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Making peace amongst people
Written by: Sk Omar Ali
Translated by: Dr. Faheem Bukhatwa
27 Thul-Hejjah 1431 h
.03 De
cember 2010.
Dear people
Fear your Lord who created you from one soul. And remember that Satan is an enemy of yours, so treat him as an enemy. And make peace amongst you. And remember that Allah loves those who do good deeds, and that He generously reward those who put right the wrong, those who through out the land they seek to reconcile and make peace amongst people, and pacify their hearts. In this manner they are a key which opens up for good and locks up evil.
Allah says: {Proofs have come unto you from your Lord, so whoso sees, it is for his own good, and whoso is blind is blind to his own hurt. And I am not a keeper over you} 6:104. The good one of you is this who lends himself to collect in later life, and acts for what is after death. The disabled is that who follows the temptations of his soul and only wishes to do (but does not do) what brings him to Allah.
Slaves of Allah, Allah says: {And hold fast, all of you together, to the robe or line of Allah, and do not split and divide. And remember Allah's favour unto you: how you were enemies and He made friendship between your hearts so that you became as brothers by His grace; ...} 3:103. Allah in this verse encourages unity, solidarity and friendship amongst Muslims. It is really shameful what we see today of division, separation and tearing up of relationships between many of the Muslim minority in this country. This verse is a command to hold together, and a command against separation and division. Disputes and quarrels and anger bring unlimited levels of evil and divisions. And this is what we witness today and every day. Allah say: {and if two groups of the believers fight then make peace between them..} 49:9.
Allah says: {There is no good in much of their talks and discussions except him who enjoins giving for charity and kindness and peace-making among the people. Whoso does that, seeking that Allah would be pleased with him; then We shall bestow on him a vast reward} 4:114. The “talks and discussions” here refer to all the conversation and chat that people get involved into which has no good in it except when it involves making a donation or making peace or reconciliation between people. As in two men meet and one says: lets us go and give charity to such a person for he is in need of it. Or let us go and advice such a person against the wrong he is doing and commend him to do good. Or let us go and make peace between those fighting people. The messenger ppbu laughed once. Omar asked him: “What made you laugh, o messenger of Allah?” He said: {two men of my nation knelt by the Lord of majesty and one said: Lord, my brother has wronged me, take my compensation for me. Allah says: give your brother what you wronged him. The accused says: Lord, I have no more hasans (good points) left. The other says: then let him take away my sins}. At this point the messenger’s eyes over filled with tears, and he continued saying: {that is a tremendous day, a day when people need someone to take away their sins off them. Allah says to the one seeking the compensation: take your eyes up there and look at the gardens. He does lift his head and says: O Lord, I see cities of silver and palaces of gold decorated with pearls and diamonds. Who is the prophet for which all that is going to be? Or who is that believer of prophet (Seddique)? Or who is the martyr (shaheed)? Allah says: it is for who ever give its price. The man says: Lord, and who has the price of all that? Allah say: you have it. The man says in a surprise: what is that price that I have, my Lord? Allah says: forgive your brother. The man says: I have forgiven him. Allah says: take your brother’s hand the two of you go into paradise} then the messenger ppbu said: {fear Allah and make peace and conciliation amongst you, for Allah makes peace amongst the faithful on the day of resurrection}.
