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Human-Centered Secularism, God-Centered Islam; Assisted Suicide in Canada; Concept of Suffering

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Channel: Jaffari Community Centre · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

- Life and death issues - who decides?
- Types of tests and trials
- Submit ourselves to God by following teachings preserved by Allah
- How we relate it to name: Islam = submission
- There is no compulsion in accepting Islam
- i.e. Can't use sword
- Once a person has accepted Islam by his own choice they are submitting to Allah by their own choice
- Living in a secular environment we are affected by this ideology that religion and secularism are total opposites
- God centered vs Man centered
- The definition of Marriage
- Most religions define marriage in one way in their holy books
- But most nations have redefined the definition of marriage
- As muslims, when something happens, you have to make a decision, you see what Allah or the Ahlul bayt said about that decision. No body is perfect. - We are at different levels of submission to Allah. But that is our purpose in life, to submit outselves at a higher level.
- Islam isn't just about being good inside, it doesnt only talk about actions by themselves without belief. We must believe and do good deeds
- In Nahjul Balagha Imam ali said, "Today I'm going to define Islam to you in a way that no other person has done before or will do after. Islam means to surrender, this sense of submitting to Allah is having conviction in Allah. When you are convinced in your heart and mind that what Allah has sent is the truth, then that conviction will manifest in your words. You will say La Illaha Illalah. Once you confess that, that confession has to reflect in actions as a symbol of your submission
- Islam is a God centered ideology not human centered, A moomin does not take the religion based on his own views and opinion. He accepts what God has decreed and not that "Oh i like that and I DONT like that"
- Main statement: a moomin does not base his religion on his own personal opnion, he looks at the Quran and the Prophet. 
- Imam ali praises his companion by saying "he looks at his desires and which path he prefers, then he goes the other way". Imam Ali would take pride in calling that person his brother, one who goes against his desires. - Assisted suicide ban in Canada
- Do we make the decision of when our death comes? Some people suffer but there is a meaning in that suffering. 


Friday Juma Khutba
Recited By: Maulana Syed Muhammad Rizvi
Date: October 11th, 2013

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Human-Centered Secularism, God-Centered Islam; Assisted Suicide in Canada; Concept of Suffering

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