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| Halima |
| 02/08/04 at 03:24:29 |
| A very interesting article I received by e-mail from Asociacion de Latinos Musulmanes A European visitor asked to visit an Arabic school to see one of the classes. When the supervisor consulted the staff, a teacher of Islamic studies offered to be his guide. As the teacher knew that the visitor didn't know arabic, he chose to show him something that he would understand without any need for the language. He chose to show the visitor the practical lesson on how to perform prayers in Islam. On asking the teacher why did he choose that?, he answered: "We are badly mistaken when we show the European visitors our modern applications of science, history, literature, arts and so on so forth, because what we have is no match to what they have and the visitor would have still thought that what they have is much better than what we have. However if we show them our Islam; its teachings, rules of conduct, its virtues, they will see something they dont have and had never known. And that may be the glimpse of light that may touch their hearts and guide them to the straight path.' The very same mistake is made when the officials of the Arab world exhaust their efforts to show their visitors the huge projects and other aspects of civilised achievements they have, that they cannot get their message across. Whereas if they show them Islam in its perfectness, institution, purity and justice, they would have illustrated the real civilisation that can establish the values of the soul and bring about real happiness and peace for the human race" It was said that an eastern muslim ruler had spent a fortune to copy a literature book compiled by an Andalusian (Spanish) author. But when he got the book he found out the subject was 'Literature in the East' not 'In Spain' as he expected. He was frsutrated by this and said: 'Here is our merchandise returned to us' meaning: 'The author is showing us our culture which we already have!'. Should we persist on showing our visitors the same culture they already have? |
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