The messenger ppbu also said: {Shall I tell you what is better than fasting and praying and giving charity?} They said: O yes messenger of Allah. He said: {making peace between two} and then he said: {and breaking up between two is the real scraper which scrapes away faith and religion}
Making peace and reconciliation between people is a great worship which Allah loves. This who spends his/her time in fixing up problems between people and creating peace amongst them is better than who spends the time humbled in prayers, or fasting or giving into charity. This who fixes matters Allah will fix his/her affairs. And this who goes on making problems Allah will never fix his/her affairs. The peace maker has the best heart in all people. His soul loves the good and seeks it. He or she spends money and time and puts him self at risk sometimes in order to reach peace. He carries the worries of his brothers or sisters. Many a home were nearly destroyed, and divorce nearly occurred because of a simple disagreement between a husband and a wife. And this peace maker with a good word and a valuable advice brings things back to normal flow, and puts peace back in that home. Many a break up nearly happened between two brothers because of a slip of a tong or a simple mistake. Again this peace maker patches up the cloth of conspiracy and reconciles between them. Congratulations to those who have been helped by Allah to be peace makers between two in a dispute or a conflict, or between a husband and a wife or between two business partners. The messenger ppbu said: {Shall I tell you about a charity which is better to you than red camels? (the most valuable of riches with Arabs at the time) Make peace between people if they go sour, and bring them closer if they become far apart}. The messenger ppbu also said: {the best charity is making peace between conflicting parties}.
The messenger ppbu said: {All peaceful acts are rewarded charities. Every day the son comes out, making justice between two is a charity, and helping a man get on his ride or load his belongings on to it is a charity, a good word spoken is a charity, and every step you take towards doing a prayer is a charity, and taking what can be a danger off the road is a charity}
Let us take the opportunity of this goodness and let us make peace amongst those in disputes. Let us be keys which open the doors to goodness and lock close doors to evil. Reconciliation, and forgiving are better than suing and going to courts. Omar ebn Al-Khattab wrote to Abey Musa saying: “send back the parties on dispute until they work it out. Court judgements generate resentments and grudges”. Muhammed Ebn Al-Monkader (ãÍãÏ ÅÈä ÇáãäÞÏÑ) said: Two men at one end of the mosque had a dispute. I went to them and kept at them until they made peace. Abo Horairah saw me and said: I heard the messenger of Allah ppbu saying: {Who ever makes peace between two deserves the reward of a martyr}.
Slaves of Allah, disputes are a normal occurrence between people. No human will be spared some dispute or disagreement. Even the first generation of Muslims who had the messenger ppbu as their companion still had their fair share of disputes. The wrong is not to make a mistake, for all sons of Adam make mistakes, but the wrong is to insist and continue on the mistake. Slaves of Allah we must have the morals and principles of reconciliation and concession, and we should love and waive and relinquish, and we should have the feelings of brotherhood. The messenger ppbu said: {the doors of paradise open every Monday and Thursday and the sins are forgiven for every slave who does not associate anyone or anything with Allah, except for a man who has a grudge against a brother of his. It is said: look at those two until they reconcile, look at those two until they reconcile, look at those two until they reconcile}. Let us, slaves of Allah, be God fearing, and let us make peace amongst us, and let us all together hold tight to the line of Allah as He commanded us to do.
O Allah, purify our hearts from grudges, hatred, envy, cheat and deviousness.
O Allah, make peace between us and our relatives,
O Allah, make peace between us and our loved ones, and our brothers and sisters,
O Allah, make life brings more of what is better for us
O Allah, make death brings us peace and rest from all evil
All that with your grace and mercy and blessings,
You are the Most Gracious the Most Merciful.
Notes:
Adhan - The call to prayer.
- The inhabitants of the city of Al-Medina that received and supported the messenger (PPBU) when he immigrated from Mekkah in the very early years of Islam.
Ansar (or Al-Ansar):
Assalam Alaikum - The Islamic greeting, literately means: Peace be with you. Used when approaching or leaving. When used during approaching it will be like saying: I bring no harm to you . and when said during leaving somebody it will mean: No harm will come to you after I leave.
- is a verse of the Koran. It also means a miracle or a sign from God.
Aya (or Ayah):
- is a mountain outside the city of Mecca that represents the climax of the Hajj worship. All doing Hajj must stay at this location on the same day.
Arafa (or Arafah or Arafat):
Badr - The place of the first significant battle between the Muslims and the pagans of the Quraish. It is located in Saudi Arabia.
Caliph - A Muslim ruler. See: (Khalifa)
Dajjal - Antichrist or the False Massiah.
Dawah - The proliferation of Islamic teachings through word and deed.
Deen (Din) - Religion or way of life.
