اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
اَعُوْذُبِااللّٰہِ مِنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ الرَّجِيْم
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
*_Today’s Thought for the day comes from Surah An-Nahl Ayah 125_*
*اُدۡعُ اِلٰی سَبِیۡلِ رَبِّکَ بِالۡحِکۡمَۃِ وَ الۡمَوۡعِظَۃِ الۡحَسَنَۃِ وَ جَادِلۡہُمۡ بِالَّتِیۡ ہِیَ اَحۡسَنُ ؕ اِنَّ رَبَّکَ ہُوَ اَعۡلَمُ بِمَنۡ ضَلَّ عَنۡ سَبِیۡلِہٖ وَ ہُوَ اَعۡلَمُ بِالۡمُہۡتَدِیۡنَ(125)*
*_”Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction and discuss with them in a way that is best. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has strayed from His way, and He is most knowing of those who are Guided”.(125)_*
اے نبی ، اپنے رب کے راستے کی طرف دعوت دو حکمت اور عمدہ نصیحت کے ساتھ ، اور لوگوں سے مباحثہ کرو ایسے طریقہ پر جو بہترین ہو ۔ تمہارا رب ہی زیادہ بہتر جانتا ہے کہ کون اس کی راہ سے بھٹکا ہوا ہے اور کون راہ راست پر ہے (125)
_In this wonderful Ayah, a whole curriculum of Da’wah and Tabligh, its principles and rules of etiquette, within the frame of a few words
is laid down which are good for all time.‼️ But where are the Teachers with such qualifications? Invite all to the Way of Allah, and expound His Universal Will. Our manner and our arguments should not be acrimonious, but modelled on the most courteous and the most gracious example, so that the hearer may say to himself, *’This man is not dealing merely with dialectics; He is not trying to get a rise out of me; he is sincerely expounding the Faith that is in him, and his motive is the Love of man and Love of Allah’.*_
*_Act for the Day is:_* _To understand that Calling people towards Allah *(Da’wah ilallah)* has been made *obligatory on the Muslim Ummah following in the footsteps of the Noble Prophet* SWS It was said in Surah Aal-e-Imran
*_And there has to be a group of people from among you who call towards the good.(3:104)_* And in another Ayah, it was said *_And who is better in utterance than the one who called (people) towards Allah_*. (Ha Mim as-Sajdah/Fussilat, 41:33)
—To understand the beautiful methodology defined by Allah SWT in calling people to HIS way. *We must invite people with Wisdom, discretion and experience, which may be very narrow, or very wide.* Make sure that our preaching must be, not dogmatic, not self-regarding, not offensive, but gentle, considerate and such as would attract their attention. *And never force anyone.*_
_Our intention shall be to seed the word of Allah Azzawajal and it is HE who will germinate in people’s mind. It is not for us to look for results. Man’s inner thoughts are known best to Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la_
*_May Allah Subhanahu wa taa’la grant us the ability to fulfil this responsibility with patience and perseverance. Aa’meen Ya’Rabbul Aa’lameen._*
JazaK Allâhu Khair!