In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
United Prayers in Islaam
By Irshad Mahmood - Director, Siraat-al-Mustaqeem Dawah Centre
O
you who believe! whoever from among you turns back from his religion,
then Allah will bring a people, He shall love them and they shall love
Him, lowly before the believers, mighty against the unbelievers, they
shall strive hard in Allah's way and shall not fear the censure of any
censurer; this is Allah's Face, He gives it to whom He pleases, and
Allah is Ample-giving, Knowing, (Ref: Al_Quraan_005.054).If
you want to build a very tall building, you must first build foundation
accordingly. Foundation is the most important part of everything.One
person came to Rasool Allah (Peace-Be-Upon-Him) and asked I want to
accept Islaam, BUT I don't want to offer Salaat, don't want to pay
Zakaat, don't want to do anything. Muhammad (Peace-Be-Upon-Him) said,
IF you want to accept Islaam, you MUST have to come for Salaat. And
time showed that the same person took part in every part of Islaamic
actively. Without Salaat Rasool Allah (Peace-Be-Upon-Him) didn't accept
any one's Islaam.Nowadays,
we can see, if someone asks for Asar Salaat according to his Asar time,
the other one could say, no ... no ... no it is not my Asar time, at
the same place. My Asar time will start 30 minutes later.Should
we stand for Salaat side by side without any gap or we should say no
... no ... no our Asar time will start 30 minutes later, at the same
place.What
should we do if we go for Haj? Should we join the Salaat behind Imaam
Kabaa, one of the followers of Imaam Shafee, or we should offer our
Salaat separately 30 minutes LATER?We know there are several groups of people offering their Salaat differently.Should
we unite under one methodology for all Worships, for the Unity of
Muslim. Can we do little sacrifice for the unity of Muslim. Regarding
Worshiping Method, can we follow recent Imaam Kabaa, eventually Imaam
Shafee (one of the four Imaam) and of course following Quraan, for the
Unity of Muslim? Is there anything wrong in it? Or will we be out
of Islaam by doing that? If not, then why don't we join together for
the development of United Ummah.Those who divide their religion and break up into sects, they don't have anything in ISLAAM, (Ref: Al_Quraan_006.159).Let us UNITE:I
invite you all, to come to one methodology for all Worships (of course
according to Quraan). I also invite you to tell others as well.If
you DIFFER in anything (Faith, Salaat, Sayaam, Zakaat, etc.) amongst
yourself, then REFER to Allah and his Messenger (Quraan), if you really
believe in Allah and in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable
for determinations, (Ref: Al_Quraan_004.059).Call yourself Muslims: (No Shiaa no Sunnee, Islaam is Unity)And
strive for Allah with the endeavor, which is His (Allah’s) right. He
(Allah) has chosen you and has imposed no difficulties (hardship) on
you in religion. It is the faith of your father Abraham
(Peace-Be-Upon-Him) (is yours). It is He (Allah) Who named you Muslims,
both before and in this (Scripture), that the Messenger may be witness
against you, and that you may be witness against mankind. So establish
regular Prayer (Worship), pay the poor due (Charity), and hold fast to
Allah. He (Allah) is your Protecting Friend. A blessed Patron and a
blessed Helper, (Al_Quraan_022.078).(Don’t
Call yourself Shiaa, Sunnee, Berelvee, Deubandee, Ahle-Hadees etc, Just
call yourself Muslims, since Allah named you as Muslims)
Non-Practicing Muslims are like ASS / Donkey carrying books, (Ref: Al_Quraan_062.005).None argue concerning the revelations (Ayaat) of Allah but those who disbelieve …, (Ref: Al_Quraan_040.004).