Once upon a time there was a daughter of a Yahudi (jewish) man who had heard of Islam and wanted to become muslim. Her father being a yahudi and a strict one, was against her will. So he always told her that she shouldn't.
One day, a qaafila (group) of Muslims passed through that city where the yahudi and his daughter lived. The group decided to stay the night there so the muslims made camp. When it came time for prayers one of the muslim made ada'an (call for prayer) and they all prayed.
A little while later the yahudi man came to the camp of the muslim qaafila with halwa (a sweet dish). He offered it to the muslims of the group. The group asked the man what it was for. And he said first kindly eat the halwa then I will tell you.
The muslims figured that the yahudi was a nice man and wanted to offer sweets as a token of good will and generousity so they all ate the halwa. When they were done eating, the yahudi then said, a little while ago I heard someone say the ada'an. who is that person. The group pointed out the brother and the yahudi went and bowed down in front of the brother and kissed the brothers hands.
The yahudi then went on and said, let me now tell you why I came here and offered you halwa and kissed the man's hands. He said, my daughter has heard of islam and she really really wanted to become a muslim. I tried my best to keep her away from converting to islam but till this day I couldn't not keep her from changing her mind and she still wanted to convert.
Today, your group came and the brother made the ada'an. My daughter heard him say the ad'an too....
And after hearing the ada'an, the way that the brother made the ada'an was in such a bad and poor voice and manner... that my daughter changed her mind to become a muslim after hearing it....
Moral: Islam is a beautiful deen, but what matters most is the way it is presented, and the person who presents it matters as well !
whosoever takes the responsibility to either call the non-muslims or even the existing muslims to come join the deen and the good deeds, needs to make sure that he/she is a good spokesperson, and makes an excellent presentation. So that the person who listens will accept it.
In the times of Prophet Mohammad pbuh, He would pick the best presenters and spokes people to go to other cities and areas to call those people to Islam.
Once, hazrat Khalid bin-waleed, who was a great soldier, was sent to a city to call those people to join islam. When hazrat khalid bin waleed went to the city, he made a speech there and asked people to join islam. The people of the city didn't listen to him. And started to quarrel. Upon seeing this hazrat Khalid became so angry that he pulled out his sword ready to fight them. Given his warrior instincts
but then He came back and told Prophet Muhammed pbuh of the situtation.
Upon hearing this Prophet Muhammed pbuh then sent hazrat Ali to the same city. Hazrat Ali went there and made a speech. So well, that the whole city became muslim.
What we learn here is , that even our prophet Muhammed pbuh would appoint the right people for the job when it came to calling others towards the deen of islam. And it is a matter of who presents islam and in what way that makes all the difference !
May Allah bless us all and allow us to become the best muslims ourselves and the best presenters and callers to Islam. Ameen.
One day, a qaafila (group) of Muslims passed through that city where the yahudi and his daughter lived. The group decided to stay the night there so the muslims made camp. When it came time for prayers one of the muslim made ada'an (call for prayer) and they all prayed.
A little while later the yahudi man came to the camp of the muslim qaafila with halwa (a sweet dish). He offered it to the muslims of the group. The group asked the man what it was for. And he said first kindly eat the halwa then I will tell you.
The muslims figured that the yahudi was a nice man and wanted to offer sweets as a token of good will and generousity so they all ate the halwa. When they were done eating, the yahudi then said, a little while ago I heard someone say the ada'an. who is that person. The group pointed out the brother and the yahudi went and bowed down in front of the brother and kissed the brothers hands.
The yahudi then went on and said, let me now tell you why I came here and offered you halwa and kissed the man's hands. He said, my daughter has heard of islam and she really really wanted to become a muslim. I tried my best to keep her away from converting to islam but till this day I couldn't not keep her from changing her mind and she still wanted to convert.
Today, your group came and the brother made the ada'an. My daughter heard him say the ad'an too....
And after hearing the ada'an, the way that the brother made the ada'an was in such a bad and poor voice and manner... that my daughter changed her mind to become a muslim after hearing it....
Moral: Islam is a beautiful deen, but what matters most is the way it is presented, and the person who presents it matters as well !
whosoever takes the responsibility to either call the non-muslims or even the existing muslims to come join the deen and the good deeds, needs to make sure that he/she is a good spokesperson, and makes an excellent presentation. So that the person who listens will accept it.
In the times of Prophet Mohammad pbuh, He would pick the best presenters and spokes people to go to other cities and areas to call those people to Islam.
Once, hazrat Khalid bin-waleed, who was a great soldier, was sent to a city to call those people to join islam. When hazrat khalid bin waleed went to the city, he made a speech there and asked people to join islam. The people of the city didn't listen to him. And started to quarrel. Upon seeing this hazrat Khalid became so angry that he pulled out his sword ready to fight them. Given his warrior instincts
but then He came back and told Prophet Muhammed pbuh of the situtation. Upon hearing this Prophet Muhammed pbuh then sent hazrat Ali to the same city. Hazrat Ali went there and made a speech. So well, that the whole city became muslim.
What we learn here is , that even our prophet Muhammed pbuh would appoint the right people for the job when it came to calling others towards the deen of islam. And it is a matter of who presents islam and in what way that makes all the difference !
May Allah bless us all and allow us to become the best muslims ourselves and the best presenters and callers to Islam. Ameen.
2 comments:
Wow - I had never heard this, but it is good to know.
I was going to comment on the extremist vs. moderate post, but I don't see a place to comment - was that on purpose?
Are you in your senses? why would that be done on purpose.
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