How We dO iT

Weak Muslims are not Proud of Islam

The true strangers will always be proud of their God-sanctioned religion. On the contrary, the weak-Muslims try to hide their Islamic identity for fear of being labeled as “fundamentalist”. The men are shaving their beard and women are trying to make their hijab look like the latest fashion. If presented with food or drink that is haram, instead of saying “I cannot eat it because it is unlawful in Islam”, they say we are full at the moment, or they say we do not like the particular food. They feel embarrassed accompanying Muslim as friends; instead they take non-Muslims as best friends….

The Rightly-Guided Predecessors were always proud of Islam [A good example is Rabi`e ibn Amir]

When the companions accepted Islam, they became proud of it and felt that all other ideologies and ways of life are inferior to what has been revealed to them from above seven heavens. In the battle between the Muslims and the Persians, Rostom, the leader of the Persian army, asked to negotiate with the Muslims. Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas, the Muslim leader in that battle, sent a group of companions among which was Rabi`e ibn Amir. The Persian leader prepared a magnificent reception in order to impress those “Bedouins” and weaken their position. The Persians asked Rabi`e to enter without his arms. He refused and entered with his arms and his horse and tied his horse next to Rostom. Rostom asked: “What brings you?” Rabi`e said: “Allah has sent us to convert mankind from the worship of people to the worship of Allah and from the narrowness of this life to its wideness and from the oppression of the religions to the justice of Islam. Allah has sent us to His creatures with His religion. Whoever accepts it, we accept from him and whoever refuses, we fight him until we get the Promise of Allah?” “And what is His Promise?” asked Rostom. “Paradise for those who die and victory for those who survive” answered Rabi`e. Rostom said: “Can you delay this matter until we think about it?” Rabi`e answered: “Yes. How many days you need, one or two?” Rostom said: “More. Until I write to my people.” Rabi`e said: “We can’t. Our Prophet does not authorize us to delay our enemies more than three days. So make up your mind."