Has i was a bohra before! burhan bhai now this is the time or test for me ,i study in USA, i went to pakistan so that i can tell my family that wht ever they are doing is against the law of ALLAH
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Answer:
Revert Bohra and Family
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help
and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and
whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness
that there is no one (no idol, no person,
no grave, no prophet, no
imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone,
and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of
His Messengers.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 29
Surah Ankabut verse 69:
69 And those who strive in Our (Cause) We will certainly guide them to
Our Path: for verily Allah is with those who do right.
All Praise is due to none save Allah Subhanah Who
accepted your intentions to seek and strive towards the Truth and guided you to
His Straight Path. Allah is our witness
brother, of all the innumerous and innumerable blessings and mercies of our
Lord Most Gracious upon His slaves, the absolute single biggest Mercy is His
Guidance. May Allah Subhanah bestow upon
you the wisdom, the patience, the perseverance and the courage to stay
steadfast on this Path of Truth which you have chosen until that inevitable
time when you breathe your last. Ameen.
Your Statement: i went
to pakistan so that i can tell my family that wht ever they are doing is
against the law of ALLAH, but as usual they didnt listen to me and i had a bad
and a hard time over there
My dear and beloved Brother, it has always happened
that when one is born and brought up in a particular ‘way of life’, it is not always
easy for them to accept the Truth when it is presented to them. And even if they see and realize the Truth,
at times it is their concern for the social welfare which puts them at odds in
following the Truth. And that is
precisely the test the Lord Most High has involved man in!
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 31 Surah
Luqman verse 21:
And when it is said to them, “Follow what
Allah has sent down”, they say, “We
shall only follow that upon which we found our forefathers.” What!
Will they still be following them even if Shaitaan had been calling them
to the raging Fire?
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 34
Surah Saba verse 43:
When Our clear Revelations are recited to
these people, they say, “This person only wants to turn you away from
those deities whom your forefathers have been worshipping.”
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 43
Surah Zukhruf verse 22-25:
Nay!
But they say, “We found our forefathers on a way and we are only walking
in their footsteps.” Even so, whenever before you We sent a warner to a
habitation, its people of means said,
“We have found our forefathers on a way and we are only following in their
footsteps.” Every Prophet asked them,
“Will you still go on following the same old way even if I guide you to a more
right way than that you found your forefathers following?” They replied, “We disbelieve the religion
with which you have been sent.”
Consequently, We took vengeance
on them. Just consider what was the end
of those who denied.
Your Question: wht
will i do or how will i convienced them that they are worng
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 28
Surah Qasas verse 56:
You cannot guide whom
you love, but Allah guides whomever He Pleases. And He best knows those who would accept
guidance.
Dear and Beloved Brother, as much as you love your
family and friends and wish them to be guided aright, know with conviction that
it is not you who has the power or the ability to guide them aright….but Allah
guides to His Path only those who themselves wish to be guided aright!
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 66
Surah Tahreem verse 6:
O you who have believed, save
yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel shall be men and
stones; over which shall be appointed
fierce and stern angels, who never disobey
Allah’s Command, and they only do as
they are commanded!
Allah says in the Holy Quran: Chapter 16, Surah
An-Nahl Ayat 125:
Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and
excellent admonition and argue with people in the best manner. Your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His
Way and who is Rightly guided.
We are duty bound by the Command of our Lord to
invite all those who are willing to listen to good caution to the Truth of
Islam with wisdom, patience, perseverance, and excellent admonition; and must
strive to fulfill this Command of their Lord to the best of their ability. To guide them to the Truth or allow them to
stray is in the Sole Power and Domain of none save the All-Knowing, All-Wise
Lord Most Gracious.
Your Question: wht
will i do or how will i convienced them that they are worng
It is an evidence of your love and your respect for
your family and loved ones that you strive to present the Truth from their Lord
to them in the absolute best possible manner….and regardless of their rebuke
and rejection, you are to remain steadfast and patient in your noble
endeavor. Regardless of how long it
takes, your duty is to keep on trying…and never never ever lose your patience
or your hope and never never ever despair in the unlimited and endless Mercy of
your Lord Most High.
Regardless of their opposition, you make sure that
you are a dutiful son and brother to them in all respects…and no matter how
much they try to violate the commands of kinship and ties, you make absolutely
sure with humility, patience, wisdom, steadfastness, courage and hope that you
never ever let the situation get out of hand so that the Shaytaan is successful
in breaking your relations with them.
And above all my beloved brother, on the other hand
increase and redouble your efforts in studying and understanding the Glorious
Quran, the Sunnah and especially in your situation, the Seerah or ‘life’ of the
Noble Prophet Mohamed (saws). The
trials, tribulations and severe opposition, rebuke, and revile suffered by our Noble
Prophet (saws) and his earliest companions at the hands of their disbelieving
relatives, kith and kin, and the Quraish of Makkah exceed the worst atrocities
and oppression any man would have done to those who willed them nothing but
good. Allah is our witness brother, if
we were to compare their trials to the insignificant tribulations we fear at
the hands of our loved ones, it would definitely help in setting our
expectations aright! Allah is our witness brother, the patience, the
perseverance, the wisdom, and the unshakeable trust, belief, faith, and hope
these noble souls had on the Mercy of their Lord would in no short measure be
an inspiration for all those who follow their example!
Your Question: wht
will i do or how will i convienced them that they are worng
Beloved Brother, nature has bestowed man with the intelligence
and ability to think and determine whether something is right or wrong. In our humble opinion and experience, it is
always better and produces better results in the long run to present the Truth
to the person instead of directly challenging their belief and their ways which
makes them naturally defensive. Present
to them the Truth in the best possible and polite manner, and let the falsehood
humiliate itself in the presence of the Truth!
One of the absolute best ways to invite them to the
Truth is to somehow get them to read the Glorious Message of Allah with
understanding, even only once! Allah is our witness brother, this Glorious
Quran has its own way of separating the Truth from the falsehood; for it is in
the very nature of falsehood to be dishonored, vanquished, and vanished when
confronted with the Truth. And when the
Truth being presented are the Very Words of Allah The Most High, Allah is our
witness, no combination of falsehoods have a chance to withstand it from any
angle! Blessed and Glorified is the Lord
Who Revealed this Criterion of Truth and falsehood!
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2
Surah Baqarah verse 185:
Ramadan is the month in which the Quran
was sent down: this Book is a Perfect Guidance for mankind and consists of
clear Teachings which show the
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 17
Surah Bani Israel verse 81:
And declare, “The Truth has come and
falsehood has vanished. And
falsehood is a thing that must by its nature, vanish!”
If one trusts,
obeys, and follows the guidance
and commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be assured of never ever being misled; but if one believes, obeys and follows any other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger
(saws), one can be assured of being led
astray.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due
to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and well
wisher in Islam,
Burhan
