Should Keep the Community Balanced Through Conveyance.

 

Bismi Allahi Al Rahmani Al Raheemi.
Aoudhubillahi minal shaitanir rajeemi x ∞³³³¹¹³³².
ASA WR WB to believing Muslim friends.

Nabi Muhammad (epbuh) was a perfectly balanced man.
Too much focus on penalties would make Faith a penal system and would cloud the salvation system of Faith. Also, would lead to a complex in a person of being an "Angel that Guards the Hellfire(s)". Answering the Angels that Guard the Hellfire(s), while on Earth as in a penal system would take away from the work needed to be done to build case with Allah to avoid the Hellfire(s). Earth being Earth is in reality a very important chance for Jannah. It works against the function of "Project Earth" assigned to us by Allah (swt) if Jehanum is imposing rules by the Malaika that are Guards of Hellfire. Then there is no time to get right and build case for return to Jannah. Nabi Muhammad (saws) "balanced" being a Warner with being a Bearer of Good News and Glad Tidings. It is important that we do not be cultivators of desperation as mentioned by the late Hafizul Quran Abdullah Yusuf Ali (may upon him be Allah's peace and blessings). Hafizul Quran Abdullah Yusuf Ali (pbuh) took the duty and burden of Conveyance from Allah (swt) and served in such a way that he left little doubts in the reader's mind of being untrustworthy or untruthful or not sidiqeen. He applied sidiq in perhaps the best place that sidiq could be applied.
Too much focus on the grave would make Faith of no focus in preparations for the Scales of the members of the congregation. Also, would lead to a complex in a person of being an "Angel that Guards the Grave." The entire purpose of mentioning and warning about the Grave is for preparing the Scale of and by each member of the Jumaat. In mentioning the warnings about the Grave to the absence of mentioning the Scales, then the point can become amiss for listeners. Nabi Muhammad (saws) balanced encouragements on visiting the Grave and attending funerals with encouraging getting married and attending weddings in the Hadiths.
Asceticism is too much of an imbalance for a stable Islamic Faith Community in the US and Canada. We do not have the oil revenues to support an Asceticism Faith Policy in the US and Canada. Allah (swt) mentioned Productivity and Righteousness Prophets (epbut) because Salihan and Darasan are a part of Ibadah. The Scales are too out of sight and out of mind. When that is taking place, I have noticed that there is a type of Taqwa, Yaqeen and Ihsan that is missing. While other types are there, other types of those things are missing. A person does not need to sprint or not give thought as to if or when they'd like to do a thing, but complete abandon of normal communal dynamics is an assumption of Favorable Judgment on the Day of Account. I have never been able to make that assumption.
We are also not the Angels that Guard the Heavens. Concerning all 4 sets of the Angelic Beings mentioned in this post, I have to confess that I am at the complete Mercy of Allah (swt) about how any of those encounters with them would play out for me. But "Scales" are too out of sight and out of mind, however, check things out first (making sure it is not a setup) and don't sprint through becoming impulsive but give thought as to whether something works for you, as in a feasibility analysis. But go at the pace that Allah has Given you, and that is in the comfort Provided by Him (swt) in seeking the Nafiyu of Allah (swt). Also, every home or house purchase in all fairness cannot be consider Palatial, Vain, Life of the Dunya.

Excerpt from blog below - "The reason why this is so important a topic is because while Allah (swt) has warned us of the consequences of amassing excessive riches and treasures on Earth, He (swt) has also warned us against being weak and oppressed in plight on Earth...that we have to improve from impoverished positions in life. We are not to be cast out into and feed upon trash, filth, and sewage. We have to keep ourselves, our communities, streams and waterways, etc. clean of filth, sewage, and pollution."
Blog post: "This is another nice thing to ask Allah"
https://muhakeem1abdullah1.blogspot.com/2022/02/this-is-another-nice-thing-to-ask-allah.html

Blog post: "The Sacredness and Holiness of Marriage. Encouragements and Stir Ups."
https://muhakeem1abdullah1.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-sacredness-and-holiness-of-marriage.html 

We shouldn't put all of our eggs in 1 basket. On one hand be dutiful to Kith and Kin. On the other hand be dutiful to Faith Group.

