I am sure that any person who has lost a beloved family member understands the depths of that grief, and its formative influence on the rest of one’s life.
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| Imam Bashir Ahmad Rafiq (1931 - 2016) |
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By Zujaja Khan | October 18, 2017
In the backdrop of Quranic teachings about kindness towards parents, Zujaja Khan remembers her grandfather, renowned scholar, author and former Imam of the London Mosque, late Bashir Ahmad Rafiq.
In his book ‘Islam’s Response to Contemporary Issues’, His Holiness Mirza Tahir Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) expounds on a verse from the Holy Quran, in which Allah states:
Thy Lord has commanded, ‘Worship none but Him, and show kindness to parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age with thee, never say unto them any word expressive of disgust nor reproach them, but always address them with kind word. ‘And lower to them the wing of humility out of tenderness.’ And say, ‘My Lord, have mercy on them even as they nourished me in my childhood.’ (17:24-25)
His Holiness explains that the teachings in this verse should not be strictly limited to treatment of our parents, drawing attention to the significance our grandparents as sources of wisdom.
Indeed, our lives are affected and influenced by an ever-expanding network of people in an age when communication is constantly evolving. But it is important not to neglect the ties we have closer to home. His Holiness wrote that nurturing the bonds between different generations would ensure the transmission of good Islamic moral values for many years to come. In my experience, this has come to fruition most powerfully in the last year, since the passing of my beloved grandfather.
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