The Ghurabah - Islam, the Land and Mankind

They are either ignorant people who may love Da’wah, but they are ignorant. They love to spread Islām and they think that is the proper way to do it. That is their ideal way of doing it or one of their ways of doing it. Those are the type of people who should temporarily withdraw from the Da’wah field and arena, and sit back and learn before they misguide and get sins instead of the deeds that they are expecting. We are pro-Da’wah and I said it many times. Our life roams around it. I said convey what you know of ‘Ilm, which is true solid ‘Ilm. No matter how much you know and even if it is a little bit, convey it. We spoke in this class on how to be kind and wise in conveying the Da’wah, so you can open the hearts and your message can reach them, but interfaith and Da’wah are two opposites.

So a group of those who promote this and attend these and their platforms are Islamically untaught. Their idea of Da’wah is a photo shoot sitting and standing with a priest and a rabbi, and then at the end of the day returning to their wives on a full meal, thinking they have accomplished something big in Da’wah. They have accomplished nothing more than getting the title of being total losers, as a declaration by Allah from on top of seven skies.

"Say: Shall We tell you the greatest losers in respect of (their) deeds? Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds."

Allah says to the Prophet (saws) shall We tell you the greatest of the losers? They are those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they thought that they were acquiring good by their deeds. They thought they were doing good deeds and acquiring good deeds, but in reality what they were doing was sins and they are losers. Allah said they are losers.

Intent behind Dhikr...

"Therefore, remember Me (by praying, glorifying, etc.). I will remember you, and be grateful to Me (for My countless Favours on you) and never be ungrateful to Me." [2:152]

The intent behind Dhikr is not merely to remember (Allah) with one’s tongue, rather it is remembrance with the heart and the tongue. Remembrance of Allah includes remembering Him by His Names and Attributes, His commandments, His prohibitions and His speech. This necessitates that a person should have knowledge and awareness of Allah, belief in Allah, belief in Allah’s Perfect and Lofty Attributes, as well as (constantly) praising Allah with various types of praise (i.e. based on what Allah has legislated in the authentic texts of the Shari’ah and not by way of biddah). And this cannot be accomplished except through Tawheed. True Remembrance of Allah necessitates all of this, as well as remembering the blessings and favours, which Allah has bestowed upon His creatures and His kindness towards them.