Bismi Allahi Al Rahmani Al Raheemi

ASA WR WB to believing Muslim friends

Before reading this please know that we owe it to ourselves to do things from an Islamic perspective and in being dutiful to Islam. While Allah does bless us for being dutiful to kith and kin.

It can be like a savings or investment. We should not put all of our eggs in one basket when either being dutiful to kith and kin, or when be dutiful to Islam. You do not want either relations to fade away like dust. And you have to have one side that is there for you when on the other side things are not going so well.

I don't always come from my perspective. I tend to come from reflecting on what Allah has said.

White men and women have an overall mission of getting jobs for their people. Job creation for men and women who want to own a home and build a family. So they have a cry out as if for a barn raising or house raising (back in the days of settlers) and every able man in the town shows up to raise the walls of the new building. Jobs like carpenters, plumbers, electricians, mechanics, engineers, doctors, etc. and other related employment around the basis of building and maintaining communities, homes, lives, etc.

Every community has that mentality. Asian. Latino. We need that mentality in the Afro Am community as well. We do have institutions of higher education. We do have a support Black Businesses mentality. Buy Black. But, we will also boycott one another. Ostracize. Alienate. Isolate one another in the midst of a push for greater unity. Somewhat based on perceived failed pledges of allegiance (almost kind of Greek Letter College Fraternity like). The mission tends to have a migration to a kind of exclusivity of "You need a come to Jesus. We need more Jesus. We are Christians." The Christians under the Black Unity kind of muster together to themselves almost instinctively. But, just a minute ago we were all unifying under Blackness, now there are pockets of exclusivity based on worship of Jesus? A kind of we getting ours, so go and get yours. They not always seeing Islamic people-mechanics in the neighborhoods. But, we can also become exclusive, to one another, in the Islamic community, as well.

Back to job creation and supporting one another...even if it means a lifting of a finger to RT or Repost something someone is selling for a dollar or five dollars. We all need to improve our crafts and maybe get that used car to get a part time job delivery submarine sandwiches, while we improve upon our arts of music, painting, illustrating so that quality control is improved on end products of art. It does have a lot to do with the things that we do in between crisis' and in crisis prevention. It is not all about the life of this world, however, Allah (swt) sent Nabi Salih, Nabi Shuaybi, Nabi Sulaimon, Nabi Ibrahim, Nabi Isa and a few other Prophets that were productivity oriented in portions of their messages so that the concept of Ascetism would not take full root in the community. Ascetism is defined in this graphic. So it is not all about the life of this world however it is not about Ascetism and we must maintain our lives, homes, communities, give in charity, make healthy foods available...medicines...etc. Maintenance of our lives on Earth as we strive for the life of the Hereafter through choices, worship, charity, etc we are doing while on Earth. Those are the steps towards Jannah...the steps in stacking Good Deeds, while on Earth, upon the Scales for Allah to Judge.

Finally the late Hafizul Quran Abdullah Yusuf Ali teaches us (I reference it in this blog post) that driving out desperation from the community is to drive out Shaitan (Aoudhubillahi).

Blog post - The Interests of a Few Sacred Prophets in the Poor. This was written when the Republican Party was in more control in Washington and making tremendous slashes to the entitlements of the poor, elderly, sick, disabled in our country. It felt like the poor was needing to be the discarded of our society in their eyes. So I reflected on their worth with Allah, and what many see as valuable opportunity to please Allah (swt). Please check out blog post in link below.

https://workandtheotherwork.wordpress.com/2018/03/05/the-interests-of-a-few-sacred-prophets-in-the-poor/?fbclid=IwAR0GCwws_JLRQWprW7FyierGLi1T-X4p326jPXSBe2pWq70y2C8JsAt2WEQ

My Reflection on 3 topics that came up in 1st 25 minutes of Zaytuna College - In Mecca: Guiding a Community under Duress

 

Bismi Allahi Al Rahmani Al Raheemi

ASA WR WB to believing Muslim friends

I got a chance to catch a live virtual broadcast of a discussion by Zaytuna College #ZaytunaCollege. 3 respected Sheikhs were on the panel, and there were about 3 things that stood out to me. 1 of them I did comment about in the Live Chat only for another viewer to in a very nice way tell me to shut up and just listen. He actually said get a YouTube Channel and express your views but for now just listen. I then politely left the broadcast. We are challenged to listen, but we are also challenged to think.

