Post by yusuf72 on Nov 12, 2019 21:03:59 GMT
As-Salaam alaikum,
In the Islamic calendar, we are now inside the month of Rabi al-Awwal, literally the month of Spring. It is also the time/period of Spring for people of Heart, because in this very month the Holy Envoy of Allah, the Divine Informer after whom no other Apostle/Prophet came and will not come until the second coming of Nabiy Isa, alaihi salaam, was born and also in this very month he returned to his Lord. May Allah send abundant blessings and peace to the noble soul of our Master Muhammad and count us among his Community.
As we celebrate 1441 A.H Rabi al-Awwal, let us reflect the deeper Sunnah of the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, which is his character, his being rahmatan lil alameen... his being universally compassionate to all beings, his being harisun alaikum, bil muminina ra'ufun raheem, the fountain of compassion and concerned, caring and responsive for well being of the believers.
At-Tirmidhi recounted to us that the Noble Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, "was well acquainted with sorrow, much absorbed in thought, had little rest, was silent for long periods and did not talk without cause. He begun and finished his talk with the formula, 'In the Name of Allah.' His talk pithy, neither too long nor too short, not coarse, but also not too playful or light. He honored each of Allah's signs of grace, even though it might be small, and never found blame in anything."!
The way of the Prophet, alaihi salaat was-salaam, was that of pure humility. He embraced poverty through his generosity and would not rest until he gave away any extra he had in his hand to the most needy. Poverty was his pride. Poverty in this sense is understood not merely as destitution but rather as a spiritual stage that consist in man's knowledge of his own need before Allah, the One who has no need (al-Ghaniyu). A Muslim's love of the poor is a sure sign of love for Prophet, for his love and care for the poor is unparalleled, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam.