Today each group claims to be on the path of the Prophet SAW and his companions but all of them adhere to their own ideologies and understandings of Islam. They take a slice of Islam and neglect the larger picture; they forget the sequence, patience, generosity, kindness and compassion practiced by the Prophet SAW and his companions. Those who really fear Allah SWT will never create disunity among the Muslims by labeling themselves or others. They would never be rough and harsh with people because they know the secret of successful da’wah that Allah SWT gave to His Prophet SAW… It is part of the Mercy of Allah that you dealt gently with them. If you were severe or harsh-hearted, they would have broken away from about you… (Al-Imran 3:159) This mercy is the very core of the sunnah of the Prophet SAW. The true following of the sunnah of the Prophet SAW generates mercy, compassion, care, love and harmony. It teaches us wisdom to talk to others according to their own level of understanding, not according to what we think is right! Nowhere in the sunnah of the Prophet SAW or his companions do we find people labeling others with kufr, bid’ah, orshirk, whereas this has become common practice among the so called followers of sunnah in our times! We have to re-learn our deen as it was revealed. Today, we are too far away from the real teachings of Islam which also includes our Islamic scholars. If they were adhering and propagating the correct teachings of Islam, we would not have this division in the ummah. Instead of blaming and accusing other Muslims, they would join and unite with other Muslim leaders. Our situation as an ummah today calls for collective self reflection and personal accountability. Our petty bickering among each other and our negligence towards Islam has made us criminals in front of Allah SWT because we are robbing the entire humanity from the guidance of Islam by our actions.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 12:28:14 +0000
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