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Series Muharram 1431. 1. Karbala an instrument of reform 2. Power of Intentional Living - Vision
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1. Role of Faith in Nurturing an Individual to Enhance Society MAJLIS 6 ????? ???????? ???????? ?????????? ?????? ?????????????
Living a Life with a purpose
2. Series Muharram 1431 1. Karbala an instrument of reform
2. Power of Intentional Living - Vision & Niyyah:
3. Thinking for a Change The power of Critical Thinking
4. Time is lifes capital - a trust from Allah
5. Evaluating ones self worth - Value Proposition of insaan
6. Emotional Intelligence EQ v/s IQ
7. Living a purposeful life Making a Contribution to Society
8. Nurturing the Next Generation
9. Concept of the Society of Believers Intentional Society
10. Life is a Journey Islam is the vehicle Direction of a society
3. Purposeful Life
Niyyah - Can Elevate a cause
Change is Inevitable
Ignore change Ostrich Muslims
Adapt Change Grasshopper Muslims
Become agents of Change
My way, his way or Allahs Way
Choices have Consequences
4. Ibaadah is
.. Actions in obedience to Allah ?? ???? ????
done sincerely ????? ????
Living a purposeful life
not passing time in this world
Be like the candle;
recognizing the inevitability of death while bringing light to the world as it is consumed.
Fire and Coat
5. Holistic Concept The concept of ibadah comprehensive
Encompasses full spectrum of human conduct
fulfilling obligations to Allah (Huquq-al-Ibad)
obligations towards fellow-beings (Huquq-al'Ibad).
Fulfillment of both Huquq Allah and Huquq-al-'Ibad must be integrated to attain success as true mumineen.
6. Purpose of Religion Not only to instruct people to worship God,
Also to inspire them to promote love and justice in society.
'rights of God's creatures' (huquq ul-'ibad) are as important as the 'rights of God' (huquq allah).
To strive for fulfillment of Muslim's need is better than circumambulating around the Holy Kaba seventy times.
Bihar al-Anwar vol. 74, p-311.
7. Perhaps More Important ???? Confronted with the choice between the two, one should choose huquq ul-'ibad
For 'creatures of God need to have their rights respected', while God is in need of nothing.
God will not forgive one's sins, if one violates the huquq ul-'ibad.
On the Day of Judgment, one's prayers and ritual worship will not be of any help to a person who tramples on the rights of others
8. A Charter of Human Responsibilities All human beings have their basic human rights to dignity, equality and freedom,
Even the earth has its rights that need to be respected.
Misuse of the earth's resources is also a sin.
Likewise, animals, too, have their rights, and so do trees and plants.
Risalatul Hukook A charter of Responsibilities
9. Respecting the huquq ul-'ibad Not a passive acceptance of the rights of others,
nor is it an individualistic affair.
Incumbent on all Muslims to actively struggle against injustice
work for a socially just world
no poverty, illiteracy, hunger and want
All irrespective of sect, religion and ethnicity, will live in prosperity and harmony.
10. The Challenge of Diversity An optimist -things could have been worse
A pessimist things will get even worse
A philosopher you only think you are in a pit
A Self-pitying person : you have not seen anything until your have seen my pit.
News reporter asked for an exclusive story
A politician promised to do something about it
after the elections !!!!
11. A mathematician Calculated how he fell in to The pit
A scientist calculated the force necessary to get him out the pit
A geologist told him to appreciate the rock strata
The city Inspector asked him it he had permission fall in in pit
An educationist gave him a lecture on the Elementary Principles of the Pit
What will you do ?
12. You will take him by the hand and lift him out of the pit because you are Caring person and realize that what he most needs is a hand to get out of the pit
Hukul Ibaad means being sensitive
Man with a present for the Prophet
13. Karbala -Striving for Justice To create a just community in which all members, even the most weak and vulnerable, treated with absolute respect.
building such a society and living in it in accordance with God's will.
That is ultimate objective of the human society.
Begins with the individual.
