The pages of our Islamic history and heritage are filled
with the lives of men and women whose influence on our history can only be
retold by history itself. They served as beacons of light, illuminating the
path set by this Ummah’s Messenger and yet they were the heroes who protected
this very path. Their interests didn’t lie in worldly gain nor were their
efforts for selfish reasons, but they worked hard with sincerity and under
burden to deliver this message of Islam to you and I. They strove day and night
purifying their societies and correcting what had become corrupt in this Ummah.
They were true ‘ubbãd (slaves) of Allãh who had put the Hereafter before their
eyes and hence worked only towards this one goal. Their nights were not the same as
ours, nor are our days comparable to theirs – and it wouldn’t be far-fetched to
say that a lifetime of ours could not equal to a number of their days in virtue
and achievement. For they were a people who valued time yet knew how to live
fully, as well as work hard in ease and under pressure, in poverty and in
health. They knew no bounds when it came to aiding the religion of Allãh and
they refused to acknowledge any limits to their efforts and struggles. Rarely has history witnessed lives
that were so enriched and yet enriching, so influential and inspiring, so
powerful and empowering, so humble and yet so humbling.
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