I spoke to a friend I know today. She was feeling really upset and , alhamdullilah, I was there to lend a helping hand. But, something my friend said to me really got to me and the words are still in my head. She spoke of how her relative had got ill and had visited their homeland ( no, not Makkah or Madina). That's not the point. What got to me was when she told me that she would soon visit a 'holy place' that is known to have had miracles appear therein and that her relative may possibly be cured. OK, I thought. My friend was distraught so I thought better than to inquire further as to this supposed holy place. It got me thinking about the state of the Prophet's Ummah and Allah's submitted servants, though. Where have we gone so wrong? What happened to seeking Allah's help through ruqyah (healing via verses of the Quran and authentic supplications) and having tawakkul in Him. This particular person may well have tried both - I don't know. But, I felt uneasy about the 'holy place' of healing she spoke of. Its things like this that make me very uneasy and sadden me concerning the state of Muslims today. We do not advocate the Quran and Sunnah for no reason. Nor do we shun innovation for the sake of it. May Allah protect us all and keep us on His straight Path. And ( I advice myself first) , we should all strive to enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil, as Allah repeatedly reminds us in His revelation. I guess its finding the courage in what seems to be a tricky situation as described above.
wassalamu alaykum.
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Hmmm..I wish I knew my dear. I wish we had answers, I wish the youth still sought out the wisdom they did a 100 years ago. I wish there wasnt so many distractions, and so many ways the shaytan can damage our faiths. I pray that Allah has his mercy on you, for being so attentive to the lack of our Ummah, you will guide our community babe!! All it takes is a willing heart, and a fearing muslim.
I wonder where this holy place is? I mean, Rummage why didnt you inquire about this location? Not that it was important or anything but maybe many folks are under these same beliefs? Nevertheless, you did a good thing in not allowing your curiosity to get the best of you! May Allah have mercy on you
assalamu alaykum to both of you. Ihope you are in good heath and faith. behindherthoughts, habibti, i wish so too. i miss the quest for real knowledge and the ardent follwing of the sunnah i always read off. i will be the first to admit i fall short and may Allah help us all.
brotherameen, well, I did get something, but I didn't want to mention it specifically. It was a holy place in modern day Persia. I'll leave you to work out the rest.
Thanks for the visit , both of you, as I said before, I rely too much on the pen and paper , I just couldn't stay away for too long.
With that , I wish Allah grants you both of His Infinite mercy.
wassalam
Modern day Persia eh? Well thats enough information for me to pack my bags and get on an international flight out of the country, in search of this 'holy place'. But before I think of making my thought into a reality, I got one more question: say, do Canadians need a visa to enter Iran? I doubt it right?...Hmmm, time to call the government's hotline.
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