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Khutbah, Dalhousie, Halifax,
July 2, 2010
One of the signs of the end of times: When the
slave-girl gives birth to her mistress
innal-hamda Lillaah
nahmaduhu wa nasta'eenahu wa nastaghfiruhu,
wa na'oodhu billaahi minn shuroori annfusinaa
wa minn sayi'ati a'maalinaa.
may-yahdeeh eellah falaa mudillalah
wa may-yudlil falaa haadiyalah
wa ashhadu an laa ilaaha ill-Allaah, wah dahu la shareekallah
wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasooluhu
sallalahu allahi was sallam, wa ala alahi, wa sahbahi ajmaeen
authzoo billahi min asshaytannir rajeem, bismillahi rahmanir raheem
'yaa ayyuha'lladheena aamanu-ttaqu'Llaaha
haqqatu-qaatih wa laa tamootunna illaa wa aaanntumm muslimoon
amma ba'ad
Praise be to Allaah, we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek
refuge with Allaah from the evil of our own souls and from our bad
deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides will never be led astray, and whomsoever
Allaah leaves astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there
is no god but Allaah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave
and Messenger. Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him as well
as his family as well as his righteous companions.
O you who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared, and die not
except in a state of Islam.
Dear brothers and sisters. We are gathered here today on another
blessed Jummah (Friday prayer) to glorify in our unity Allah SWT
(for abbreviation and
explanation of Arabic words: see glossary below), who
has provided us guides in the forms of the Prophets, peace be upon
them and who has given us the best of examples for us in the character
of our blessed master the final Messenger of Allah, Muhammad, SAW.
As we know there was a time that the blessed angel Gibriel (Gabriel)
AS, visited Prophet Muhammad SAW in human form in front of the Sahaba
(the companions of Muhammad, SAW), RA. What an interesting visit
this was. What a remarkable visit this was. What a mysterious visit
this was. What a clarifying visit this was.
On the authority of Omar bin Al-Khattab (RA), who said :
One day while we were sitting with the messenger of Allah there
appeared before us a man whose clothes were exceedingly white and
whose hair was exceedingly black; no signs of journeying were to
be seen on him and none of us knew him.
He walked up and sat down by the prophet. Resting his knees against
his and placing the palms of his hands on his thighs,
he said:"O Muhammed, tell me about Islam".
The messenger of Allah said: "Islam is to testify that there
is no god but Allah and Muhammed is the messenger of Allah, to perform
the prayers, to pay the zakat (Alms), to fast in Ramadhan, and to
make the pilgrimage to the House if you are able to do so."
He said:"You have spoken rightly", and we were amazed
at him asking him and saying that he had spoken rightly.
He (AS) said: "Then tell me about eman (Faith).
"He (SAW) said:"It is to believe in Allah, His angels,
His books, His messengers, and the Last Day, and to believe in divine
destiny, both the good and the evil thereof." He said:"You
have spoken rightly".
He (AS) said: " Then tell me about ehsan (perfection"
or "excellence in faith)." He (SAW) said: "It is
to worship Allah as though you are seeing Him, and while you see
Him NOT yet truly He sees you".
He (AS) said: "Then tell me about the Hour".
He (SAW) said: "The one questioned about it knows no better
than the questioner."
He (AS) said: "Then tell me about its signs."
He (SAW) said: "That the slave-girl will give birth to her
mistress and that you will see the barefooted, naked, destitute
herdsman competing in constructing lofty buildings."
Then he took himself off and I stayed for a time. Then he said:
"O Omar, do you know who the questioner was?" I said:
"Allah and His messenger know best". He said: "He
was Jebreel (Gabriel), who came to you to teach you your religion."
Gibreel, the Arch Angel (AS) said: "Then tell me about its
signs."
Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: "That the slave-girl will give
birth to her mistress.
The slave-girl will give birth to her mistress.
Rasullulah (the messenger of Allah, Muhammad) SAW said: "the
slave girl will give birth to her mistress"
What is so important in this statement of Rasullulah SAW that Allah
SWT would have it occur in the context of the Angel Geebreel AS
visiting, in human form, the Prophet SAW, in front of all of the
Sahaba (RA).
Can you imagine living in the dusty desert 1400 years ago. The hot
and dusty desert and you see a man walk into the Masjid (Mosque)
that you have never laid eyes on before who shows no sign of travel?
