Akhlaaq and Ibaadath of the Prophet SAW through the eyes of a child

 

2022

Honarable judgers, respected elders and my dear brothers and sisters, Assalamu Alaikum warahmathullahi wabrakathuhu

Today I am standing infront of you to deliver a speech on the topic of Akhlaaq and Ibaadath of the Prophat SAW through the eys of a child Insha Allah.

I have divided my speech in to three parts. In the first part I’ll be talking about the Akhlaaq of the prophet SAW. In the second part I’ll be talking about the Ibaadath of the Prophet SAW. In the third part I’ll be talking about the lesson what can learn from it Insha Allah.

Let’s start the first part of my speech. First of all let’s see what is meant by Akhlaaq.

There are so many definitions for ahlaaq but i like to court what Imam Ibnul Qayyim Rahimahullah said.

بذل المعروف قولا وفعلا

وكف الاذي قولا وفعلا

وهو انما يقوم علي الاسلام

Doing good by word and action and not doing harm by word and action which is based on Islam

 

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Let’s see what does our creator who created the prophet SAW said about He SAW Akhlaaq.  Sura Qalam verse 4 it says,

وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ

Indeed You are of the highest noble character.

Subahanallah,

Here Allah SWT gives the certificate of his character. Who knows well about his creations except the creator himself.

Imagine in our school, I our head teacher says good about one of our character in front of the whole school..how would it be for us.

In order get that name we truly should be the best. Here Allah SWT saying among all of His creations.

Subahanallah,

This means when you collect all the good characters in the entire universe and put together. Yet our beloved prophet SA is above all of them Allahu Akbar.

I think this one Ayath is sufficient for us to understand the Akhlaq of  our beloved  Prophet SAW.

Unfortunately he SAW is the one who mostly demonised in the world through out the history.

Lets see what our prophet SAW said about him.

It is reported in the Bulhary?  ‘I was sent to complete the best of morals. When we looked at this Hadiths even as a child, If I want to choose someone to complete a task, obviously I’ll choose the best in the particular field.

So here Allah chose our beloved Prophet SAW why? Because he is the best in his morals. Subahanallah.

Another example

One old woman made a habit of throwing rubbish on Prophet Muhammad (salAllahu alayhi wsalam) whenever he passed from her house! Muhammad (salAllahu alayhi wsalam) had to pass that house daily on the way to the mosque. 
Even when the old woman threw rubbish on him, he would pass silently without showing any anger or annoyance. This was a regular, daily event. 

One day when the Prophet was passing by, the woman was not there to throw the rubbish. He stopped, and asked the neighbour about her well-being, and wondering why she wasn't dropping any rubbish on him. 

The neighbour informed the Prophet that the woman was sick on bed. The Prophet politely asked permission to visit the woman. When allowed he entered the house, the woman thought that he had come there to take his revenge when she was unable to defend herself because of sickness. 

But the Prophet (salAllahu alayhi wsalam) assured her that he had come to her, not to take any revenge, but to see her and to look after her needs, as it was the command of Allah that if any one is sick, a Muslim should visit him and should help him if his help is needed.

 

Allahu Akbar

What an extraordinary character think about our selves. Even  if our own brother or sister done something accidentally we can’t bear  it.What would be our reaction?

If I want to talk the Ahlaaq of our beloved prophet SAW I can go on and on whether it could be modesty or gentleness or kindness or honesty or cheerful face or patience or .... the list goes on and on. What ever you name it our prophet SAW is the best out of all the creations.

Now lets move to the 2^nd part of my speech which is the ibadath of our prophet SAW. The term ibadath literally  means  worship.The scholars define it in various ways.i would like to court you Imam ibnu Tayymiyah’s definition.

Ibadhah is a collective form for everything which Allah loves and is pleased with from among the sayings and inward and outward actions.

Ibadah comprises of 3 things.

1.obedience.

2.submission.

3. lowering oneself.

