A scholar visiting China

[Hariir]

RAMADAN KARIIM 2 ALL OF YOU MY NOMAD BROTHERS & SISTERS. WA KULLUCAAM WA ANTUM BIL KHAYR.

 

Allahu Akbar!! Sounds simple, doesn't it? A taxi trip in the

crowded streets of a Chinese city brings the light of Islam into

the heart of a Chinese man. A man who started his day as an

atheist never suspected that he will end his day as a muslim.

There are many people out there who are thirsty for the message

of Islam. Gaining them as Muslim brothers and sisters could be

as simple as this TRUE story..

 

A scholar visiting China

Contributed by sis Nada

 

A Muslim scholar (sheikh) was on a visit to China to give a

series of lectures to the local Muslim community. One day, he

was scheduled to give a lecture at a local hall and was about to

take a taxi along with his companions to that location.

 

They got into the taxi and the Sheikh asked about the length of

time it would take to get to the lecture hall. The taxi driver,

through the interpreter, answered "Two hours."

 

The Sheikh immediately turned to his companions and said: "well,

we can't sit in this taxi with the driver for two hours and not

tell him about our religion. If we did that then we would be no

different than any other non-Muslim or kaffir who uses this

taxi. We are the people that Allah (SWT) chose to carry His

message and honoured us to be Muslims. It is our duty to

tell this person about Islam."

 

However, the driver was a native Chinese and didn't have a

common language with the Sheikh. They had to communicate

through an interpreter.

 

Sheikh to interpreter: "Ask the man if he believes in any

religion?"

 

Driver: "No, I don't believe in religion. I just get up in the

morning, go to work and earn money. At the end of the day, I

collect my money, go buy some food and drink for my family. What

do I need religion for?"

 

Sheikh: "Ask this man if he has ever heard anything about

Islam."

 

Driver: "Not much. I've seen a tape once and showed Muslims as

violent people. I don't know much else."

 

Sheikh: "Ask him about computers. What does he think of

computer?"

 

Driver: "I think the computer is an excellent invention. It is

very useful and very sophisticated."

 

Sheikh: "Does he think that the computer could have invented

itself or does he think that a human being invented it?"

 

Driver: "A human invented it, of course. It is not capable of

inventing itself."

 

Sheikh: "Which one is more complicated the computer or the human

being?"

 

Driver: "The human being is more complicated, of course."

 

Sheikh: "O.K., if the computer must have been invented by a

human being, then it follows that a human being (which is more

complicated) must also have a creator."

 

Driver: "O.K."

 

Sheikh: "In Islam, we believe that Allah is the creator of human

beings and all other beings. Fine, now let's move on. Assume

that you have never seen a computer before and never heard of

it. If I brought a computer to you and gave it to you. Would

you know what to do with it? Would you be able to use to its

full potential?"

 

Driver: "No, I wouldn't."

 

Sheikh: "Now, if I gave you a catalogue for the computer, then

you will be able to better use it? Correct?"

 

Driver: "Correct!"

 

Sheikh: "In Islam, we view Quran as the catalogue used by human

beings to manage their lives. Without this catalogue, they will

ruin themselves! Now, if this inventor of the computer assembled

the machine and printed the catalogue, what would be the next

step? He would need to train some engineers and others on how

to spread the message about this machine. These people would,

in turn, train others and others until everyone knows about the

machine. In the example of Allah and Quran, the prophets of

Allah play the role of the engineers. They learn the message and

teach it to others so that the message will spread. Prophet

Muhammad (saw) is the final messanger of Allah and he was

ordered to take the message to all human beings."

 

By this time, the trip was coming to an end and they almost

reached the lecture hall. But the Sheikh can see that there

were tears coming out of the driver's eyes. The words of the

Sheikh was having a significant effect on this driver.

 

Driver: "These ideas are very interesting to me. Do you mind

spending 15 more minutes with me to tell me about this

religion?"

 

The Sheikh agreed to spend those few minutes with this person

and did. The man asked many questions and seemed genuine in his

desire to learn more about this religion. At the end of these

few minutes, the driver said: "I want to join this religion of

yours. How do I do that?"

[Rahima]

Nice, jazaakum Allahu Khayran.

 

Allah gives guidance to whomever He wishes.

 

Ramadaan Mubaraak brothers and sisters!

[Thinkerman]

What a gr8 story, allah is so mercifull.