Division in Religion By Riyadh Al-Haq

-notes by Sr.Hanin

-the word civilization is about being civilized. Civilization of the heart, and the spirit are what’s important for Muslims

-today we are being affected by the material civilization and are being driven away from the civilization of Islam, a spiritual one

-one of the main problems of Muslims today is although we believe and observe Islam we don’t follow all the obstacles. We are muslims partially-the ones before us were Muslims completely-the prophets, companions, and their families. They established an Islamic civiliazation that isn’t divided

-Allah says in the Quran “ Do you believe in parts of the book and disbelieve in the rest. Those who do deserve humiliation and negligence. The punishment is humiliation and disgrace In this life and worse in the hereafter”

-we should embrace Islam completely-we shouldn’t follow the footsteps of the shaitan
-we only partial islam is followed, the shaitan will lead the people to disillusion and wrong thinking
-what does is mean to embrace Islam completely?
-we reduced islam only to prayer, pilgrimage, fasting, and zakat. Beyond these, everything else is forgotten. But these are all rights of Allah, so by observing onle these, we believe we are pious-this is wrong

-Allah has given us tremendous laws on how to live- covers all aspects of life
-there are sins of the mind, heart, and tongue
-there are duties of the mind, tongue, heart and people not just prayer, pilgrimage, fasting, and zakat.
-Islam has been reduced to a meter ritual with no spiritualness in it.
-Allah warns against this to all Muslims, Jews, and Christians
-righteousness is not praying in the right qiblah only, but includes many other rights and actions
-righteousness includes observing all these things together
-patience, perceverance, rights of our neighbours, rights of pur collegues, rights of our parents, etc.
-we are concenrned about our Muslim brothers and sisters’ physical homes and being in other parts of the world. We forget about those who live around us in mischief, our families, our fulfilling of promises

-Allah warns against 3 consequences of not fulfilling a promise

1. a foot will slip from the path of Allah
2. you have prevented others from the path of Allah-lead to great punishment
3.punishment in the hereafter

-Islam includes rights that are Allah’s and individual rights. Religion is also about avoiding the sins of the mind, heart and tongue-we need to make our religion a thriving and thrilling one. Not just a mere ritual-keep away from such sins are cheating, gossip, and stealing-Prophet was asked what was responsible for admiting people to paradise

-he said “taqwa and good manners”
-he was then asked “what was responsible for admitting people to hell fire?”
-he said “mouth and the private parts”

-we need to think, speak, and feel as Muslims