Whose clothing shows no dust, or dirt. Who looks like he just walked
out of an air conditioned hotel.
Just this sight in itself would be enough to turn heads in awe!
Who is this man? What is he doing here?
Now imagine today a man; a stranger; someone no one has ever seen
before walks into the G20 summit; he is not on the guest list; he
is not security cleared….. He walks right up to the head of
state, to the Prime Minister and sits knee to knee with him and
places his hands on his thighs…..
Imagine no one stopping him doing this.
Imagine the quiet in the room; imagine that you could hear a pin
drop.
Imagine wondering who this man is and how is it that he approaches
the Prime Minister in this fashion…? Who is this man? What
is going on? What is the importance of the message he is conveying?
Now imagine this man approaching the Messenger of Allah in this
fashion.
Imagine no one stopping him. No one questioning him.
Imagine this stranger walking straight for the Messenger of Allah
SAW and sitting knee to knee with him SAW and placing his hands
on his thighs.
Who is this with their hands on the thighs of blessed Rasullulah
SAW?
Is this a meeting you would remember if you had of witnessed it?
Is this a meeting you would have told your family about? Is this
a meeting you would have told your grand children about?
Do you think that what was discussed in this meeting would have
more importance to the fate of humanity than any G20 meeting? Do
you think the signs discussed would have any wisdom for us to understand
what is happening to our lives?
Why is this meeting remembered 1400 years later? How could a strange
man approach Rasullulah (SAW) so directly and so personally, placing
his hands on his thighs? Could there be a greater sign of closeness?
Like two dear beloved friends meeting who haven't seen each other
for ages.
In front of a crowd; their respect….. their love….their
common purpose apparent to all that are watching…….
And Rasullulah says in this meeting, this meeting that we still
remember 1400 years ago….. about the sign of the HOUR…..
The Hour…. The HOUR…..
What hour? The hour the football game is on? The hour the hockey
game is on? The hour the movie starts? The hour to take the chicken
out of the oven? The hour of our job interview? The hour of our
graduation? The hour of doctor's appointment? The hour of our wedding?
No, not even the hour of our funeral!
The last hour! The final hour!
He (AS) said: "Then tell me about its signs."
He (SAW) said: "That the slave-girl will give birth to her
mistress.
The slave-girl will give birth to her mistress
What is so important about this statement that it was mentioned
in the meeting between the Arch Angel (AS) and the Messenger of
Allah, in a meeting that we still remember 1400 years ago?
No cars were overturned, no protests were made, no man made lakes
created, no television coverage of the even, no limos, no billion
dollar security….. but we still remember…… Why?
Closer and Closer…..
Closer and Closer….. to mankind…..
Closer and closer to mankind comes their Reckoning:
yet they heed not and they turn away. 21:1 Allah SWT tells
us in His book.
Closer and closer to mankind comes their Reckoning: yet they heed
not and they turn away.
What…. Shall we heed in the sign of the hour that Rasullulah
SWA tells Gibreel AS?
When is it that a slave woman gives birth to her mistress?
What is so important about this relationship between mother and
child that when it becomes disturbed from its natural order that
it is a sign of the hour?
What does Rasullulah SAW say about motherhood?
He SAW said, 'Paradise lies at the feet of your mother'
At the feet of your mother!……. At her feet!……
Not the mother at the feet of her child……. The child serving,
helping, protecting taking care of her mother! At her feet! Who
is the mistress and who is being served? The mother is being served!
Who is the mistress and who is being served today?
And Prophet Muhammad SAW said "The greatest sins are to associate
partners in worship with Allah, to be undutiful or unkind to one's
parents, to kill a soul forbidden by Allah and to bear false witness."
[Sahîh Bukhârî].
One of the greatest sins is to undutiful to one's parents!
Who is the mistress and who is being served today?
And Abdullah Ibn 'Umar (RA) saw a man circumambulating the Ka'bah
(the black stone in Mecca) while carrying his mother on his back.
This man said to Abdullah Ibn 'Umar, "I am like a tame camel
for her! I have carried her more than she carried me. Do you think
I have paid her back, O Ibn 'Umar?" Abdullah Ibn 'Umar replied,
"No, not even one contraction!!"
Are we serving our mothers today or are we requiring them to serve
us?
