americans, European’s or more specifically the Jews and the Christians(The people from the Book) or be it Hindus as it was worthless to blame Abu Sufiyan and the likes of Abu jahl for the miseries that they inflicted upon the beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and his followers. It is indeed a painful sight when one looks upon the crying child and helpless mother attacked by an armed personnel in Iraq, Iran, Kashmir, Afghanistan, Palestine, Chechnya, Pakistan, Bangladesh and most recently the Uyghur’s in China.
The water finds it difficult to stay in the eyes as the tears flow down and the heart burns with ache and anger alike. The very basic reaction follows with a hatred against the oppressors and their faith. But the tears dry up and the anger fades away as we enter into our daily routine with few Jihadists blowing up the oppressors and innocent lives with an aim of revenge and a promise of Jannah.
It is however so critical to examine that all of us whether the helpless mother , the children who get killed, we the viewers and the Jihadists belong to one group that calls itself a Muslim. Yes we call ourselves Muslims! And I would thus like to express my feelings on this very issue where we the Muslims find ourselves trapped in this world where we are helpless against the evil intentions of Jews, Christians and every other satanic force. I have read people who justify Jihad by saying that it is but an obligation for a MUSLIM to show resistance against an existing ‘zulm’ or injustice and oppression. Should anyone or I agree or not will depend on the very fact that we must introspect whether we are practicing Muslims.
Are we a practicing Muslim?
A Muslim is a person who surrenders his will to that of Allah (s.w.t) and performs the regular obligations i.e. of Prayer, Charity etc. taking cues from the life of Prophet.
• But when a person is too busy in the glitter and glamour of the world,
• when a person is ready to cheat and fake zillion times in a day and the night (A Muslim never as he know that he cant cheat Allah (s.w.t))
• when a person has lost the value of his own tongue; of his promises and spoken obligations(A Muslim is true to his words)
• where lies have become a part of people’s life (as it is easier to lie than to follow a Muslims way; Straight path!),
• where men have become larger than Allah (s.w.t) as one bows down to other who could fulfill their vain desires and wishes(La ilaha IllAllah)
• where one’s belief in Allah (s.w.t) has weakened, our Duas belittled (A Muslims has a strong Iman, in the power of Allah (s.w.t) to help his soul)
• One has become so impatient that one crosses all lines to solve one’s problems(A Muslim sticks to Siratal Mustaqeem and Patience is his attribute),
• Our hearts have become so hard that they cant give a smile without a reason(We are so busy in our pursuits that Smiles are forgotten or faked),
• where we cant offer a hug without a profit(The material world and its glitter has blinded us and so our hearts),
• where everything is done for a show( A Muslim does everything for the Sake of Allah (s.w.t)),
• where pride and pomp is the only purpose of living; (A Muslim is down to earth; full of HUMILITY)
It can go on and on!
A muslim sister/brother has an obligation not just towards his family but towards his neighbour and his relatives and hence the relatives if poor, the neighbours if needy must be helped. But do we help our relatives? Do we help our neighbours? where has our Innocence gone? Why have we become so hard hearted? The list of question is unending as the list of complaints.
The very point of concern is: Are we really doing what it takes to be a Muslim? I have indeed met Muslims in my life who generate warmth that of a mother and who spend in the path of Allah (s.w.t) without any pomp and show. Charity is their life and learning and spreading Islam their Mission. And when asked they would reply with a similar answer that “Allah (s.w.t) has been kind" . Their answers and the simplicity in their tones would melt hearts. This is the reason why Islam is spreading like a fire in jungle and Jews and Christians (Our sisters/sister/brothers from the book) do get worried. I don't see a point of raising guns and firing bullets when things can be solved by the message that ISLAM carries, by the purity that it contains, by the simple answers that Islam has for the otherwise complex Life.
So, do you mean to say that if I am practising Muslim, I have a license to kill non Muslims?Is Jihad about killing people?
I won’t get into explaining the word Jihad as most of the people know this due to its popularity. But I would stress that to A Muslim the Jihad with its varying definition and branches converges to a point where it is defined as "A Struggle by a person who surrenders to the will of Allah (s.w.t) to abide by his orders all his life amidst all provocations from satan"
What can we do?
The basic problem that we face is that we are excessively engrossed in our life and have forgotten the real purpose we have set our foot upon earth. A muslim must know clearly that his mission in this world is nothing but glorifcation of the one and only Supreme Lord Allah (s.w.t) by obeying his orders. So, a practising muslim must consider every sister/brother in Islam as a part of the family and should always care and show concern for another muslim sister/brother. Our earnings are not just ours but for our larger family whose obligation is certainly on us. Most of the answers about how to help a sister/brother will be easily answered by a pious heart, so have a clean heart.
Acquiring knowledge is an obligation for every single Muslim. So teaching and spreading knowledge is amongst the best of services to mankind.Thus it is very important to find the real enemy and uproot it from the ground. The problems that we face is of Identity crisis and it must be resolved if we are to progress and lead a peaceful as well as meaningful life.
*It is so critical to understand that we as a Muslim just need to become MUSLIM by definition; isn't that Simple? It is but surrendering to the will of Allah (s.w.t) and not of the WORLD*
Love to all sister/brothers. Jazakallahkhair!
"...Wa YuQimussalaata Wa yutuzzaQata Wa Dhalika Dinul Qayyimah"
To establish regular prayer; and to practice regular charity; and that is the Religion Right and Straight.
