04-12-2008, 11:11 AM
Bismillah
In many cases, non believers, and they are not blamed of course, totally misunderstand the reason behind us Muslims saying Allah u Akbar upon the reversion of people. We are not glorifying the person who reverted, who is actually the winner and not Islam. Islam is already well established in a high rank by Allah's Grace and Support and not the other way around. I mean the person does not add to Islam, but rather Islam adds to the person. Islam adds to one who is blessed to see the light, differencitate between falshood and truth, and accepts to submit to Allah. it adds much, I can actually go on with the additions till I fill books. But just to give few examples, adds the glory of not being enslaved to nothing but Allah the only true Deity worth of worshiping.
Thus, we say Allah u Akbar to stress and highlt that this happened by the Mighty of Allah and nothing else, concurrently we stress that Allah Is the Great, Createst and Greater than any other falsehood and anyother claimed gods.
We dont horray the person as a person, however, we certainly welcome the person and congratulate him/her. Yes, congratulate because he/she is the winner in such case.