The Quran Mentions numerous times the struggles of the mother. Allah
SWT tells us:
"And We have enjoined upon man, to his
parents, good treatment. His mother carried him with hardship and
gave birth to him with hardship, and his gestation and weaning [period]
is thirty months. [He grows] until, when he reaches maturity and
reaches [the age of] forty years, he says, "My Lord, enable
me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me
and upon my parents and to work righteousness of which You will
approve and make righteous for me my offspring. Indeed, I have repented
to You, and indeed, I am of the Muslims." 46:15
What would society be like without our mothers and what happens
to society when this relationship is changed from it's naturally
created, naturally inclined way?
Because of the most important, difficult and dignified role of a
Mother in Islam we see why Allah has chosen the Role of Mother of
the Prophets for women...... without Mary and her sacrifice, and
her commitment to her Lord and to her son Jesus, peace be upon them,
where would we be? Without the sacrifice of Hajar (Wife of Abraham)
and her willingness to obey her Lord and walk into a strange land
we would have no Ismaeel (AS) and no Prophet Muhammad (SAW)…
where would we be? Without Halima's (RA) work and without Amina's
(RA) sacrifice to have her son, Rasulullah SAW raised in the arms
of the Bedouin to learn to understand the provisions given by Allah
in recognition of the creation as a sign from Allah, where would
we be?
In fact Allah has chosen to create human beings in various manners.
We see Adam AS created from dust, no mother and no father.
We see Moses AS and most of the Prophets created from mother and
father.
We see Jesus AS created from Mother and no father.
We see Rasullulah SAW created from father and Mother
But we do not see an example of a Prophet being created from father
and no mother!
Each one of us entered this world physically attached to another
human being. Each one of us for the first months of our life found
comfort in the consistent heartbeat of our mother?
May Allah give us understanding of His deen (religion) and the ability
to follow it.
Bismaillahi rahamanir raheem was salatu wa sallam ala Rasullelah
wa ala alahi wa sahabahi ajmaeen.. amma ba'ad.
In the name of Allah the Most Gracious, the Most Mersiful and peace
and blessings be upon the final Messenger of Many Messengers of
Allah and as well upon his family and his righteous companions.
Each and every pilgrim that goes to Hajj. Each and every Muslim
tries to once in their life go to Mekka, to hajj and there walks
in the footsteps of a mother. The mother of believers. Hajar AS
the mother of Ismaeel AS, whom Rasullulah AS traces lineage from.
Where would we be as Muslims without her footsteps?
And Gibreel, the Arch Angel (AS) said to Rasullulah SAW: "Then
tell me about its signs."
Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: "That the slave-girl will give
birth to her mistress.
When the natural relationship between mother and daughter or mother
and son is compromised…. When the natural relationship between
mother and daughter or mother and son is changed….. When society
no longer values the relationship between mother and child as being
of measurable value. When society only values the relationships
which can be measured in terms of economic value, of increased GDP,
of economic growth, of consumptive spending…… then truly
society is lost!
And that is what we are truly seeing in this end times.
We are seeing the slave girl giving birth to her mistress right
before our very eyes. We are seeing the sign of the hour that Muhammad,
our Nabi, our master SAW spoke of 1400 years ago happening right
before our very eyes!
Does slavery exist in our new world? Are there slave girls in our
modern world? Are there women who are slaves in our free and progressive
societies?
Some say Islam is backwards!
Some say that Islam is old fashioned!
Some say that Muslims live in the dark ages!
Some say that they have the ultimate Freedom and that Muslims are
oppressed?
I say when a mother has to choose between having a roof over her
head and raising her daughter is this freedom?
I say when a mother has given birth to her daughter and within a
few months after she gives birth to her daughter her company is
calling her asking her when she is coming back to work? Is this
ultimate freedom?
I say when society only values a woman for an economic return on
investment and her contribution to the gross domestic product is
this ultimate freedom?
I say when we live hand to mouth, when each month the stress of
making bill payments, of keeping the house heated, of being able
to afford daycare is this ultimate freedom?
Just because we can not see the chains of slavery around our wrists
do not think that slavery to a man made system does not exist.
In the year 2010 in a first world country when a woman must choose
between her daughter or her son or her career can we say we have
ultimate progress and freedom? Where is the choice? Can a woman
truly choose?
And again Allah says in the Quran "And
We have enjoined upon man, to his parents, good treatment. His mother
carried him with hardship and gave birth to him with hardship, and
his gestation and weaning [period] is thirty months …….
46:15
30 months Allah says. 30 Months He SWT says. Our creator the One
who has told us in the Quran "…..