It is with respect to those 3 Sheikhs along the lines of when a Imam is leading Salaat at Mecca for Tarawia, etc. and forgets a portion of Quran, and 1 of the brothers in the 1st row reminds him of the section he is forgetting. That protocol is pretty outstanding in my opinion. I really find that fascinating when it happens. Masha Allah I have finished this blog post, before football kickoff at noon.

The 3 things that stood out were:

1. When the Sheikh moderating asked other 2 Sheikhs about trials and tribulations and how in the past it increased people of Faith in Faith, but what is to be pulled from the Seerah or history of Al-Islam when trials and tribulations are causing people to lose Faith. 

Actually the reference that I have here is from Al Masihu Isa Ibn Maryam (epbut). The Millstone Passage. There is a duty upon the believer not to lose Faith in the face of trials, adversities and tribulations, however there is a cost to those other than Allah (swt) that want to put you to trial excessively. To say that that does not take place would be a bit shortsighted. Click any of the graphics to enlarge them.

So I will cite both passages here insha Allah:

2. The 2nd thing that stood out was when another Sheikh mentioned having a vertical association with all things good and bad as coming from Allah (swt).

The references that I have here are: 1. Allah is not a Zulmana in the Alamin. This is meaning that Allah (swt) does not practice Injustice or Wrongdoing in either the Seen or Unseen. It also means that Allah is not a Zalimun. But even further it means that Zalimun are not of Him (swt). 2. Is another beautiful example to this point and that is of Nabi Musa (epbuh) speaking to Firaun at 20:56-79. Firaun had decided that he wanted to pawn off Miracles of Allah (swt) as coming from his pagan idols or something to that effect. To which Nabi Musa wa Nabi Harun (epbut) were to the point that Allah does not practice Zulmana and is not a Zalimun. He is not associated with that idolatry. 3. That Allah is not Unjust is found in other parts of the Holy Scriptures. I will list a series of about 4 graphics to this point.

3. The 3rd thing that stood out was when the 3rd Sheikh mentioned 3 qualities or elements that contributed to past greatness of Islamic civilization (or something like that) But, one of the things he mentioned was the incredible generosity of the people of the past it was a common characteristic. I commented in the live chat that whenever Charity is mentioned we must remember to mention Trade one time as well. That in our minds we have to think 50/50 Trade and Charity. And that is when the guy, another viewer, told me to shut up and listen in a nice way.

It is with respect to those 3 Sheikhs along the lines of when a Imam is leading Salaat at Mecca for Tarawia, etc. and forgets a portion of Quran, and 1 of the brothers in the 1st row reminds him of the section he is forgetting. That protocol is pretty outstanding in my opinion. I really find that fascinating when it happens. Masha Allah I have finished this blog post, before football kickoff at noon. One last thing a Sheikh mentioned the passage of the overturning of the trade tables in the Temple (in the Biblical account) and Al-Islam has pockets of Asceticism in it, however, Allah (swt) has said that even in the performance of Hajj we can seek of the bounties of Allah (swt). So, in Hajj the trade tables are technically not overturned. I am not sure how many actually have interest in doing business while on Hajj, but it technically is not unlawful. Ayat is " It is no crime in you if ye seek of the bounty of your Lord (during pilgrimage). Then when ye pour down from (Mount) Arafat, celebrate the praises of God at the Sacred Monument, and celebrate His praises as He has directed you, even though, before this, ye went astray." ~ Surahtul Baqarah Ayat 198

Here is the Virtual Panel Discussion. Again I only caught the first 25 minutes.

https://youtu.be/3GX-3O4ulwE