Most people are well aware of the fact that tensions in
Kenya are very rapidly escalating, and have turned the country into a pile of
super-dried firewood just waiting to burst into flames. We make dua to Allah
that He brings down upon this firewood drenching rains of peace, even before
any matchstick can get anywhere close to it. However, for this rain to come,
the blockage that is stopping it from showering down upon us must be removed.
Removing this blockage is the only solution for the tension we find ourselves
in. This blockage is our sins, our spiritual sicknesses, our evil actions.
Today we leave no stone unturned in blaming everything else
and everyone else for what we find ourselves in, but we conveniently forget that
it is we who are to blame – the problem is in us, the problem is in me. Allah
states in Surah Room – “Strife, havoc, and problems have become manifest in the
land and in the sea, due to the (evil) actions of the people, so that Allah can
make them taste some of the consequences of their evil deeds, and so that they
may turn back (to Allah.)” In this deeply beautiful aayat, Allah is telling us
that the problems we face – whether on a domestic level, a national level, or
problems affecting the entire world – are due to the earnings of our own hands
It is we who have brought upon ourselves the dire and grim conditions we are
complaining about. We, the Muslims, who are bound by the commands of Allah, are
very busy in stoking the fire of sins at every chance we get, wherever we are.
We have become bold, open, and fearless in violating the injunctions of Sharia,
and throwing behind our backs the beautiful lifestyle of our beloved Nabi
Sallallahu alaihi wasallam. When grave sins like watching TV and movies,
indulging in animate pictures, free intermingling of sexes, music, women
emerging from their homes uncovered, men cutting or shaving their beards below
a fist length, men letting their garments reach their ankles, unbridled
indulgence in material luxuries are so rampant and rife in our society, then
what peace and mercy are we expecting? We constantly defy Allah, and yet we
expect His help to rain down upon us?
The only solution to our difficulties, not just in Kenya,
but all around the world, is for us to make tauba – repent and turn to Allah.
The only way that negative conditions can be changed is if we give ourselves
over to Allah in total humility and subservience. We need to extinguish the
fire of disobedience that we have set alight, with tears of repentance. We need
to become true slaves of Allah for every moment of our remaining lives, till we
breathe our last. Failing this, no security guards, and no CCTV cameras are
going to be of any use.
This is my humble, heartfelt plea to all Muslims residing in
Kenya specifically, and all Muslims in the world in general – let us cleanse
and purify our lives from both external and internal sins, before it is too
late, and we are left with nothing but regret in a time when regret will be
futile.
I, the weakest and most sinful of all, repent from all my
sins, open and hidden, and turn to Allah in regret and tauba. May Allah forgive
me and all Muslims.
Servant,
Madrasah Fadhlul Uloom
Aameen thumma Aameen
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