[ppiindia] Why Do You Ignore Reality?

Sat, 20 May 2006 13:23:16 -0700

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Monday, 8, May, 2006 (10, Rabi` al-Thani, 1427)

Friday Preachers, Why Do You Ignore Reality?
Abdullah Al-Fawzan, Okaz

Despite the fact that our society is full of such social problems as
domestic violence against women and children, murder, drug abuse,
liquor,
poverty, unemployment, begging, divorce, theft, deception, bribery,
suicide,
kidnapping, forgery and many others — we never hear a word about any
of them
in the Friday sermons.

We put the blame on preachers because millions of Muslims go to
prayers to
hear the Friday sermon. That is certainly a golden opportunity for
increasing people's awareness of the problems and presenting Islamic
solutions to them. It is not impossible to educate people in how to
deal
with their fellow men and women. It is unfortunately sad but true
that most
Friday sermons are far from actual realities and problems of people.
I
recently asked my students if they were ever influenced by Friday
sermons
and was deeply shocked when they answered in the negative.

I cannot forget the request to universities and teachers by the
Ministry of
Islamic Affairs which asked for suggestions for topics for Friday
sermons.
We supplied them with many that are of concern to people in their
everyday
lives but unfortunately we have not heard a single one of our topics
mentioned. The Friday sermons are on a different plane from the
daily
problems of people. This should certainly not be the case. The
mosque in our
society is a very important educational institution and it must
interact and
involve itself with people's daily lives and needs. The preacher's
role is
to guide people according to Islamic logic.

The Friday preacher should put more effort into writing the sermon;
he
should contact people and get an overview of daily issues and
problems. He
should search for statistics to support his points. A Friday sermon
is more
than a job. It should not bore people with the constant repetition
of the
same subjects. People should leave the mosque on Friday feeling that
the
sermon had made an important contribution to their lives.

My students told me that the Friday sermon never affected their
lives or
their behavior. What could be a clearer indication that something is
seriously wrong with the sermons' contents? What is the basis for
choosing a
Friday preacher? His first qualification should be that he is in
close touch
with people's lives and what their problems are. Would it be too
much to
hope for some answers from the officials at the Ministry of Islamic
Affairs?

http://www.arabnews.com/?
page=13&section=0&article=81875&d=20&m=5&y=2006

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