- talking to Allah; praising him and asking him for help.
Duaa: a prayer in the form of
Fatwa - Legal verdict given based on the Qur'an (Koran) and the Sunnah which are the recorded sayings and deeds of Muhammad.
Ferdose: is the highest level of the all the gardens of Eden or paradise.
Fiqh - Religious law.
Hadeeth: is something reported that the messenger have said. It includes all the speeches and ceremonies he gave. It is usually narrated or told by one of his companions. There is a list of hadeeths approximately 14000 that are reported and checked to be genuine. No more hadeeths are acceptably added to this list.
Hajar - The Black Stone set into the corner of the Ka'aba in Mecca. It is said to be a stone from Heaven.
Hajj - The pilgrimage to Mecca which takes place in the last month of the Islamic calendar. One of the five pillars of Islam.
Hasana or hasanas: is the reward for a good deed. a hasana is a point or a merit for a good deed.
Hadith - The sayings and not deeds of the prophet Muhammad recorded by his followers. Considered authoritative and perfect.
Hajj: is the worship of pilgrimage.
Hijra (or Hejrah): the event of the immigration of the messenger from Mekkah to Madina. This event marks the start of the Islamic calendar. the Islamic calendar has 12 months based on the lunar cycle, each is 29.5 days. Hijra is also used as a name for the Islamic dating system.
Ibadah - Worship. All the words and deeds with which Allah is pleased. These deeds could be prayer and charity.
Iblis - (Ibleese): On of Satan's names.
Ibn (Ebn): the son of. Used by Arabs as part of an individual's name. Example: Ali whose father is Omar or the son of Omar, would be called: Ali Ibn Omar.
Imam (or Emam)- The leader for a prayer. In the Shiaa sect, an Imam is the individual who has the religious authority.
Iman: belief or faith
Injil (Enjeel) - The Bible. The book inspired to Jesus for the Christians.
Islam - Submission, the religion of all the prophets of Allah culminating in Muhammad.
Jannah - The heavenly garden, Paradise. The place of the faithful in the afterlife.
Jihad: is striving in the line of Allah in many forms. Includes a very wide scope varying from improving oneself to fighting a defensive war in protection of Allah's word. The greatest Jihad is the fight one's self against temptations. It also means "holy war."
Jinn - Supernatural, invisible beings race of beings, below angels. They were made from fire. Like humans, there amongst them are the faithful and the non beleivers and Jinn shall be judged on Judgment Day.
Ka'aba: A cube shaped building in Mecca containing a stone laid there by Abraham and Ishmael. Some say Ka'aba was first built by Adam, and some say by Abraham. It is the holiest place for Muslims. It is where all Muslims face in their daily prayers. Ka'aba also makes a major part of the pilgrimage in a ritual known as Tawaf.
Khalifa: is the Muslim ruler. Head of the Islamic empire. Exact translation: "Successor".
Khutbah - A sermon given in a Mosque, usually on Friday.
Kufr - Denial or Disbelief. A term Muslims use for anyone who denies existence of Allah or the prophecy of Muhammed.
Koran - Also spelled Qur'an. The holy book of Islam revealed to Muhammad by Allah through the Archangel Gabriel. Koran literally means "the recital." It is the final revelation of Allah given to the prophet Muhammad. It consists of 114 surahs (or chapters.)
Madinah - (Medinah): A city in the Arabian peninsula (in the country known now as Saudi Arabia). A city where the messenger had to immigrate to. Then it was called Yathrib.
Masjid - A center for Muslim activity. It is referred to as a mosque.
Masiah - A sin, or a sinful act
Mecca or Makkah: is the holiest city for Muslims. It contains the Ka'aba mosque with the famous black cubical shape. Mecca is the birth place of the messenger (PPBU).
Mosque - A Muslim house of worship.
Muhajir - (Muhajireen) Immigrant, one who leaves his home town due to lack of religious freedom. It was first used to describe early Muslims immigrating from Mecca to Median and Ethiopia.
