Imagine if all the professionals in our community united and started working together to build facilities that serve our Muslim brothers and Sisters as well as the rest of the country. Imagine how life would be if when faced with a decision of where should I spend my money today, a person decided to put that money in the pocket of a Muslim. Imagine if we united as one Umma, one family, How strong and secure would we be?

It does not matter who majors in what as long as the end result continues to leave us separated living in our big houses far from one another. Until we start working together we will never truly realize where we lack in professionals nor will we reach the highest levels of success our community has the ability to attain.

Why not purchase land and build a neighborhood of big beautiful houses intermixed with smaller ones as well as an apartment complex across the street centered by a Masjid and reserved strictly for Muslims who want to be a part of a Muslim community. Why not build a Muslim run and owned hospital as well as an engineering firm, law firm, and business center?

We have the ability to do anything as long as we work together and decide to live as one family. I personally dont think it matters what we do if we are not together as one unit. Finally, the only way we can work as one unit in one community is if we do diversify so we can satisfy all our needs on all levels.

May Allah guide us all to the right path.

Salamualaikom,

Muhammad

good article with important point at its root. It appears that the superficial message is fairly understood by the high school/college/young professionals, and in reality I think thats all people can ask for.

and to echo Arif’ point about medicine being overrated, quite frankly…it is. The perceptions held about the profession by our mothers and fathers are fairly detached from the realities of the issue as a whole. As a fourth year medical student I can attest to this as well.

that being said, do what you are passionate about to uplift the banner of Islam, and to improve our positions in the site of Allah, bc at the end of the day thats what is relevent. Like the author mentioned, if one is passionate about something than great things are within the realm of reality, while on the other hand if one does something without any passion, greatness(in this and the hereafter) is difficult, if not impossible, to attain.

iA as a soon to be parent I hope that I will have the same feelings down the road.

Allahu alim.

I agree with what sara wrote

Thank you brother Abu Hunain for your response.

What I was trying to say, and I apologize for not being more clear, is that Allah has made a wisdom behind everything. We accept the commandments whether the wisdoms are apparent to us or not. We break our fast with dates because it is a sunnah, but science will back up the fact that it is beneficial for us. I wear the hijab because it is a commandment from God. I didn’t rationalize it beforehand thinking “well i want to be modest therefore…”

However, we are the Ummah of “iqra”, the Ummah that will go to the corners of the world for knowledge. When I explain the hijab, of course it is because Allah has told women to cover, but I will also show the effects when people do not dress modestly- this makes it easier for people to see. In the Qur’an, Allah doesn’t just tell us to believe, He exposes the fallacies and inconsistencies of believing in more than one god, for example, or Eesa (as) being the son of God.

So when I said “saying ‘God did it’ doesn’t cut it anymore”, I was trying to show that people accept Islam for different reasons; for instance, for some people it was through the scientific miracles evident in the Qur’an; others it is the belief in One God. It does us no harm to delve into some of the wisdoms behind Allah’s prohibitions and commandments. The reason why there are now gay Muslim groups (such as Al-Fatiha) is because they believe in the fundamentals, but find a way to twist the fact that their actions are haraam.

I read your post and agree with how many of us dont take the time to research what we want to do for the REST of our lives when we graduate from highschool. For those of us who are older, we should assist our younger brothers & sister’s in what the work life looks like, Nonetheless, I wanted to touch on something you said (something my father told me), when we decide what we want to do in our future, dont ever look at the salary you will be making. Because at the end of the day, if you enjoy what your doing, you will most likely try harder than your peers which will enhance your capabilities which will eventually make you irreplaceable. At that point, you will enjoy a better salary. Furthermore, you should know that there are many people who are well off and hate their lives and wish they could turn back time. When your looking to choose your career, make sure you enjoy what you will be doing. I believe that many college students dont understand the gravity of this decision that they are making and need to take more time to determine what the rest of their life will be.

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We need to push the younger generation harder to excel and become the very best in whatever profession they choose. And forget about the younger generation – are ‘older’ Muslims striving hard to be the best in our professions. As Muslims, nothing less is expected from us.

I’m playing a little devils advocate here.

I believe in every person’s right to choose the pathway they want in this life and to pursue it, given with the conditions that you are to serve Allah swt. However, I think people also have this stigma that parents are ALWAYS out there to make you do what they what and we are the little victims here. It may be true – I’ve seen parents so honed in on Inganeering or Daktar that they really do push their kids in a psychological frenzy. But at the same time, I believe that you will never ever ever find a parent who doesn’t care. They may show it in different ways, but they care about your happiness. Maybe their perception is skewed, but it’s there.

Another thing is, let’s be real here…you don’t want to live in a cardboard box. Sometimes I wish people would stop taking the ‘stick it to da man’ mentality and push on for doing art, for example, without thinking down the line. Also, many of us make rash decisions during college, and personally I believe that alot of us don’t really know what we want to major in. I’ve seen people go into college being DEAD SET on something, sooooo sure, and then, we wake up two years later and find that it stinks. Parents can see that, for the most part.

Yes, you should do what you love, but you should also earn money. No, just because you reach a certain age doesn’t mean that you are at a maturity level to decide what you want. There are extremes everywhere…parents will always push. And people will always be affected.

Your friend said, “…because God says so” doesn’t cut it..”.

I just wanted to say that Muslims should not falter and sway to this sort of attitude amongst non-Muslims. It is, in-fact, enough that “Allah (swt) says so” that one should not engage in the sins that He has forbade and should obey Him in what he commanded. The question in response could have been, “Well, why is it not sufficient for Allahs command to be law?”.

In this regard, I think the problem is that most Muslims don’t know how to defend the fundamental aspects of Islam such as the strength of the Quran and its revelation and transmission. Or to educate our non-Muslims counterparts about the attributes of Allah and their failure to submit to him completely (including intellectually). It is exactly this attitude (as mentioned by your friend) that is the difference between Muslims and non-Muslims and it is this attitude that seeks proof through science and placing the human being above The Creator which has cause Christians and atheist to do the most damage to the idea and concept of religion. Meanwhile, Muslims are debating and arguing internally on the most esoteric aspects of “creeds” but none have risen to the occassion to fight the increasing wave of atheism and Christians that are falling sway to the atheist arguments.

If anything we should be the most avid in defending submission to Allah in this age. At the end of the day for most logical and intellectual arguments do not lead them to the submission of Allah (swt). Kufr is a truly human phenomenon as it is complete and stark opposition to the reality of mankind and his affair on earth. That is to say, the power and awesome ability of Allah (swt) is clear as He manifest it in His creation. While many of the people that profess this sort of thought in terms of scientific approach and proof etc. When you argue with them in regards to the proof and veracity of the sources of revelation in Islam and the weakness of the proof and transmissions of the other religions. They have no response and it doesn’t lead them to submission. So we should not play that game it is a farce.

My two cents..and Allah knows best.

Ma salama