My Brother The Islamist

Zarvan_Ali · April 13, 2011, 9:42am

Re: My Brother The Islamist

Peace Zarvan Ali

Do you even know what jihad is my brother? You are talking about jihad as though it means war … it does not mean war … it means struggling hard … We must partake in defending Islam and that means being upright in character. Trying to use emotional arguments such as if we don’t fight we are cowards born on the face of the earth is another attempt to sway us from the right path. We don’t react to emotional taunts. We do what is right. When anyone blasphemes it is enough for Allah (SWT) to deal with them, this is not the basis for Jihad. People used to taunt and call names to Muhammad (SAW) and what is the biggest blasphemy than to believe in many gods? There is no bigger blasphemy than this yet we have never been instructed to kill people for this blasphemy. The Hindus living in India are all still Hindu because the Muslims who ruled for 1000 years plus did so without requiring them to change their faith. Yet the biggest blasphemy according to Islam is shirk - why did we let them live like that for 1000 years if you are right? But you are not right you see …

The battles that Sayyiduna Muhammad (SAW) fought were all done in the most sublime way he never lost his temper (may Allah forgive me for even making the notion) and he always preferred that people accept Islam even on the battlefield.

Look at this:

http://gumushkhanawidargah.8m.com/books/islam_tasawwuf_life_english/gentleness.html

and this:

All praise is due to Allah (SWT) who created the universe and taught. His greatest Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) (saw) the best good manners, purified his character and conduct and adopted him as His friend. He gives grace to follow the Holy Prophet (saw) to one who wishes to make his character and conduct beautiful. He deprives one to follow whom he wishes to destroy. Open good conduct is the fountain of secret good conduct. The movements of the bodily limbs are the results of thoughts of mind and the external actions are the result of character and conduct. To make efforts in recognizing Allah (SWT) and the acquisition of wonderful secret powers are the fountains of actions.

The light of this secret power is expressed outwardly and makes the body beautiful and gives rise to good attributes after removing evils. The man, who has got, not fear in mind, has got not fear expressed in his bodily limbs. The beauty of the conduct of Prophethood is not expressed in a man whose mind is not illumined with the light of Allah (SWT). I intended to gather together in this chapter the ways of the life of his ways in the first and second parts of this book. I do not wish to repeat them here.

Holy Prophet (Saw)’s Learning Through the Quran

The Holy Prophet (saw) used to invoke and pray to the Almighty Allah (SWT) to grant him good manners and good treatment with the people and to adorn him with good character and conduct. He use to say in his invocation: “O Allah (SWT), make my constitution and conduct good. He used to pray: O Allah (SWT), save me from bad character and conduct. Acceptance of his prayer is seen in the following verse. Invoke me, I will respond to you 2:186. Allah (SWT) revealed the Quran on him and through it He taught him good manners. His character is the Quran. Sa’ad (ra) reported: Once I went to Ayesha (ra) and her father and asked them about the character and conduct of the Holy Prophet (saw) to which Ayesha (ra) replied: Don’t you read the Quran? I said: Yes. She said: The character of the Messenger of Allah (SWT) is the Quran. His conduct is expressed in the following verse:

Take to pardon, enjoin good and turn away from the illiterate.

Allah (SWT) says: Allah (SWT) enjoins justice, kindness, giving charity to the relatives and prohibits indecencies, evils and rebellion -16:90.

Have patience at the disasters that befall on you. It is a difficult task. It is difficult to have patience and to forgive.

Allah (SWT) says: Pardon and forgive them. Allah (SWT) loves the doers of good. Allah (SWT) says: Don’t you like that Allah (SWT) should forgive you?

Allah (SWT) says: Remove evil with what is good, as a result the enmity that exists between you and him will be removed and he will become your friend.

Allah (SWT) says: Those who appease their wrath, those who pardon people, Allah (SWT) loves the doers of good.

Allah (SWT) says: Give up conjectures in most cases, as some conjecture is sin. Don’t spy and don’t back-bite one another.

I am talking about JIHAD BIS SAIF here brother