A STRONG MESSAGE - BROTHERHOOD AND UNITY

Jan 25, '13 1:15 PM for everyone

Allah says in the Holy Qur'an, Sura Al-Hujurat, verse 10: "The believers are surely brothers; so make peace among your brothers…" (49:10)  The above ayat tells us that all Muslims are brothers to each others and that they should all care for each other. The Holy Prophet (S) has said that a Muslim is he from whose hands and tongue other Muslims remain safe. The above hadith tells us that if a Muslim hurts another Muslim in anyway, physically with his hands, or emotionally with his tongue, by what he says, then that Muslim is not a Muslim. The idea of brotherhood was introduced by the Holy Prophet (S) after the Hijrat, when the Makkans had to leave their homes and belongings to move to Madina. The Holy Prophet (S) made one Makkan a brother to one Madinite, so that they may help each other. Islam considers the Holy Prophet (S) as the father of all the Muslims, connected and joined with each other through Islam. The whole of the Muslim community is like one big family and what one person does in that family affects the rest of the people in the family. Once there was a group of people in a boat who were arguing that there was no need for brotherhood (unity) and that each one could do as they pleased without it being the concern of anyone else. The person who was saying that there was a need for brotherhood went to one corner of the boat and started making a hole in the bottom of the boat. The rest of the people who were saying that there was no need for brotherhood asked the man if he had gone mad, because if he continued they would all drown. The man replied that they should not worry about what he was doing as they themselves had said that every person could do what he liked without worrying about anyone else. The people then realised that it was true, to live happily with each other you had to care about others and have a form of unity through some sort of brotherhood.  Remember each and every Muslim has a right over you as a brother, and we are all united together through Islam.

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