Inner dimensions of

the SeerahUsing the Seerah to build

confidence

in the 21st century

IDB LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMEDurban

March 2012

Ahmed Shaikh

Group activity

• Draw up a poster/ group flag that expresses the theme:

“Role of Muslim youth in the 21st century”

Complete this sentence...

• My role as a Muslim youth is to...

• My confidence as a Muslim is because...

Relationship with the Prophet (s)

“The Prophet (s) is closer to the believers than their ownselves” (Al Ahzab, 33:6)

Example of Sayyidina Khubaib ibn Adi Ansari (RA)

“Ye have indeed in the Messenger of Allah, a beautiful pattern of

conduct…” (33:21)

ExerciseRelate your ‘favourite’ Sahabah (RA)

Information on the Seerah must lead to Transformation

Example of Mus’ab ibn Umayr (RA)

“From among the believers are some who have fulfilled their pledge with

Allah” (Al Ahzab, 33:23)

Sahabah witnessed his (s) great sunnah

• Resolution against the Quraish• After Taif• Strategy during the Hijra• Cave of Thaur• Love of Fathima (RA)• Conquest of Makkah• Children of Madinah

This great Sunnah has

been reduced to mere externalities!

What the are the inner dimensions of the

Sunnah?

Human values are built in your inner self:

• Truth• Justice• Confidence• Honesty• Progressiveness• Dynamism• Optimism• Courage • Wisdom

These are all inner values. This is the Sunnah!

Today…Our lives bear little resemblance to his (s)

• We praise him (s), but do not listen

• We claim to love, but refuse to follow

• We claim to believe, but behave like those who did not

Incident with Ka’ab bin Malik

What needs to be done?

Make JIHAD…at all levels

Enter the world of the

Qur’an

Provide

Leadership‘Khair Ummah’

Protect the integrity of the brand

‘ISLAM’

Develop the student community as the

microcosm of the Qur’anic

Ummah

Live the

Sunnah

The critical challenge of student life:

Have a clear, guided sense of purpose!

Mission:

Key battles to be

adopted & championed

“Al-Aqsa fi Khatr!”

Become active in

Da’wahin Southern Africa

Become change agents for

Muslim

civilisation &

culture

Seek, love & share the

‘Ransom of Badr’

Protect the Environment

“Innal Arda Lillah”

Understand the Dimensions of the

Kalimah!

The principle of

Excellence must guide all activities

“That nation is not in need of a sword, the character of whose youth is like that of

steel”

Allama Iqbal

Conclusion:

The Archers of

Uhud

Shukran

Thank you!

Ahmed Shaikh