 

I would like to simplify this definition by using our own examples. For example for the  SLIF NCC, no body force me to do that, I was willingly prepared for it .  I didn’t think it as a burden on me, and I tried my utmost best. Why? Hoing that i will win and get a prize.

The maximum I can Imagine as a prize is an ipad3.

But Allah SWT is calling us to give better than an ipad3 or better than anything that you could imagine. He SWT only asking us to worship him alone. Thats the whole purpose of our life. I really want to mention that some of us have the misunderstanding that ibadath means only 5 pillars. Thats  not the only thing. The whole life should be ibadath.

Allah SWT says sura  ad-dhariath verse 56

وَمَا خَلَقۡتُ ٱلۡجِنَّ وَٱلۡإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعۡبُدُونِ

Which means,

“I did not create Jinn and Mankind except for My worship.

There is a hadees,

·         It was reported that the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) stayed up all night, standing (in prayer) until his feet became swollen. When he was asked, “Why are you doing this, when Allah has forgiven all your past and future wrong actions?” he replied, “Should I not be a grateful slave?” [Sahih Bukhari]

Subhanallah!

Think about ourselves. Lets leave the nafl prayer one side for a moment , lets talk about the fard prayer.

How many of us pray by ourselves without any reminder from their parents?

How many times do our parents need to remind us for one prayer?

Look at our prophet SAW , his previous sins were forgiven, yet He SAW willingly did all of these. So how much should we have to do my dear brothers and sisters?

If you allow me to talk about the ibadath of our beloved prophet SAW I can go on and on, but time doesn’t permits me. So in a nut shell He SAW whole life was ibadat, whether it could be 5 pillars or family life or societal affairs or running a state or ect

Now lets move to my last part of my speech which is the lesson what we can take for ourselves. Insha allah.

When  I learned about our beloved prophet SAW as a child there are so many question came to my mind. How  could our prophet SAW managed to do all of this? I mean having good ahlaq and doing the ibadath in the best manner    in his whole life no matter what the situation is whether it be happy, sad rich poor or what it may be.

When we look at the society it was full of bad practice such cheating, killing, oppression , violent and ect. Our  prophet SAW had to go against the society. it is very easy to loos in the crowd. Some people might say thats because He is the prophet . we are just ordinary human being, we can’t change our nature. If  this statement is true, then how could prophwt  SAW change the sahabas intoexcellent people. They   were the ones with full of bad practice as I mentioned before.

When we look at our society’s  values  is not very different to theirs. It is also full of with bad , non Islamic  values and practices  such as individualism, freedom, seeking benefit out of everything, living the life to the max, bulling, cheating, oppression, worshipping money and pop stars and ect..

How can we 0ver come these values and become true muslims.    Because the values of the world we live today and our Islamic ahlaq and ibadat are totally two opposite things.

If all of the people of this world become good, i.e have good ahlaq will the world become a better place? I mean will it be safe and secure? will we get all of our rights? Could we eradicate the poverty? Will it prosper and advance?

I thought and thought but I couldn’t find an answer. Finally I approached  my parents and they gave me an answer which  convince me. Alhamdulillah.

My dear brothers and sisters please take head of this.

First of all our believe in Allah SWT should be firm. There shouldn’t be any shadow of a doubt. This should be based on rational thinking.we shouldn’t be a muslim because we are born to a muslim  parent. It  should be with a clear conviction.

1.clear proof that Allah SWT exist.

2.quran is the word of Allah.

3.Prophet Muhammad SAW is theprophet of Allah.

After the true conviction of these 3 things we should accept all of Allah SWT command. Whether it could be Ibadat or muamalat or ahlaq. We sholdn’t differentiate between Allah SWT’s command. We can’t take part of islam and leave the rest. We should practice comprehensively. If we don’t implement Islam comprehensively in our life we won’t be able to have a better world. For example, the people of the world have good ahlaq ,yet in muamalath we don’t implement Islam say the banks are running based on interest, then how can we achieve prosperous? So in order to achieve a better world we have to implement Islam in whole area of our life i.e education, e/c, social political and ect. I am yearning to live under such a wonderful world while I am child.   

