muslim youth as role models

We all know this-our societies need role models especially the kids in our community.

I heard something in one of Nouman Ali khans khutbah and it made me think.

Young people in the society who are in high school or colleges and universities can be role models for kids.

I will give you a few examples to show how the kids emulate you and so you need to act responsible:

Girls dress up like they see their elders sisters do or they emulate the way you talk to elders and when they are corrected they say:”but aapi did that.”

Younger boys see  the older boys doing mischief and when they are caught doing the same,they say:”bhai did that too !”

You may not have siblings but there must be someone younger to you...around you-your juniors in school/college or your cousins..

So,what kind of a Role Model can you as high school/college/university student be :

*you have a good knowledge and understanding of Quran and Hadeeth-to ensure that you have the solution of Islam to all world problems.

*you excel in studies-subjects which are beneficial (remember nothing haram)

*you are fit and healthy so that you can serve the Ummah better,in sha Allah ..play sports you like..dont be lazy !!

*help out in social work...do something to bring change at whichever level possible for you-school,college,home.neighbourhood,Islamic class,classroom,friends circle !

*you excel in Dawah work-and remember the most effective dawah –your words and actions.

*you are respectful to the elders and kind to those younger than you.

*you are always striving to be the BEST,nothing less than that !

IN SHORT,THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS-DEEN AND DUNIYA ,IN SHA ALLAH !

Now do not think it is impossible.

It requires :

DETERMINATION-to change for the better and to change things for the better.

HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.

SINCERITY-SINCERE CONCERN FOR HUMANITY AND SINCERITY IN DEED-that what you are doing is for Allahs Sake.

HOPE AND FAITH-ALLAH WILL HELP YOU !

YOUTH-this is the best time to be a good PRACTISING MUSLIM,not what you thought: “a good old muslim” !

Come on...everyone  irrespective of faith tries to be good and charitable and “religious” in their old age.

Try something NEW.

Do it now.

Besides being asked by Allah about what you did about your life,you will be asked about how you spent your youth...how special is this time and how valuable !

Go out young people...and play your part..

Your family needs you..

Your society needs you..

Your country needs you..

The world needs you..

ISLAM NEEDS YOU.

Remember all great things in the past were done by the youth:

Usama ibn Zaid-you ask who is he ? he led the muslim army when he was 18 years of age.

Musab ibn Umair- Many people in Medina entered Islam with his efforts, and most learned Islam from him.

Arqam b. Abi'l-Arqam-Opening his house, which was just next to the Kaaba, for the call to Islam when he was only a youth of 17-18, shows what a very brave and self-sacrificing young man he was.

Aisha r.a- Not only a transmitter of hadith, at the same time she was a commentator on the Qur'an, an expert on canon law and a preacher. She possessed deep knowledge in the fields of Arabian history, Ansab (genealogy), poetry and medicine. 

And there are so many Sahabahs who did so much in their youth..

Look at us today .!.may Allah guide us.

Act responsible.Remember you are accountable to Allah.

Do not think that after spending your youth sinning,religiousity in old age will make things better.

It will not.You will have regrets,you will suffer.

Do not wait for old age to be good , do it now...NOW IS THE TIME !

Dont give up..please !

Keep trying to be a practising MUSLIM YOUTH ,excelling in all fields that are halal and benefiiting mankind for Allahs Sake.

AND REMEMBER,

NOTHING,I REPEAT NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ALLAH

And Nothing is Impossible for one who BELIEVES IN ALLAH !

IN SHA ALLAH.

what friendship means to me

We all have friends and we all consider friends to be an important part of our lives.

Alhamdulillah,by Allah’s Mercy,friendship is acceptable to me as long as either I benefit my friends or they benefit me in a spiritual way-becoming a good human being or growing closer to Allah.

Alhamdulillah from the time I have joined Burooj and started hearing khutbahs,I have this in mind when I’m making someone my friend or breaking my friendship with someone.

It is correctly said that if your intentions are correct,Allah will Help you to accomplish things.

I reflected on this in the last few days and realized that either I distance myself from them or they distance themselves from me due to some reason or the other,when friendship is not beneficial either way. I thank Allah for that coz as humans we are weak and the credit to resist it doesn’t belong to us but to our Creator.

My belief is becoming stronger in the fact and the truth that “what matters” is our RELATIONSHIP WITH ALLAH.

Every other relationship-be it friendship or love should be made or broken on the basis that it draws us closer to Allah,our Creator otherwise what’s the point !

If there is any other basis,it will be harmful and a waste of time....

For example,if you are friends with people who you thought are serious about studies,very soon you’ll see how immoral they can get due to their “seriousness”.

Similarly,if you are friends with someone whom you think will help you improve your social status or in any other materialistic way then remember my dear brothers and sisters,that friendship is bound to end and will not really benefit you.

Don’t “attach” yourself too much to the world otherwise you’ll be left with nothing but a “broken and hating heart” and “revengeful and selfish mind.”

Seek something higher,something that drives you,motivates you to achieve something “great and good” ,not something that drives you to immorality.



Prophet Muhammad (saws) said: “The example of a good companion and a bad companion is like that of the seller of musk, and the one who blows the blacksmith’s bellows.. So as for the seller of musk then either he will grant you some, or you buy some from him, or at least you enjoy a pleasant smell from him. As for the one who blows the blacksmith’s bellows then either he will burn your clothes or you will get an offensive smell from him.”
(Al-Bukhari and Muslim)


Ibn Katheer, commenting on this verse, relates a story on the authority of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (ra) and says that any friendship for other than Allah is turned into enmity, except what was in it for Allah the Mighty and Majestic: “Two who are friends for Allah’s sake; one of them dies and is given good news that he will be granted al-Jannah, so he remembered his friend and he supplicated for him, saying: ‘O Allah, my friend used to command me to obey You and to obey Your Prophet (saws) and used to command me to do good and to forbid me from doing evil. And he told me that I will meet You. O Allah, do not let him go astray after me, until you show him what you have just shown me, until You are satisfied with him, just like You are satisfied with me.’ So he is told: ‘Had you known what is (written) for you friend, would you have laughed a lot and cried a little.’ Then his friend dies and their souls are gathered, and both are asked to express their opinions about each other. So each one of them says to his friend: ‘You were the best brother, the best companion and the best friend.’

And when one of the two disbelieving friends dies, and he is given tidings of Hellfire, he remembered his friend and he said: ‘O Allah, my friend used to order me to disobey You and disobey Your Prophet, and commanded me to do evil, and forbade me from doing good, and told me that I would not meet You. O Allah, do not guide him after me, until you show him what you have just shown me and until you are dissatisfied with him just like You are dissatisfied with me.’ Then the other disbelieving friend dies, and their souls are gathered, and both are asked to give their opinions about each other. So each one says to his friend: ‘You were the worst brother, the worst companion and the worst friend.”



How can we expect sincere advice and exhortation in regard to our beautiful DEEN from those who are displeased with our Deen or are simply indifferent? Are they going to help us achieve the purpose of our life, or will they take us away from it?

Will they desire for us Allah’s pleasure or is that Completely irrelevant to them and not their concern at all? Are they leading us to al-Jannah or to the Hellfire? These are the questions we have to ask ourselves, lest we wake up after we die.

“O you who believe! Take care of your own selves. If you follow the right guidance and enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong no hurt can come to you from those who are in error. The return of you all is to Allah, then He will inform you about (all) that which you used to do.”
(Qur’an 5:105)

I ask Allah to make us of the righteous ones and give us companions that will take us away from His Wrath and lead us to His Pleasure and Paradise.AAMEEN