Muslim Uni Life? part 2

If we really look at our life we see thateverything is indefinate, getting a job,even living until tomorrow. In fact wecould die anytime, this is a definate, the only dead certain thing in our life.Most of us believe we can make up for our actions later or we can be religious later. We are gambling. Thechances of our dying today are little, but the stakes are high. Allah reminds us of the importance of this,“O you who beleive, obey Allah as he should be obeyed, and die not except in a state of Islam” (Quran3:102)Each of us needs to decide. Is Islam right or not? Why don’t we take the time, just once, once in our lives to find out if Islam is right. Is the Quran from God or not? We can’t see God, but is there a maker to all this? We need to study nature, and the world. We only live once. We shouldn’t go toa club thinking we are only going to ‘hang out and are not doing anything wrong’ then feel guilty about it later. We shouldn’t go on a date or drink, then feel guilty about it, worrying about hellfire.On the Day of Judgement it will be us alone who will be asked about our actions. If we are not following this deen completely, we are injuring our own soul, both in this life and the next.“Verily We have revealed the Book to thee in truth, for (instructing) mankind. He, then that receives guidance beinfits his own soul: but he that strays injures his own soul…” (Quran 39:41)This is the true definition of freedom. To learn about Islam and the world openly. To contemplate about life and death. And after learning the truth, obeying the word of God.“Those on whom knowledge has been bestowed may learn that the (Quran) is the truth from your Lord, and that they believe therein, and their hearts may be made humbly (open)to it…” (Quran 22:54)Once students have this rock-solid intellectual beleif in Islam, the corruptness and falseness of the people around them is clear. The beauty and wisdom of the islamic way, the best alternative is clear. What other’s do is of less importance. If others think they were weird to pray or weird to be honest, they would still pray and still be honest because they know their deen.The Prophet(SAW)’s famous hadith to ‘seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim’ (Ibn Majah) or to ‘Allah makes the way to Jannah easy for him who treads th path in search of knowledge’ (Muslim) is too often forgotten by students. Our Quran’s are left on the top shelves, gathering dust. Sometimes the most it is read is when someone dies. How is this to help, when the guidance comes too late. The Quran is for the living. The path to understanding and followingIslam comes from learning first.How many of us are Muslim, yet havenever read the Quran in our native language?How many of us are Muslim, yet haveyet to open a book on hadith or sunnah?How many of us defend Islam to non-Muslims, but do not follow it ourselves?May Allah forgive and lead us and allthose lost to the straight path, inshaAllah.Ameen.by Huma Ahmadwww.islambradford.com