 

Insha Allah by implementing islam as a whole in our life by following our beloved prophet SAW we  can become a true mu’min. So that we can fulfil the purpose why we were created and attain the pleasure of Allah SWT.

Aameen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conquest of Makkah

Conquest of Makkah 10,000 Muslims marching to the gates of Makkah, All the Meccans parting for the Prophet of Allah. Head bowed low, hiding his face Too modest to even show a trace, After 20 years of fighting against this city He gives them a look of kindness and pity, A man like him, this world will never know He forgives the ones who’ve caused him great sorrow. One last chance to convert to our faith When you change your mind, it’s going to be far too late. Seeing the idols all around Spills fury on a face so sound, The Companions burst with rage But let the Meccans start again on a new page. Idols are smashed and destroyed To keep the Prophet far from annoyed, The Ka’bah is finally again so clean Because the Muslims all worked as a team. Even though the Meccans treated them with hostility The Believers prostrate on the floor in humility Thanking the Lord for His Help and Ability ‘Cause now they got a praying facility, And after all of this, they live in tranquillity. Because of their undying passion and nobility. Islam comes to Makkah once again But this time, it’s here to stay.

12/12/2017

Your Friend Is Your Destiny

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. Alhamdulillah, Assalatu Wassalamu ala Rasoolillah, Amma bad

Honourable judges, respected elders and my dear brothers and sisters, Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

So before I begin my speech I just want to know whether I am speaking to the right audience.

Whoever’s ultimate goal in life is to go to Jannah and attain the pleasure of Allah put your hands up.

Whoever thinks that they need a friend in life put your hands up

Whoever has been brought up in a Western country put your hands up.

Alhamdulillah! I have got the perfect audience. This speech is tailor made for you!

Today Im standing in front of you to deliver a speech on the topic of ‘Your Friend Is Your Destiny’. So when I first read the topic the immediate thought which came into my mind was that if I was the one who was responsible for my thoughts and actions which leads to my destiny then how can my friends be my destiny? I mean they can’t force me to do anything!

But when I did my research I was really shocked to come to the conclusion that your friends are your destiny.

Well who is a friend? According to the oxford dictionary a friend ids a person whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of family relations.

So in order for us to understand this concept deeply we need to understand what friendship is like in the society in which we live in today.

Friendship in our society is based on benefit. It’s called a self interest bond. Friends come together on mutual interest so that they can get comfort from each other and do things together. And when they have problems they can turn to their friends for advice.

So since friendship in our society is based on benefit it breaks up very easily. That’s why we see people that once their interest is completed they drift apart. So we can see that in order to maintain our friendship we’ve either got to fit in or please them. So how can we stick up to ourselves? It really won’t work like that! In both situations whether intentionally or unintentionally we are obliged to accept other peoples thought and actions. And because we spend so much time with our friends their concepts enter our thoughts, then it becomes our concepts, which leads to our actions which determine our destiny.

The Prophet (saw) said in a Hadith that, “The example of a good companion and a bad companion is like that a seller of musk and the one who blows the blacksmiths bellows. As for the seller of musk he’ll either grant you some or you buy some from him or at least you enjoy a pleasant smell from him. And as for the on e who blows the blacksmith’s bellows he’ll either burn your clothes or you’ll gain an offensive smell from him.” Reported by Sahih Bukhari and Muslim

Subhanallah! This is so true! Let us take ourselves for instance... Suppose we are with our friends and one of us starts backbiting... What do we do? We either add a comment... Laugh...or be silent. But do any of us actually stop them? And this is how peer pressure works.

This concept is even proven to you by science. Let me quote to you what Abialbon Paul who is a Physician into Pharmalogical research says about peer pressure, “In simpler terms Peer Pressure is a powerful force that compels people to do something or act in a certain way which would make them feel accepted amongst their peers.”

So my dear brothers and sisters, I have proven to you that you’re Friend Is Your Destiny through reality science and divine evidences. This is the fact! The important thing now is how we can make our destiny better? What is the way forward for us?

