Jeffrey Lang – Beautiful Message to Muslims
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The speaker discusses the importance of learning from the Quran and follows the model established by God himself through his prophet Muhammad. They emphasize the need to practice and be tolerant of Islam, especially among children. The speaker warns against being too modestly dressed and encourages people to be a Muslim in America. They also mention a report on a man who fundamentals the message of peace and love.
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And now if we look to the Quran,
we'll find that 3%
are commands and prohibitions, divine commands and prohibitions.
97%
of the Quran
teaches ethics, the relationship between God and man,
the purpose of life, morality,
other truths as well, history of nations in
the past, teaches us how to be self
critical,
how to use reason and faith, extreme importance
of using reason and faith, teaches many, many
major themes.
You know when I was taught when I
became a convert?
Rules, rules,
rules.
If I hadn't studied this religion myself and
entered this religion and all I received were
rules, rules,
rules, I would've left it the next day.
Let us begin by following the model established
by God himself through his prophet Muhammad. Peace
be upon him. Do we practice that here?
We're trying to win these kids back over
to this religion. And the first thing we
do is get them in that door. We
tell them, okay. Okay. You, cover your hair.
You do this. Get rid of the gold.
Okay. Don't do this. Don't do that. Don't
do that. We are obsessed with only that.
Be tolerant. If our kids come to our
community not so modestly dressed, it's better that
they come than not come at all. If
their behavior is not perfect from our particular
perspective,
it's better that they come and hear the
message.
It's better that they work out for themselves
what it is to be a Muslim in
America,
because that's the generation that's gonna have to
take this into the future.
It's better than for them to be among
us than not to be among us. If
the prophet and his companions adopted our approach,
there'd probably be no Muslims today.
How about the time the man came and
he urinated in the mosque in that famous
Hadith report? The companions are ready to kill
the guy.
The report says that they already had their
hands on him. How do you know?
Because the report says the prophet said, let
him go.
Go get some water and pour it over
it.
You've been sent to make things easy for
people, not to make them hard. Let's follow
the Mecca plan. Let's just give it a
try.