The Islamic Personality

Assalamu Alaikum and greetings of peace,

I am listening to the topic of "The Islamic Personality" by Laila Nasheeba.

The Prophet Muhammad(peace and blessings be upon him) came to not only convey the message of Islam, but to teach manners to the people.

As Muslims, it is our duty to be distinct and well-mannered in our ways. Islam tells us to be mannerable people. We should not be distinct only in dress, but by our speech, our actions, and our ways.

Islam doesn't call us to be like the next person, or the person we live next to, but to be "distinct".

We should remember that Islam call us to be "just", "honest", "fair", "gentle", "soft", "humble", and etc.

As Muslims, our job isn't to be like our pop culture, but to be distinct. Our characters, our ways, our actions should be "distinct".

The Prophet Muhammad(peace and blessings be upon him) said, "When you imitate a nation, then you become one of them".

So, its important to not be like the people around us, but to be like "Muslims" that have been sent the mannerisms of Islam.

As Muslims, we know that we all will have tests to overcome. We know that our ancestors have had tests, thus we will have tests. Don't act as if you're not going to have tests because you will.

Remember what the Prophet Muhammad said, "Islam came as something strange, and will return as something strange".

People may dislike you because you wear hijab, niqab, wear abaya, grow out your beard, don't party, don't smoke, don't drink, don't mix with the opposite sex, don't lie, don't steal, pray 5x a day, and etc. People will dislike you until you become like them. People will always hate you in some way. We must always remember that we are just passer-bys in this world and must only take what is neccessary because next stop will be the results of our test-HEAVEN OR HELL. Subhan'ALLAH!


As Muslims, our personalities should be "DISTINCT".