Our Message
In the holy Quran,
Allah praises those who accept Imaan and do good deeds: "Give
glad tidings to those who believe and do good deeds, of gardens
in which rivers flows…." (2:25) Allah again says: "Those who
believe and do good, for them is bliss and a beautiful place
of return." (13:29)
However, in the
concise Sura Asr, we are told it is not sufficient to only believe
and do good. Instead, two more requirements have been set. Quran
says: "By the time, verily man is in loss, save those who believe,
and do good deeds, and exhort one another to truth and exhort
one another to endurance." (Sura 103)
Here, Allah announces,
that it is not enough to believe and do good yourself, but it
is your utmost duty to advise others to do the same, and this
is the most difficult task. For this, patience is required.
This duty, of invitation to others, is called tableegh.
Tableegh can be
defined as using convenient means for delivering this message
to others, as informing people of the correct beliefs, laws
and manners of Islam, and as making people aware of the truth
of your religion and viewpoint, and defending your faith from
attack, in an appropriate manner.
Tableegh is actually
following the orders of Allah, when He says: "Call to the way
of your Lord with wisdom and godly exhortation, and argue with
them in a manner which is the best." (16:125)
The Quran also tells
us: "And that there should be among you a group who call (mankind)
to virtue and enjoin good and forbid evil, and these are they
who shall be successful." (3:104)
A few years ago,
a group of momineen from Peterborough (UK), established an organisation,
under the name of Islamic Thought, to fulfil this duty of tableegh.
Islamic Thought (I.T.) is a UK registered charity, whose main
aims are:
- To spread the teachings of
the Holy Quran and Ahlul Bayt.
- To make known the works of those
Ulema, who have spent their lives for this cause.
- To propagate books of scholars,
which have provided us with a legacy of knowledge.
- Support financially and morally,
those who are involved in such work
- Encourage those who wish to
enter the field of religious literacy.
We have examples of the difficulties
our great Ulema went through to provide us with this knowledge.
Ayatullah Maràshi Najafi prays
Namaaz-e-Ijara for years to allow him to buy books with that money.
Allama Mir Hamid Musavi travelled thousands of miles to collect
books to write a reference book called "Abaqaat ul Anwaar". Allama
Amini spent 26 years of his life to write the book "Al Ghadeer".
Allama Sharf Ud Din Musavi collected together hundreds of letters
of discussion with the Sunni Ulema, and set them together in a
book "Al- Muraajaat".
Who will explain these sacrifices
and hard work of our Ulema to our next generation? Can you imagine
that until a few years ago the great book of "Sahifa-e-Sajadiyya"
was unknown to the scholars of Al Azhar University?
Tantawi, a professor of Al-Azhar
University, says in an article: "A young Indian student of the
University, Seyyed Mujtaba Hassan, informed me of this book. I
was astonished at why Muslims have not been familiar with this
treasure, and they did not realise that God had bestowed upon
them such a fortune as this book."
Alhamdulillah, Islamic Thought
has distributed more than 100,000 books across the United Kingdom,
at highly subsided prices, and our mission is to enable these
books to reach each and every individual.
The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) said:
"Seek knowledge, it is a good deed. Teach others, it is a reward.
Educate the ignorant, it is sadaqah." He further says: "There
is no better sadaqah then to spread knowledge."
Imam Reza (A.S.) said: "If people
understood the goodness of our sayings, they would follow us."
Therefore, it is the duty of the lover and the follower of the
Ahlul Bayt to tell people of their sayings.
We request people to prove that
we are a knowledge loving people. Read these books yourself, encourage
others to do the same, and support those Ulema who are active
in this field.
Islamic Thought invites momineen
to take a firm and practical step to spread the knowledge of Quran
and Itrat and joins us in this mission.
IT's other aim is to help needy
Momineen in accordance with this ayat: "You shall not attain righteousness
until you spend in the way of Allah of what you love; and whatsoever
you spend, verily, Allah knows it". (3:92) IT tries to help orphans,
widows and others financially to provide them with facilities
for food, health, education and shelter. We give great value to
support of Hawza students and teachers. IT offers projects to
build and maintain mosques, Imambarghas and Hawzas.
If momineen would like to offer
help in a whole project, or part of a project, we can contact
them directly or we can do it on their behalf.
For further information, contact:
Maulana Maqbool
Hussain Alavi
Chairman of Islamic Thought
Mobile: 07960 168301
PO Box 533 Peterborough PE1 5FW
Email: maulana@islamicthought.co.uk
Registered charity in UK No 1085604
