Comments on: Be the Light

By: yasar

yasar — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:11:56 +0000

Through the light of belief, man rises to the highest of the high and acquires a value worthy of Paradise. And through the darkness of unbelief, he descends to the lowest of the low and falls to a position fit for Hell. For belief connects man to the All-Glorious Maker; it is a relation. Thus, man acquires value by virtue of the Divine art and inscriptions of the dominical Names which become apparent in him through belief. Unbelief severs the relation, and due to that severance the dominical art is concealed. His value then is only in respect to the matter of his physical being. And since this matter has only a transitory, passing, temporary animal life, its value is virtually nothing. From Risalei Nur collection.

By: Kamaruddeen

Kamaruddeen — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:56:47 +0000

Assalamualaikkum sister Muslema,

Jazakallah for sharing the information and the article as well. I just finished reading an Eidul Fitr (khutbah) Sermon delivered at IIT by Shaikh Ahmad Kutty (Friday, Sept.10, 2010). Below is the link for that

http://www.askthescholar.com/5-246-2–eidul-fitr-khutbah-sermon-delivered-at-iit-by-shaikh-ahmad-kutty-friday-sept-10-2010.aspx

Brothers and sisters

We are living in difficult times. These are the times that the Prophet described as the times of fitan; crises coming one after another; crises that shake our faith and test our patience.

In these difficult times Muslims need to keep alive the spirit and lessons of Ramadhan: lessons of self-restraint, patience, forbearance and compassion.

Today more than ever we are called upon to embrace the spirit of Ramadhan in face of the greatest challenges facing us today.

There are two types of challenges facing Muslims today.

First and foremost, we are faced with ignorance and extremism in our midst which have invited others to target us. We know that Islam is peace and yet the actions of many among us show otherwise; we say Islam is mercy and yet there are Muslims who don’t hesitate to kill each other as well as others as if they were flies. We say Islam is discipline and self-restraint and yet we easily become impatient.

Extremism is a disease we must deal with. There is no way for us to move forward, unless we take responsibility for changing our conditions. “….Verily Allah will not change the conditions of a people unless they change their inner conditions.” (Qur’an: 13: 11

The change can only come through education. Our children and youth need to be educated in the morals, character and virtues of Islam; we need to make them exemplars of mercy and compassion. We need to teach them values and principles; we need to nurture them as leaders who shall stand forth as witnesses of justice and compassion for all humanity. This is our mandate in the Qur’an.

By: Muslema Purmul

Muslema Purmul — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:13:42 +0000

@Ahmed– May Allah always allow you to be a ray of light 🙂 I have heard of 7 hate crimes in America since this article was written. If the incidents are related, I hope it’s not an organized attempt at causing some sort of race/religion war in America like Charles Manson once attempted (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Manson). If people want to spread darkness, we have no choice but to put our high beams on, and drown the world in light. May Allah allow us a community to respond to these tests with wisdom, and in the way He loves most, looking to Him for our inspiration.

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 06:31:42 +0000

Masha’Allah I really appreciate how this article suggested an act as simple, yet equally sincere, as offering condolences. I just sent an email to my local Sikh center.

By: Ayah (Belgium)

Ayah (Belgium) — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 08:12:55 +0000

Salaam Aleykoum wa Rahmatoullah wa Barakatouhou,

may Allah bless you, dear sister, for this wonderful article and this wonderful message!

Masha’Allah!

Ayah

By: Reehab

Reehab — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:19:20 +0000

This is beautiful. May Allah bless us with His light and cause us to be a light that brightens the day and life of each and every person we interact with and may He grant us the ability to try and embody some of His attributes as a means of getting closer to Him.

By: Yasmin

Yasmin — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:41:02 +0000

Jazakallah khair for this beautiful post!