World
Hijab Day has gained more momentum of late and the concept of hijab has
taken a new dimension altogether. Convincing the entire world about the
concept of hijab and creating awareness is fruitless if the basic
concept of Tawheed remains distorted!
What
is the legacy that we Muslims have inherited from the prophets sent by
God? The legacy of getting people closer to the Creator; making them
understand the basic of monotheism. If we walk down the era where our
beloved Prophet peace be upon him resorted to Da’wah after getting
commandments from Allah, we witness that he first hit the basic and from
thereon slowly and steadily he went on to establish other components of
deen. He could have easily started with the banning of alcohol by
presenting the evils that came out of it, he could have started by
explaining that halaal form of slaughtering has more advantages, he
could have made them understand that interest-free trade was the way out
and he was so respected that people would understand the wisdom behind
such declarations! But, he well knew that unless and until the basic
lies strengthened there is absolutely no use of such prohibitions! One
can stop consuming alcohol but is this enough to secure his after-life?
One can practice interest-free trade but to what benefit? One can resort
to halaal forms of slaughtering but what’s the use? Similarly, one can
be flabbergasted with the idea of hijab and the security it provides but
to what advantage?