And I’d like you to reflect on the Hadith where the prophet (SAW) said, “A person is likely to follow the faith of this friend so look whom you befriend.” Reported by Sahih Abu Dawood

So now my dear brothers and sisters we need to take a step back and think about ourselves... Who are my friends? What do we do together? Is it something that pleases Allah (swt) or displeases him? What do we talk about? Is is something about Allah, Islam, something good and productive or is it about movies, guys, girls, fashion or gossip about who Taylor Swift has broken up with now! And I can see some of the honest people smiling down there! Anyway, Are we confident enough to encourage amongst ourselves Islam or not. And when we make a mistake, do our friends actually correct us or vice versa?

If the answers to these questions are positive, then Alhamdulillah! We can carry on this friendship. However if the answers to these questions are negative, we need to pause at this point and think... Are we going to please our friends in the expense of displeasing Allah (swt)? Are we still going to befriend someone whom you already know that they are just you friend for benefit? Is it worth sacrificing out eternal happiness just for a temporary one?

My dear brothers and sisters of we don’t question ourselves now and correct ourselves now, it’ll not only affect us in this life but also in the hereafter. Allah (swt) tells us what people will say about their friend in Surah Furqan verse 28.

يَـٰوَيۡلَتَىٰ لَيۡتَنِى لَمۡ أَتَّخِذۡ فُلَانًا خَلِيلاً۬

Which means:”Oh woe to me! I wish I had not taken that one as a friend!”

Subhanallah! This Qur’an Ayah is just so powerful and scary! And it adds to the concept that your friends are your destiny. May Allah (swt) safeguard all of us from these people. Ameen

So after listening to all this one may think of not wanting to have a friend. But it’s human nature of wanting to have a friend. And that’s why Allah (swt) has given us so many guidelines on how to choose and how to be a good friend.

S o in order for you to remember everything that I’ve said today, I have made an easy checklist by using the same letters of the word ‘FRIEND’.

Number 1: ‘F’ is to ‘Find Out’. So we need to find out... who am I? What’s the purpose of my life? What’s the ultimate goal of my life? And if we find the answers to these questions correctly, then we would know what the destiny we want to achieve.

Number 2:’R’ is for ’Righteous’. Which means that first of all we’ve got to be a righteous person and then find righteous people to befriend with. It doesn’t matter about their age, colour or race. Because Allah (swt) says in Surah Az-Zuckruf Verse 67:

ٱلۡأَخِلَّآءُ يَوۡمَٮِٕذِۭ بَعۡضُهُمۡ لِبَعۡضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ

Which means; “Close friends on that day will be enemies to each other, except for the righteous.”

N umber 3: ‘I’ is for ‘Intention’. Which means that our intention should be pure. Our friendship is only for the sake of Allah (swt), and there should not be any other hidden agenda.

Number 4: ‘E’ is for ‘Eternal’. Which means that our friendship should continue eternally.

Number 5; ‘N’ is for ‘Nice’. Which means that we should be nice to each other. Even when correcting and advising each other. Even when correcting and advising each other, it should be done in the best possible manner.

Last but least, ‘D’ is for ‘Destiny’. Which means that our friend is our destiny!

Finally I conclude my speech by asking Allah (swt) to make our destiny in this life and the hereafter beautiful through our righteous friends.

Ameen

Jazakallu Khairan for listening to my speech.

Wa’akhiru Da’wana Anil Hamudu Lillahi Rabbil Aalameen.

Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.

رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقۡتَ هَـٰذَا بَـٰطِلاً۬ سُبۡحَـٰنَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ Tafseer for the verse

 رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقۡتَ هَـٰذَا بَـٰطِلاً۬ سُبۡحَـٰنَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ (١٩١)

This is the second half of ayah 191 of Surah Al-Imran. Its meaning is: “Our Lord! You have not created this without a purpose. Glory be to you! Give us salvation from the torment of the Fire!”  

