Some months back I had received a post on the subject of “Salaam”,

cannot find it in the folders, it was a reminder/teaching us to

promote the use of / greeting with “Salaam”. Instances were provided

from the noble Sunnah, - and its benefits to foster human relations.

On the subject of Dawah there are specific instructions relating to the

situation, i.e. who are you addressing, whether the audience is muslim,

there are intructions for the teacher and Daee in surah al’Anam, verse

6: 54. typed below is the english translation :-

“And when those who believe in Our Ayaats-(Signs) come unto thee,

say : SaLaMun alaykum ! Your Rabb-(The Lord) has katabe-(prescribed

or written) for HimSelf Mercy, that who-so of you did wrong through

jahalate-(pagan ignorance) and repents afterwards, and does right,

(for him) truely Allah is Ghafoor-ur-Raheem-(Forgiving and Merciful)”.

These are the posts which I appreciated most, is the best way to

invite to al-Islam. Have been on a few muslim lists for over 18

months and read the debates, - those on the errors within the ummah-

are also very useful, with thanks to the contributors and List-owners.

Many may have heard of an english saying : - “the first impression is

the last(ing) impression”. If your dawah starts on the right foot-(with

the True and fair word) there are greater chances of success.

If a student checks with the index of the Quran, he will find the ayats of

“Salaam” mentioned in many occasions, A post specially to list them all

would be very beneficial. Instances = in Jannah, -when the malaika-(angels)

address a nabi, -when entering a house, -when taking leave from arguements, and many other occasions.

In the Quran Majeed, surah Hashr 59:23 is mentioned that “As’Salaamo”

is one of (The Names) al’Asmao ul’Husna of ALLAH Taala. If you see the root

of the Word “SaLaM”, i.e. S’een L’am M’eem, are also the root of other

important names, e.g. muSLiM, iSLaM, jeruSaLeM, Dar-el-iSLaM, this is the

road-way or transit to Jannah, where the greeting is “Salamun, Salamun”.

The Sunnah from Allah Ta’ala does not change. We will see that shytan

does not confess the wrong in this world, but the children of Adam-(a.s.)

can, and should remove the error and seek forgiveness and mercy. The dua

of Yunas-(a.s.)-also called Ayat-Kareemah, when he was caught in the

depths of darkness is mentioned in surah al’Anbiya 21 : 87 -

“La elaha illa Unta Sobhana’Ka, inni konto min-azzalemeen”,

i.e. None is elah-(maaboud to worship and serve) except Thee, Be

Thou Sanctified-(Glorified) . Truely, I have been a wrong-doer “.

We repeat the Dua to ALLAH Taala to keep/guide us on Sirat al’Mostaqim,

ameen. Thank you for your attention,

wa salaamun alaykum

Abd’ALLAH

Thanks, libertarian. We strive to please.

I can’t stop giggling over this one, Dia!

Zia definitely took things a bit far by making khabarnama incomprehensible, & I too have no idea what the anthem means.

You raise interesting points on culture. When is it an indigenous & natural mutation (e.g., Ramzaan) & when is it incorrect?

If a Westerner says Mozlem, Izlam, or Achmed, what’s wrong with that? That’s just the way their palate works right? I think the finer point you make is the sense of superiority/chauvanism involved. Of course the whole concept of adaab arz, Persian, etc., was just as imperialistc as Arabic is now but we associate it with corn flakes & childhood so it seems cozier.

Dr Abdullah of the Nawawi Foundation makes an interesting point about “khuda” which he terms an ancient & honorable word for God, interchangeable with Allah. Sometimes we get so lost in the bars of the letters that we forget what they’re pointing to. It’s like Muslims I meet here who refuse to use the word God & always insist on saying “Allah” to non-Muslims & then get miffed that they think we worship some pagan deity!

BTW, I’m going to keep saying Ramadhan because otherwise I’ll have to do the desi head bobby thingy & we can’t have that now can we?

Cheers!

sepoy, my friend: I sense an origin-of-language post coming. To the archives, Batman!

As to the innliallah chap, holy smokes.

Lately, I have been thinking about learning Urdu in order to read and understand Shers.

BTW, There are lot of Urdu words used in Bangla (in Bangladesh) as well. For example Aadab is used in Bangla. The funniest thing is, we used to Use “the tongue twisting” Assalamualikum to Muslims and Aadab to Hindus.

Any way I enjoy reading your blog and inputs in SepiaMutiny…