     sista | Thursday, April 05, 2001 - 04:05 pm
This is an interesting e-mail that my friend sent me...
"Assalamoalaikom:-)
Bissmillah ar-rahmaan ar-raheem
April Fool
Most of us celebrate April fool day every year and
fool each other. But how?
Many of us do not know the bitter facts hidden behind
it. It was around a thousand years ago that Spain was
ruled by Muslims.
The Muslim power in Spain was so strong that it
couldn't be destroyed.
The Christians of the west wished to wipe out Islam
from all parts of the world and they did succeed to
quite an extent.
But when they tried to eliminate Islam in Spain and
conquer it, they failed. They tried several times but
never succeeded.
The unbelievers then sent their spies in Spain to
study the Muslims there and find out what was the
power they possessed
They found that their power was TAQWA. The Muslims of
Spain were not just Muslims but they were practicing
Muslims. They not only read the Quran but also acted
upon it.
When the Christians found the power of the Muslims
they started thinking of strategies to break this
power. So they started sending alcohol and igarettes
to Spain free of cost. This technique of the west
worked out and it started weakening the faith of the
Muslims in particular the young generation of Spain.
The result was that the Catholics of the west wiped
out Islam and conquered the entire Spain bringing an
end to the EIGHT HUNDRED LONG YEARS' RULE OF THE
MUSLIMS in Spain. The last fort of the Muslims to
fall, was Grenada (Gharnatah), which was on the 1st of
April.
From that year onwards, every year they celebrate
April fools day on the 1st of April, celebrating the
day, they made a fool of the Muslims. They did not
make a fool of the Muslim army at Gharnatah only, but
of the whole Muslim Ummah.
We, the Muslims, were fooled by the unbelievers. They
have a reason to celebrate April fool day, to keep up
the spirit.
Dear brothers and sisters, when we join in this
celebration, we do so out of ignorance. If we had
known about it, we would never have celebrated our own
downfall.
So now, that we are aware of it, and now let us
promise that we shall never celebrate this day. We
should learn our lesson from the people of Spain, and
shall try to become practicing Muslims, never to let
anybody weaken our Emaan NOR FOOL ( OR MAKE A FOOL OF
) US ANY MORE.
Please forward this message to as many people you
know. The more people you forward it to the greater
will be the reward from Allah in this world and the
hereafter. Please try to do it before the 1st of
April, to create an awareness that WE ARE NOT FOOLS
ANYMORE.
LETS WORK TO BRING OUR DIGNITY BACK INSTEAD MOCKING
OURSELVES!!!" |