Muhammad - the final messenger and prophet of God whose message abrogated all previous revelations. He received the Koran through the angel Gabriel over a 23 year period. Born in Mecca and died in Medina at the age of 63. His full name: Muhammad ibn Abd-Allah
Muslim - One who holds faith to the religion of Islam.
Nafilah: a voluntary prayer other than the five obligatory prayers; performed at any time.
Nasara - Christians. Nasrani: A Christian individual. Nasraniah: Christianity.
Ommah: is the Arabic word for a nation. It usually refers to the Islamic nation unless otherwise specified.
Paradise - Another word for heaven. A garden of bliss, fruits, rivers and all forms of pleasures imaginable and imaginable. No suffering, disease or death. Service is provided by angels. All live in it an ever lasting youthful life. Promised by Almighty Allah to all faithful, true Jews, true Christians and True Muslims. Paradise is one of two places every person will go to, either Paradise or Hellfire.
PPBU (P.B.U.H.) : Peace and Prayers Be Upon him. A statement Muslims use any time they mention the name of the messenger or make a reference to him.
Qadar - Fate. Preordainment is the teaching that all things, good and bad, are preordained to occur.
Qadr - (night of Qadr): The night when the first revelation of the Koran took place. Most likely it happened during one of the last ten nights of the month of Ramadan. Or when the Koran was brought down to the nearest heaven in one go, and from there it was brought down in bits and few verses at a time over a period of 23 years. This night is considered the holiest night for Muslims with tremendous advantages.
Qibla - The direction which Muslims turn for daily prayers, towards Mecca.
Quraish - An ancient Arab tribe to which the messenger Muhammad belonged.
Ramadan - The ninth month of the Islamic calendar which is the month of the fast. The holiest month in the Muslim colander.
Salat - Prayers. Generally it covers all forms of worship, but more specifically refers to the Muslim rituals which is performed to worship Allah five times daily.
Shiaa: A sect of Islam that teaches that a religion leader (Imam) should be the political ruler and must be direct descendants of the messenger (PPBU). Therefore, disapproving of all Muslim leaders who ruled After the messenger (PPBU) except Ali, the messenger's grandson.
Shirk - Associating another god with Allah. Or associating anyone or anything with Allah. Or using anyone or anything as a medium to Allah. The opposite of Monotheism or Tawheed.
Siam or Soam- Fasting
Sunni: is a the title of those Muslims who are suppose to be following the life style of the messenger. This differentiates them from the Shiaa of Iran.
Sunna (Sunnah): Is how the Messenger PPBU lived, what he did or said. It includes the way he dressed, ate, drank, prayed, interacted with other people and fought. Basically, sunnah is the life style of the messenger PPBU. It is considered the second source of legislation in Islamic laws and it is considered to be an important reference to be used for concluding arguments and disputes. It is also a title give to the main stream Muslims who make 90% if all Muslims.
Surah - A chapter of the Koran.
Tawaf: part of the pilgrimage (Hajj) ritual. It involves walking round the Ka'aba Mosque in anti-clock wise direction a number of seven circles.
Tauhid - Tawheed - Monotheism, in Islam is the teaching that there is only one God who alone is worthy of worship. The first requirement of becoming a Muslim. It is included in the testimony of faith for new Muslims when declaring that God is one: (No God but Allah)
Taqwah - Proper fear and veneration of Allah. A divine spark that enables the person to understand God.
Taurat: The old Testaments and scriptures of Mosa.
Ummah - the word means: a Nation. Usually refers to the Islamic nation unless otherwise stated.
Umrah - (Amrah): A mini hajj. A Minor form of pilgrimage to Mecca. Unlike Hajj which can only be done on the 12th month of the Islamic year, Umrah can be performed at any time.
Wathoo (wadoo): a washing up ritual done by Muslims before each of the five daily prayers known as ablution.
Zaboor - The Psalms
Zakat - The third pillar of Islam. Alms giving, charity that is given to the poor.
Faheem Bukhatwa, my email address is : faheemfb@gmail.com
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