He makes you in the wombs of your mothers in stages, one after another,
in three veils of darkness……" 39:6
Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him said: The word 'Ar-Rahm'
(womb) derives its name from 'Ar-Rahman' (i.e. Allah The Most Merciful).
So whosoever keeps good relations with it (womb i.e. Kith and kin),
Allah will keep good relations with him, and whosoever will sever
it (i.e. severs his bonds of Kith and kin) Allah too will sever
His relations with him (or) The rahm (womb) is suspended from the
throne of God, saying: He who heeds me will be heeded by God and
he who cuts me off will be cut off by God.
Allah SWT says "his gestation period and weaning period is
30 months".
There is no choice anymore. Why is it the year 2010 and we can
not choose to serve Allah and preserve this relationship of child
and mother? Why is the relationship between corporation and woman
valued more than between mother and child? Why is it now that we
are working harder and longer hours? Why are we so stressed out
in our enjoyment of our ultimate freedom? How did prices of the
bare necessities such as transportation shelter become so high to
force us into this hand to mouth relationship in the so called free
first world? Could it be the interest based economy which lends
out to people the money they need to buy causes the prices within
that economy to increase? Is this also why Allah has spoken against
interest? Allah knows.
And Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: "That the slave-girl will
give birth to her mistress.
Again we ask: Does slavery exist today? Are we truly free? Do we
truly have a choice?
What happens when the natural relationship between mother and child
specifically in the early years is severed?
In the US 15 million young Americans are considered at-risk youth.
15 million in a total population of about 60 million.
Every year 3.4 million of them try drugs.
Half a million attempt suicide
70% have had sex before the age of 17)
Do we understand now why in this meeting 1400 years ago between
the Angel Gibreel AS and Rasullulah SAW as Gibreel placed his hands
upon the thighs of Muhammad SAW, that out of all of the signs of
the end times, that out of everything the Rasullulah SAW could have
said he pointed to the unnatural change of the relationship between
mother and child as being a sign that the hour is at hand?
And we want our children to respect the elders.
And we want our children to call the elders aunties.
And we want our children to take care of their parents in old age.
And we want our children to marry and we forbid relationships before
marriage.
And we forbid alcohol and gambling.
And we want to worship Allah and not the corporation.
And we value the role of the mother with the child.
And some say Islam is backwards?
Islam is about relationships and teaching the proper etiquette with
regard to each relationship. For instance Allah has perfected our
religion of Islam and shows us the proper etiquette between the
servant, the human being and his Lord. We are taught the proper
etiquette for our relationship between ourselves and our wives or
husbands. We are even taught the proper etiquette with our relationship
with our food and even the proper washroom etiquette.
There used to be a time here not so long ago. In fact when I was
small that if we were at one of our friends' houses and we wanted
to address his mom or dad we would say, Mr. Smith or Mrs. Smith
or even call them for instance Adam's Mom or Adam's Dad, almost
in parallel to the Islamic tradition of calling our elders Auntie
or Uncle and calling the mother of Abdullah for instance Umm Abdulla
or the father Abu Abdullah.
The other day I ran into a person on the street and they were talking
about how wonderful it is that at the public school their children
attend that their teacher asks the children to call her by her first
name.
Can you imagine going into school and approaching your teacher and
saying Hi Judy how was your weekend?
I have even heard some children call their mothers or fathers by
their first name. Even when they become older can you imagine calling
your father by his first name?
The concept of befriending our children, the concept of becoming
their best friend, the concept of becoming their pals, the concept
of trying to be cool and fit into their world is a new concept as
well!
Ask any healthy adult, ask any emotionally sound adult, ask any
respectful adult and they will tell you that they were glad that
their mother was a mother to them and they were glad that there
mother was firm with them and they were glad that their parents
provided boundaries for them and they new where the limits were.
There is safety in knowing the limits. Why do we think what is forbidden
for us in Islam is called HARAM? Why is it Masjid Al Haram? Because
Haram means sanctuary…..
We find our sanctuary and our safety in avoiding what is prohibited.
The lines of etiquette between children and parents and children
and elders have been blurred. The children do not have a sanctuary
anymore and the adults have been edged out as the teachers.
Who has blurred these lines of etiquette and who has edged out the
parents as teacher and why? Who is contributing to a system where
the slave-girl gives birth to her mistress?
I will give you a hint. It is a subtle hint. It is in the title
of this article called: "Little' consumers influence spending
decisions - youth as consumers.
