Saturday, October 27, 2007

(How To) Deal With Differences

Haier is the world’s second largest company in home appliances. It is a Chinese company having about 10,000 employees and produces almost 5,000 refrigerators daily. My experience and common sense does not allow me to believe that all 10,000 employees will have same point of view in all matters of life. But yes, they do have a common purpose (goal), that is progress of their organization and they strive for it keeping behind all their individual differences. They say that differences can be discussed during lunch break, but for the rest of the time we must work for the same goal. This is one of the major reasons for the success and progress of, not only China, but all other parts of the world too.

We as Hereditary Muslims take our religion for granted and keep on arguing on useless matters in a useless manner. We keep on fighting with each other and end up only with maligning Islam. There are a lot of issues for which we have to use our energies and time, e.g, hundreds of children die because of hunger (and those who don’t die are actually more harmful for the society because of extreme poverty), patients are helpless in hospitals, women are used as toys etc etc etc. All these issues are not jokes and a harsh reality which we have to face. What are we doing to solve these problems? We just keep on increasing our own bank balance and status without thinking even once for our fellow Muslims in pain and disaster. Is this what we are for? Is this Islam? Are we Muslims? Is this what we call a Muslim? Any sensible stranger will have to say that if this is the character of a Muslim (to neglect his fellow men and just think of himself), then Muslims must be very ruthless and mean people.

Kindly stop wasting energies on invain matters. Let us atleast try to tolrate others with their point of views and be united, as far as our goal is same, that is, Pleasure of Allah (SWT). Let us practice Peace, Patience and Persistence ( in worshiping Allah and righteous deeds), and make this world a happy, respectful place for our today and future. I will like to end the topic with the Quranic verse (which is self-explanatory) and I am sorry for any inconvenience or offend caused to anyone from my words. The attention of the message is only to spread the message of Unity amongst all Muslims, which is the only solution left.

“…Likewise we explain verses in detail for those who have understanding.”
(Ch-7;V-32)

Go to Quran and read it in the language you understand the best.
I am sure that Allah will guide us all inshahallah in the right way. Amin

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