Eye Opener

Yesterday began with me excited with the progress of ainly. I was tremendously happy with the progress we had in ainly. Therefore my Jummah khutba was going to be thanking Allah for giving us this chance of carrying the torch of Islam. All that drastically changed at lunch.

There was a dance in the middle of the rotunda. Like the usually, so I stepped aside and went to my lockers. Then a bunch of non-Muslims came up to me and ask me “isn’t dancing forbidden in your religion” and I explained to them to my best of my ability and told them though I am not a scholar. “Then I ask why?” They look at me, then the gaze wander off to the direction of the rotunda. “No reason.” I didn’t believe them I rushed to the rotunda and lo and behold it was Muslim guys and girls dancing. Some of these Muslim brothers and sister I regarded highly as leaders for ainly this year and the upcoming year. I felt a sharp pain, I couldn’t bear to watch, I went to my locker wanting to yell, wanting to ask Allah was it my fault, was I not sincere enough, did I not to a good job in carrying the torch of Allah.

My Jummah khutba changed I wanted to go rank on them. I wanted to tell them this is why innocent kids are dieing in Iraq, Sudan; this is why Muslims are being oppressed that every time u shake your booty another innocent life was lost. Allah does not change the state of the Ummah unless we change ourselves. We have so much opportunity here to make a difference but yet we don’t. We don’t! There are people dying out there getting hacked to pieces and what are we doing here. We all have a responsibility. We have to make an effort for change and if no one is affected by it remember that actions are based by intentions.

After the dance people kept on approaching me asking me what’s wrong. I just didn’t want to talk about; I was trying to be patience. Then one of the sisters came up to me, which participated in the dance and ask me what were doing with some upcoming program. I respect this sister a lot. Maybe that’s why I snapped. I know it was wrong of me but I snapped. I started yelling at her and saying stuff like I don’t care and I don’t want to work with people who put themselves before Allah. She looked at me and gave me a blank look. She knew I was right but she also knew they way I told her, was wrong, she stared at me even though it was less than a second I still cant get that stare out of my head, tears began to roll down her check then she just ran ran. I realized my mistake and I went to talk to her and I apologize we both realize that we had committed a mistake. I told her that we are all humans and we all make mistakes and it’s how we react to our mistakes that differentiate us from everyone else.

I decided to do the Jummah khutba about a test, this Dunya. I explain to everyone that this Dunya is just a test of how much we truly love Allah? How much are we willing to sacrifice for Allah? I also told them that in Islam u can have fun but in certain boundaries. Then in the second part of the khutba I told them that whoever made a mistake, go back to Allah and ask for forgiveness and seek his mercy.

Sheikh Hamza Yusuf said it the best that there is two types of people in this world one who has the Dunya in his heart and the others have the Dunya in their hands. Lets control the Dunya, and not let the Dunya control us.