I've always wanted to write this piece. I'm writing as it slips off my mind and into the keyboard. Topic:
Every saint has a past, every sinner has a future.
One thing we must remember is: One day we are going to die. No matter what religion that person may be following, he is aware of this. Even the atheist. Even the person who believes in aliens. It is something that everyone believes in and thinks about, even though he may deny it or puts it at the back of his mind when reminded of it. Even the person who parties all night and gets high till he overdoses, he is still terrified when he realizes that he is dying and will try his level best to get sober and 'get back to reality', so to speak. So the point here is: We all know our time on this Earth is limited.
So why live by the phrase, "Live your life to the fullest" or "Enjoy life while it lasts" or even "Party hard". Those phrases are among the cleanest that I can mention by the way, there are far worse that people hold on to, subhanAllah.
In an age where the fitna level is reaching ridiculously crazy levels, how can one stay sane and be on the Saved Path? I fully understand how easy it is to sin, how easy it is to fall back into sin and just do sin after sin after sin after sin without feeling no remorse because it has become normal till you feel sick and 'bad' if you do a good deed. SubhanAllah! What drives a human to behave like this? It is even worse when you're Muslim and you're doing these evil acts.
Now hang on a minute. I'm beginning to sound a little judgmental. That's not good. One lesson I have learned is: Never, ever pass judgement on a person. Because you never know how that person may turn out to be. Seriously. It is easier said than done. I believe in that fact because I am living proof. Why do I use the term "living" proof? There's a profound reason to that, if Allah allows that story to be told and one day it shall come to pass, in sha Allah.
The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said in a hadeeth, "A person is upon the religion of his close friend, so beware whom you befriend."
[Abu Daawood and At-Tirmithi]
That statement, maa shaa Allah, is so true. Especially during those teenage years where you feel it's not cool to be around your parents anymore, you feel that you want to be independent when you're not, you value your friends company more than your own family, you want to rebel and experiment with different things and ideas and so forth... you catch my drift. SubhanAllah, its become so prevalent that it has become the 'normal' thing in modern day society, especially with urban families. And don't just think that it happens to people who come from broken families. It can happen to a child from a religious family, where the parents are strict and impose their ideas over them.
It doesn't help when we're fed with Western-style ideologies through television, literature, music and art. We live in an immensely secular, God-less world. Blatant paganism may be gone now expect for a few select places in the world, but those idols have been replaced by celebrities who people sort of 'worship' in a way, like rock stars, movie stars, and politicians. If we're not careful, we might fall into syirk! (attaining partners with Allah) Do you know what the biggest sin in Islam is? She does:
*answer at 0:37
That clip always makes me smile. :)
So today at work I was watching this video right, "From Punk Rock to Islam" and its subsequent link; "Fiqh of Chillin" and I immediately felt the urge to write this post, on the topic of change from darkness to light because it is a story that is so dear to my heart. I have always felt that Allah subhana wa Ta'ala brought me back to the Straight Path for this reason: To make dawah to those who are struggling to find the Truth on the wrong path.
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