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Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص) said, "There will be afflictions (in the near future) during which a sitting person will be better than a standing one, and the standing one will be better than the walking one, and the walking one will be better than the running one, and whoever will expose himself to these afflictions, they will destroy him. So whoever can find a place of protection or refuge from them, should take shelter in it."

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THE PROPHET’SRESPONSE TOISLAMOPHOBIABy Sheikh Hassan Aly

One of the first Islamophobic acts that were recorded in Islamic history occurred just after the first sermon of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in a public setting. When he climbed mount Safa’ he said: “Wa Sabahah,” which means "O calamity of the morning!” He then called the tribes of Mecca by name and continued saying: "O Banū Hāshim, O Banū 'Abd al-Muṭallib ... [and so on], if I were to tell you that behind this hill there is an enemy about to attack you, would you believe me?" they replied “yes”, "Then I warn you that you are heading for a torment." Immediately, Abu-Lahab interrupted, saying: "Woe be on you the rest of the day! Is that what you summoned us for?" This was nothing but the beginning. Allah told us in the Quran:

“And they say: O you Muhammad (PBUH) to whom the Dhikr (the Qur’an) has been sent down! Verily, you are a mad man.” [15:6] “And the disbelievers say: This Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is a sorcerer, a liar.” [38:4] “Those who disbelieve almost stab you with their glances when they hear the message, and say, ‘He is a madman!”[68:51].

People threw stones at him; they laughed at him and circulated false propaganda about him (peace and blessings be upon him). At this pivotal time, Allah’s words came to guide the Messenger and his followers:

“Alif-Lam-Mim. Do people think that they will be left alone because they say: ‘We believe’ and will not be tested. And We indeed tested those who were before them. And Allâh will certainly make (it) known (the truth of) those who are true, and will certainly make (it) known (the falsehood of) those who are liars” [29: 1-3].

Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) was not only patient, but he prayed for the Islamophobes.

Aisha (RA) asked the Prophet once, “Have you encountered a day harder than the battle of Uhud?” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Your tribes have troubled me very much, and the worst was the day of Aqaba when I presented myself to Ibn Abd-Yalail ibn Abd-Kulal and he did not respond to what I intended. So I departed, overwhelmed with exces-sive sorrow, and I could not relax until I found myself at a tree where I lifted my head towards the sky to see a cloud shading me. I looked up and saw Gabriel in it. He called me saying, ‘Allah has heard your people’s sayings to you and how they have replied. Allah has sent the Angel of the Mountains to you that you may order him to do whatever you wish to these people.’ The Angel of the Mountains greeted me, and said, ‘O Muhammad, order what you wish. If you like, I will let the mountains fall on them.’” The Prophet said, “No, I hope that Allah will bring from their descendants people who will worship Allah alone without associating partners with Him.” [Bukhari and Muslim]

The Prophet’s mercy and character in the face of Islamophobia is further exemplified in another incident. When Tufayl ibn ‘Amr al-Dawsi came to the Prophet (PBUH) and said: “Daws (a well-known tribe) are doomed, they have disobeyed and been stubborn. Pray to Allah against them.” He said: “O Allah, guide Daws and bring them here.” At times of war, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) told his commanders not to kill women, children, monks, and the elderly. Once the Prophet (PBUH) saw a dead woman in the battlefield and he made his objection clear and forbade the killing of women and children. He was a mercy for the believers, and for the non-believers.

He was a mercy towards his enemies. He was a mercy to men, women, children, orphans, and widows. Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) was a mercy to domestic workers, a mercy to animals and even to inanimate objects. He was a mercy to mankind.

“Indeed, in this [Quran] is notification for a worshipping people. And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds” [21:106-10]

On the other hand, our beloved Prophet (PBUH) was an activist in Mecca and Madina. He went out to teach and talk, to debate and negotiate. He travelled to find freedom in Al-Taeef and then in Al-Madina, and we should follow his footsteps (PBUH).

“Allah sends His Salaah (Graces, Blessings, Mercy) on the Prophet (Muhammad), and also His angels (Angels ask Allah to bless and forgive him). O you who believe! Send your Salah on (ask Allah to bless) him (Muhammad), and greet him with the Islamic way of greeting (salutation, i.e. As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum)” [33:56]

Allahumma Sali wa Salim wa barik ala Sayidena Muhammed wa all ‘aalehe wa sahbehi wa sallam.

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Late night discussions with my high school senior son in the wake of the Paris and San Bernardino attacks have left me feeling anxious and exhausted these days. As a parent, I feel like I’m in uncharted waters, not knowing how best to guide him.

My normally easy-going, even-tempered son has been telling me more and more about high school friends and acquaintances who regularly ask him if he wants to kill all infidels, if he’s part of ISIS, if his local mosque harbors terrorists. He’s shared some witty comebacks that he’s used on annoying kids at school that have earned him their begrudging respect, but I worry about how much more he can continue to take before he snaps, before he says something illegal. My heart goes out to Palestinian mothers and African-American mothers who have been traveling much more hazardous roads than I have for decades and (in the case of blacks in this country) even centuries. I’m realizing for the first time what a weight and a scary responsibility it is to raise Muslim men in this society these days. We want our young men to have dignity and honor and the ability to stand up for themselves and their loved ones, but we still want them to keep their tempers in check and somehow find that sweet balance between (1) not putting up with $%&# and (2) maintaining peace — all without looking like an aggressor OR a “wuss” (polite term).

