Backbiting - Islamic School System - Dawat-e-Islami

Backbiting – A Cancer in our Society 151Repentance from business of gamblingIn order to avoid backbiting and to get rid of the habit of listening to backbiting; todevelop a habit of offering Ṣalāĥ and practicing the Sunnaĥ, keep yourself attached tothe righteous Madanī environment of Dawat-e-Islami. Travel in the Madanī Qāfilaĥwith the devotees of the Prophet to learn the Sunnaĥ. To prosper in this life and to besuccessful in the Hereafter, fashion your deeds in accordance with the Madanī In’āmātBooklet. Fill in the questionnaire and turn it in to the representative of Dawat-e-Islamiwithin the first ten days of each Madanī month.For your inspiration, here is a Madanī parable that was relayed under oath by a teacherfrom the Sui Division, Dera Bugti (Baluchistan, Pakistan): I used to run tombola (abusiness that involves gambling with money). In 2004, I fortunately attended the 3-dayBāb-ul-Islam (Sindh) level Ijtimā’ held at Ṣaḥrā-e-Madīnaĥ in Bāb-ul-Madīnaĥ (Karachi),organized by Dawat-e-Islami – a global non-political movement of propagating Quranicteachings and Sunnaĥ. Towards the end of the congregation, during the Du’ā session, Iwas overwhelmed with emotion and I wept as I repented from all my previous sins andmade an intention to offer Ṣalāĥ with congregation. عَزَّوَجَلَّ‏ , after I returned fromthe congregation I closed my tombola business, kept a beard and started giving Dars at aschool. I also started teaching Quranic recitation at Madrasa-tul-Madīnaĥ (for adults).Gambling is Ḥarāmاَل ْ حَمْدُ‏ لِلهDear Islamic brothers! What one can say about the blessings of the Sunnaĥ-inspiringcongregations of Dawat-e-Islami! With the mercy of Allah ‏,عَزَّوَجَلَّ‏ these congregationsengender a Madanī reformation amongst countless attendees and these gatherings becomea source of prosperity of both worlds, for them. You just read the Madanī parable whichrelayed a tale of how an Islamic brother repented from his tombola business. Tombola isa form of gambling. Gambling, according to the Islamic laws is Ḥarām because one takesthe money of the other without its rightful ownership. Playing gambling games, runninga gambling business or buying and selling instruments for gambling are all Ḥarām actsin Islam and earn the entitlement of Hell. Alas! Nowadays, gambling is becoming quiteso common amongst Muslims as well.There are some types of gambling whereby people get involved in because of sheer lackof knowledge. Therefore, let’s learn some details of gambling with good intentions.