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To Appreciate Hidayah, The Guidance Of Almighty Allah
19 November 2009
By Burhan Sodiq
Do we still remember the personality of one Sumayyah?
She is known as the first Shaheedah in Islam. Sumayyah
Binti Kahiyyat and Yasir had been tremendously
tortured by Abu Jahal Bin Hisham in the middle of the
scorching desert. The moment Rasulullah SAW knew about
it, he came over and said, “O family of Yasir, be
patient! You have been promised the rewards of
paradise.”
In fact, they were even threatened to be killed if
they did not leave the religion of Islam. Both these
parents of Ammar, Yasir and Sumayah, remained holding
on tight to Islam and bravely said in front of the
mushrikeen, “we, who have been clean with Islam do not
want to make ourselves dirty again.” Hearing that, the
mushrikeen became angry and ended up killing them both
with spears.
Sumayyah chose to hold out though she could just
choose to give in and return to ignorance (Jahiliyya).
But she was a Muslimah who was conscious of a true
choice. She chose to die as the first Shuhada in the
history of Islam. And of course the reward for her
should be greater, jannah and the pleasure of Allah
were over her.
Today, we are also faced with a wondrous incident . A
lady in this century chose to remain defiant with the
jilbab that she put on. Marwah Al Sharbini, a 32 year
old Muslimah, was stabbed to death by a 28 year old
Russian-born immigrant from Germany, in a court of law
in the German city of Dresden on Wednesday, 1st July
2009. The pregnant lady was stabbed 18 times, before
she gave her witness against the German man who had
been harassing her for long months, and calling her a
“terrorist”. (He also allegedly removed her head scarf
by force from her head on several occasions.) Marwa
Died on the spot. Her husband who rushed to save her
was both stabbed by the man and shot by the police. He
remained in coma for 3 days. Her young son Mustafa who
is 3 years old was also stabbed by the man but
survived. It was all simply because she wore hijab.
Tragic!!!
These two incidents gave our hearts a whack, telling
us how hidayah is too precious for them. Because they
saw that there is no “ilah” that must be obeyed
besides Allah. There is no other purpose in life to be
looked for except to find the pleasure of Allah. They
would do anything as long as it could bring about the
pleasure of Allah. In fact, even if they have to die
in achieving it, they would certainly do it.
From here we learn that having the religion of Islam
means submitting ourselves wholly to the decision of
Allah. Whatever Allah wants, whatever Allah wishes, we
will endeavour to do it sincerely. Without hoping for
profit, no hidden motive and no demand of any kind. We
will also avoid words that cause Allah's anger and
actions that make Allah displeased with us. We will be
very careful in our speeches, in our actions and in
our performances. Because for us the hidayah of Allah
is so precious and more meaningful than the riches of
the whole world.
This is the value that we must inculcate in the
Muslimahs and our young daughters. That holding
hidayah tightly is as important as seeking hidayah
itself. Seek hidayah with our utmost ability and when
we have found it don’t let go just like that. Defend
it with all the might that we have in our spirits and
physical bodies.
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