02-07-2004, 08:41 PM
Salams,
The Muslim world today is like a plant. A plant that has not been watered by their gardner. They are thirsty for water, they yearn for it.
But no water. The soil is dry and cracked, the stem is piable, and the petals are yellow. And the plant anxiously awaits the water that will rejuvenate it.
What is this water that is so necessary? Why can they not cope without it?
Muslims, this water is the Khalifa. Its purity will erase the cracked soil and add greenary back into the plant (the ummah).
This water will fortify the stem, and raise the plant higher then its former glory.
Muslims! We have faced odds greater then what we face now!
What happened to the Muslims who fought Badr? Did they give up in their hope of a land ruled by justice? No...and against all odds they fought and were crowned victorious.
What must we derive from this lesson? We can start out by thinking...it is what seperates us from the status quo.
Oh Muslims! It is the pen that starts the uphevel not the sword!
I will leave you with a thought...what does our garden (the ummah) look like today? Is it green? Is it blossoming? What does it look like--are the plants struggling for their survival?
So what can we do to bring the water to us?
Are you a gardener?
Wa'Salam
Your Brother in Islam and Humanity,
Ahmed Syed