Holding Quran: Need of the hour

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Youth as an Ambassador of Islam:

ذٰلِكَ الۡڪِتٰبُ لَا رَيۡبَ ۛۚ ۖ فِيۡهِ ۛۚ هُدًى لِّلۡمُتَّقِيۡنَ

                                                    (Surah Al Baqarah: Verse 2)

‘This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who ward off (evil).”

As Quran's authenticity can no longer be questioned, there is a dire need of holding the teachings of Islam to cope up with challenges faced by Muslim Ummah.

The Current State of Muslim Youth: 

The common challenge, we as Muslim Ummah is facing right now is the misperceptions and misconceptions of youth about the teachings of Islam. Youth has numerous questions regarding the teachings of Islam that are interpreted to them in a quite disturbing way. We, the youth do not see Islam as an important element of our life, as our necessity, we see it as a part of our tradition or a religion that is passed down to us by our parents and to them by their parents, and so on. 

الَّذِينَ ضَلَّ سَعْيُهُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ يَحْسَبُونَ

                                                      (Surah Al Kahaf:verse 104)

[They are] those whose effort is lost in worldly life, while they think that they are doing well in work.

The Crisis of UMMAH:    

Over time, the teachings of Islam are fading away. For instance, you can’t easily distinguish between a Muslim and a non-Muslim girl or a boy, by their physical appearances in our current so-called educational institutions. As our youth is so much obsessed with the western culture. If you ask an average Muslim youth, what do you want from your life?

 The answer to this question is not different from a Jewish youth, or a Hindu youth, or a Christian youth. Most of the answers include that I want a successful life, a handful of the materialistic things, career, all that, and their success directly means the success of this world entirely, our life goals are not even influenced by the teachings of Islam, unfortunately.

One common notion around us regarding Islam is, a person talking about religion is seen, as he is returning to religion because he is not succeeded in his life. This really is the scary part. Isn’t it? We can easily observe around us many students who are not good in academics are admitted to Madrassas, for Islamic education. This is very much common. We just need to end this stigma. We need to define our goals. We need to interpret the teachings of Islam to youth in a remarkable manner as they are.

What Needs to Be Done to Revive The UMMAH:

We need to inspire our youth by our Sahabas, by making them role models. Unfortunately, we have role models that do not deserve to be ones. We should reconstruct the idea that Islam is a source of Pride. The whole of the world is looking up to us, to Islam, as we have something superior to offer them. Muslim youth need to be responsible. Muslim mothers need to be empowered. Confidence in Muslim women needs to be revived.

Responsibilities of Muslim Youth towards UMMAH:

We need to be pretty much concerned about our life after here. As we have left the legacy for those who follow our footprints. For they have to answer for themselves and we have to answer for themselves as well.

وَلَيَحْمِلُنَّ أَثْقَالَهُمْ وَأَثْقَالًۭا مَّعَ أَثْقَالِهِمْ ۖ وَلَيُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَمَةِ عَمَّا كَانُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ

                                                 (Surah Al-Ankabut:Verse 13)

“But they will surely carry their [own] burdens and [other] burdens along with their burdens, and they will surely be questioned on the Day of Resurrection about what they used to invent’’

We are living in the 21st century, a Century of open information. We need to uplift the Muslim community, truly show Islam to the world what it is supposed to be. We need to be the torch bearers of society as we are the ambassadors of Islam. 

 

           


                                   Photo by Muhsin ck on Unsplash

 

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