England. Once, he along with a group of Muslims were visiting a city
for inviting others to Allah. They happened to pass bya group of
youths who were Muslims by birth butbecame gang members. The brothers
didn't give those gang members the negative attitude that others give
while passing by them. Rather, they went and hand-shook with them out
of brotherhood. With love and affection, the brothers invited the
youths to come to the Masjid. Not being familiar with such kindness,
the gang members were surprised and decided to come to the Masjid for
once. These youths were so much away from Islam that they were smoking
in the Masjid and doing a lot of other disrespectful acts. However,
brother Mahmud and others were discussing with them about the
Greatness of Allah with patience and endurance. A time came when the
brothers had to return to their homes andbefore leaving they advised
the gang members to turn towards Allah.
After several years, brother Mahmud was attending a large gathering of
Muslims when suddenly someone called him from the back. There were few
people dressed in sunnah standing behind him. They asked brother
Mahmud if he recognizes them. They told him, �We are those gang
members whom you visited few years back. We decided togo out and learn
more about Islam and eventually changed our lives.�
Dear readers, we should never underestimate certain people because of
the way they are as every individual has the capacity to become a
friend of Allah. It is only Allah who guides; we can only try with
kindness to reach out to their hearts.
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