This post is sparked by something my cousin said to me.
From 5 years ago I've been complaining about my Somalia neighbours. They're not smelly, rude or dirty. Yet, they're are noisy! Noisy on the level that sometimes I feels as if I'm in their house hehe.
In general many of us South African Muslims, besides my dad & cousin who attend their functions & chat to them "haven't really accepted them into our community". And that's a problem. Not only are they Muslims but they're good, honest, human beings who have great sense of Ubuntu & are just trying to make a living.
We did a bit of introspection 2 weeks ago, when my cousin's home nearly burnt down. The porch & lounge were on fire while my cousins, nephews & nieces were asleep. Before my family had time to realise exactly what was happening, Allah Ta'ala sent 2 angels; 2 Somali men, who forced the garage door open & put the fire out. Yes they saved my family, their home & did it way before the fire brigade arrived.
From 5 years ago I've been complaining about my Somalia neighbours. They're not smelly, rude or dirty. Yet, they're are noisy! Noisy on the level that sometimes I feels as if I'm in their house hehe.
In general many of us South African Muslims, besides my dad & cousin who attend their functions & chat to them "haven't really accepted them into our community". And that's a problem. Not only are they Muslims but they're good, honest, human beings who have great sense of Ubuntu & are just trying to make a living.
We did a bit of introspection 2 weeks ago, when my cousin's home nearly burnt down. The porch & lounge were on fire while my cousins, nephews & nieces were asleep. Before my family had time to realise exactly what was happening, Allah Ta'ala sent 2 angels; 2 Somali men, who forced the garage door open & put the fire out. Yes they saved my family, their home & did it way before the fire brigade arrived.
After everything was safe & the rest of my family got there, they took a cool walk off, without one of us even having the chance to thank them. How strong must one's Imaan be to do such a thing; something for the greater good & for the pleasure of Allah that saved a family & a home. Sometimes I feel ashamed of the Muslim I am when standing next to them.
All our Du'aas are with those 2 men.
The crux of this post lies in the fact that I feel we as a community need to start being open minded & move past the barrier of race. All individuals are humans & if they're honest & sincere than why
dislike them or not give them a chance. We, as Indians have tendencies to be way too judgmental & think a lot of ourselves & in my view we really aren't that
great...
