Lets Become Muslims beyond Ramadan

Lets Become Muslims beyond Ramadan

It is now time for us to re-evaluate our Eemaan. Question ourselves, and in process improve ourselves.

We claim to be Muslims, we claim to be Mumin, we assert to believe in Allah Taala, we declare to have faith in our Imams (AS) and Duatul Mutlaqueen (RA), but do we really believe in all with a firm heart, or is it just something we say? We claim to "believe" in the Unseen Allah, but we see the harmful effects of backbiting, drinking, clubbing, etc, yet we don't avoid them. Let's ask ourselves that if we don't even believe in what can be seen, do we really believe in the Unseen? Just "believing" in the existence of Allah does not make us Muslims or Mumins, Shaitaan also, by the way, "believes" in Allah. We must act like Muslims also.

We must also do in actions that what we say in words and that what we know in thoughts. We say we're Muslims, but are we really? He is not a true Muslim whose hands and tongue are violent. Several of us stopped cursing and backbiting and lying during the month of Ramadan, but now what? Since Ramadan is over, should we return to those faults? Are we Muslims only in Ramadan???

Every Muslim is to pray 5 times a day, every day, no exceptions. Several of us did that very promptly during Ramadan and most of us came to masjid for the Imamat Namaaz. Now that Ramadan is over, now what? Should we give up those prayers just because Ramadan is over? can't we get time to pray Imamat Namaaz at least one time in the Masjid? Are we Muslims only in Ramadan???

We made duas because we understood that indeed it is Allah who listens and grants. We sought forgiveness from Allah because we realized our faults and felt guilty. We improved our conducts and lowered our voices and controlled our tempers because we realized that a Mumeen is he whose actions represent peace and nobility. Now that Ramadan is over, will we go back to our same old self? Are we Muslims only in Ramadan???

We tried our best to close our ears to that which was not permissible to hear, we tried our best to stop our tongues at times when we were about to say something which we are not allowed to say, we tried our best to lower our gazes at sights which we are not allowed to see. Now that Ramadan is over, do those things become permissible to us? Are we Muslims only in Ramadan???

We refrained from going to clubs and watching movies and listening to songs and dancing during Ramadan because we realized these attributes do not represent Muslims. Now that Ramadan is over, should we return to our previous lifestyle? Are we Muslims only in Ramadan???

We were awake at nights, not spending time in clubs or with friends, but instead we were awake at nights to do ibaadat for the Will and Pleasure of Allah. Now that Ramadan is over, are we relieved of our responsibilities? Are we Muslims only in Ramadan???

With the call of Huzurealla (TUS) indicating the salawat jaman being served to mumineen in shehrulla be hygienic and nutritious, we took this call for even not bringing kharas at the time of mid-namaaz Iftaar and instead moved to biscuits, tamra and chai. The reason for this move was to have a healthy mind and body. Now that Ramadan is over, should we return to the same eating habits of our previous palates and prove the famous saying of " 2 Mithaas, 2 Kharas, Bypass, Khalaas"? Are we Muslims only in Ramadan???

Whenever we used to meet each other we used to utter the words "DUA MA YAAD" or sent messages of "ILTEMAAS UD DUA" or simply SMS "DMY". Now that Ramadan is over, should we forget our relatives, friends and foes in our everyday duas and also not ask them for their duas? Are we Muslims only in Ramadan???

We refrained from dawn to dusk, not only from the Haraam, but also the Halaal. The purpose of this abstinence was to create patience and virtue, and realize that if you want you can even stay away from the Halaal, so why can you not avoid the Haraam? Sure you can. You just need the will. Now that Ramadan is over, can we go back to eating, talking, watching, doing, and thinking Haraam? Are we Muslims only in Ramadan???
We desisted from trimming our beards. We wore the Islamic attire (Quomi Libaas) which has been given to us as an identity by our Moula (TUS). We adored to wear the Dawat Topi wherever we went, which our Moula (TUS) Generously referred to "MARO SAYO TAMARA UPAR CHHE" in his Qalemaat Nooraniyah. Now that Ramadan is over, should we go back to the fashion of shaving our beards, removing the dawat topi , the Holy Saya of Our Aqa & Moula TUS from our heads, so as to look modern? Are we Muslims only in Ramadan???
We recited Quran Majid day and night and some of us even went out of their way and heeded to memorize the last surats of Amma Sipara as per our Moula's wish. Now that Ramadan is over, should we put the Holy Quran back on the high end shelf of our rooms and start reading the fiction novels and other materials? Are we Muslims only in Ramadan???
Let us plead to Allah Sub'hanahu Taala to grant us tawfiq to obey Shariat – e – Mohammadiyah and attain the greatest of sawaabs in doing so, and make us follow the whole year around with the things we do in Ramadan only. Lets gear up to become muslims all around the year - "Lets Become Muslims beyond Ramadan"

We sincerely pray that Allah Subhanahu grants our Aqa Moula Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin Saheb (TUS), who is to us, not only a personality, but a phenomenon of all that is good and noble, in the past and present, a continued good health and strength to preside over our destiny until the Judgment day. AMEEN.