You see there is no money in etiquette of relationships. There is
no money in a peaceful home life. There is no money in the tranquility
of the heart. There is no money in spending quality time with each
other. There is no money in being happy with what you have. There
is no money in spiritual health. There is no money in a healthy
parent child relationship.
In the Godless world….
In the Godless world of pretend and make believe. In the Godless
world of Hannah Montana and her Multiple personality Mylie Cyrus.
In the Godless world where the relationship of dependency upon Allah
has been changed… ...has been altered to be dependant on the
man made system…. Dependant On life insurance to take care
of our family after we die instead of our extended community to
take care of our family…
Dependant on a system where a child who is eating his meat on his
plate when asked where does meat come from says the grocery store
and does not even know it comes from a cow, a goat, a chicken, a
lamb….
Dependant on TV to educate and to communicate because people are
all to busy and people are too mentally exhausted to have meaningful
relationships with our children.
Dependant on the system that tells us that we are the freest of
any human beings in the history of humanity. So exhausted in our
freedom that we have no other choice than to have both parents work
full time hours just so we can barely scrape by pay cheque to pay
cheque.
And with all this freedom, what is required from us. To sell our
God given relationship with our children. To forgo our God given
relationship with our children. We become slaves and our children
become our masters.
The following is taken from the article "Little' consumers
influence spending decisions - youth as consumers."
A combination of social forces--newly marrieds postponing children
until careers are established, families choosing a smaller number
of children, moms working full time and a growing number of single-parent
households--have produced a generation of children that parents
give more to and ask more of. The net result is more self-reliant
children who have a lot of money to spend and have influence on
household spending.
My question is: what these parents are giving more of to their children
is it spiritual direction, is it moral leadership, is it teaching
about God?
The article continues: Our research shows that children, ages 4-to-12,
are a primary market of consumers that spend $6.1 billion a year
of their own money on whatever they wish. They allocate it roughly
in this manner. They spend $2.1 billion on sweets and snacks, $1.9
billion on play items, $690 million on clothing and shoes, $606
million on movies and sporting events, $486 million on entertainment
at video arcades, and $264 million on a wide array of other items
including music, hobbies and consumer electronics. Kids' spending
has increased around 10% a year during the decade of the '80s and
shows letting up.
And this article was written in 1991. 1991. 20 years ago. Ask yourselves
what direction has the spending gone in. I'll tell you.
In 2006 an article says: According to a new study, Generation Y
(those born between 1982 to 2000) influences half of all consumers
spending to the tune of $200 billion a year. So we were talking
big numbers of 6.1 billion per year. Now we're talking 200 billion
dollars a year.
The first Article continues: Children's store visits actually begin
as soon as they are able to sit erect in a shopping cart. By the
time they are tweens (not kids, not teens, in betweens) they probably
have made 1,500 visits to most types of stores.
These interactions with stores provide children extensive opportunity
to form knowledge, attitudes and preferences about specific retail
outlets. And they provide retailers much opportunity to build relationships
with the youngsters--relationships that hopefully last a lifetime.
Just listen to the language of how children are viewed by the new
teachers of the final hour, by the new guides of the final hour,
by the ones who say Prophets and how to get a piece of them and
not Prophets peace be upon them.
There is talk of children forming knowledge, and talk of retailers
building relationships with the children.
What knowledge are they imparting to the children? Is it how to
be respectful to the elders? To their parents? To be respectful
to themselves? To be respectful to the creator? To even acknowledge
the existence of the Creator SWT?
Yet these are the guides that are being invited into the lives of
the children every day by the original guides that Allah placed
in their lives…. Their parents…. Precisely because the
parents have become enslaved to the system that is telling them
that they are the freest of any human beings in the history of humanity.
What hope do you have to form a relationship with your child when
you are competing against a 500 million dollar marketing budget?
The articles ends with: "Retailers who target children as potential
customers should keep in mind that kids are not just mini-adults.
They are consumer trainees with the minds of children who happen
to be maturing earlier in the consumer role than those of past generations."
Let me repeat: They are consumer trainees with the minds of children
who happen to be maturing earlier in the consumer role than those
of past generations."
Maturing? Maturing in the consumer role? Is this what mankind has
come down to? Maturing in the consumer role?
The article continues: "They can be easily misled, offended
and misunderstood. Marketing to them requires special skills to
be developed or brought on board. They require an investment just
as any other new market segment does. But they are worth more than
any other market segment because they have more potential.
