Tahir Anwar – Being From the Beloved Community of the Prophet is Blessing Enough

In the lands of my forefathers when we

gather to celebrate the mawlid of the Nabi

sallallahu alaihi wa sallam, we say,

Eid Milad Mubarak.

Eid Milad Mubarak.

May this

may this celebration

of ours

be filled with Barakah

for us in this dunya and the hereafter.

We gather to celebrate just a few moments

ago, we were reciting certain

verses of poetry on the Prophet alaihis salatu

wassalam,

and there was a portion that we went

through where it mentioned that the Prophet And

this is from the hadith that the Prophet

Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam

was a prophet of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala

even before Adam alaihi salatu wa sallam was

created.

He was the chosen one.

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala made so many preparations

for him

to come to this earth.

Part of some of that poetry speaks of

his lineage

sallallahu alaihi wasallam.

That is precisely

the individual

who you and I on a daily basis

say is our Nabi, is our Prophet Muhammad

sallallahu alaihi wasallam.

This is an extreme

honor

for those of us

that may have gone through and rightfully so,

at times feel sad, upset,

lost,

hopeless, helpless.

Know that we happen to be from amongst

the Ummah of the Nabi Muhammad sallallahu alaihi

wasallam.

Where where we In Urdu we say,

We're from his Ummah.

He had a certain amount of love for

us.

Right? Yearning for us.

And the fact that so in in terms

of space and time.

Right? Space, we are so far away from

Madinah till Munawah, the blessed city of the

Nabi sallallahu alaihi wasallam. Like the furthest away

if we may.

And in times the furthest from the time

of the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam yet

yet during the month of Rabi al Awal

and even outside of the month of Rabi

al Awal, there are people,

tens of 1,000, 100 of 1,000

who celebrate

the modid of the Nabi sallallahu alaihi wasallam

annually and especially during the month of Rabi

al Awal. This is a basharah for all

of us. This is a glad tiding for

us.

That those who make that dhikr and who

make have those remembrances,

keep the rest of us sustained.

Keep the rest of us protected.

That is part of our tradition. We believe

that for as long as we have

believers in the Ummah, we have within

the Ummah. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala would protect

the Ummah from calamities.

Would protect the Ummah from calamities and to

be in a to be a part of

a community in a place in a time.

Right? It's it's such a it's an such

an immense blessing. Always remaining hopeful

of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. The promise of

Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.

I just want to share a few things

really quickly before I close.

We recite there's a there's a 2 verses,

at the end of Surah Totoaba which we

frequently recite and we recited a little while

ago where Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says,

He's extremely merciful with the believers.

Allah is sufficient for me.

There's none worthy of worship except him.

I put my trust in Allah subhanahu wa

ta'ala as he is the Lord of the

mighty throne. And the Nabi salallahu alaihi wa

sallam

explains to us how to put trust in

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.

Right? That when the Nabi alaihis salatu wa

salam was with with with his partner Abu

Bakr radiAllahu an his companion

in the cave and they were in that

moment of extreme worry and difficulty,

he said,

do not He put his trust in Allah.

He knew that he had done the right

thing. He knew that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala

would look after him. He said, Do not

fear.

Verily Allah is with us.

Musa alaihis salatu wa sallam on the other

hand,

when he was fleeing

the pharaoh

and they came to the river

and his people said, Oh Musa, Firaun is

behind us.

He responded and said,

That verily with me is my Lord.

Some of the ulama of tafsir have gone

to mention

that with the Nabi of Allah, he he

mentioned the word Allah before he mentioned the

word Ma'ana.

And this is because he was the Nabi

Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam. Musa also put his

trust in Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, but he

mentioned himself before he mentioned Allah subhanahu wa

ta'ala.

We are from that Ummah that puts our

complete trust in Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and

asks Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.

And when we ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala,

we don't ask for little things, we ask

for big things. And which is why I

want to close with the hadith of the

Nabi sallallahu alaihi wasallam Abu Brayrah radiAllahu anhu

narrates that the prophet sallallahu alaihi wasallam says,

When one of you asks, Allah makes dua

to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.

Let that individual

hope and ask for great things.

As nothing has any greatness over Allah subhanahu

wa ta'ala.

Right? There's nothing mighty for Allah subhanahu wa

ta'ala. We simply in our minds and our

hearts only ask Allah for so much.

When our Lord reminds us to ask Allah

subhanahu wa ta'ala for the world, of course

we have to make an effort as well.

Right? It's that we have to make an

effort. We have to work towards it in

terms of our actions and whatever means we

have to take.

But know that this this blessing that we

have of being from from the from the

Ummah of the Nabi Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa

sallam is a blessing enough.

Right? Is a blessing enough if this is

all we Right?

The only thing that will matter in the

hereafter

None. When it comes down, when all is

said and done,

is our belief in Allah and His messenger,

Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam.

As long as we have that,

insha'allah, we're in good shape.

Everything else at that point becomes extra, and

our gain our our ranks in the hereafter

continue to increase.

But in reality, that is all that matters,

and we pray to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala

that may Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,

Alright. May Allah keep us steadfast on this

path, and may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala keep

our progenies

until the day of judgment

steadfast on this path.

Alright. If you're here with your children right

now,

basharrah to you. Glad tidings to you and

your families.

If your children wanted to be here and

they couldn't be here, glad tidings to you

and your families.

If you are amongst those families where if

you told your children we're going they would

be excited and happy,

to you and your families

because this is what will keep it alive

in the generations

after us. May Allah bless and reward all

of us, and may Allah reward

our hosts, our families, this community, and may

Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala this this,

this thing that we've begun where we are

now meeting in person and sitting

close to each other. We pray to Allah

subhanahu wa ta'ala that may this niyama and

this blessing remain for us until the day

of judgment,

and may it never be decreased and may

it never be taken away from us. And

may Allah grant shifa to all those who

are ill, and grant ease and aafiyah to

all those in need.