{"id":1849,"date":"2015-04-04T09:23:47","date_gmt":"2015-04-04T09:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/v2\/?p=1849"},"modified":"2015-04-04T20:16:28","modified_gmt":"2015-04-04T20:16:28","slug":"editorial-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empireuae.com\/demo\/editorial\/editorial-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Editorial: Jamadil Akhar 1436"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt seems as if we are in India. The Mumineen of the United States are like the Mumineen of Hindustan.\u00a0 You may be miles away from the centre of <em>dawat<\/em>, but you reside in my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These were the words of al-Dai al-Ajal Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin <sup>TUS<\/sup> upon seeing the devotion and the <em>mohabbat<\/em> of Mumineen. Not long ago the scenario in America was a different one. Mumineen who had come to America to study or work became influenced by consumerism, Western education and fashion. They came to the <em>markaz<\/em> once or twice a year, and their children, for a lack of <em>deeni<\/em> upbringing, were going astray.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>But Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin\u2019s <sup>RA<\/sup> constant concern sustained Mumineen, and his untiring travels and efforts fortified their faith. Syedna <sup>RA<\/sup> visited America 9 times. And each visit led to a renaissance in his followers, increased their devotion and <em>imaan<\/em> manifold, and raised them in their levels of commitment to the tenets of Islam. Burhanuddin Maula\u2019s <sup>RA<\/sup> presence, his radiance infused <em>imaan<\/em> and <em>barakaat<\/em> in Mumineen, and in the next generation and in the next. He laid foundations for and inaugurated masjid after masjid in the west which would ensure the continuance of <em>deeni<\/em> activities and bring Mumineen closer together and closer to him. His compassion: a benevolent smile, a kind word, a caring gaze gave Mumineen something to treasure for a lifetime, and for the hereafter.<\/p>\n<p>This was Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin\u2019s <sup>TUS<\/sup> first <em>safar mubarak<\/em> to North America as al-Dai al-Mutlaq. Syedna\u2019s visit to the State of California lasted 17 days, spanning Los Angeles, San Jose, Bakersfield, Fremont and Orange County. Wherever he went, <em>mohabbat<\/em> was manifest: on faces, attire, in homes and most importantly in their hearts. Maula <sup>TUS<\/sup> took them to the next level, personally guiding, nurturing and disciplining them. Syedna\u2019s <sup>TUS<\/sup> demanding schedule including <em>waaz<\/em>, <em>bethak<\/em>, <em>qadam<\/em> and <em>ziyaafat<\/em> consolidated years of <em>\u00b4ilm<\/em>, <em>imaan<\/em> and <em>barakaat<\/em> in a matter of days. His <em>waaz mubarak<\/em> was replete with <em>hidaayat<\/em>, <em>haqiqat<\/em> and <em>hikmat<\/em>.\u00a0 During <em>waaz<\/em>, Maula <sup>TUS<\/sup> would directly address children urging them to attend the <em>majaalis<\/em> of Ashara Mubaraka with dedicated regularity, no matter the odds, thereby consolidating the faith of these children, their children, and that of generations to come. Time and again, in fact at every moment in those 17 days, Aqa Maula <sup>TUS<\/sup> remembered his father and Naas and reiterated that Mumineen of American are where they are today because of Burhanuddin Maula <sup>RA<\/sup>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt seems as if we are in India. 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