Sadullah Khan – Positive presence

As we imbibe

lessons from the life of our beloved Prophet

Muhammad

we realized that his personality,

his character,

and his engagement with people was positive

and always pragmatic.

We claim to be followers of his, but

we need to ask ourselves.

When we look at ourselves

and our relationship with the world around us,

as individuals,

as a community, as a global community,

What is the dominant attitude

that we display?

When we are passionate about something,

whether it be political or religious, whatever it

may be,

what emotion comes to the fore?

Is it love?

Is it hate?

Is it anger?

Is it revenge?

Is it compassion?

Is it confrontation?

Is it something beautiful and attractive?

Or is it something negative and obnoxious?

What is the dominant characteristic

in our social interactions?

Adeen

Deen is about social

interactions.

In other words,

the question is, what is our effective presence?

When we come,

what do we inspire in other people's minds?

What do they perceive? What do they feel?

What do they sense?

We should realize that

the way we are

has an emotional signature.

It affects the people around us.

Our emotions

and our attitudes

create an aura,

create an atmosphere.

And that atmosphere, that order has an impact

on those who are present and those who

are around us.

Character wise and in attitude,

what we have is what we give,

And what we receive,

what we portray.

We get what we give.

And

we receive what we portray.

Sometimes people are negative towards us because of

the negative

energy that we exude. Not always, but it

could be that.

And since our attitudes are reflections of ourselves

in the matter

of life, we need to ask ourselves,

what do we reflect?

And what lasting impression do we leave on

people?

What is our personal brand

by which we are recognized?

When you say to people, Islam, what's the

first thing that comes to people's mind? When

they say Muslim, what's the first thing that

comes to your mind? If I say, 'olama,

what's the first thing you think of? Don't

say it loudly.

Do realize that some people consider what you

think,

others reflect on what you say,

many judge you by what you do. But

believe me,

most people relate to you according to how

you make them feel.

Most people relate to you according to how

you make them feel.

He was easy going.

He was a people's person.

Basamun Bahaqah,

pleasant.

Let us go to the left of Rasulullah

A snapshot

documented in the muslimat of Imam Ahmad ibn

Hanbal.

Anjabi bin Abdullah, radiAllahu

alaihi wa sallam, muhari bil kasafa.

A tribe of Muhari Bil Khasafa were fighting

the Muslims.

And the Rasulullah

was present when that attack took place.

So one of the people from the opposition

who were attacking the Muslims came.

You you call

Khawrath bin al Harith. His name was Khawrath

bin al Harith.

And he came in such a way that

eventually he came and stood over the Prophet

with a sword.

And there he was, he had the sword

over the Prophet and he said,

Mayyamna'uk

minyah Muhammad.

Who will save you from me, O Muhammad?

Who will save you from me?

Now, the fellow shuls said, Allah,

Allah.

The man was so shocked.

Maybe he didn't explain the Prophet to say

what he said in such a calm manner,

or maybe the Prophet said it in a

stern way. But nonetheless, you have a sword

over a person, and he is still so

confident to say, Allah will save me.

And then, fasakadah saved me nyedi.

The sword fell from his hand.

Fa akhadah Rasul salallahu alaihi wa sallam. Fa

akhadah. And the Prophet picked up the sword

and he picked it up. And he said

to the man, Mayyam na'ukminmi?

Who will save you from me?

The man said,

be better than the one who attacked you.

He said, be better than the one who

attacked you. In other words, be better than

me. I came to attack you. Don't you

be like me. So then a sword said

to him, with sword in hand,

Do you bear testimony that none worthy of

worship but Allah, and that I am the

messenger of Allah?

So Ghauras Bilhari said, no. I will not

do that. I'm I'm not gonna do that.

On the battlefield, attacking the prophet with a

sword, sword fell. Prophet has it in his

head. He asked the man, read the shahada.

The man said, no. I'm not gonna read

the shahada.

But I guarantee you one thing,

I promise you I will not fight you.

And I also promise you, I'll never join

people who fight against you.

The Rasul then,

He went back to his people after this

incident and he said,

I've just come back to you to the

best of human beings.

Such

was the beautiful example of the prophet

cool,

calm,

confident,

and considerate.

His effective presence

was a reflection of divine compassion.

His effective presence

was a reflection of divine compassion.

Indeed, he is the personification

of the Quran, as we say.

The Quran is certification of the proof of

his prophethood,

and he was the Quran in action. He,

the personification of the Quran, and the Quran,

certification

of the proof of his prophethood.

His effective presence was a reflection of divine

compassion.

A personification

of the Quran,

and indeed,

an embodiment of mercy.

And with that,

we conclude our series for this Ramadan.

Duroos aamikah bin nasiratinabaawiyah.

Profound lessons

from the life of our beloved Prophet Muhammad