In the Name of Allah the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful,

I usually deactivate my social media accounts during Ramadan but due to the conflicts taking place to keep up with news from loved ones in countries facing bombardment I have not deactivated them this year. 

So, what I see as you probably see is a very fast campaign against Muslims. I thought to myself are such people worth arguing with? Wasting time with? And then I thought about children and teenagers these days who have to see so much hate for their religion. As adults we observe that change, but for children I am sure it leaves them feeling very perplexed. 

One post caught my eye and it was about being against Islamphobia the comments were incredibly negative and there seemed to be a theme of how Christianity is the true religion and Islam is a threat to Christianity. I have noticed once when values seemed to be more secular there is the bringing about of ‘religion’ as an identity. We respect all people and this is what our religion teaches us to deal with respect and kindness to all. So seeing this rhetoric as Islam being the enemy is incredibly hurtful. Truth be told I wanted to write a long answer but I thought the world has changed more faster than we can imagine. Even if you tell people the truth they do not want to listen but simply bring about more lies and fabrications. So, I stepped back. 

As I opened my mushaff to read my next Juz I came across the following ayats from Surah As Saff:

”And remember when Jesus son of Mary said “O children of Israel! I am truly Allah’s Messenger to you, confirming the Torah which came before me and giving me good news of a messenger after me whose name will be ‘Ahmad’. Yet when the prophet came to them with clear proofs they said ‘This is pure magic.’ 

Who does more wrong than the one who fabricates lies about Allah when invited to submit to Him? For Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people. They wish to extinguish Allah’s light with their mouths but Allah will certainly perfect His light, even to the dismay of the disbelievers. He is the One Who has sent His Messenger with true guidance and the religion of truth, making it prevail over all the others, even to the dismay of the polytheists.” 

It’s amazing how the Qur’an will talk to you. This hasn’t happened just now but many times over. Reading and reflecting upon these verses placed a huge smile on my face. It discusses the origins of Christianity and what Christianity really is, that Jesus is the Son of Mary and a blessed prophet who himself gave the news that our beloved prophet peace be upon him, would arrive. Then on ayats 7-9 it is a comforting to every muslim heart that Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people. Islam is one of the fastest growing (if not the fastest) religion in the world, even now we hear regularly of people converting to Islam having discovered what the religion of Islam truly preaches. 

So, as the hatred enters even more hypocrisy, even more harshness, fabrication of the truth, Allah will certainly perfect His light. Islam is beautiful and He guides whomsoever He wills and He has power over all things! So keep being an embassador of Islam through our character and conduct , being true to Allah. 

#ReflectingInCrisis 