1435th Annual Ramadan Convocation
In the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially
Merciful.
“Men whom
neither trade nor business diverts from the remembrance of Allaah nor
performing the Salah nor from giving the Zakat. They fear a Day when hearts and
eyes will be overturned.” Q24:37
“Fast
when you see it (the crescent) and stop fasting when you see it (the
crescent.)” Bukhari and Muslim.
Human composition of
professionalism from Wikipedia’s view revealed that, a professional is a person
who is engaged in a specified activity as one’s main paid occupation rather
than as an amateur.
Whichever road human chooses to
follow, in the same vain, maybe as a professional pious man, there’s an
overwhelming need to engage in piety business at all times.
Simply
drawing from journey of several centuries back when institution of
Ramadan was established, in the second year of Hijrah, about 1436 years
ago, through the flawless divine injunction from Allaah Exalted be He, with the
noble Sahaba (RA) of the Prophet (Pbuh) been the first set to be matriculated.
The condition of enrollment into
the institution both then and now still bond to Eeman (belief) with the
expectation of graduating with Taqwa (piety and God-consciousness).
Undoubtedly, the Sahabah (companions of the prophet (PBUH)) who exercised
diligence in this institution because they understood that enrollment was not
graduation, even both when the head of the institution (Muhammed BPUH) was
alive and after his demise did graduate with flying colors.
Be it as it may, they were
tutored and nurtured directly by the Prophet (PBUH) hence they had their
convocation from the institution of Ramadan with flying colors and Allaah chose
them to serve His deen.
It is a
known fact that he who graduates with flying colors stands the chance of being
employed (at least in a sane society) by the best employee provided the
grandaunt earns the qualification legitimately.
The first
set of grandaunts from the institution of Ramadan brimmed with piety and Allaah
Exalted be He, put a rubber stamp of legitimacy on their certificates
when He says:
“Men whom
neither trade nor business diverts from the remembrance of Allaah nor
performing the Salah nor from giving the Zakat. They fear a Day when hearts and
eyes will be overturned.” Q24:37
At all
times, they feared Allaah and never allowed the study and the training they
went through during their stay in the institution of Ramadan to be futile. They
led their lives as if every day was Ramadan.
Last week
marked the 1435th convocation ceremony of the institution of Ramadan and just
as we have first class graduates, and second class honors and third class
honors in our worldly institutions so also are these accolades present in the
institution of Ramadan.
For those
that increased in their good deeds beyond expectations during their period of enrolment
in the institution of Ramadan, we hope they had first class in piety and for
those that performed on the average we hope they got second class honors in
piety and for those that performed below average we hope their third class
honors will spur them to act more piously to attract the mercy of Allaah at all
times.
May Allaah spare our lives to witness more Ramadan convocations with excellent piety.
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