What did the Prophet say about Racism
Religion and scripture have long been blamed for many of society's ills.
You've probably heard these rants before:
"Religion causes bloodshed!"
"Religion causes war!"
It's not religion, but the misinterpretation of religion that contributes to the social evils we see today.
True Religion can only serve as a source of peace. It doesn't cause society's problems, it cures them.
Nevertheless, in certain pockets of the world racism still lives. It exists as a modern evil - a mental disease caused by a corrupted mindset.
Its cure by the way is nothing new, in fact it's fourteen hundred years old.
Islamic tradition known as Hadith states that in his final sermon the Prophet Muhammad, Allah's Blessings and Peace be upon him, said:
"There is no superiority for an Arab over a non-Arab, nor for a non-Arab over an Arab. Neither is the white superior over the black, nor is the black superior over the white -- except by piety."
Yusuf Khan a writer and resides in the Washington DC area. He speaks frequently at various Islamic centers. This article was originally published on August 1, 2009.
Topics: Anti-Racism, Prophet Muhammad (S), Racism
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Sallams to all.
In Allah,s opinion among yours the greatest are religious people.
Our prophet Muhammad (s.a.v.) said. There is no difference between arabs and foreigners that is other common.They are distihguished by their religion
In Allah,s opinion among yours the greatest are religious people.
Our prophet Muhammad (s.a.v.) said. There is no difference between arabs and foreigners that is other common.They are distihguished by their religion.
Why do all this? For the love of Allah. Period.
So the list is endless and by constant self-education and reminders we can keep raising our spiritual ranks. Allah directs us to recognise that even within the good believers there are ranks. Ofcourse Allah alone can compute somebody's rank and we should not go around judging other people's spiritual ranks, except to better ourselves. Allah even commended competition in doing good deeds. That's the only healthy rivalry; and we know that a materialistic and base rivalry can only burn us out. So brothers and sisters join hands and hearts to serve Allah and mutually gain Allah's love. We MUST practice forgiving one another, otherwise we will all be in trouble in this world and in the next. These good characteristics must be practiced not just once or twice but thousands and millions of ti
our religion. As an African American my visits to
the HOLY SHRINES have been awash in racism from
other Muslims of the land and of european
abstraction owing to their overall ignorance, lack
of Faith and just plain bigotry.If we truly in our
hearts follow our religion then RACISM will come
to an end amongst the entire UMMAH...A good muslim
WISHES FOR HIS BROTHER WHAT HE WISHESS FOR
HIMSELF...we should ponder over this and know that
this statement is a double edged sword...let os
follow the sunnah of our beloved PROPHET(pbuh) TO
RID OUR RELIGION OF THIS CANCER OF HATING A FELLOW
HUMAN BEING. Charity begins at home and then
spreads abroad. May ALLAH(swt) guide us to the
right path...ameen.
However I have been a target for racism from brothers that only pop up in the Masjid now and than and generally live a life of kufarr.
I don't have a problem with most Hadith, but to me Quran comes first.
I just got back from Indonesia, where the greeting of Assalamualaikum is not returned by many because it comes out of the mouth of a white guy who is believed to be none-Muslim.
Racism? Yes, absolutely, combined with ignorant idiots a real bizarre cocktail of Indo Muslims.
Such societies follow Islam? My mind wonders.
Wassalam, Axel MJ Cremer
religion is supposed to push back against this tendency, just as it is meant to be a barrier against human weaknesses of pride, lust, and so forth. so long as there is racism and major sins, that means the society needs *more* religion, not less, even if its outward image is 'pious'; in fact, it probably needs to place less emphasis on the appearance of religion, and more on the fundamentals.
this they are able to let Israel or western force to
attack and put Iran just like Iraq and all the muslim countries behind 100 year than the rest of the world without the basic needs and we are okay with it and all these articles about how we
are not treated right is our fault and we have
a thinking of a slave. I went for Haj this year
and Saudi's are worse of all Muslims as they treat you in their country not as their guest but
they are doing us a favor for having us when we
pay them more than they deserve and they should
be the one who should feel honoured that we are there.