Re: Covering Hair When Reading Quran
Dear brother psyah, please think about two different situations a) when all else is sorted out and you have time on your hands to do what you like and b) when nothing is sorted out and needs hard work for sorting out things.
When islam is implemented fully then if people have time to do things it is fine but while there is no islam in place and we just waste our time in trying to collect browny points then we are doing a great harm to islam and ummah. This harm may not be visible directly to individuals but over a a period of time it will become obvious as it always did.
Today the most important thing is learning and teaching proper islam properly so that we could implement the program for our own benefit as well as to show example to others. Anything we do that wastes this opportunity is doing wrong as I see it. Today understanding islam is of utmost importance because islam is no where to be seen among muslims. By ignoring this important point we are losing the sight of the purpose of revelation of the quran and the role of the prophethood. We are duty bound to implement islam not be happy with few rituals. The quran explains what piety means in quranic context, it means uniting humanity on basis of islam in order to get rid of problems that face mankind 2/177, 3/92, 4/36 etc.
The quranic terminology is very comprehensive eg take phrase KULOO WASHRABOO, it does not mean eating and drinking but learning the knowledge and participating ie learn and do things in order to accomplish and maintain the set out goal ie learn what peaceful society is all about then bring it about.
So we need to start looking at the quranic text in its wider context so that we could do justice to it and ourselves. We need to look beyond our own private salvation. If rest of human society is burning we cannot isolate ourselves from that fire for long it is soon going to engulf us as well. This world is a sea-saw or power struggle or tug-of-war if you like, so if we muslims do not pay attention to things to take them towards better end then nonmuslim ideologies and practices will take it more and more toward worse end. So islam is not about sitting in the corner looking for personal salvation the while rest of the world is burning.
I am trying to help muslims wake up and do what is need of time and not waste time in things that are of no benefit. They take people away from fulfilling deeni responsibilities. There is no islam in the world and we do nothing to bring it about and we think we are doing a great job, how sensible is that train of thought if we really come to realise it?
So I do not think that we are doing any good for ourselves or others by ignoring the main thing and carrying on with a few rituals. That makes islam a joke.
A Message to Imran Khan, Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) by Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri (PAT) - YouTube
Sood ka masla aur aik naya Maashi Nizam - Javed Ahmed Ghamidi - YouTube
Islamic Economic System Is The Solution: Masjid Azizia khutba e Jumma, Maulana Wasim Sb. - YouTube
Islam ka Maashi Nizam Part 4/6 - YouTube
I therefore think it is of vital importance to know the quran for each of us because otherwise thiungs cannot be chnaged for the better. It is because if you can’t make me realise to do something and I can’t make you realise to do something then nothing can happen. This is why we need to take practical steps if we want to implement islam. Therefore we must learn isdlam before it comes to its implementation.
This is why when I talk about issues it is in this context. Undersatnsing even a single verse of the quran is better than reading the whole quran without any understanding at all. Any step that takes us nearer to our goal is the step that is worthy step any step that leaves us where we are is not a worthy step.
It is time we stopped hiding beyond baseless virtues and senseless piety.
May Allah give us sense of his message so that we could benefit from it.