{"id":2158,"date":"2021-03-20T20:25:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T15:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abdolhamid.net\/english\/?p=2158"},"modified":"2021-03-23T20:27:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T15:57:23","slug":"always-make-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abdolhamid.net\/english\/2021\/03\/2158\/","title":{"rendered":"Always Make Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Friday Imam of Sunnis in Zahedan advised worshippers to bring a change in their lives and emphasized on making progress in all material and spiritual arenas of the life. He was talking in the Friday sermon of March 19, 2021.<br><br> Shaikh Abdol-Hamid stated: &#8220;Allah has created this world with diversity; years, seasons, months, weeks, nights and days are changing. This [solar Hijri] year is going to an end and the year of 1400 begins.  Developments and diversity in the world are proofs that the life of human beings is variable.&#8221; <br><br> President of Darululoom Zahedan stated: &#8220;Mankind always pursues initiative, invention and progress; unfortunately mankind doesn&#8217;t follow moral principles and life instructions much&#8221;. <br><br> &#8220;As a Muslim, each of us should be strong in belief and morality and follow guidance and instructions of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH in all aspects of the life&#8221;, said the prominent Sunni scholar of Iran. <br><br>&#8220;Have we taken steps to improve our faith? Why there is still weakness in our lives? Why we have not progressed in science and spiritual matters?&#8221; Shaikh Abdol-Hamid questioned.<br> <br>&#8220;We must repent to Allah the Almighty and change and correct ourselves&#8221;, Shaikh Abdol-Hamid further said.<br><br> &#8220;Rulers and officials should also think on bringing changes in laws and regulations&#8221;, the most influential Iranian Sunni leader addressed the officials. <br><br>&#8220;With the changing of nights and days and seasons and years, we should also bring changes in our spiritual affairs&#8221;, he said. <br><br>President of Darululoom Zahedan continued: &#8220;Many of people who used to carry out good deeds and attended mosques and Friday prayers, have left the mosques or become weak after the pandemic of the COVID 19&#8221;.<br><br>&#8220;Why Muslims don&#8217;t follow the Prophet&#8217;s Sunnah? Why is our behavior and morals different from the behavior of real Muslims?&#8221; he further questioned.  <br><br>In a part of his Friday sermon, Shaikh-ul-Islam Mawlana Abdol-Hamid stressed on the necessity of learning the Holy Qur&#8217;an and said: &#8220;We must try to acquire knowledge until we are alive. Alas! We are far away from the instructions of the Holy Qur&#8217;an and the prophet Muhammad PBUH&#8221;, Friday prayer leader of Sunnis in Zahedan said. <br><br> He further emphasized: &#8220;Carry out better acts in the year ahead 1400. Make a firm decision to change yourself and get closer to Allah. Obey and worship Allah until the last breath of life&#8221;.<br><br>Mawlana Abdol-Hamid stressed on preparing for the life after the death and said: &#8220;We will all die one day; good luck for those who worship and remember God and go to the grave with good deeds. The blessed are those who follow the path of the righteous people; alas for those who commit sins and follow the desires of the soul.&#8221;<br><br> At the end of his speech, Imam of the Grand Makki Mosque of Zahedan said: &#8220;We should always think about the Hereafter life and grave, we should follow the teachings of the Holy Qur&#8217;an so that we will not feel ashamed in front of the Messenger of God, the companions and the righteous people, on the Day of Judgment.&#8221;  <br><br>&#8220;Fear the torment of Doomsday when human beings will be questioned about the rights of the people and rights of God on that day&#8221;, president of Darululoom Zahedan said. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Friday Imam of Sunnis in Zahedan advised worshippers to bring a change in their lives and emphasized on making progress in all material and spiritual arenas of the life. 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