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Inner dimensions of the Seerah Using the Seerah to build confidence in the 21 st century. IDB LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME Durban March 2012 Ahmed Shaikh. Group activity. Draw up a poster/ group flag that expresses the theme: “ Role of Muslim youth in the 21 st century ”.
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Inner dimensions ofthe SeerahUsing the Seerah to build confidencein the 21st century IDB LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME Durban March 2012 Ahmed Shaikh
Group activity • Draw up a poster/ group flag that expresses the theme: “Role of Muslim youth in the 21st century”
Complete this sentence... • My role as a Muslim youth is to... • My confidence as a Muslim is because...
Relationship with the Prophet (s) “The Prophet (s) is closer to the believers than their ownselves”(Al Ahzab, 33:6) Example of Sayyidina Khubaib ibn Adi Ansari (RA)
“Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah, a beautiful pattern of conduct…”(33:21)
Exercise Relate your ‘favourite’ Sahabah (RA)
Information on the Seerah must lead to TransformationExample of Mus’ab ibn Umayr (RA)“From among the believers are some who have fulfilled their pledge with Allah”(Al Ahzab, 33:23)
Sahabah witnessed his (s) great sunnah Resolution against the Quraish After Taif Strategy during the Hijra Cave of Thaur Love of Fathima (RA) Conquest of Makkah Children of Madinah
Human values are built in your inner self: • Truth • Justice • Confidence • Honesty • Progressiveness • Dynamism • Optimism • Courage • Wisdom These are all inner values. This is the Sunnah!
Today… • Our lives bear little resemblance to his (s) • We praise him (s), but do not listen • We claim to love, but refuse to follow • We claim to believe, but behave like those who did not • Incident with Ka’ab bin Malik
Make JIHAD …at all levels
Provide Leadership ‘Khair Ummah’
Develop the student community as the microcosm of the Qur’anic Ummah
Live the Sunnah
The critical challenge of student life: Have a clear, guided sense of purpose!
Mission: Key battles to be adopted & championed
“Al-Aqsa fi Khatr!”
Become active in Da’wah in Southern Africa
Become change agents for Muslim civilisation & culture
Seek, love & share the ‘Ransom of Badr’
Protect the Environment “Innal Arda Lillah”
“That nation is not in need of a sword, the character of whose youth is like that of steel” Allama Iqbal
Conclusion: The Archers of Uhud
Shukran Thank you! Ahmed Shaikh