Why should we heal the world?
Because Allah, Glorified be He, commanded us to do so.
How do we heal the world?
1. Healing Our Hearts
The first thing that needs to be healed is the heart.
Allah says in the Quran:
"O mankind! There has come to you a Direction (Quran) from your Lord and a healing for the (diseases) in your hearts,- and for those who believe, a guidance and a Mercy (explaining lawful and unlawful things).
[Quran 10:57]
To heal our hearts we need to recite the Quran and get knowledge from it. The Quran has all the remedies for the diseases of the human heart.
It teaches us the Oneness of God to cure Ignorance and Darkness of the heart that serves and listens to others besides God.
257. Allah is the Protector of those who have faith: from the depths of darkness He will lead them forth into light. Of those who reject faith the patrons are the evil ones: from light they will lead them forth into the depths of darkness. They will be companions of the fire, to dwell therein (For ever). [Quran 2:257
It teaches us humility to cure arrogance.
17. Luqman said to his son, "O my son! establish regular prayer, enjoin what is just, and forbid what is wrong: and bear with patient constancy whatever betide thee; for this is firmness (of purpose) in (the conduct of) affairs.
18. "And swell not thy cheek (for pride) at men, nor walk in insolence through the earth; for Allah loves not any arrogant boaster.
19. "And be moderate in your pace, and lower your voice; for the harshest of sounds without doubt is the braying of the ass." [ Quran 31:17-19]
It teaches us generosity to cure miserliness.
"The parable of those who spend their wealth in the way of God is that of a grain of corn. It grows seven ears, and each ear has a hundred grains. God gives manifold increase to whom He pleases and God cares for all and He knows all things." [Quran 2:261]
"And the likeness of those who spend their wealth seeking to please God and to strengthen their souls, is as a garden, high and fertile. Heavy rain falls on it but makes it yield a double increase of harvest, and if it receives not heavy rain, light moisture suffices it. God sees well whatever you do." [Quran 2:265]
It teaches us forgiveness to cure grudge.
"Those who spend (freely), whether in prosperity, or in adversity; who restrain anger, and pardon (all) men;- for Allah loves those who do good;-" [Quran 3:134]
"Those who avoid the greater crimes and shameful deeds, and, when they are angry even then forgive;" [Quran 42:37]
It teaches us compassion to cure injustice.
“O you who believe! Stand out firmly for Allah and be just witnesses and let not the enmity and hatred of others make you avoid justice. Be just: that is nearer to piety, and fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Well-Acquainted with what you do”
[Quran 5:8].
And many other good things.
2. Spreading the Truth
The most important healing this world needs is freeing people from the darkness of disbelief and falsehoods.
Muslims should further the messages of the Quran. We should be steadfast in our determination to establish Islam to the whole of mankind. We should be passionate for the truth to be told. We should affirm the unique glow of the holy Quran.
Islam imparts the Message of Divine Oneness. God has no rivals, no partners and no children to succeed after Him. He is Self-Subsisting, Eternal. If everyone believe in one God, follow one Religion they will be united and there will be no holy wars, no prejudice and no racism.
The Religion God commands us to follow is Islam in which we should believe in all the Prophets.
135. They say: "Become Jews or Christians if ye would be guided (To salvation)." Say thou: "Nay! (I would rather) the Religion of Abraham the True, and he joined not gods with Allah."
136. Say ye: "We believe in Allah, and the revelation given to us, and to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord: We make no difference between one and another of them: And we bow to Allah (in Islam)."
137. So if they believe as ye believe, they are indeed on the right path; but if they turn back, it is they who are in schism; but Allah will suffice thee as against them, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. [Quran 2:135-137]
3. Helpin People
"Serve Allah, and join not any partners with Him; and do good - to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbours who are of kin, neighbours who are strangers, the Companion by your side, the wayfarer ( you meet ), and what your right hands possess: for Allah loves not the arrogant, the vainglorious; ---" [ Quran 4 : 36 ]
Allah, Glorified be He, loves those who do good. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said these:
“The most beloved of people to Allah is the one who is most helpful.”
“Show compassion towards those who are on earth so that the One Who is in heaven will show compassion to you.”
“Give food to others and speak good.”
“Feed the poor and pat the head of the orphan.”
4. Taking Care of the Planet
"Behold! In the creation of the heavens and the earth; in the alternation of the Night and the Day; in the sailing of the ships through the Ocean for the profit of mankind; in the rain which Allah sends down from the skies, and the life which He gives to an earth that is dead; in the beasts of all kinds that He scatters through the earth; in the change of the winds, and the clouds which they trail like their slaves between the sky and the earth; ---(here) indeed are Signs for a people that are wise" [Quran 2 : 164]
It is important to take care of the Signs of Allah because they prove the existence of the Creator and He created the Signs for our benefits.
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said:
"If the Final Hour comes while you have a palm-cutting in your hands and it is possible to plant it before the Hour comes, you should plant it."
Muslims should be the first and the foremost to fight pollution and protect the environment. They should combat epidemic diseases and the things that causes those diseases.
Islam forbids to mistreat or deprive any creature of food. One narration of the Prophet (pbuh) stated that a woman entered the Hell-fire because she locked a cat in a house without feeding her or letting her go out in search for food. In contrast, a man entered Paradise because of his kindness to a thirsty dog. The man filled his shoes with water for the dog, because the water was far deep in a well out of the reach of the dog.
Muslims should take part in preventing cruelty towards animals.
5. Enjoining What is Right, Forbidding what is Wrong
"Let there arise out of you a band of people inviting to all that is good, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong. They are the ones to attain felicity." [Quran 3:104]
This will bring safety and peace to the world.
If Muslims do these deeds of righteousness, they will be rewarded in this world and in the Hereafter. If non-Muslims do these deeds, they will be rewarded only in this world but not in the Hereafter. Because Allah, Glorified be He, loves those who submit to Him alone and follow the Prophet He appointed for us.
You might be thinking that the phrase "heal the world" has something to do with Christianity and that Christian personalities often talk about it and do it. The truth is they do not really heal this world. They help so many people and make them follow their way and these poor people get no salvation in the Hereafter.
True healing comes with bliss in this world and bliss in the Hereafter and we cannot attain such bliss unless we and they embrace Islam and follow the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) whom God sent for the whole of mankind as the Last Messenger.
So do not be fooled by the Christian and Jewish philanthropists and humanitarians. They do these things for admiration and in order to guide people to falsehoods and disbelief in the end. Not on any account should you admire them.
True healing comes with Islam and nothing else.
One day, Allah's Apostle (pbuh) visited Umm Mubashshir al-Ansariya at her orchard of date-palms and said to her:
"Who has planted these trees of dates? A Muslim or a non-Musim? She said: A Muslim, of course, whereupon he said: Never a Muslim plants, or cultivates a land, and it out of that men eat, or the animals eat, or anything else eats, but that becomes charity on his (planter's) behalf."
So turn your admiration to Islam and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) because these are the most important things in the world. Muslims should be the voice of Islam and the instrument through which it works. They should be its representatives and strive in Allah’s Cause regardless of their age and ethnicity.
May God make us all come back to the Truth and all praise be to Him.
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