The Message

We are born with a unique identity. Where ever we are and whoever we are. We are defined by one complete word “Muslim”. No one is born with mission, vision, objectives and goals but a Muslim. Call it a fate or good luck. Consider it a mark or opportunity. We are here with a complete system to follow and to let others know who we are and why we are. It doesn’t matter what skills have we got and which tools we require. Our mission is to spread a “Message”. A Message decoded thousands of years ago when the whole universe came into existence. A Message translated in many languages, written on different tools, propagated from one chest to other, passed through various generations and at last reached us. There is no God but Allah (and Muhammad (P.B.U.H) is the last Messenger of Allah).

I met with people who sometimes hadn’t got enough knowledge of Islam, not good speakers, not even expert in other languages but were still working to spread this message. First of all whenever some Muslim goes for a prayer, he is propagating a similar message as a religious scholar does. Muhammad Ahmed, came to Manchester for battling with his luck, belong to a Pathan family in Chakdarra, District Dir.  He is not a good English speaker and even speaks Urdu with difficulty as his native language is Pashto. Whenever he met any English girl whether at Bus stop or at job. He always gives them information on Islam even though his intensions were not that in the beginning. Once on a bus stop, he saw two English girls standing without make up. He asked them today is Friday night and you are in simple dress without any make up. They said we are in Christian Missionary and we preach Christianity to other people. At once a message decoded in his mind and he asked them to study Islam as well. He even gave them name of Muslim scholar “Dr Zakir Naik” in order to search online his lectures on similarities in Islam and Christianity. Those girls were also curious about listening to that Scholar. Thinking critically he had done wrong deed by talking with stranger Christian girls even though in the beginning his intentions were not to spread that noble Message. But as a matter of fact “It came out of his mouth in a sudden as he was not thinking to spread this Message”.

Tariq Ali from Gujar Khan, not even matric pass, came to Manchester couple of months ago.  He can’t speak English but can understand it. He joined security and started working with English man. Sometimes he used to pray during job though he was not a regular “Namazi”.  Once English security officer asked him about what he is doing. He told him that its prayer and we do it five times a day. He further asked him about Islam. So, similar message decoded in his mind and even he can’t speak English but he preached him. As a result of it that English man asked him for the translation of Holy Quran.

According to Independent News U.K (4 Jan 2011) only in U.K there are about 100,000 people who converted to Islam and each year about 5000 people embraces Islam. When census were carried out to know which name is most popular for new born baby in U.K. An interesting outcome took place. It was Muhammad which was considered to be the most popular name used for newborn babies (Mail Online, 28 Oct 2010). Off course Allah took responsibility of spreading this Message as He says that “If you will not do it, I will replace you with others better than you are (summary of original saying)”. Faces will change but message will remain the same “La ILa Ha Illallah Muhammadur Rasoolullah”. It is up to us how willing we are in spreading this Message.

By Samiullah Khan