Optimism in times of difficulty
| Khatib : | Ubaid Mahmood |
| Khutbah No: | 33 |
| Khutbah Date: | 10/04/02 |
"Do not despair of the grace/mercy of Allah"
(al-Qur'an 39:53)
- Faith demands conviction and commitment
- The Prophet (pbuh) as an ideal model
- Prophecy at the digging of the trenches at the Battle of the Trench. Lessons we learn from the prophecy ...
- Strength of the Prophet's conviction
- His personal participation
- How he (pbuh) motivated those around him
- His positive attitude
- With hardship and perseverance comes ease and success
- People of Faith never lose hope nor despair in Allah's mercy
- The promise of the prophecy of Allah's help exists till the end of time
- Despite the critical situation of contemporary Muslims, we should be optimistic
- Participate actively in designing the kind of world we would like to see by becoming the instrument of positive change
- As we are in the week commemorating the Israa' wal Mi'raaj ; the Prophet's celestial night journey we reflect on the fact that that incident occurred in "the year of sorrow" when he lost both his main moral supporters (his dear wife Khadijah and his supportive uncle Abu Talib); yet he did not despair of Allah's mercy. What was to follow was greater than what had passed; so too should we be
Reflect on the words of our Prophet Muhammad (pbuh):
"Pessimism is part of bad character"