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Arshad Gamiet, Page 10

The blessings of hardship

By Arshad Gamiet
” That first generation of Muslims endured the most painful hardship for a good reason. Allah was setting them up to be the role models for Muslims throughout the ages. Their trials and tribulations were a vital part of this process. There was a hidden mercy in all their suffering. We must open our eyes, and our hearts, and we must look for the hidden mercy in the challenges that Allah has placed before us today…”

Help the refugees, not their enemies

By Arshad Gamiet
“Each night before we go to bed, we should ask ourselves: “Today, what have I done to lighten the burdens from the sum total of human misery? What have I done today, to add to the sum total of human happiness?”

Choices for Muslims in the West

By Arshad Gamiet
“Our modern world has brought together people of diverse cultures into a global village, and we Muslims in the West have to make some crucial choices about our relationship with our neighbours in the wider community.”

Helping Orphans and Refugees

By Arshad Gamiet.
“Every orphan should remember that Prophet Muhammad sws was also an orphan. He knew their pain, their loneliness, their vulnerability…”

Srebrenica, 7/7 and the Night of Power

by Arshad Gamiet
“We should constantly beware of the satanic forces that lurk in the darkest corners of the human heart. Whenever a man degrades his fellow man, he also dehumanises himself…”

The Night that changed history

by Arshad Gamiet
“That same light that filled the Cave during Laylatul Qadr, that filled the heart of our dear Prophet Muhammad [sws], has shone brightly down the ages, to fill our lives also. Year after year, for over 1,400 years, almost a Millennium and a half, the light of Laylatul Qadr has brought hope and renewed faith, to a world that would otherwise be stumbling in total darkness and despair…”

Muslims help to build a better Britain

By Arshad Gamit
” Never belittle the smallest good deed. Be sincere. Do it because it’s the right thing to do. Be driven by love and compassion towards others, and gratitude to God. We know that God blesses every good action and magnifies the rewards…”

Earthquakes and Boat-People: natural and man-made disasters

By Arshad Gamiet
“Whenever you degrade another person, you also dehumanise yourself. Every human being has a ruuh, a soul, a ‘breath of Allah’ inspired within them. You cannot humiliate anyone without offending Allah, and without losing something of your own humanity in the process…”