Shuoor--a message of hope!

Serai Naurang is a dusty town of Lakki Marwat, a backward Southern district of NWFP,Pakistan.
One sultry afternoon some friends were sitting in the staff-room of a private school of this town.
Most of them were teachers of the school but some friends were outsiders.They were sipping tea and chatting animatedly.The discussion turned to politics and then to the plight of the poor and apathy of our rulers.Various examples were cited.Heart-rending stories of some of the miserable wretches of the area were recounted.Tales of talents going down the drain were told.Some railed against the rulers.Some of them accused army of all this mess.Some dragged in foreign powers to be responsible for all our woes.
A weak and subdued voice asked that all this might be right. Our rulers,army and foreign powers might be responsible for our problems in some ways,but are not we responsible also in some way.What have we done?What will be our answer if our Creator asks us on the day of judgement about our contribution for the solution of these problems and the amelioration of woes we have been sucked into. Will God let us go away with the usual diatribe against the rulers.? Can,t we do some more than just crib about the problems? Let us do our bit. Let us take a little tiny step. At least we would be able to say to our Lord on the Day of Judgement that we did whatever was possible for us.
This made them think. Suggestions were made. At last they agreed to form a small organization with the name of Shuoor.Every friend offered that he will fork out a little out of his income for the organization. And thus a foundation of hope was laid! A faltering step was taken! Now every month the friends contribute a little out of their salaries and income and try to help out poor students and other needy persons of the area. The hope is expanding. It is a tiny effort.A small effort with no organizational trappings,no publicity,no office and no effort to inveigle government funds.Just an attempt to please God,to share His blessings with the less-privileged! A practical thanks-giving!Some other people are trying to replicate this example and hope in their villages.
May Allah help us extend this hope to maximum needy people . May our determination do not waver!

An analysis of Surah al-nisaa(4) verses:82—85

Verse:82:-Referring to the hypocrites, ambivalent attitude towards the prophethood of Muhammad(pbuh),Allah says that don’t they ponder over the Quran? This Quran is the greatest proof of The Prophet’s truthfulness. If the Quran was not a divine book, there would have been a lot of discrepancies in it.
Verse:83:-This verse refers to the machinations and rumour-mongering of the hypocrites.
Rumours,and especially during war times, can play havoc.Allahs says that these hypocrites spread every kind of news in order to create unrest. Instead of spreading the news wildly, they should have first informed the Prophet(pbuh) and other responsible persons of every happening and news. This spreading of rumours and creating unrest is the handiwork of devils, both among the jinns and humanbeings.Mosts of you might have indulged in this mischief and succumbed to the wiles of Satan but Allah had mercy upon you and saved you from the dangerous consequences.
Verse: 84:- The prophet is told to ignore hypocrites. If they don’t show any zeal about the war against the oppressors(see verses:71,72,75,77),the Prophet should focus his attention on the true believers and urge them to fight against the oppression and persecution of the disbelievers(kuffar).Your are not responsible about the attitude of the hypocrites(see also verse no.80). You are responsible only for yourself. Allah will ward off and break the might and pressure of the disbelievers . Allah is more powerful than them and will punish them severely.
Verse:85: The hypocrite tried to discourage Muslims, instill fear of the enemy in their hearts and dissuade them from taking part in the Jehad.For this purpose they spread rumours etc. Allah tells the Prophet and true Muslims that they should urge one another into fighting in the way of Allah. Anybody who calls to a good cause(here jihad),will have a part from the reward of the good acts he promoted and any body who calls to a bad cause will have share of it. Allah is watching everything and has the power to punish or reward the promoters of good acts and the promoters of bad acts.

A glance at Al-nisaa(verses:77--81) of the 26th February2010 dars:
Elaborating some more mischiefs and weaknesses of the hypocrites,Allah says that when qital(fighting) in the way of Allah was not ordered by Allah and Muslims were told to restrain and be patient and wait for the suitable time ,these hypocrites used to assert themselves and urge the prophet to allow them to fight.But in fact this apparent bravery and urge for jehad was a coverup for their cowardice and hypocricy.They did not act upon the commandments of salat(prayer) and zakat(poor due) which were enjoined upon them in those days. But now when these very people are ordered to fight in the way of Allah to end persecution(verse no.75),they have chickened out and have started dreading the enemy more than one should fear Allah.They say why didn,t Allah give us some more respite and postpone the commandment of qital(fighting) a little more! And because the cause of their fear of jehad is the love of this world ,Allah admonishes them that this is a fleeting life and the rewards of the hereafter are for those who shun hypocrisy. And in the hereafter no body will be wronged in the least.Because of their love of their worldly possesions ,they utterly fear death. They think that their strong castles will save them from death. Allah warns them that nothing can save them from death and it will overtake them even if they hide in strong and high forts!If they get victory or some worldly benefit, they attribute it to Allah but blame their calamities and defeats upon the prophet(pbuh).Allah tells them that nothing can happen without the permission of Allah but these people refuse to think and use their reason. They are bent upon rejecting the truth and they don,t try to understand anything.Then Allah explains that although everything happens with the permission of Allah but good things happen with the help and blessing of of Allah and the cause of occurence of bad things rests with these people itself...Though these people are bent upon rejecting you O prophet, you should not worry about their rejecting.You are the true messenger of Allah and Allah is enough as witness for this fact.All these accusations and objections are cooked up as an excuse for the disobedience of the prophet(pbuh) but they must know that obedience to the prophet is in fact the obedienc of Allah and if they refuse to obey you, you should not worry about them O messenger of Allah. You are not responsible for their obduracry and rejection. Allah will take them to task.Apparently these hypocrites submit to the prophet(pbuh) but secretly they hatch plans and conspiracies against the prophet. Allah assures the prophet not to worry about their conspiracies. He should trust Allah because Allah,s help and protection against these schemers is enough.