First, let’s break it up. The beginning of the ayah (Our Lord! You have not created this without a purpose) refers to the fact that Allah has created nothing in vain. The word baathil literally means ‘in vain’. Everything He has created is with a purpose, and they all fulfil that purpose. Also, our very own lives have a purpose, and those who abuse their life will be punished and those who use it to do good will be rewarded.

In the previous ayah Allah says that this is a statement made by ‘men of understanding’ who are conscious of the reality of things. To understand who they are, we need to look at all the types of people there are in the world;

1.    Non Muslims who don’t believe in Allah, and don’t think about a Creator when they see the creation, they just go about their lives.

2.    Muslims, like us, who believe in Allah, and know that he is the Creator, yet don’t praise him when we see His beautiful Creation.

3.    Non-Muslims, like Richard Dawkins, Charles Darwin and David Attenborough, who spend their lives learning about Allah’s creation, yet never, ponder whether there is a Creator.

4.    Muslims, who believe that Allah has created everything, and praise Him every time they look at his Creation.

It is this last group of people that are making the statement in this ayah, and it is this group of people that Allah praises in the previous ayah.

They see the creation and at once they know that there is an All Powerful Creator behind all this. These are the people that, when learning about Allah’s creation, remember Allah. In Science class, Astronomy, Geography; if you’re a doctor, when you see the complexity of the human body; if you’re a chef, when you cut up the vegetables from the Earth. These are the people that Allah praises in this ayah.

This is a contradiction of what atheists believe; the world was made for a purpose and not a random chain of events that lead to the world we see around us today.

As we move on with the ayah, we see the word subhanaka, which has meanings but the most relevant is: Glory to you! This is a way of praising Allah, or doing Dhikr. The people who are saying this are praising the beauty of His Creation; every time they lay eyes on it (which is basically all the time) When we look through a telescope, and see the extent and Greatness of Allah’s creation, the beauty which we can’t even comprehend, we realise how Powerful and Mighty and Majestic Allah is. If we can’t even comprehend his Creation, how will we comprehend HIM? Seeing the universe around us makes us realise just how small and irrelevant we are compared to everything else.

Now we move on to the next part of the ayah (Give us salvation from the torment of the Fire.) This part shows us that the men of understanding know that the afore mentioned purpose of life is to ultimately go to Jannah. They also understand that no matter how many good deeds they think they’ve done, it’s up to Allah’s mercy and forgiveness whether we ultimately go to Jannah, so they ask for Allah’s protection and mercy on the Day of Judgement.

So, how can we live up to this ayah in our daily lives? How can we be the people that Allah praises in the Quran? First, we need to humble ourselves, and realise all that is around us. We need to praise Allah for what He has given us and His other Creations. We need to recognise Allah’s absolute Might, Power and Wisdom. Also, Allah has told us many, many times in the Quran to take some time to reflect on this world and Allah’s Creation, to look back on our life, to plan our future. Only then will we be truly successful and only then will we acquire our life’s purpose and go to Jannah.

Speech Guidance

1.    Step 1 - Understand the purpose of the speech

Look at the Title and see what it really means

2.    Step 2

Make a brief note of the matters you are going to include in the speech, in bullet points.

3.    Step 3 - Write your speech, putting the information in logical order.

a.    Start with an introduction,

b.    move to the body of the speech

c.    and end with a conclusion.

4.    Step 4 - Tell stories within your speech to illustrate your points.

Your audience's ears will perk up when you tell a story and anecdote. They will remember your points long after the speech is over if you make it interesting

5.    Step 5 - Practice, practice, practice.

Hone your speech by editing difficult words, muddy illustrations or unclear facts. Time yourself to see if the talk fits in the time frame.

6.    Step 6

Vary the tone, pitch, speed and sentence length of your speech. Speak clearly and slowly, pausing after each important point.

7.    Step 7 - Dress appropriately for the day of your speech.

Make sure your clothing doesn't gap and that you can move about freely. Sit, stand and raise your hands in your outfit in order to check the comfortable level and appropriateness of dress.

