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A MULIM'S WELOME ADDRESS FOR THE
SEARCHERS OF PEACE OF MIND
By Shamoon Hussain
The Islam, as defined by Prophet Muhammad is the worship of God [Allah (swt)] and taking care of His (swt) creation; including human beings, animals and environment. Hence, we the Muslims realize that it is our religious duty to help you attain peace of mind and highest potential by maintaining appropriate balance between the rights and duties. We welcome you and would
like you to join hands with us in praising and
thanking The One and The Only God [Allah,
similar to the Aramaic word Alaha] who made
arrangement to sustain and nourish our bodies as
well as soul. It is very important to realize
that we all share the same God given abundant
and innumerable bounties; for example air and
water for our very physical existence and the
following sources of Divine Guidance needed for
the nourishment and enhancement of our soul and
spirituality:
*God's appointed Divine Guides from Adam
onwards including Abraham,
Jacob,
Joseph, Mosses, Jesus and Muhammad (P.B.U.T.)
and their God appointed successors.
Their function was to familiarize us with
the realities of life after the death and to
teach us God's Message that acts as the
Constitution to enable us to lead a happy and
successful
life in this world and the hereafter.
*The revealed books/ scriptures, such as
the Holy Torah, Holy Bible and Holy, Quran
the last
final and unaltered Message of God.
*Built-in conscience. It is like an eye
which cannot see without the light of Divine
Guides and the Holy revealed Book / Scriptures
to see.
The imbalance in meeting the physical and
spiritual demands is at the roots of the human
despair, lack of peace of mind, inequality,
injustice , suffering and moral decay.
"She (Mary) pointed to him (Jesus) . They
(Jews) said: "How can we speak to a child in the
cradle". He (Jesus) said: "Verily I am God's
Servant ; He (God) has given me a Book (Bible)
and made me a prophet. Prophet Muhammad
(P.B.U.H.) living
miracle is Allah (SWT) unaltered revealed book
Holy Quran. The Holy Qur'an confirmed the fact
that previous prophets, especially Jesus,
prophesized the coming of and prophet-hood of
Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.). The Holy Quran also
clarifies that as God created Jesus without a
father He created Adam without both the parents.
Based upon this fact there is a need to revisit
the correctness of the concept of trinity. The
Holy Quran states in the Verse 20 of Chapter 6
(Q:6:20) and Q:48:29 that the People of The Book
(Jews and Christians) know Prophet Muhammad (SA)
as closely and vividly as they know their own
children and that Torah and Bible contain
statements about Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.). WHO ARE THE MUSLIMS: The following dual meanings of the word Islam reflect the mission of Islam and a glimpse of a Muslim's private and public life: * Total and unconditional submission to the will of Allah (SWT)
* Peace based upon justice for all. The Islamic greeting known as "Salam" also guarantees safety and security to the one who is greeted. The reduction or absence of the feeling of safety and security, especially under current circumstances, is indicative of the presence of one of the following: *The one who says "Salam" undermines or lacks the spirit of Islam
*The one who is greeted with & "Salam" is
under the influence of fear mongering sources. It is a fact that based
upon their understanding the followers of a
religion form different sects and ideologies.
Muslims also belong to different sects and
mainly into Shia and Sunni schools. However, the
common denominator is the belief that the
sources of Islamic teachings are the Holy Quran
and the Narrations (Ahadith) of Prophet Muhammad
(P.B.U.H.). The Shia School relies on God's
appointed Prophet Muhammad's (P.B.U.H.)
infallible progeny called Aal-e Muhammad
(P.B.U.H.) while the Sunni School relies on the
Prophet Muhammad's (P.B.U.H.) companions (As-Haab-e
Rasool) for making sure the authenticity of
Prophet Muhammad's (P.B.U.H.) narrations and
based upon them the interpretation of the Holy
Quran. However, both the Shia and Sunni Muslims
agree on the core values; such as, Oneness of
Allah (SWT), Life After Death, Holy Quran as
Allah (SWT) revealed and unaltered Book, Kaaba
as the symbolic House of Allah, Prophet-hood of
all the prophets especially of Prophet Muhammad
(P.B.U.H.) as the last prophet and the need for
the successors of Prophet Muhammad who have
different titles, such as, Khalifa, Imam, Olil
'. There are about 1.6 billion Muslims and constitute 23% of the world population. There is no country in the world where Muslims don't live. In contrast to the media reports of Sunni - Shia rift, they have lived happily and peacefully together for centuries and constitute about 99.999% of the Muslim population. A negligible minority of less than one in 100,000 Muslims belong to the category classified by God Himself in the 63rd chapter of the Holy Qur'an as "hypocrites";. According to chapters 62
and 63 of the Quran some of the companions (Ashaabe
Rasool) were also hypocrites. The Quran
identified their
characteristics and about their plots to
misrepresent and defame Islam. Abu Sufiyan, the
father of Mawiyyah and the grandfather of Yazid,
a long-time staunch enemy of Prophet Muhammad
(P.B.U.H.) and Islam, members of his Bani
Ummayya clan and his associates had a dream to
defame the Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.)
and
change the Islamic teachings . Charles Gibson
quoted in his book Decline and Fall of Roman
Empire: "Abu Sufyan's opposition to Islam was
fierce and relentless, his conversion to Islam
was reluctant and tardy, his staying a Muslim
was convenient and opportunistic.” Mawiyyah, as
the governor of Syria and later on as the self-
proclaimed Caliph of Muslims of the world, with
full control over the treasury of Muslims and
unquestionable control over the media and
government agencies, tried his best to make his
father's dream a reality. In other words
Mawiyyah was the father of misnomer "radical
Islam"; and terrorism in the name of Islam. On the other hand, the immaculate and infallible members of Prophet Muhammad's family with their unimaginable sweat and blood saved the authentic teachings of Islam from being hijacked and earned the hearts and minds of those who know them . The unimaginable sacrifices of Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) grandson Imam Husain and his relatives and friends in the ultimate battle of Karbala as prophesized by Prophet Muhammad between Imam Husain, the embodiment of true Islamic teachings and Yazid, the embodiment of hypocrisy and deceit, is a source of keeping the true teachings of Islam alive and a source of guidance and courage to the champions and heroes of human rights all over the world. |