loving is sharing

salam...

i love reading...so here i would like to share what i read..actually this is the other way for me to make sure i read something..whennever i share with you something means that i read something..if not then it means i read nothing..

i took this from "FUNDAMENTALS OF ISLAM" written by Abul A'ala Mawdudi.

Allah's Greatest Gift

Brothers in Islam! We as Muslims sincerely believe that Islam is the greatest blessing that ALLAH has given us in this world. We find our hearts filled with gratitude to Him for including us in the Ummah of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and bestowing upon us this unique blessing. Allah Himself describes Islam as His most invaluable gift to His servants:

"today I have perfected your Din (way of life ) for you, and Ihave completed My blessing upon you, and I have willed that Islam be the Way for you" (Almaidah:3)

To be truly grateful for this greatest favour, you must therefore render to ALLAH His due. if you do not do so, you are undoubtedly and ungrateful person. and what ingratitude can be worse than to forget what you owe to your God.

How can we, you may ask, render these due? Since ALLAH has been gracious enough to include you in the Ummah of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) the best way of showing gratitude (and there is no other way) is to become totally commited followers of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), and since He has made you a part of the Muslim Ummah to become true Muslims. If you do not, the punishment for your ingratitude will be as great as the original gift was. May ALLAh save us all from this great punishment! Amin.

You will now ask: How can we become Muslims in the true sense of the word? this question I shall answer in considerable detail in fothcoming adresses; but today i want to look at a point, of fundamental importance, without which we cannot hope to discover true faith. This you must understand, is the first essential step on your road to becoming a true Muslim..

(you have to have the knowledge....)

till next entry...