THE DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaum Al-Sabt, 26th day of Muharram 1440, (Saturday 6th October, 2018). BROTHERHOOD in ISLAM ACCORDING to QUR'AN and SUNNAH. BismilLaahir Rahmaanir Raheem. Brotherhood in Islam is a comprehensive concept that is based upon good character with others, treating others the way we want to be treated, and uniting together upon common values. It has three levels of degree: religion, family, and humanity. Each of these levels has a set of rights and duties that a Muslim must uphold with others. The strongest level of brotherhood is the sense of community, friendship, and common purpose in Islam for the sake of ALLAH. At this level, the believers work together towards fulfilling the goals of the religion and living out its divine values seeking rewards from the CREATOR ALLAH. Allah said: إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَ أَخَوَيْكُمْ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ The believers are but brothers, so make reconciliation between your brothers and fear ALLAH that you may receive mercy. Quran 49:10. Although ALLAH uses the word “brotherhood,” what ALLAH really mean is a faith-based community that includes both men and women as brothers and sisters in religion. Allah said: وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ ۚ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَيُطِيعُونَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ سَيَرْحَمُهُمُ اللَّهُ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ The believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and establish prayer and give charity and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah will have mercy upon them, for Allah is Almighty and Wise. Quran 9:71. Most importantly, this level of brotherhood involves purifying the heart of all animosity, hatred, and malice for those who have faith, including for the righteous predecessors of Islam (the salaf), those who believed in the previous prophets, and the general masses of believers throughout all of history. Allah said: يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَانِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّا لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ They say: Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith and put not in our hearts any resentment toward those who have faith. Our Lord, you are kind and merciful. Quran 59:10. Let's be kind and merciful to each other with pure intention seeking kindness and mercy from ALLAH. Let's strive to forgive others and seek forgiveness regularly first from ALLAH then from fellow human beings because you never know when the Angel of death will knock on you and it will be too late to amend any of our errors in life. Pride and arrogance are only from Satan so don't be an agent of Satan. Learn to say to anyone around you please forgive me if I've wrong you in anyway. This remind me of a sister in America ALLAHU AKBAR. She will never speak to you without ending the conversation asking you to forgive her if she has said anyone to hurt you. This is what I call Islamic submisiveness to the highest standard Alhamdulillaah. May ALLAH reward her and us all with goodness. Aameen. May ALLAH keep guiding us all and unite us from any satanic influences. Aameen.