When I heard about some tough words he recently used on a classmate who finally pushed him too far, I told him, “Shaan, that’s not the sunnah (way of the Prophet). You’re supposed to either be silent or say that which benefits. We’re supposed to spread light, not darkness. What are you contributing to this world? What will that guy have to say about Muslims after his experience with you?”

“It’s the only language kids understand … and it works,” he quietly insisted. “It definitely shut him up. The guy totally chickened out.”

“I’m sure it did ‘work’, but it’s a short-term solution to a long-term problem. This is just the beginning. It’s not going to get any easier. You’re going to be dealing with these kinds of comments for the rest of your life — in high school, in college, in the work-place. Your uncle is a doctor and a partner in a hospital, and he was telling me that even HE has to deal with ignorant comments/questions and racist jokes from fellow doctors. You’re going to have to be smarter than that. I don’t want you to lose your soul just because you’ve figured out how to put a jerk in his place.”

His jaw was set and I didn’t think I was getting through to him.

“Those kids are not your teachers, Shaan,” I reminded him. “They may talk to one another that way and that may be the language they understand. But they’re NOT your example.”

“Mama, talking ‘peace’ doesn’t work in these situations. A guy who doesn’t come off strong will either get laughed at or pummeled or called a ‘p—y’.”

“I’m not telling you to lecture people or to give sermons or to be holier-than-thou. I’m not even telling you to go out of your way to be nice to someone who’s being an a-hole,” I told him. “But I do worry that you think all of the stories of the prophets that we’ve taught you your whole life are just stories…that they’re fairy tales and they’re not applicable to your life. The whole point of learn-ing about how the prophets dealt with torture and taunting and teasing and trials and tribulations — much worse than anything you’re experiencing — was for you to see how REAL MEN deal.”

I reiterated the hadith where a man asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) for advice, and he told him, “Don’t get angry.” He asked him again, and he replied, “Don’t get angry.” He asked for a third piece of advice, and the Prophet AGAIN responded, “Don’t get angry.”

FACING THE STORMY SEAS OFISLAMOPHOBIA WITH DIGNITYBy Hina Khan-Mukhtar

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“There are some scholars who say that that hadith means it’s actually haraam (prohibited) to EVER get angry, but thank God a majority of the scholars say that the actual prohibition is only for ACTING on anger. You have to remember that when you feel yourself starting to get angry … you CAN’T act on it.”

I went on to remind him about the time the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was stoned by children in Taif and the time people threw sheep’s entrails on his blessed back while he was praying in front of the Ka’aba and the time the Quraysh taunted him by distorting his name to “Mudhammam”, yet the Prophet’s only response was: “Doesn’t it astonish you how Allah protects me from the Quraysh’s abusing and cursing? They abuse Mudhammam and curse Mudhammam (“the blameworthy”) while I am Muhammad (‘the praiseworthy’).”

Shaan’s face softened and he smiled. “I think the only way a kid could be Muslim these days is if he knew and loved the Prophet (salallaahu alaihi wasallam). I don’t know how ANY one could be Muslim and NOT know the Prophet. The only kids at my high school who are actually practicing Muslims are the ones who came to Islam through love, not ones who came through no-no-no and rules and regulations.”

I listened quietly.

He continued sharing what kids in high school are saying about Islam and Muslims these days. “The other day, a guy in my class was saying that he just wants to see all of Middle East get nuked. He thinks America should drop nuclear bombs ALL OVER the Middle East. I asked him, ‘Have you ever traveled to the Middle East?’ That threw him off and he just stammered, ‘Well … no … I haven’t had the privilege of traveling overseas just yet.’ And I told him, ‘It’ll be good for you. You should get out of San Ramon … get out of your bubble … leave your PlayStation behind and go see what the world is really about. …'”

I laughed, but then I said, “And it’s entirely possible that he WILL one day go out in the world and change his mind about things. You have to know that everyone is still a work in progress, Shaan. No one is static. You have to look at people with the eye of compassion and mercy, and you have to wish well for them. It’s a cliché, I know, but you should feel sorry for their ignorance and small-mindedness.”

Then Shaan said, “Y’know, Shaykh So-and-So told me something very interesting the other day. He told me that Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) said, ‘I can walk on water; I can raise people from the dead; but as for compound ignorance — I don’t know how to treat that.’ He was SO right. There’s regular ignorance when you say you don’t know something, and then there’s compound ignorance when you don’t even know that you don’t know something.

“I don’t know what to do with all the compound ignorance around me. In my Intro to Law/Mock Trial class, all these kids who think they’re ‘the real Americans’ don’t even know the basics about the Constitution. A girl from my high school is going to Oxford to study law and she’s desi (Indo-Pak origin), but she knows American law better than any of these kids who think they have more right to this country than anyone else. They don’t even know the foundations of what this country was built on and they think they’re patriots.”

Then he said something that made me feel a sense of pride along with a slight sense of apprehension for the future. “You do realize, Mama, that we kids are fighting for our rights as Americans, NOT as Muslims, right? We have every right to be here. My grandparents are American; my parents are American; and I’m American. This is my home and I’m not going anywhere.”

If only I could get Donald Trump to hear what my son has to say, but — then again — I guess it’s pointless since there’s nothing we can do about compound ignorance.

Editor’s Note: Hina Khan-Mukhtar is a mother of three boys and one of the founders of a homeschooling co-operative in Lafay-ette, California. Additionally she teaches Language Arts to elementary, middle school, and high school students. The views expressed here are her own. The article was slightly edited for this newsletter.

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