8.    Step 8 - Take a drink of water before you approach the stage or podium.

Clear your throat, breathe deeply and calm your nerves. The audience is eager to hear what you have to say and they are on your side.

9.    Step 9 - Fake confidence as you start your speech.

Don't apologize or start with a whimper. Be enthusiastic and soon you will be on a roll in your speech and before you know it, the speech will be over.

10. Step 10 - Make eye contact

Make eye contact with members of the audience, keeping the contact for at least a few seconds. Choose people on all sides of the room, in the front, back and middle. Connect with your audience.

11. Step 11 - Thank the audience

Summery of Maryam's acheivments 2017

Faith:     National Oratory Competition

National Poem Writing Competition

                National Poetry  Competition

National Qirath Competition 

National Dua  Competition 

National Qaseedah Competition 

National Young Muslim Talent competition

Sports: swimming all level completed in very early age. She had lifeguard training in swimming. Had a few years of training in Kickboxing

Arts: good at Hannah, canvas painting, sketching, Cake decorating and tailoring

Community: Spoken words for a fundraising event, do henna for fundraising, Making cupcakes and selling for fundraising for Syrian Muslims. Attended many regular radio shows in Radio Ramadan Leicester, Reading and Slough.

Academic: Had a great start in the infant school which achieved an outstanding Ofsted report, while Maryam was there. She and her two classmates appeared in the national newspaper. She becomes a Star student in the junior school (Year 3) for achieving many awards including first place in a national oratory competition for under ten year’s category. She studied in an Islamic school from year 4 to year eight. This school produced outstanding results in GCSE and GCAL for last two decades in Leicester.   She was achieved rank one or two in the exams which held twice a year. Then she had homeschooling for a year with the aim to master in many Islamic sciences and all GCSE subjects including GCSE Arabic language and Islam. In year 10 She joined Beauchamp college which is one of the leading college in the country after successful appeal which was won by the merits of Maryam’s overall achievements in the past. Now she is one of the top students in all subjects.

Maryam (RA) by Maryam Mohamed Ismail Group 4 Year 7

Bismillahhirahmaniraheem. Alhamdulillah Asalatu wasalamu alaa Rasoolillah amma bad.

Honourable judges, respected elders and my dear brothers and sisters:

Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi wa barakatuh!

I begin my speech by asking a few questions to my audience:

·        Whoever has been the odd-one, out put your hands up.

·        Whoever has been bullied put your hands up.

·        Whoever has to battle everyday in order to keep their modesty put your hands up.

·        Whoever wants to know a perfect role-model to overcome these situations listen to my speech attentively.

Today I’m standing in front of you to talk about one of the greatest women who lived on the face of this earth. She is the only women whose name is mentioned in the Quran, and there is a whole chapter in the Quran named on her name. Yes, she is Maryam Bint Imran the mother of Isa (AS).

She is the women described by Allah (SWT) as the purest and the chosen one.

Allah (SWT) says in Surah Ala-Imran Verse 42:

Which means:

Oh Maryam, indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you, and chosen you above the women of the worlds.

Subhanallah!

So when I came to know all about her status in Islam and with Allah (SWT), it really made me think:

Why Allah (SWT) has given her such a high status?

How did she attain this?

OK let’s find out;

Maryam (RA) was born into a noble family In Jerusalem. Her father was Imran Bin Mathan who was a pious scholar from the Bani Isra’eel. Her mother was Hannah Bint Faqudh who was a pious woman from the Bani Isra’eel. When her mother was pregnant, she made a promise to Allah (SWT) to dedicate her unborn child to the service of Bayt Al Maqdis. When Maryam (RA) was born, her mother didn’t break the promise, because at that time it was a role of a boy to serve in the Masjid. As the promise of her mother Maryam (RA) began to serve In the Masjid. This service included worshiping Allah (SWT) and taking care of the Masjid at all time. I just want you to think for a moment; Maryam (RA) was a child, while the rest of the children were playing outside, she (RA) was worshipping Allah (SWT) all day and night! And it was a role of a boy after all! Wasn’t she the odd one out amongst her society? But Subhanallah! Look at her devotion to Allah (SWT), she (RA) didn’t care about what other people thought of her, or being out from her society. Rather she loved the worship of Allah (SWT), as what her name meant, she was the one that worshiped, why? Because she understood that she is nothing but a slave of Allah (SWT). My dear brothers and sisters, we also need to understand that we are nothing but slaves of Allah (SWT). We should always follow the commands of Allah (SWT) even if we have to be the odd on out. Insha Allah!

