What do you think about this popular Islamic scholar, Shaykh Omar Suleiman's thought or opinion on his Facebook page. Sharing his thought on the stampede in Mecca that left over 700 people dead and several others injured. Read what he wrote below;
“This years #Hajj has been something else. As we do Tawaf around the Ka'aba, we can still see the fallen crane. And now this. All of the lessons of how Hajj reminds of death are so alive this year. I know it's hard for anyone who is not here to understand, but when you're here, you're likely to ask Allah to let you die here.
In fact you can hear it in the dua's of people out loud throughout the journey. You never feel closer to Allah or care less for the world then when you are on this journey. Especially in Madinah, many people will confess that every time they hear the call for Janaza after prayer, they secretly hope that they will be included in the next. I guarantee you that many of those that passed away were praying to die in Ihram.
It's not that anyone becomes suicidal. It's not that the authorities don't need to do a better job with crowd control. It's not that those operating the equipment in Makkah shouldn't be held accountable. I'm not referring to any of that. Just as comforting the oppressed doesn't mean we fail to hold the oppressor accountable, speaking of those who have passed away doesn't mean we shouldn't push for measures to protect the Hujjaj.
What I'm getting at is that when one tastes the sweetness of having their lives revolve around their Creator, nothing in the world is more pleasing than the thought of meeting Him while He is pleased with you.
Oh Allah, have mercy on these beautiful souls, and let them meet You while proclaiming the Talbiya as they did in this world. Let us meet You while You are pleased with us, and join us all with the likes of Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad (peace be upon them all) in the highest level of Paradise. ameen
Here I am at your Service, O Allah, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. Verily all praise & blessings are Yours. And all Sovereignty belongs to You. You have no partner my Lord.”
Very right I think
ReplyDeleteI think the speaker is right..hope every1 got d message?
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ReplyDeleteThe level of his thinking why would jesus come into this, jesus christ is only being dat never committed any crime 3 in 1 a supreme being na him dis guy just mention like that, u and who dem wan join with the likes of jesus, an insult, so the pple that goes to Jerusalem has belittled mohamed abi.....nonsense
ReplyDeleteMr man read it again and stop making a fool out of yourself, what wrong has he said, don't u know dt d person u call jesus is also a prophet in islam..we call him isah....the man is just praying that our Lord joins him with the likes of isah, mohammad, Abraham and others in heaven..paradise. Dtz where we wanna go..wbu?? So quit d crap and focus on understanding before saying bad
DeleteI totally dis agree with him
ReplyDeleteHe may be say de truth
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ReplyDeleteI totally disagree with him....let call a spade a spade...Saudi authorities are to brought to book for the dead of all the visitors...to me God is everywhere..that's to say even if I die inside my toilet...to me is still the presence of God...serious rubbish...see how religion has change people's mentality and thinking..
ReplyDeleteMr man shut up, how is it d fault of Saudi Arabia?? Did dey know dt d crane will fall, or did dey cause the stampede? So how is it their fault..this is something dey do for since as long as ur ancestors can remember..and it's going well..only just this year disasters happening..nt dere fault
DeleteI think international body should look into d Saudi's authority handling n organizing of this ceremony...its a big slap to their govt ,,
ReplyDeleteIt's nt their fault, they do it every year successfully, ds is just a disaster dey could hv done ntn abt..from d crane to stampede..u are just here sitting down u don't know wat is happening so don't blame dem, afterall wen they gave 20m to d families of d crane incident u were commending dem, do watz dz now
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ReplyDelete@Mohammad Isah, ur views are understandable but you do not need to attack anyone while refuting or disagreeing. I think religion has really brought a divide and mutual suspicion amongst us. This shouldn't be. There are a thousand and one intelligent people who will agree with u and another thousand and one that will disagree. This does not reduce what u believe in. Let us all see religion as personal. There abound millions of Muslims that are great and millions that are villains. same for Christians. God bless us all and grant us peace and joy as we faithfully worship HIM irrespective of the faith we choose so far the cardinal virtues of love for our neighbours and Love for God is observed.
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