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The Undetected Cancer
There was once a person who diligently monitored his health. Periodically, he checked his blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, Vitamin D and other similar markers which indicate to good or ill health. However, after many years, the person was diagnosed with an illness which he had never thought to check for, a silent killer of which he had thus far been unmindful – cancer. His health rapidly deteriorated, and in a matter of months, he seemed to be at death’s door.
The First Martyr in Islam
In the initial days of Islam, the disbelievers of Makkah Mukarramah inflicted untold torture on the few individuals who had accepted Islam, many of whom were slaves or freed slaves. Among them were Sayyiduna Bilaal, Sayyiduna Khabbaab, Sayyiduna Suhaib, Sayyiduna Zaid bin Haarithah, Sayyiduna ‘Aamir bin Fuhairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum), and others.
Although the disbelievers wished to harm Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), to an extent they were unable to do so because their families had been protecting …
The Fallacy of Freedom
When embracing Islam, a revert is made to recite the shahaadah – his declaration of faith. By reciting these words, he declares, “I testify that there is none worthy of worship but Allah, and that Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) is His slave and Rasul.”
This declaration is not merely his introduction to Islam, but for him and for every other Muslim, it is a fundamental and foundational realization and admission that every single one of us is nothing more than …
