Tom Facchine – A Reminder From Allah
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In Surat Al Jain, Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
says something really interesting. He says, and
that's a a basic point. Right? But actually
it has profound consequences. He says, and know
that the masjids belong to Allah,
that they are Allah's.
And we have this sort of concept that
pops up in other places in the Quran
and the Sunnah
that the Masjids
are for Allah. They belong to Allah. They
don't belong to you.
They belong to Allah. And everybody knows it's
no secret that North America, we have a
problem when it comes to our masjid.
We have a problem when it comes to
our places of prayer
that
more often than not they are run and
managed
like they are
somebody's house.
Right? We have sort of our own personal
predilections, the things that we like, the things
that we don't like, and we don't see
the type of leadership that puts the community
first.
The type of leadership
that is trying to facilitate
better and better, improvement and improvement.
Right?
And some people it becomes, you know, in
certain communities that I'm aware of,
alhamdulillah, not here.
It's
even a point of ego.
Right?
Look at how much I donated to the
masjid. I built this. I did this.
The masedid are for Allah. They're not they're
not your ego trip. They're not your
legacy. Yeah. If Allah wills, you know, then
you're going to have some sort of legacy
for the good that you did, but this
thing doesn't belong to you. And honestly, that's
what leadership is. Leadership is able to let
go.
Right? Leadership is able to turn something over,
to build something and turn it over.
And the second that you're not able to
lead in an effective way, you step aside
for somebody else. Or if there's a particular
type of task that you can't do, you
step aside when somebody who's more qualified comes.
It can't be about you. This isn't your
house. This isn't your living room. You don't
get to call the shots. Right? The masjid
belongs to Allah and it has to be
organized
the way that Allah
wants, and it has to be,
managed in something that is focused on what's
in the best interest of the community,
not just
what
the board wants and doesn't want.