In the name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful.
What makes us muslims?
Is it because we are born into muslim families and we christened with muslim names?
Is it because we grow up seeing those around us say their prayers and fast during Ramadhan and we wish we would do that too when we grow up?
Or Is it because we attend muslim schools or we send our children to muslim schools?
Is it because we say ‘salaam alaykum’ when we meet fellow muslims or we say ‘alhamdullilahi when we sneeze?
Is it because we say ‘There’s none worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammed (pbuh) is His messenger.”
Or is it because people say of us ‘ this is Abdur-Rahman and he’s a true muslim?
Is it because we keep our awrah (hairs, bossoms and other parts of the body) covered as muslimahs?
Is it because we keep our beards and trousers are inches away from the ground?
Or is it because we have learnt and memorized a number of hadeeths and verses of the Quran and it is been said about us, ‘How well versed is Muadh is in knowledge of the Quran and hadeeths’?
Is it because we hurry on off to the mosque for Juma’h, Eid or other prayers or fast in the month of Ramadhan?
Is it because we give charity to the poor, the don’t-haves and the orphans or the little contributions we give at the place on congregation thinking we are giving it unto Allah
Or is it because we have gone for pilgrimage and we have a golden teeth to show for it or the title Al-hajj prefixed before our names?
And Allah (Exalted be He) said what is translated as:
“But no, by your Lord, they can have no faith until you (Muhammed (pbuh)) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decision, and accept them in full submission.” Surah An-Nisah :65
What makes us muslims is our submission to the commands of our Lord as revealed in the Quran and as stated through the words and traditions of the prophet (pbuh).
And to Allah is our return.
Is it because we are born into muslim families and we christened with muslim names?
Is it because we grow up seeing those around us say their prayers and fast during Ramadhan and we wish we would do that too when we grow up?
Or Is it because we attend muslim schools or we send our children to muslim schools?
Is it because we say ‘salaam alaykum’ when we meet fellow muslims or we say ‘alhamdullilahi when we sneeze?
Is it because we say ‘There’s none worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammed (pbuh) is His messenger.”
Or is it because people say of us ‘ this is Abdur-Rahman and he’s a true muslim?
Is it because we keep our awrah (hairs, bossoms and other parts of the body) covered as muslimahs?
Is it because we keep our beards and trousers are inches away from the ground?
Or is it because we have learnt and memorized a number of hadeeths and verses of the Quran and it is been said about us, ‘How well versed is Muadh is in knowledge of the Quran and hadeeths’?
Is it because we hurry on off to the mosque for Juma’h, Eid or other prayers or fast in the month of Ramadhan?
Is it because we give charity to the poor, the don’t-haves and the orphans or the little contributions we give at the place on congregation thinking we are giving it unto Allah
Or is it because we have gone for pilgrimage and we have a golden teeth to show for it or the title Al-hajj prefixed before our names?
And Allah (Exalted be He) said what is translated as:
“But no, by your Lord, they can have no faith until you (Muhammed (pbuh)) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decision, and accept them in full submission.” Surah An-Nisah :65
What makes us muslims is our submission to the commands of our Lord as revealed in the Quran and as stated through the words and traditions of the prophet (pbuh).
And to Allah is our return.
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