Here is a short face off about Milad. A man walked up to me and questioned who designed the flier about Milad Mubarak? He knew it was me, but he was confrontational, and I wasn’t going to fall in that trap, instead I listened.
Him: You know it is bidda, an invention.
Me: Just listening (but wondered, how deeply programmed some of my fellow Muslims are, they are so quick to use the word ‘Bidda”, just as a toddler is eager to use a word he or she learns for the first time, is that the limitation of their vocabulary?)
Him: Why are they doing this?
Me: Do you like the Prophet?
Him: You know it is bidda, an invention.
Me: Just listening (but wondered, how deeply programmed some of my fellow Muslims are, they are so quick to use the word ‘Bidda”, just as a toddler is eager to use a word he or she learns for the first time, is that the limitation of their vocabulary?)
Him: Why are they doing this?
Me: Do you like the Prophet?
Him: What do you mean, I love him.
Me: Really? Do you believe Prophet was a blessing to Mankind, in fact the whole universe?
Him: Of course, God in Quran says that, he is Rahmatul Aalameen.
Me: Do you think others know about this?
Him: Of course, God in Quran says that, he is Rahmatul Aalameen.
Me: Do you think others know about this?
Him: We have to tell them?
Me: How would you do that?
Him: Talk about him..
Me: How would you do that?
Him: Talk about him..
Me: Would you like to talk about his deeds to hundreds of people?
Him: Yeah, of course
Me: Do you know what Christmas is about?
Him: Bidda
Me: Was Prophet a Mercy to mankind?
Him: What do you mean?
Me: Did he want to have peace with Christians
Him: Naoozu billah, Of course, he was Rahmatul Aalameen
Him: Yeah, of course
Me: Do you know what Christmas is about?
Him: Bidda
Me: Was Prophet a Mercy to mankind?
Him: What do you mean?
Me: Did he want to have peace with Christians
Him: Naoozu billah, Of course, he was Rahmatul Aalameen
Me: Come to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, it is appreciating their work on the birthday.
Him: Prophet did not celebrate the birthday, why should we?
Me: Prophet did not travel in the airplane, nor did he use the computers. He did not eat Biryani or drove a fancy car or lived in an Air-conditioned house, but he said one of the most profound things – a good deed is something you do to benefit humanity, knowing full well that you are not the beneficiary. He said, it is like planting a tree knowing well that by the time it grows to give fruit and shade, you are not the beneficiary, someone else in the Aalameen (Universe) is.
Him: Prophet did not celebrate the birthday, why should we?
Me: Prophet did not travel in the airplane, nor did he use the computers. He did not eat Biryani or drove a fancy car or lived in an Air-conditioned house, but he said one of the most profound things – a good deed is something you do to benefit humanity, knowing full well that you are not the beneficiary. He said, it is like planting a tree knowing well that by the time it grows to give fruit and shade, you are not the beneficiary, someone else in the Aalameen (Universe) is.
Me: that is the description of the prophet, isn't it? Shouldn’t we appreciate him?
Him: Yeah, but…. its is B.....
Him: Yeah, but…. its is B.....
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More about Milaad:
More about Milaad:
1. Celebrating Prophet Muhammad’s birthday
http://theghousediary.blogspot.com/2015/12/celebrating-prophet-muhammads-birthday.html
2. How I Connect With Prophet Muhammad - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ghouse/how-i-connect-with-prophet-muhammad_b_2547782.html
3. The 1444th Birth Celebration of Prophet Muhammad -http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ghouse/festivals-of-the-world-mi_b_4579452.html
4. Texas Faith, a Muslim's Christmashttp://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/12/texas-faith-when-baby-jesus-meets-neiman-marcus.html/
Dr. Mike Ghouse is a community consultant, social scientist, thinker, writer, newsmaker and a professional speaker on Pluralism, Interfaith, Islam, politics, human rights, and foreign policy. Mike is committed to building cohesive societies and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day. More about him in 63 links at www.MikeGhouse.net and his writings are at TheGhousediary.com
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