Let's unite for the sake of Islam

Peace, unity, reconciliation and forgiveness are what we should stand to acknowledge through wisdom, kindness, liberty, justice, fairness, love: and work to overcome the negative through the creation of a positive mindset that would lead us to a positive environment. We knew that there is more power in unity than in division, more to love than in hate.

It is my wish that if there is any website/page we must host about Islam, that website/page must be for peace and unity. Not for senseless arguments. Why are we not bothered about issues that matter to our collective welfare, but our different ASSOCIATIONS and interests.

If we read the Islamic history and the development of Islamic Jurisprudence, we will realize that the four Ahle Sunnat Imams of Islamic Jurisprudence, Imam Abu Hanifah, Imam Malik, Imam Shafi'e and Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal (May Allah shower His mercy upon them) had very high respect and love for the family of Prophet (Peace be upon him). They learnt Islamic Jurisprudence from Imams of Ahle Bait (family of Prophet Muhammad, Peace be upon him).

Imam Abu Hanifa was not only a student of Imam Ja'ffar us Sadiq but he was also his stepson. It is very difficult to believe that Imam Abu Hanifa would have compiled the Fiqah that is very much different than Imam Ja'ffar us Sadiq's Fiqah. It is hard to believe that Imam Abu Hanifa would have prayed (Salat) behind Imam Ja'ffar differently like Shi'a and Sunni pray (Salat) differently today. There is a possibility of minor differences but if we look today's Fiqah Ja'fariyh and Fiqah Hanafiyah, there is a huge difference. Obviously, the people created these differences after these noble Imams. These noble Imams never created these differences.

The major division among Muslims in Jurisprudence occurred when the Science of Fiqah (Islamic Jurisprudence) became a formal subject, the Sunni Muslims were divided into four Madhahib (ways), HANAFI, MALKI, SHAFI'E AND HANBALI. The Shi'a Muslims separated their Fiqah and called it JA'FARIAH (from Imam Ja'ffar, May Allah be pleased with him).

However, beside the differences in Fiqah the Sunni Muslim scholars and Imams always respected each other and never ever condemned each other. The discussion on the differences in Fiqah was never made a topic of Friday Sermon (KHUTBAH) or issue to be discussed on social media. One never called the other Imam and his followers as wrong. They never asked the Muslims not to follow the other Imams. Their differences of opinions were purely intellectual and based upon the Hadith of Prophet (peace be upon him) which reached to them at different times. This was the difference of opinion, which Allah's Prophet (peace be upon him) called "IKHTILAFO UMMATI RAHMAH", meaning the intellectual difference of opinion in my Ummah is a blessing.

If these differences can be a blessing, why are we attacking one another? We cannot achieve harmony, peace and happiness as well as spiritual, social HAPPENINGS, if we do not shelve these useless attacks and hatred by the side and welcome all and sundry as one. Just as it is written in the Koran and in hadiths.

The Noble Prophet(sallal laahu alaihi wasallam)said:

"What I fear most for you, is a man who reads the Qur'an until such time when the blessing of Qur'an is reflected on him and he takes Islam as his Cloak ... he then turns around and strips himself off from Islam and then tosses it away behind his back, then he heads quickly towards his neighbour with his sword unsheathed and he calls him a 'MUSHRIK'. The Prophet is reported to have also said that the ATTACKER is rather the mushrik.

Therefore we need to embrace unity and love for all. Our universality requires that. And we also need to submit ourselves respectively to Allah and we will then not see members of the different SECTS, but as MUSLIMS. We will work in tandem as one family for the growth of Islam. We should not be behaving like those who are far away from civilization.

I beseech all and sundry to pursue excellence and stop this arguments, this fusion of division, but focus on the way forward for Islam. We are a
great people that should not rub mud on the face and yet looking for who to
correct. I do believe that the sources of all of these sects should be taught,
because with that we will find our similarities, not just our differences.
I believe that if Wahab, Ibrahimma, Ahmed Gullam, and the others got together they would be best of friends because the spiritual basis of all sects and above all, Islam is something that is build on unity.

I leave you with this famous verse from Surah Al-i-Imran, I have read and heard many times:

"And hold fast all together by the rope which Allah (stretches out for you) and be not divided mong yourselves; and remember with gratitude Allah's favor on you; for ye were enemies and He joined your hearts in love so that by His grace ye became brethren; and ye were on the brink of the pit of fire and He saved you from it. Thus doth Allah make his signs clear to you: that ye may be guided". (Verse 013, Al-i-Imran.

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