THE
ESSENTIALITY OF KNOWLEDGE FOR BEING A MUSLIM
The
greatest favour of ‘ALLAH”
Brethren-in-Islam!
Every Muslim sincerely believes
that the greatest boon of “ALLAH” in this world is Islam. He feels grateful to
Him for having included him in the Ummah of the Holy Prophet(peace and blessing
of “ALLAH” be upon him) and for having bestowed upon him the blessing of Islam.
“ALLAH” Himself has reckoned this as His greatest boon to His servants as is
mentioned in the Qur’an:
“This
day have I perfected your deen (way of life) for you and completed My favour
unto you, and have chosen for you Al-Islam as deen.”
(Al-Qur’an 5:3)
Obligation
for the favour
It is obligatory for you to
render “ALLAH” His due because of the favour He has conferred on you. Whosoever
dose not render one his due for his favoue, is an ungrateful person. And the
worst possible ungratefulness on the part of man is to forget what he owes to
God.
Now you may ask as to how can one
render “ALLAH” His due for His favour to us? In replay I have to say that since
“ALLAH” has included you in the Ummah of Muhammad(peace be on him) the best
form of gratitude for this favour of His, is to become sincere follower of the
Holy Prophet(peace be upon him). Since God has included you in the Muslim
community the only way for you to reciprocate this kindness is to become
full-fledged Muslims. In on other way can you render what is due to “ALLAH” for
this immense punishment for this ungratefulness will be as great as is the
favour of “ALLAH”. May “ALLAH” save all of us from this punishment! Amen.
Fundamentals
of Islam
Sayed
Abul A’la Maudoodi
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