But they are worth more than any other market segment because they
have more potential.
"They have more potential"
What potential do the marketers see in the children? What potential
do the corporations see in the lives of the children? What advice
do these new guides have for our children from the cradle to the
grave? What is their prophetic wisdom to impart to the children
from the cradle to the grave?
It is: "Spend Money from the Cradle to the Grave" "Spend
Money from the Cradle to the Grave" "Spend Money from
the Cradle to the Grave"
How does Allah SWT value the relationship between child and mother?
What value does Allah SWT place on the relationship between child
and mother? What emphasis does Allah SWT teach us of the child to
their mother? Does Allah value the child for the amount of money
that they may spend in their lifetime as a consumer? Does Allah
SWT ?
We say Astufirrulah: May Allah Almighty forgive us. May He be exalted
above his creation.
What did Allah SWT cause to happen after the Mother of Musa (Moses)
AS placed Musa (Moses) AS in the river? After the wife of Firaun
(Pharoah), may Allah curse him and may Allah bless her, found him?
What did Allah cause to happen to this relationship of Mother and
Son?
Allah SWT says in the QURAN about the Mother of Musa (Moses) AS.
"When We revealed to your mother: "Place
him into the box and place it upon the sea. The sea will wash it
up on the shore, where an enemy of Mine and his will pick it up."
(Surah Ta Ha: 38-39)
We revealed to Musa's mother: "Suckle him and then when you
fear for him, place him upon the sea. Do not fear or grieve; We
will return him to you and make him one of the Messengers."
(Surat al-Qasas: 7)
Musa's mother felt a great emptiness in her heart and she almost
gave him away; only We fortified her heart so that she would be
one of the believers. (Surat al-Qasas: 10)
We first made him refuse all wetnurses, so she (Musa's sister) asked:
"Shall I show you to a household who will feed him for you
and be good to him?" (Surat al-Qasas: 12)
That is how We returned him to his mother so that she might delight
her eyes and feel no grief, and so that she would know that Allah's
promise is true. But most of them do not know this. (Surat al-Qasas:
13)
We see that Allah SWT reunited the mother of Musa AS with Musa AS
as the one who Musa suckled from.
What does the corporation do now when the maternity leave is up?
What is the choice the mother has? Surely Allah SWT is the most
Gracious and the most Merciful. Where is the grace and mercy shown
the relationship between mother and child in these end times?
What did Jesus AS do when the people came to attack and to curse
his mother Maryam AS, the woman whom Allah says in the Quran:
And when the angels said: " Maryam, Allah
has chosen you and purified you. He has chosen you over all other
women. "
Allah says: "Thereupon she pointed to him. They said, 'How
can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?' Jesus said, 'I
am a servant of ALLAH. HE has given me the Book, and has made me
a Prophet; 'And HE has made me blessed wheresoever I may be, and
has enjoined upon me Prayer and almsgiving so long as I live; 'And
HE has made me dutiful towards my mother, and has not made me arrogant
and graceless; 'And peace was on me the day I was born, and peace
will be on me the day I shall die, and the day I shall be raised
up to life again.' That was Jesus, son of Mary. This is a statement
of the truth concerning which they entertain doubt."-Qur'an,
Surah 19:30-35
Jesus says "And He has made me dutiful towards my mother".
"He has made me dutiful towards my mother"
Once the relationship between child and mother can be severed, all
society is lost.
Look at how Rasullulah, peace be upon him, honored the etiquette
of the relationship of elders in society but also gave the youth
respect and dignified them.
One day Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was sitting with the some of his
respected Companions and on his right was Ibn Abbas who was still
a young teenager. When the Messenger of Allah used to drink in such
a gathering, he would pass the cup to the one sitting on his right
to drink also. Then this person on his right would pass it onto
the one on his right and so on. In this specific situation it would
mean that Ibn Abbas, a young teenager, would drink before elders
like Abu Bakr and Omar ibn Al-Khattab. So when Prophet Muhammad
(SAW) drank and was going to pass the cup he asked Ibn Abbas, Would
you give me the permission to give your share to my dear brothers
before you?" Of course the Prophet (SAW) could have just given
them the cup and it would be understandable because the preference
would be to elder Muslims especially if they are as respected as
Abu Bakr. But Prophet Muhammad (SAW) wanted to develop Ibn Abbas'
feeling of self-esteem and dignity and didn't want to make him feel
that he had no importance or that he was weightless. Ibn Abbas replied,
"By Allah, I could never give my portion from you to anybody
else" (drinking right after Prophet Muhammad (SAW) from the
same cup was a privilege to Ibn Abbas), and Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
let him drink first. See how Islam develops our sense of 'honor
and dignity?
