"Be Peacemakers", Eid 2010 Sermon by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf (Zaytuna)
Brief Transcript:
- Noting happens except what Allah (swt) commands. He controls and provides for everything. Imaan increases when you increase your devotion in ibadah. This is why in Ramadan we found we were able to get up early, read Qur'an several times, everybody tasted the Qur'an.
- Allah (swt) is 'Rabbu Ramadan' but He is also 'Rabbu Shawwal'. Just because Ramadan ends, nothing changes in your state. Allah does not change. Maintain your Ramadan practice. Stay in the momentum.
- Reading as much as you are able daily: 100 verses, 50 verses, or just Ayatul Kursi or Suratul Mulk (30 verses) each day, this will protect you from heedlnessness, in your grave. The Prophet ? said: 'I wish the 30 verses were in the heart of every Muslim'.
Sermon:
- Muslims are under seige. You can feel it. But who did this? Allah did this! We as a community have been sitting on Islam for so long, and not doing anything about it. The Muslims are getting along as if nothing matter. Finally you can openly practise Islam without getting burned for the FIRST time in history, in a Christian country.
- In Surat an-Nahl Allah (swt) says CALL OTHERS TO THE WAY OF YOUR LORD WITH WISDOM. Allah (swt) knows what the people are doing, you don't need to worry, you just tell them about Islam.
- Emulate the character of the Prophet ?; do not argue, do not curse, do defend yourself, but be patient for that is better. Dialogue with the people, 'ahsan' - in the most beautiful way, do not argue. You'll hear many obnoxious things from the people, but don't be oppressed or constricted about their plots. Speak to people in the best way. Allah (swt) is with the people of piety - Fasbirr! You be patient!
- This is a time when Muslims have to rise above their egos and images of self worth - placed higher than Allah sometimes.. It can't be where they say 'lets burn the Qur'an' so we say 'lets burn the US flag'. Mockery is not acceptable. For some, the US flag is sacred. Allah (swt) said 'Do not curse their idols because then they will curse Allah, out of ignorance... And Like that, we have made every the actions of every ummah - beautiful'.
- We are letting other poeple tell us who we are, we are letting others define us. No! We know that Americans are generally patient people, we've been living here for generation. But we are living in an environment where the seeds of hate have grown deep from propaganda and media. Each group of people think they are doing something good, so understand their mindset. We must correct and protect our homes, our masajid.
- Benjamin Franklin built a house for free speech for all; Thomas Jefferson endorsed freedom and protection for all including the 'Mohammedans'. Allah (swt) says, 'BUT SAY THE TRUTH FROM YOUR LORD' - whoever disbelieves, let them, whoever believes, let them. If Allah (swt) wanted, wouldn't everyone on earth be believers? Do you think you can force people to convert? That is not our job. You can't convert the world. But you can tell people about Allah (swt) in good conduct and wise words.
- Shakespeare said 'Theres a tide in the affairs of men'. We have an opportunity to tell others about Islam. We have the tools, so we have to be creative. If you can't do it yourself, empower others who can. This is not to proselytize others, it is to teach.
- All the Prophet ? asked the Qureysh was to talk to his people, he loved to guide people. He praised the Jews and Christians and Pagans when they did praiseworthy things!
- Roosevelt said, "it's not patriotic to agree with the president when he's wrong" - this is descent. We can and must speak out against wrong. A problem in the US is the 'extreme right with a hidden agenda' (war). Now the agenda is 'blame it on the Muslims'. Every time they will stoke the fire of war, Allah (swt) will put it out.
- We should be peacemakers. We have a destiny but we are squandering our power and wealth. Future communities will curse us! Looking at how much we have and wasted.
Allahu Akbar walhamdulillah. Be pious people, be good people, don't cheat the system, be exemplars, we are here to stay, use your wealth for good. Life is short, we are growing old before our eyes, we need to work now to protect our children. Don't ignore the winds that are blowing. It is Allah (swt) that is waking us up and we'll have no-one to blame but ourselves. Empower yourself and one another.
May Allah (swt) accept your Ramadan and fasting, may He protect your home, your women, make your land safe. May Allah bring these leaders to an understanding so they leave people alone. May Allah give those in authority wisdom, may Allah make us people of the Qur'an, may He forgive all of our sins, restore peace and order, and make us leaders in our community. May He protect the people and make us callers to peace. In the end, this world is a place of turmoil, may Allah (swt) make us people of the peace in the akhirah.
Return wrongs with rights.
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messengers to teach people how to live
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messengers the best examples of how to
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himself his Iman was growing in his
heart and this is the nature of the
believer his Eman should always be in
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Iman increases when you increase your
devotion to Allah
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devotion to Allah super Hannah Wattana
and this is why your iman is higher your
getting up before dawn in times that you
can't do that some people weren't even
getting up for dawn before Ramadan
started some people weren't even getting
up for fudger but in Ramadan they find
they're able to get up before dawn they
have a meal and then they pray there's
people that stay and get the reward of a
hedge and in Umrah by staying until the
Shoob there's people that recited the
Quran in its entirety several times in
Ramadan some people twice some people
one time some people didn't have the
to--they to do that the success from
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changes after ramadan the prophet
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increase in his prayer numbers in
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prophet sala lies in him his Eman was
the Eman of Ramadan all through the year
because Allah doesn't change allah
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facilitates ramadan in order to you for
you to prepare for what's coming after
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Ramadan and then follows it up with six
days in sha well and Imam Malik said six
days any time after that until the next
year debating on what that positive min
means min from so those who want to stay
in their state in Rama bond the best
thing to do is maintain your practice
don't diminish your practice the Prophet
SAW Allah I am reminded us to read the
Quran he said whoever reads a hundred
Quran is written from the highest people
hundred verses of the Quran a day
there's a require 50 verses of a day and
you won't be written from the people of
heedlessness if you just do I said Corsi
and if you do a menorah psuedo every day
which is in many Hadees to do that and
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there's a chapter in the Quran that has
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every believer Mook Mook will protect
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don't lose your momentum you were
gaining momentum and then you get into
ten days don't Ramadan's over now I can
go back to my heedlessness don't be that
person
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that you might have success what I want
to talk about this morning is something
very important for this community
Muslims are under siege it's very clear
anybody that reads the news anybody that
sees what's going on there out there you
don't you don't need prognosticators to
tell you what's going on out there you
can feel it you don't need to read your
yahoo.com to know what's going on every
day
the headlines are about Muslims who did
this if you ask me I say Allah subhana
WA Ta'ala did this because Muslims have
been sitting on this religion for so
long and not sharing it the whole world
turning against them because this is the
age of the internet this is the age of
mass communication this is the first
time in human history where you could be
in a Christian country and openly talk
about Islam and know what they won't
burn you they might burn the Quran but
they won't burn you this is the first
time in human history and yet the
Muslims are getting along with their
business as if nothing mattered Coderre
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how he behaved
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the Messenger of Allah behave you read
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enemies he dealt with them with
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with people in the most beautiful way
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astray woven mohtadeen and he knows who
is rightly guided Allah knows who has
gone astray and who is rightly guided
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don't argue about what they're doing
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him complaining to the mushi be keen
about what they were doing to him every
time you spoke with them he used it as
an opportunity to explain to them what
he believed he didn't say you evil
people don't you see what you're doing
to me you're oppressing my people you're
killing all he said listen to these
words listen to what Allah subhana WA
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