At a time when Muslims all over the world have been looked upon as fundamentalists and religious fanatics, it is critical for us to introspect and have a reality check. It is worthless to blame the Americans, European’s or more specifically the Jews and the Christians(The people from the Book) or be it Hindus as it was worthless to blame Abu Sufiyan and the likes of Abu jahl for the miseries that they inflicted upon the beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and his followers. It is indeed a painful sight when one looks upon the crying child and helpless mother attacked by an armed personnel in Iraq, Iran, Kashmir, Afghanistan, Palestine, Chechnya, Pakistan, Bangladesh and most recently the Uyghur’s in China.
The water finds it difficult to stay in the eyes as the tears flow down and the heart burns with ache and anger alike. The very basic reaction follows with a hatred against the oppressors and their faith. But the tears dry up and the anger fades away as we enter into our daily routine with few Jihadists blowing up the oppressors and innocent lives with an aim of revenge and a promise of Jannah.
It is however so critical to examine that all of us whether the helpless mother , the children who get killed, we the viewers and the Jihadists belong to one group that calls itself a Muslim. Yes we call ourselves Muslims! And I would thus like to express my feelings on this very issue where we the Muslims find ourselves trapped in this world where we are helpless against the evil intentions of Jews, Christians and every other satanic force. I have read people who justify Jihad by saying that it is but an obligation for a MUSLIM to show resistance against an existing ‘zulm’ or injustice and oppression. Should anyone or I agree or not will depend on the very fact that we must introspect whether we are practicing Muslims.
Are we a practicing Muslim?
A Muslim is a person who surrenders his will to that of Allah (s.w.t) and performs the regular obligations i.e. of Prayer, Charity etc. taking cues from the life of Prophet.
• But when a person is too busy in the glitter and glamour of the world,
• when a person is ready to cheat and fake zillion times in a day and the night (A Muslim never as he know that he cant cheat Allah (s.w.t))
• when a person has lost the value of his own tongue; of his promises and spoken obligations(A Muslim is true to his words)
• where lies have become a part of people’s life (as it is easier to lie than to follow a Muslims way; Straight path!),
• where men have become larger than Allah (s.w.t) as one bows down to other who could fulfill their vain desires and wishes(La ilaha IllAllah)
• where one’s belief in Allah (s.w.t) has weakened, our Duas belittled (A Muslims has a strong Iman, in the power of Allah (s.w.t) to help his soul)
• One has become so impatient that one crosses all lines to solve one’s problems(A Muslim sticks to Siratal Mustaqeem and Patience is his attribute),
• Our hearts have become so hard that they cant give a smile without a reason(We are so busy in our pursuits that Smiles are forgotten or faked),
• where we cant offer a hug without a profit(The material world and its glitter has blinded us and so our hearts),
• where everything is done for a show( A Muslim does everything for the Sake of Allah (s.w.t)),
• where pride and pomp is the only purpose of living; (A Muslim is down to earth; full of HUMILITY)
It can go on and on!
A muslim sister/brother has an obligation not just towards his family but towards his neighbour and his relatives and hence the relatives if poor, the neighbours if needy must be helped. But do we help our relatives? Do we help our neighbours? where has our Innocence gone? Why have we become so hard hearted? The list of question is unending as the list of complaints.
The very point of concern is: Are we really doing what it takes to be a Muslim? I have indeed met Muslims in my life who generate warmth that of a mother and who spend in the path of Allah (s.w.t) without any pomp and show. Charity is their life and learning and spreading Islam their Mission. And when asked they would reply with a similar answer that “Allah (s.w.t) has been kind" . Their answers and the simplicity in their tones would melt hearts. This is the reason why Islam is spreading like a fire in jungle and Jews and Christians (Our sisters/sister/brothers from the book) do get worried. I don't see a point of raising guns and firing bullets when things can be solved by the message that ISLAM carries, by the purity that it contains, by the simple answers that Islam has for the otherwise complex Life.
So, do you mean to say that if I am practising Muslim, I have a license to kill non Muslims?Is Jihad about killing people?
I won’t get into explaining the word Jihad as most of the people know this due to its popularity. But I would stress that to A Muslim the Jihad with its varying definition and branches converges to a point where it is defined as "A Struggle by a person who surrenders to the will of Allah (s.w.t) to abide by his orders all his life amidst all provocations from satan"
What can we do?
The basic problem that we face is that we are excessively engrossed in our life and have forgotten the real purpose we have set our foot upon earth. A muslim must know clearly that his mission in this world is nothing but glorifcation of the one and only Supreme Lord Allah (s.w.t) by obeying his orders. So, a practising muslim must consider every sister/brother in Islam as a part of the family and should always care and show concern for another muslim sister/brother. Our earnings are not just ours but for our larger family whose obligation is certainly on us. Most of the answers about how to help a sister/brother will be easily answered by a pious heart, so have a clean heart.
Acquiring knowledge is an obligation for every single Muslim. So teaching and spreading knowledge is amongst the best of services to mankind.Thus it is very important to find the real enemy and uproot it from the ground. The problems that we face is of Identity crisis and it must be resolved if we are to progress and lead a peaceful as well as meaningful life.
*It is so critical to understand that we as a Muslim just need to become MUSLIM by definition; isn't that Simple? It is but surrendering to the will of Allah (s.w.t) and not of the WORLD*
Love to all sister/brothers. Jazakallahkhair!
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