Are the teachers, are the guides, are the ones seeking profits today;
are they concerned with the honor and dignity of the youth or the
honor and dignity and etiquette of the youth elder or child mother
relationship?
The rhythmic tap of the computer keyboard is replacing the comforting
sound of the mother's heart.
The poet Said:
One day a man tempted an ignorant boy with his money to safeguard
against harm, so he told him, bring me the heart of your mother
boy and to you I will give all of the jewels, coins and pearls.
So he went and placed a dagger in her chest. And the heart he took
and went back the way he came. But because of the excess haste he
fell. And so the torn heart fell and rolled as he stumbled. The
mother's heart called to him as it layed covered with dirt. Son!
My beloved are you hurt? And suddenly even though the voice was
very compassionate it was if the wrath of the heavens had fallen
on the boy and he unsheathed his dagger to stab himself, a stabbing
to become and example of those who heed examples. The heart of his
mother called to him saying "stop your hand" and do not
kill my heart twice in the same place.
Let us respect the relationship between mother and child although
many pressures in society are limiting our freedom of choice to
be truly free.
Let us pray to see reality as it truly is and let us recognize that
what sometimes appears to be the reward of coins, jewels and pearls
comes with the price of the relationship of the heart and the closeness
that can only come through following the guidance of the Quran and
the Sunnah of Rasullulah SAW and the ways of the righteous Sahaba
and tabaeen.
Let us pray that Allah shine his mercy upon us and help us in these
difficult times find ways in which we can strengthen the relationship
between mother and child and that we always honor our mothers.
In closing we pray:
Oh Allah grant us your love and the love of your Nabi (Prophet Muhammad)
and the love of all your ambiya (Prophets) and rasul (Messengers)…
and the love of your angels… and the love of those who love
you
And the love of those who are righteous and you love them. And grant
us the love of those whose love benefits us in our journey to you.
And if you grant us anything of that which we love, please let it
be for us strength in what you love. And if you keep away from us
anything that we love, please make it for us emptiness in what you
love
Rabbana ateena fid-dunya hasanat wa fil 'akhirati hasanat wa qina
'adhaban-nar
Oh our lord, grant us in the dunya (this life) all goodness and
in the next life all goodness and save us from the torment of the
fire.
Will
Glossary
from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_Islam
'Alayhis-salaam (abbreviation AS)
"Peace be upon him"
This expression normally follows after naming a prophet (other than
Muhammad), or one of the noble Angels (i.e. Jibreel[Gabriel], Mikaeel[Michael],
etc.) It will also be applied the mothers of those prophets.
When following a woman's name, the feminine form is 'Alayhas-salaam.
Hadith plural ahadith
literally "speech"; recorded saying or tradition of the
Prophet Muhammad
Halal
lawful, permitted, good, beneficial, praiseworthy, honourable.
Haram
forbidden. An individual is rewarded for keeping away from haram
done out of obedience, (rather than out of fear, shyness or the
inability to do it.)
Rasulullah
Messenger of Allah; Unlike prophets (Nabi), messengers are given
scripture. Moses, David, Jesus and Mohammed are considered messengers.
All messengers are considered prophets, but not all prophets are
given scripture.
Soenna
the "path" or "example" of the Prophet Muhammad,
i.e., what the Prophet did or said or agreed to during his life.
He is considered by Muslims to be the best human moral example,
the best man to follow.
Subhanahu wa T'ala (abbreviated S.W.T.)
expression used following written name or vocalization of Allah
in Arabic meaning highly praised and glorified is He.
Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam (abbreviation: S.A.W. or S.A.W.S.
also P.B.U.H. (Peace be upon him)
"May Allah bless him and grant him peace." The expression
should be used after stating Prophet Muhammad's name.
Sahaba
Companions of Muhammed (Peace be upon him)
Masjid
Mosque
Nabi
literally, prophets. In the Islamic context, a Nabi is a man sent
by God to give guidance to man, but not given scripture. The Prophet
Abraham was a Nabi. This is in contrast to Rasul, or Messenger.
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