Say NO to Islamophobia
وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَٰفِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍۢ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ ٱلْأَبْصَٰرُ ٤٢
And never think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them for a Day when eyes will stare [in horror].
The below is beautifully written by a Chinese revert sister who chose Islam as her religion through learning about this religion of submission to Allah to acquire final peace. She has written this to the killer who attacked innocent Muslim worshippers in New Zealand. Some text is edited by us for elaboration.
- (I) Appreciate that you made the effort to find out the timing of our noon prayer (Recall Muslims pray 5 times a day to remember their purpose of creation and to praise their Creator).
- Appreciate that you learnt more about our religion (of Islam) to know that Fridays are the days the men (and optionally women) go to the Mosques for their (bigger) congregational prayers.
- But I guess there were some things you, rather unfortunately, didn’t get to learn.
- Perhaps you didn’t know that what you did made them Martyrs. (You made them qualified for the Paradise that we long for through out our lives).
- And how you have single-handedly raised the statuses of our brothers and sisters in the eyes of their beloved Creator with your actions. And how, through your actions, they will be raised as the most righteous and pious of Muslims (In Sha Allah).
- Perhaps you didn’t know that doing what you did, at the time and place you chose, it actually meant that the last words that escaped their lips were probably words of remembrance and praise of Allah. Which is a noble end many Muslims could only dream of.
- And perhaps you didn’t know, but what you did would almost guarantee them paradise (that is the major objective of every Muslim on this face of Earth).
- Appreciate that you showed the world how Muslims welcome, with open arms, even people like yourself into our Mosques, which is our second home.
- Appreciate you for showing that our mosques have no locks or gates, and are unguarded because everyone and anyone is welcome to be with us.
- Appreciate you for allowing the world to see the powerful image of a man you injured, lying on back on the stretcher with his index finger raised high, as a declaration of his faith and complete trust in Allah.
- Appreciate how you brought the Churches and communities together to stand with us Muslims.
- Appreciate that you made countless New Zealanders come out of their homes to visit the mosques nearest to them with flowers with beautiful messages of peace and love (In Sha Allah this will enlighten their hearts to learn more about Muslims and Islam)
- Appreciate that you made countless New Zealanders come out of their homes to visit the mosques nearest to them with flowers with beautiful messages of peace and love (In Sha Allah this will enlighten their hearts to learn more about Muslims and Islam)
- In the coming weeks, more people will turn up in the Mosques, a place you hate and fear from so much, fortified by the strength in their faith, and inspired by their fallen brothers and sisters.
- In the coming weeks, more non Muslims will turn up at the gates of mosques with fresh flowers and beautifully handwritten notes. They may not have known where the mosques in their area was. But now, they do. All because of you.
You may have achieved your aim of intended destruction, but I guess you failed to incite hatred, fear and despair in all of us.
And while I understand that it may have been your objective, I hate to say that after all of that elaborate planning, and the perverse and wretched efforts on your (and those with you) part, you still failed to drive a divide among the the Muslims and non-Muslims in the world.
Alhumdolillaaah (All praise due to Allah).
(A Radiant Muslim)
