- 07 Apr 2005, 01:25
#2115
When a stone is dropped into a glass of water it descends to the
bottom and settles to one side. It is in the water but separate from
it. On the other hand, if dye is put into the same glass, the dye and
water combine. Now the water is not separate from the dye. Both have
intermingled in such a way that no one can detect any differences
between the two.
The relationship between Islam and a person should be like that of
dye and water, not of stone and water. Islam should not just be an
accessory to a Muslim's life: it should merge with his whole being.
It should become the throb of his heart as it permeates his emotions.
It should enter into his thoughts, molding his intellect in its own
fashion. Islam should become the eye with which he sees, the tongue
with which he speaks, the hands and feet with which he performs his
day-today functions. Islam should take possession of a person that it
excludes all else. Every statement should bear the stamp of Islam and
every action should be dyed in Islamic colours.
If Islam is like a stone in water, than it is not Islam at all. Faith
should be absorbed in a person like dye dissolved in water. Just as
the emotions of love and hate are felt by the whole body so, when one
adopts Islam in the real sense of the world, it should become an
issue affecting one's whole existence. The Muslim and Islam should
become inseparably attached.
bottom and settles to one side. It is in the water but separate from
it. On the other hand, if dye is put into the same glass, the dye and
water combine. Now the water is not separate from the dye. Both have
intermingled in such a way that no one can detect any differences
between the two.
The relationship between Islam and a person should be like that of
dye and water, not of stone and water. Islam should not just be an
accessory to a Muslim's life: it should merge with his whole being.
It should become the throb of his heart as it permeates his emotions.
It should enter into his thoughts, molding his intellect in its own
fashion. Islam should become the eye with which he sees, the tongue
with which he speaks, the hands and feet with which he performs his
day-today functions. Islam should take possession of a person that it
excludes all else. Every statement should bear the stamp of Islam and
every action should be dyed in Islamic colours.
If Islam is like a stone in water, than it is not Islam at all. Faith
should be absorbed in a person like dye dissolved in water. Just as
the emotions of love and hate are felt by the whole body so, when one
adopts Islam in the real sense of the world, it should become an
issue affecting one's whole existence. The Muslim and Islam should
become inseparably attached.
- By BatoolM