Today\u2019s topic is on Immigration or Hijra<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We hear in the media the topic of immigration but this is\nsomething which has a place in Islam also. The topic of Immigration or Hijra is\nmentioned both in the Quran and through the sayings of the beloved Prophet\nSAWS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The imam mentioned sura Al-Hajj, ayat 40 in reference to\nthis topic. It\u2019s translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n[They are] those who have been\nevicted from their homes without right – only because they say, “Our Lord\nis Allah .” And were it not that Allah checks the people, some by means of\nothers, there would have been demolished monasteries, churches, synagogues, and\nmosques in which the name of Allah is much mentioned. And Allah will surely\nsupport those who support Him. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear brothers, it is evident from the Quran that immigration\nis something that is permitted and sometimes necessary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We need to understand that the action of immigration does\nnot come lightly and often it is done to escape persecution. The imam mentioned\nthe following hadiths of the prophet SAWS which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The value of) an action depends\non the intention behind it. A man will be rewarded only for what he intended.\nThe emigration of one who emigrates for the sake of Allah and His Messenger (\ufdfa)\nis for the sake of Allah and His Messenger (\ufdfa) ; and the emigration of one who\nemigrates for gaining a worldly advantage or for marrying a woman is for what\nhe has emigrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And the hadith which illustrates that hijra was hard even\nfor the Prophet SAWS. It says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI saw the Messenger of Allah (\ufdfa),\nwhen he was on his she-camel, standing in Al-Hazwarah* saying: \u2018By Allah, you\nare the best land of Allah, and the dearest of the land of Allah to me. By\nAllah, had I not been expelled from you I would never have left.\u2019\u201d *A place in\nMakkah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear brothers, we need to be mindful of this and therefore\nnot fall into the culture of looking down on those who have emigrated here or\nelsewhere as these people are often portrayed negatively in the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Often, an interpretation of immigration that isn\u2019t pondered\nupon is the immigration of the heart to Allah SWT. This isn\u2019t only for those\nwho enter Islam but for those of us who reform, repent and improve our worship\nfor the sake of Allah SWT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Prophet SAWS is reported to have said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“A Muslim is the one from whose\ntongue and hands the Muslims are safe; and a Muhajir (Emigrant) is the one who\nrefrains from what Allah has forbidden”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear brothers, we can see from this then that we are all capable\nof falling into this category. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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