“We have more claim to Musa than you” - Muhammad (PBUH)
Musa (AS) did not physically come to Britain but his true message has reached Britain quite a long time ago. One of the core missions of Musa (AS) was to liberate the people from the slavery of the Pharaonic systems to the servitude of Allah. Despite his message why is it that people still remain as slaves to the modern world?
Today Muslims are the people of Musa (AS) as the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “We have more claim to Musa than you (i.e. the Jews)”. But our hearts, minds and souls are trapped and we have become slaves to our own fears as well as to the systems of our time. We have become slaves to modern ideologies, modern ways of living, modern structures and our own egos and desires as Iqbal expresses in the following poem:
“…he gives away his soul to save his body; and although the name of God is on his lips; the object of his worship is the ruler’s might; a might which is a living, growing lie and which gives birth to nothing but more lies. It is an idol which is god to you so long as you kneel down and worship it, but which falls to the ground if you stand up to it. The real God provides both life and bread, while the false god provides bread but takes life. The real God is One; this god is in a hundred bits. The One is Providence; the other is a helpless thing. The One heals gaps; the other breeds disunity. The false god teaches men to be his slaves, divesting their eyes, ears and minds of faith.”- Allamah Iqbal
The only way to liberate ourselves from this slavery is to turn to the message of Musa (AS). The story of Musa (AS) is mentioned in the Qur'an more than any other story for a reason. But for many, the understanding of the story is very superficial - no more than how a little child would understand it whereas the insights and lessons from the story are immense. So is it not time for us to return to the deep and profound message of Musa (AS)?
The Story of Musa (AS) in The Qur'an
By Shaykh Dr Mohammed Akram Nadwi
When: Saturday 24th March 2012 Time: 10AM - 6PM
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"Jazakumullah khair for the efforts of the MEOC for arranging these blessed gatherings of knowledge. The seminars I've attended so far have several elements that make them very special, starting from the choice of topics themselves which cater to the more profound needs of the people rather than addressing some superficial issues that seem to be more fashionable today. Even the content of the seminars and the manner of teaching by Shaikh Akram Nadwi are directly focussed towards developing a deeper understanding of these issues. In these seminars, one gets a glimpse of the years of learning that have gone into the brilliant scholarship of Shaikh Nadwi. Furthermore his knowledge seems to be blessed by an acute understanding of the needs of the Ummah. The seminar on the 'Legacy of Ibrahim (a.s.)' was exceptionally beautiful, wherein, the Shaikh in his own words confessed that he was attempting to transmit, not knowledge, but the state of his heart, to the others present. While the knowledge and the insight that one gains into the Qur'an, the Sunnah and the history of Muslims through these seminars is invaluable, I personally feel that these sessions are more than just one-day courses. I am inclined to call them gatherings of Remembrance of Allah, and we all know the blessings of such gatherings!" - Mohini Verma, PhD Student, Cambridge University
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