An Actionplan for Muslims for Rabi'ul Awwal 1443
2021: Thursday, October 7 - Friday, November 5

...It will be wonderful if all Muslim men, and all Muslim women, in all places in the world, will make this blessed month of Rabi'ul Awwal 1443 a Month of Action.

And in Islam, and in life in general, the Key to All Action is Learning and Thinking. And Muslims must do everything in their power to make this month of Rabi'ul Awwal 1443 a Month of Study, Analysis, Understanding and Reflection.

And in Islam, and in life in general, All Learning is Self-Learning and All Education is Self-Education.

Light of the World [Quote - 614]

Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam, is the man God Almighty sent to light up the world.

Surah Al-Ahzab says God sent Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam, as a Siraajan Muneera!

A world whose heavens and earth are radiating with the light of Allah himself.

Allahu Noorus Samaawaati Wal Ard, as the Qur'an says.

As a poet put it:

Fa-Dhul 'Arshi Mahmoodun, wa Haadha Muhammadu!

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Tell Them We Are Patriots [Quote - 532]

If people ask you who we are, tell them we are Patriots – with the capital letter “P.”

If they ask you what do you mean tell them we are loyal and devoted to every square inch of land on this earth: every country; every continent; every place everywhere.

And if they ask you what we do, tell them we love everybody.

Tell them love is our job; tell them love is our mission in life; and tell them love is our modus operandi – meaning that is how we operate in this world.

That is how we do things: love.

And if they ask you how is that possible for anyone to love everyone, and in effect hate no one, tell them to roll back history and look at the life of Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam, who is our Guide and our Role Model.

Tell them how he loved all and hated no one. Even though so many people, who had unreservedly loved him only days ago, had now come to hate him fiercely, with some of them even wanting to kill him.  

All this, not for anything bad he did, mind you, but purely on account of the message of “No God but God!” that he preached and would not stop preaching even when they begged him to do so.

Tell all those who ask about us that we are nothing but an infinitesimally faint reflection of that most glorious and most perfect human life on earth: Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam.

Tell them that we are merely a most distant shadow of a pure and shadowless light on earth.

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Qur'an and Hadith Is All You Have in This World [Quote - 420]

You do not, you cannot, see God in this world. But you see the Qur'an.

The Qur'an is all you have in your hands in this world. And the Qur'an is all you will ever see in this world.

Not God.

In other words, let me put it to you straight: The Qur'an is the closest you will ever come to seeing God in this world.

And that opportunity and that common blessing and Rahmat – to see the Qur'an; to hold the Qur'an in your hands; and to read and understand the Qur'an – is given to all in this world. People are limited or excluded only by their own will, ability and inclination.

So also, the Hadith is all you have in your hands. It is all you can see.

The Hadith is the closest you will ever come to seeing Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam, in this world. Except of course in dreams, a boon and a privilege that is not granted to everyone.

Only very, very special people get to see Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam, in their dreams.

But the Hadith is for all: to see; to hold in their hands; and to study and understand.

So, for everyone everywhere, while you cannot see God in this world, you see his speech in Qur’an, and everyone has been given full and direct access to it.

Just as we can no longer see Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam, in flesh and blood in this world, everyone everywhere, has been given full and direct access to his life and legacy – his actual words and the most direct and unadulterated record of his actions – in the form of Hadith in a way that simply cannot be matched or paralleled.

So, you do not see God, but you see the Qur’an. And you do not see Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam, but you see the Hadith.

Do we even begin to understand any of this? And do you think this entire thing has any equal anywhere?

And do you think any of this is a mere accident or coincidence?

And does all this not make Islam most self-evident?

And does all this not make Qur’an and Hadith the most compelling arguments for God?

And for Islam?

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(Dr. Pasha)

A-Laisallahu bi-Kaafin 'Abdahu? [Quote - 418]

Is not God Almighty enough for us? Why do we chase the mirage of Ma Siwallah, things other than Allah, when all we need is him: God Almighty?

To those of us who aspire for all things sublime and wonderful, not just in this world, but also in the next world, I suggest we try God Almighty.

Maybe, once you have him, you will have all and you will need nothing besides. And you will need to chase shadows and phantoms no more.

And I submit two words to your consideration that will help you find God:

1. Qur'an

2. Hadith.

Once you have those two, Qur'an and Hadith, and you decide to take them seriously, as seriously as they should be taken, or as seriously as you can take them, you will find God.

Those two -- Qur'an and Hadith -- will take you to God, provided you take them the way they should be taken and you handle them the way they should be handled.

Here now are a couple of hints with regard to them that will help you handle them right:

(a) Don't forget, this is the same Qur'an that if God had placed on a mountain, the mountain would have gone to smithreens.

Lawu Anzalnaa Haadhal Qur'ana 'Ala Jabalin, La-Ra-Aytahu Khwaashi-an Mutaswaddi-an Min Khashyatillah.

(b) And don't forget that Hadith has to do with Allah's most beloved creation, Muhammad, Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam, for whom the gates of heaven were thrown open, right here in this world.

(c) And don't forget that Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam, is also a man whom not only God's angels, but also God Almighty himself blesses and exalts and glorifies.

Innallaha Wa Malaa-ikatahu Yuswalloona 'Alan Nabiyyi!

What more can anyone want, especially those who say they want Allah and they are working for him?

What more can anyone expect to get?

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(Dr. Pasha)

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