14. Global Crisis Pollution, Wars and Natural Disasters
Troubled times where we feel helpless
Unable to affect the unfolding events
Desirous of a better world with dignity for all.
spiritually, politically, educationally socially.
the poor or refugees, human rights,
15. Definition of a Shia by Imam Ja'ffar al-Sadiq AS "How were your brothers when you took leave of them?
"Do the rich visit the indigent when they fall ill?"
they seldom do.
"Do the rich seek to know the condition of those who are poor?"
"Rarely",
"Do the affluent ones help out the poor and the needy?"
"You speak of attributes which are rare amongst our people".
16. "How then do these people consider themselves to be (our) Shia'h (Al-Kaafi)
17. Affecting the world you live in How would you like the world to be?
Personal vision of the world you would like to live in.
justice, equality, love, sufficiency and dignity for all?
Do we also want the same for others.
Is it equally important for us that others also have what we so much want for ourselves.
18. Husayn is from me and I am from Husayn The best, the greatest and the most perfect example of "spending that which you love" in the service of Allah was set in Karbala,
To establish the supremacy of the highest human values without which no human society can survive and progress.
19. How Much does one give for righteousness?
The wealthy who does not wait to spend in the way of Allah until a needy comes to his door but goes to the abode of the poor to mitigate his suffering is the true God-fearing pious.
The Holy Prophet (saw)
That which is to be given has to be determined according to the degree of attachment with the commodity.
Socrates & the Violin Store
20. The Flint, the sponge and the honeycomb A rich man may not care for the money
but will not part with some of his belongings he holds near and dear to him,
No amount of money, spent in lieu of the things he loves most, can earn for him the righteousness or virtue referred to in this verse.
For how much is to be given (the limit), the example has been set in Karbala by Imam Husayn (AS).
21. Giving form the 20% or the 80% The challenge made in this verse can be taken up and fulfilled by only a true believer in Allah who selflessly put aside his own interests to give preference to the overall welfare of his fellow beings
brings harmony and social justice in the human society.
22. Which is superior, justice or generosity
Man has always detested oppression and injustice
Acts of kindliness and benevolence performed without the hope of reward or return.
what is justice except observance of the rights of others and avoiding violating them;
generous man willingly foregoes his own right in favour of another person.
23. Imam Ali (AS)- Justice better than Generosity Justice puts things in their proper place and generosity diverts them from their (natural) direction.
compared to a body one of whose organs is malfunctioning, and its other healthy organs and members temporarily redirect their activity to the recovery of the suffering organ.
Preferable if the society did not possess such sick members at all,
healthy organs and members may completely devote their activities to enhancing a society
24. Justice is the nobler of the two and possesses the greater merit. Justice is the general caretaker, whereas generosity is a particular reliever.
Its benefit is universal and all-embracing;
But generosity is something exceptional and limited, which cannot be always relied upon.
25. Principle of justice that is of crucial significance in preserving the balance of society Justice is a principle - generosity is only a ramification.
Justice is a trunk - generosity is a branch of it.
Justice is the foundation of the structure,- generosity is an embellishment.
26. Addressing Challenges Remain victims of circumstance, but become architects of life, positively impacting on their own destiny.
Islamophia Image of Muslims
From Being to Becoming
"Imbue your self with such positive drive that before destiny takes effect, there is a consideration on the part of the Divine to consider your plan of action."
'Allama Muhammad Iqbal
27. Why respond to hate with love Prophet 'Isa (pbuh) was responding with loving words to an abusive person
An observer asked as to why he was responding to hate with love
Jesus (pbuh) replied: "That person gives what is in his heart and I merely give what I have in mine."
"he who plants kindness (and compassion) harvests love."
[Sheikh Sa'di Shirazi]
28. Do more with your existence
Do more than touch, FEEL
Do more than look, OBSERVE
Do more than hear, LISTEN
Do more than read, COMPREHEND
Do more than talk, COMMUNICATE
Do more than know, UNDERSTAND
Do more than think, REFLECT
Do more than exist, LIVE
Do more than dream, REALIZE
Do more than be, be the BEST you can.
