Lesson # 735 From Holy Qur’aan
Produce yourself as
a pattern before preaching
Surah ‘Al-‘An-‘aam (Cattle)
– Chapter – 6)–Stage - 2
Verse
– 70 of 165, Section – 8 of 20 (Part - 7)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Lesson
Preaching is incumbent upon the
Muslims and it is the same duty which has been prescribed
upon Muhammad, the Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) by
Allaah Almighty, and after Him, it
has been prescribed upon the Muslim Nation, which is His Successor. Once earlier,
the topic of preaching has already been discussed in this Chapter (Surah).
Now, the second time, which three verses we recited
in the previous four lessons, not only the preaching has been prescribed upon
the Nation into them, but we can know the way of preaching also. This lesson
will reflect on it so that after understanding the importance of this duty, it
may be performed in a correct manner.
Last three verses are a link of this chain. Abstract
from the first verse of them is “You should withdraw from those people, who
meddle with the Revelations of Holy Qur’aan
(when they listen), disrespect the verses by their tongue or motions and are
not ready to hear with humanity, because in such condition, there is a fear “By
sitting with them, our names may be written in the list of wrongdoing people. Then
you should not go unto them until they meddle with any other topic”.
The idolaters of Makkah used to do so, that, after hearing the Revelations of Holy Qur’aan, they used to mock with Them. Due
to this reason, the Muslims thought: What form of their guidance will be,
because as soon as we withdraw from their meeting, they begin to meddle and
jest, curse and taunt rudely in the same manner?
It has been replied in the next verse: In such
condition, those people who withdraw and ward
off evil are not accountable for them in aught. Moreover, it is commanded also
that the reminder about the commands of Holy Qur’aan must be given them that haply they too, who are wise of
them, may ward off evil.
In the third verse, it has been
described very clearly that you should forsake those rude people who take their
religion for a pastime and a jest, and whom the life of the world has beguiled.
But even then, it has been commanded that you should remind the mankind hereby Revelations
of Holy Qur,aan, admonition and
advice lest a soul be destroyed by what it earned. It can be understood from
this description that “If there is any fear that whenever we shall visit them,
they will mock with us”, in this form, admonishing them is not incumbent.
Therefore, in this situation, such
a method of preaching should be chosen that the duty of preaching is performed as
well as the cause of conflict is not born. It can be known by thinking that its
only way is: The Muslims should prove it the best religion by acting upon their
own religion themselves. They should correct their own condition before saying
or hearing others in such a manner that everyone begin to say: No doubt; these
people are the best in morality, business, social relationship and politics. They
lead all in sympathy, advice and human well-wishing. They are embodied
incomparable of union and amity.
Whenever we shall expose ourselves
to view duly corrected and the people will know that, truly, we are the best
people, then they will adopt our way automatically. Going unto the non-Muslims
with the present condition, in which the Muslims are fallen, is like treating
ourselves with contempt. In the present form, we cannot say even our own
Muslims, because they will reply us at the spot: Look at your own at first. Then
saying to others is useless. What can we hope from others in such condition? So
the best method of preaching is: Produce yourselves as a pattern for others and
along with it, cause to hear the Message to other people.
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