The united colours of islam (part 3 of three)

The united colours of islam (part 3 of three)

This conventional brotherhood preached via islam became championed by the prophet’s companions after him. How will you be content that a black guy ought to be the foremost among you?  Is it now not more becoming that he be below you?’  ‘certainly no!’, ubada’s comrades replied, ‘although he's black as you spot, he is nonetheless the foremost among us in position, intelligence and expertise; for black isn't always despised amongst us.’

“truly, the believers are but brothers...” (quran forty nine:10)

It's far the hajj, or pilgrimage to mecca, which stays the remaining image of the oneness and brotherhood of man.  Right here, wealthy and bad from all international locations stand and bow in unison earlier than god in what is the most important gathering of humanity; attesting to the prophet’s words when he said:

“there is really no excellence for an arab over a non-arab; or for a non-arab over an arab; or for a white man over a black man; or for a black man over a white man; except thru piety.” (ahmad)

And this confirms the quran, which says:

“o humanity!  We've got created you from a unmarried male and lady and have made you into countries and tribes that you can realize each other (no longer that you have pride over each other).  Verily, the maximum honorable of you in god’s sight is the one most pious…” (quran 49:thirteen)

As for nationalism, with its factionalizing of muslims alongside ethnic and tribal traces, it is considered an evil innovation.

“in case your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your tribe, the wealth you have gained, the commerce in that you fear a decline, and the dwellings in that you pride are costlier to you than god and his messenger and striving difficult in his purpose, then wait until god brings about his choice.” (quran 9:24)

The prophet stated:

“... Whoever fights below the banner of the blind, turning into indignant for nationalism, calling to nationalism, or helping nationalism, and dies: then he dies a demise of jahiliyya (i.E. Pre-islamic lack of knowledge and disbelief).” (saheeh muslim)

In truth, the muslims in and of themselves constitute a unmarried body and supra-country, because the prophet defined:

“the myth of the believers in their mutual love and mercy is like that of a residing frame: if one component feels ache, the whole body suffers in sleeplessness and fever.” (saheeh muslim)

The quran confirms this harmony:

“for this reason, we've made you (believers into) a (single) justly-balanced network...” (quran 2:143)

Perhaps one of the greatest boundaries to the recognition of islam by way of many westerners is the fallacy that it's far normally a religion for orientals or darkish-skinned human beings.    Moreover, europe has greater indigenous white muslims than it has ‘colored’ immigrants.  The bosnians, for example, whose numbers have been decimated on the end of the 20th century however who, due to their heroism and lifestyle of tolerance, have contributed maximum to balkan peace and balance.  Albanians too, descended from europe’s ancient illyrians, also are in large part muslim.  In reality, one of the 20th century’s main muslim students, imam muhammad nasir-ud-deen al-albani, was, as his name shows, albanian.

“actually, we created people within the excellent stature.” (quran 5:4)