Monday, August 04, 2008

Accountability


Last Friday: the class which I had begun to attend 9 weeks ago had come to a close. It was, for me, a sample of the wealth of wisdom that the teacher had in his mind, and more importantly, in his heart. I confirmed my suspicion – this man is a different breed of man.

One key message that he puts out is this – communicate with God in the hours where no man sees you. That time and space is for God, and God alone.

The closer we get to God, the more we should leave our worldly passions behind, and arrive at the spiritual junction.

The other thing I get is that our outwardly actions can impact a number of persons, no matter how little that number may be, to no end. It’s a domino effect of da’wah. It results in the principle da’wah-ist collecting rewards continuously.

The major message, which was what made me turn back to Islam 7 years ago, and confirmed by this teacher, is that the message of Islam is really a message to mankind. It is a message from a Supreme Being to His Created Beings. That’s all. To put it further, the message of Islam is a piece of really, really good advice. You can choose to take it and benefit, and also choose not to take it and see how it goes. It’s really up to each and every one of us to think about this plan of action.

And lastly – a person of faith is not defined by the length of his beard, the expansive nature of her tudung/hijab, the circumference of his sarban or whether she brushes her teeth with the miswak five times a day.

A person of faith is defined and judged by God, and God alone.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hear, hear!