TRUE MEANING OF IMAN Difference the Kalimah Creates Brothers in Islam! You become Muslims by reciting a few words called the Kalimah: La ilaha illa ‘llah Muhammadu ‘r-rasulu ‘llah There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.On pronouncing these words a man is supposed to have radically changed. He was Kafir, now he is a Muslim; he was impure, now he is pure. He deserved Allah’s displeasure; now he deserves to be loved by Him. He was going into Hell; now the gates of Heaven are open for him. On a more concrete level, in social life, this Kalimah becomes the basis for differentiating one man from another. Those who recite it constitute one nation, whilethose who reject it form another. If a father recites it but his son refuses to, the father is no longer the same father, nor the son the same son. The son will not inherit anything from the father, his mother and sisters may even observe purdah from him. On the other hand, if a total stranger recites the Kalimah and marries into a Muslim family, he and his children become eligible for inheritance. The power of the Kalimah is thus so strong that it takes precedence even over blood ties; it can join strangers together into a nation; it can cut members of the same family off from each other. Is Mere Utterance Enough?
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 16:24:58 +0000