Rain...a sign of blessing from God...
To cool off & wash away the rages & madness that's been goin on for the past few days?
For a new leadership to lead its people without being looked upon as a terrorist nation?
On tis special day, where so many miracles, forgiveness & happiness happened for the past prophets, i pray & hope somethin special & beautiful happen for us too...
Let us...reflect upon the Prophet's supplication in Taif.
This is the dua he recited with shoes full of blood, wounds all over his body and after having been insulted, ridiculed and abused by the people of Taif to whom he had taken recourse seeking a place of refuge. Moreover, this occurs after three years of suffering a boycott at the hands of the Quraysh as a result of which Muslims were reduced to eating grass and leaves off of trees.
The Prophet (s) as he walks out of Taif:
"O Allah! I complain to You of my weakness, my scarcity of resources and the humiliation I have been subjected to by the people. O Most Merciful of those who are merciful. O Lord of the weak and my Lord too. To whom have you entrusted me? To a distant person who receives me with hostility? Or to an enemy to whom you have granted authority over my affair? So long as You are not angry with me, I do not care. Your favour is of a more expansive relief to me. I seek refuge in the light of Your Face by which all darkness is dispelled and every affair of this world and the next is set right, lest Your anger or Your displeasure descend upon me. I desire Your pleasure and satisfaction until You are pleased. There is no power and no might except by You."
If those who claim to love the Prophet(s) so much that they are willing to infringe upon prophetic conduct with their blind rage and fury would reflect upon this prayer, it would be a guiding light for them and a clear instruction as to how a Muslim should respond to our current situation. It is also the only salve by which troubled hearts and souls will find peace. It will not be found on pickets and demonstrations - not that these should not be useful in making clear our reverence for the sacred and the divine and our indignation at the injustice and double standards of the European press.
Let us...intensify our responsibility to share the beautiful and merciful message of the Deen especially now that the Prophet (s) is headline news.
Let the Prophet's prayer of Taif be printed in European newspapers as the example of his supreme magnanimity and patience. Do circulate the Prayer of Taif at this time as an antidote to all of the madness and poison of rage, violence and emotional maelstroms. May Allah guide us to that which is right and grant us the tremendous fortune of seeing our enemies as our close friends (see Qur’an 41:34-36) to whom we have the duty of conveying the reverence and love of Allah and his Prophet(s).
Let us...stand united, seek protection & guidance for the Light of Islam to shine through these troubled times.
Recite the DU'A AR-RABITAH FOR UNITY AMONGST US BROTHERS AND SISTERS
"O ALLAH! You know that these hearts have come together in loving YOU, met together in YOUR obedience, united for YOUR Message and entered together into a covenant to support YOUR Way. O ALLAH! Strengthen the bond between these hearts, Make permanent the affection between them, Guide them to their Paths, Fill them with YOUR Light that never diminishes, Comfort their hearts with abundance of Faith in YOU and complete trust in YOU, Keep them alive with knowledge of YOU and Give them their death in martyrdom for YOU. Truly, YOU Are the Best Protector and the best to give victory, O ALLAH."
Amiin amiin ya Rabbal Alamiin...
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