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Shukri
Asallama Alaikum sister.Well I'm not the brother,but I was thinking the other day as I was watching this talk show.This reporter said something very offensive to these black Africans.The next day they were on the cover on TIMES magazine actually protesting.We Muslims in the western world hear negative things being said about Islam or Prophet Muhammad both by the media and people in general almost everyday,and yet no one is actually out their doing something about it.Those black Africans out of just 3 or 4 negative words went out their,expressed their opinions,and at the end got what they wanted.We muslims,I myself hear things being said about Prophet Muhammad calling him a pedophile and etc....How come we're not on the cover of Times magazine or even MAS magazine?
So the easiest thing I think we Muslims in the western world can at least do is to clear misconceptions about Islam and to go out their and fulfill our duty towards calling the disbeleivers to Islam.Surprisingly something which I witnessed just the other day,which actually got me disappointed was this brother I think he was Pakistani or Arab he was trying to give da'wah to these two sisters which he picked up from the mall.So he's standing right in front of the mall holding the Quran in one hand.He starts off asking the two sisters what religion they were and he goes on and on and on(it really seemed like a century).He just kept on talking and talking.Bashing their religion explaining why it was wrong,for Allah's sake I don't even think he said a word about Islam.Then the two sisters were just looking at him like:uhwhat :uhwhat(for both of the sisters).I'm actually happy they left seriously it seemed as if they were about to slap him on both cheeks.My reason for telling you sisters and brothers is that if we want to do da'wah we first and foremost have to start off with ourselves.We have to behave like muslims act like muslims.Eveything about us has to resemble Islam.Walahi and I'm saying this straight from my heart if we have a good aklaqh and have enough knowledge about our deen there's absolutely no telling where we would end up.We these days have the best chance to invite the disbeleivers to Islam(especially the youth).They are actually heathens they have absolutely no religion.That's the reason why their moral code is so low.They were born into christianity,but easily leave it due to the confusion that arises in their minds.So if we Muslims were able to cure that confusion no doubt we will Islaminize America.
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Mashallah to your optimisim and to your steadfastneess.. I hear ya Dear Sister, a non-muslim co-worker and who also happens to be my highschool buddy, She was telling me, how some brothers would always respond to her Islamic questions with harshness and would never listen to her reasoning, this would as she clearly expressed exasperate her! neverthless, alhamdulilah, she is about to accept the Shahdah. subahllaAllah. After sharing the good news, some of us to do actually convey the wrong message of Islam at a time. The other thing is, unfortnately not all of us are ready yet for dawah! we have to realize that soonnnnnn..I mean it..I have heard pretty embrassing stories..:rollseyes
Actually i have seen plenty of discrimination against minorities, unfortnately in some cases, my hands were tied, for instance, we are sitting at the lower-level court-wating for my father's trail to begin-because he applead 'not guilty' for passing the 'red right';D. just to keep it short, while waiting at the court room, I saw with my very own eyes, there were our own muslim brothers lost the case, simply because 1. the judge didnt alloted them enough time to state their pov and objected every other second, when he wanted to speak up..Clearly, He didnt pass by the other driver,His car was still in parking.. *standing still*, waiting for the passenger to pay the fare, while the "victim"/devil i shall say.bumped to his taxi and now the "victim"/he was asking for the compensation..its saddening, how unjust and cruel is our society can be at times.these are one of the few cases i witnessed that day. there are many profs muslims who wouldnt dedicate their time to this taxi driver like him to either fight his case or translate for him..I was young then.still this memory haunts me like a nightmare..
may Allah subhallah wah tallah makes all of us worthy enough to spread Islam and actually embody the teachings of our Rasullah sallahu walle wasalaam and the Quran. its hard, it will take plenty of practice..having said, that..as an average person, I know If I can attain to all my duties and responsiblities it is a worship and dawah in itself. wondering how? By fulfiling my rights a neighbour, a loyal friend to non-muslims and non-muslims and largely being a great sport for my community. inshallahallh wah tallah it will be minimum of what needs to be done, if not enough! Just some of my thought..may allah swt give us all the courage to speak up for the truth.
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