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A thought from my sahabat Fadhli…

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The reaction of Muslims all around the world
regarding the caricatures of our beloved prophet
Muhammad s.a.w. shows just how much we all
love him. Are we angry? Of course we are, but
what has Rasulullah s.a.w. taught us? Did he
teach us to retaliate whenever we are threatened?
No, he didn’t.

He taught us to be patient, to be loving, to be
forgiving. One is considered to be strong not
because one is an expert in martial arts or
because one is very aggressive, but one’s strength
depends on one’s patience. If you’re a maths
student, you can say that strength is proportional
to patience.

If we join violent demonstrations to oppose these
caricatures, what is the message that we are
spreading? Although people will see that we do
love our prophet Muhammad, they’ll also think that
Islam is not a peaceful religion. Remember fellow
Muslims, we’re all ambassadors of Islam, so
whatever we do, people will think that is the
Islamic way.

I’m not saying that we shouldn’t do
demonstrations, but just do it peacefully. Prove
that we love prophet Muhammad s.a.w. by
showing love to others, not by spreading hatred
towards other people, especially the Danish. Don’t
go burning Danish flags or rioting in front of Danish
embassies. I mean, how would you feel if non-
muslims burn our mosques every time some "very
clever" Muslims bomb a certain place using ‘jihad’
as their reason?

About the "Boycott Danish products" that’s
happening in certain places. Why should we
boycott their products? Not all Danish companies
suppoer the caricatures. Just imagine what will
happen if one of these companies experience a
massive loss. Many people will lose their jobs.
What if these people really need their jobs to raise
their children? What if they need it just to keep
ends meet? Is this what we want? Is this what our
prophet s.a.w. taught us?

If we stoop down to their level, we’re just as bad as
them. Now I don’t think that’s Islam… do you? So
just ponder about it brothers and sisters. Think
about it. And if anything that I’ve written is
incorrect, please do correct me. After all, we’re all
humans and we make mistakes, but what makes
a good Muslim is not only how much right he/she
has done, but also how many mistakes that
he/she has corrected.

Wassalam…

faDhLi

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