Maryam (RA) was brought up under the care and guardianship of Zakariyyah (AS), because her father passed away before she was born.

Time passed by, and one day Maryam (RA) was encounted by Jibra’eel (AS) to give her the news of having a baby in a miraculous way. Jibra’eel (AS) came in a beautiful human form. As soon as she (RA) noticed that somebody was looking at her she said:

“Indeed I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you, if you should be fearing of Allah.”

Subhanallah! Look at her level of haya and Taqwa. She (RA) immediately said what was in her mind, she (RA) didn’t even wait to listen to what he wanted to say and also reminded him to fear Allah (SWT).

My dear brothers and sisters, there is a greater lesson in Maryam (RA), especially where the society we live in views boys and girls relationships as normal! And not only that! Whomever stays away from this fitnah their view as abnormal! A’oodhu Billah!

I know it’s a battle, but as Muslims we should always keep in mind that Allah (SWT) has set boundaries for us. We should never ever surpass these boundaries. We should keep the two shields of Maryam (RA), which are her God conscious and Haya to battle against this fitnah. May Allah (SWT) protect all of us from this fitnah.  Aameen.

So now, we all know what happened afterwards, Maryam (RA) became pregnant, and went through all the sufferings all by herself. There wasn’t anyone to help her or console her. The only things she had was patience, Tawakkul, trust in Allah and she accepted the Qadr of Allah (SWT).

So when the baby Isa (AS) was born, Allah (SWT) ordered her to take the baby to the society, and even ordered her not to speak! The society at that time is no where near to todays… it’s totally opposite! Even if you smell like adultery you’ll be punished, bullied and abused! Now you can’t even explain that you’re innocent. And Maryam (RA) knew this very well! But she didn’t avoid the situation! She didn’t give up! Rather she faced the situation without any hesitation! How? Because she obeyed the commands of her creator, Allah (SWT), and she (RA) had a high level of Tawakkul, trust in Allah. ”If Allah is with me, then I don’t care, he (SWT) will show me a way out of it!”

And Allah (SWT) did show her a way out of it, by making the baby speak and prove the people that she was innocent! Subhanallah!

My dear brothers and sisters, remember, Maryam (RA) went through all of this only because she followed the commands of Allah (SWT)! Sometimes we also face situations, where people bully, abuse and reject us only because we follow the command of Allah (SWT). We also shouldn’t hesitate, give up or avoid the situation. Rather we should face the situation with Tawakkul. Insha Allah.

So now it made me clear, that Maryam (RA) attained her high status, not because she was a mother of a prophet, but because of who she was. Because of her high level of Haya, Taqwa, Obedience, devotion, submission, purity, e.t.c.! That’s how she (RA) attained perfection! Nabi (SAW) has said, that:

“Many amongst men attain perfection, but amongst women none attain perfection, except Maryam the daughter of Imran and Aasiyah the wife of Fir’ awn.”

That’s why Allah has mentioned her name in the Quran, and telling me and you to take her as our role models.

Finally, I conclude my speech by sharing this advice with you: Maryam (RA) gained all these qualities through knowing about Allah (SWT) and having a close relationship with him. So in order for us to gain these qualities, first of all we should get to know Allah (SWT), learn our deen and put it into practice. Insha Allah.

“May we all take Maryam (RA) as our role-models in every aspect of our lives.” Aameen!

Wa Aakhiru Da’wana Anilhamdulillahi rabbil Alameen.

Jazakallah Khairan.

Wasalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakaatuh.