Not the Proper Way

Dated 25 Feb 06

Before I write something else I want to comment on the current wave of rage spreading throughout the Muslim World after the publication of those caricatures in many European papers. Being a born Muslim, I too have it as an important part of my faith that after Allah, the Creator of this universe, the human personality to be most respected is our Prophet MUHAMMAD (peace be upon him) and one is not considered to be among the Muslims if, to him, the Prophet (PBUH) is not more dear than his family and children. In fact we (the Muslims) believe in and respect all the prophets like Adam, Abraham, Noah, David, Jacob, Jesus, Moses, Job (to name a few, and 124000 in total, in our belief) and our faith is not considered to be complete if we don’t believe in them as well all the divine books along with Quran, like Bible, Torah and Zaboor (Psalms of David).

Having said that, I want to express my reservations on the manner which the Muslim community is displaying their respect towards their Prophet (PBUH). I firmly believe that bringing out howling processions, burning Government/Private properties and getting innocent people killed is not a sign of being respectful to the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and it is neither a source of pleasing Allah and His prophet (PBUH) nor is it going to serve the purpose of restraining the continuous desecration of Islam by the mischievous people like these cartoonists.

Instead, we should try to show to the West how sacred, dear and beloved that great personality is to us by changing our lives in accordance with the life he lived and following all the golden principles of his ‘Sunnah’ (way of life). I am sure the wrong image of Muslims being a violent nation which is being wrongly depicted by a small minority can be changed if all of us follow the ethical teachings of our prophet who was ‘Rahma-tullil-Aalemeen’ (the Beneficent for all the worlds. (Peace be Upon him).

Regards to all.