:salam:
By the recent turn of events, I have understood that no matter how Islamic a person is, most of us have Nationalism inbuilt in us.
In the past I have seen Indian Muslims insulting Pakistani Muslims and vice versa, just because they are from other side of a boundary, a mere line drawn by Viceroy Mountbatten 65 years back. WHAT A SHAME!
This is not just the Subcontinent, it rampant all over the Muslim world. The above is just an example, so my dear Indians and Pakistanis don't lash your tongue out on me, please.
Shame on us!
I shall part by mentioning this Incident at the time of Rasoolullah :saw: , which caused Wahy to decent from the seventh Heaven.
Once a party of Jews conspired to bring about disunity in the ranks of the Muslims after seeing the tribes Aws and Khazraj within Islam. A youth from amongst them was sent to incite remembrance of the Battle of Bu'ath where the Aws had been victorious over the Khazraj in the past. And he recited poetry to bring about division between them. As a result there was a call to arms. When the news reached the Messenger of Allah (saw), he said, " O Muslims, remember Allah, remember Allah. Will you act as pagans while I am present with you after Allah has guided you to Islam, and honoured you thereby and made a clean break with paganism; delivered you thereby from disbelief; made you friends thereby?"
When they heard this they wept, and embraced each other. This incident clearly highlights how the messenger of Allah (saw) rebuked any forms of tribalism. Allah Ta'ala then revealed,
"O you who believe! Have Taqwa of Allah as is His due, and die not except as (true) Muslims. And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allah, and be not divided among yourselves, and remember Allah's favor on you, for you were enemies of one another but He joined your hearts together, so that, by His grace, you became brethren, and you were on the brink of a pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus Allah makes His Ayat clear to you, that you may be guided." [Ale-Imraan 102-3]
We Muslims from different countries/tribes are the Aws and Khazraj of today. We are making the same mistake they did. Rasoolullah :saw: compares this Nationalism as paganism. But here we are getting angry because someone criticized 'our country'.
P.s. Intention of this thread is to rectify our own mistakes and to Unite us as an Ummah. Kindly do not fight it in this thread, the purpose of this thread will be lost. Instead come up with words that will unite this Ummah. :insh:
Shaykh Zahir Mahmood on Nationalism:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atvA3...eature=related
By the recent turn of events, I have understood that no matter how Islamic a person is, most of us have Nationalism inbuilt in us.
In the past I have seen Indian Muslims insulting Pakistani Muslims and vice versa, just because they are from other side of a boundary, a mere line drawn by Viceroy Mountbatten 65 years back. WHAT A SHAME!
This is not just the Subcontinent, it rampant all over the Muslim world. The above is just an example, so my dear Indians and Pakistanis don't lash your tongue out on me, please.
Shame on us!
I shall part by mentioning this Incident at the time of Rasoolullah :saw: , which caused Wahy to decent from the seventh Heaven.
Once a party of Jews conspired to bring about disunity in the ranks of the Muslims after seeing the tribes Aws and Khazraj within Islam. A youth from amongst them was sent to incite remembrance of the Battle of Bu'ath where the Aws had been victorious over the Khazraj in the past. And he recited poetry to bring about division between them. As a result there was a call to arms. When the news reached the Messenger of Allah (saw), he said, " O Muslims, remember Allah, remember Allah. Will you act as pagans while I am present with you after Allah has guided you to Islam, and honoured you thereby and made a clean break with paganism; delivered you thereby from disbelief; made you friends thereby?"
When they heard this they wept, and embraced each other. This incident clearly highlights how the messenger of Allah (saw) rebuked any forms of tribalism. Allah Ta'ala then revealed,
"O you who believe! Have Taqwa of Allah as is His due, and die not except as (true) Muslims. And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allah, and be not divided among yourselves, and remember Allah's favor on you, for you were enemies of one another but He joined your hearts together, so that, by His grace, you became brethren, and you were on the brink of a pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus Allah makes His Ayat clear to you, that you may be guided." [Ale-Imraan 102-3]
We Muslims from different countries/tribes are the Aws and Khazraj of today. We are making the same mistake they did. Rasoolullah :saw: compares this Nationalism as paganism. But here we are getting angry because someone criticized 'our country'.
P.s. Intention of this thread is to rectify our own mistakes and to Unite us as an Ummah. Kindly do not fight it in this thread, the purpose of this thread will be lost. Instead come up with words that will unite this Ummah. :insh:
Shaykh Zahir Mahmood on Nationalism:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atvA3...eature=related