Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Where is our Leaders for dawah in streets



Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

When it comes to society of today, we all can clearly see that majority of the masjids are empty. We see that they are only packed when it comes time for Jummah and even then masjids seem to dwindle and dwindle in participation and numbers. Why is this happening? There is many reasons as to why such is going on, but instead of focusing on the why what are we doing about it to combat it should be the question.

Majority of the Ummah is no longer in the masjids but in the streets. Rather one does sins or not they are still muslim and in need of enlightment and help but we are to focused on blinding our eyes to reality to see this.

Where is the scholars who are in the streets helping?
Why is it there is all these expensive resorts just to see scholars?
Why when scholars come they go to the best part of the city?
Why do noone bring these issues up?

I am going to speak on the American experience in regards to this.

There seems to be ignorance that is plaguing our communities left and right. We all as Americans understand how the streets are as a lot of us have come from the streets or atleast been around it somewhat to understand how things are. We know of what to do and what not to do and how to go about things when it comes to the cold hard streets.

We hear so much talk about give dawah to non-muslims and do best from outward actions in showing this deen but where our, our leaders at to help us in this regard. We have the soldiers the muslims from the streets but only so much they can do, Where is the scholars at to bring in people. Where is the scholars at to go one on one with people and talk and here them.

Lets remember that when comes to streets people are not just going to want to hear about spiritual guidance and other things but they want to hear what can better help them.

"a family is struggling to make ends meet, bills, unemployed, family of 7, single parent house, got kids kicked out of school, some doing drugs as a let out to the stress of living in a 2 room apartment, What can one do in helping a family and showing them a better way? This is just one example of many different situations that communities in these cities and even small towns are facing. Where is our leaders to help???? Why are we seeing youtube videos but no footage of a person in the city, in a brick low income building giving dawah talking to families????

Are people scared to come to the cities where this is needed most? Is the violence one see driving one and they would rather stay in suberb places or home making a youtube video saying do this and do that?

The way to connect and reach with people is through meeting and showing in action.

We need to call things how we see it and ask our leaders where they are in regards to helping the muslims which are many who are in the streets and not in masjids while they sit in nice hotels in resorts asking for hundreds of dollars from these same people who dont have money just to go hear them speak for a hour or two. Lets get real with it.

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