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**glagoliska** · 01-09-2012, 12:23 AM

Salaam I know where you are coming from as I know my parents would flip if I said "I want to become a Taxi driver".

But this is a shortcoming in our community. Until we place Knowledge of Quran and Sunnah above mere professions, Maulanas will never be respected. A fundamental attitude change is needed.

A Phd in the sight of Allah does not mean anything, unless it is used for the service of the deen.

You have hit the nail . This thread has touched my heart. So , I want to add some info from my own experience.
I think, the victims of this belittling attitude towards Mawlana has affected greatly the activists of Tabligh Jamat. I mean, I have seen a family where the father is a high ranking govt official in my native country. He became religious and sent his sons to madarasah. They became Hafiz and Mawlanas in due time. But now what they are doing ? One son is doing full time taxi driving in the UK . But, in Ramadan he acts as an Hafiz . Another son is now working in a pizza shop in the UK.However, at least , one son is working as an Imam at a mosque near London.

And look at the cousins of these mawlanas -- all went for secular education. And earning good salaries . But, now this TJ family needs to hide the job status of their sons from the rest of the extended families !!!

This is just only one example. You can see many examples of TJ brothers who were doctors , engineers and university teachers. These brothers sacrificed a lot
to revive the Deen and expected their sons to do the same. But, the ugly reality has crashed their dream (or utopia ! ). How can you expect a doctor TJ guy to tell his relatives that his madrasah-graduated son is working in a pizza shop !!!

01-09-2012, 12:23 AM	#13
glagoliska Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 372 Senior Member	Salaam I know where you are coming from as I know my parents would flip if I said "I want to become a Taxi driver". But this is a shortcoming in our community. Until we place Knowledge of Quran and Sunnah above mere professions, Maulanas will never be respected. A fundamental attitude change is needed. A Phd in the sight of Allah does not mean anything, unless it is used for the service of the deen. You have hit the nail . This thread has touched my heart. So , I want to add some info from my own experience. I think, the victims of this belittling attitude towards Mawlana has affected greatly the activists of Tabligh Jamat. I mean, I have seen a family where the father is a high ranking govt official in my native country. He became religious and sent his sons to madarasah. They became Hafiz and Mawlanas in due time. But now what they are doing ? One son is doing full time taxi driving in the UK . But, in Ramadan he acts as an Hafiz . Another son is now working in a pizza shop in the UK.However, at least , one son is working as an Imam at a mosque near London. And look at the cousins of these mawlanas -- all went for secular education. And earning good salaries . But, now this TJ family needs to hide the job status of their sons from the rest of the extended families !!! This is just only one example. You can see many examples of TJ brothers who were doctors , engineers and university teachers. These brothers sacrificed a lot to revive the Deen and expected their sons to do the same. But, the ugly reality has crashed their dream (or utopia ! ). How can you expect a doctor TJ guy to tell his relatives that his madrasah-graduated son is working in a pizza shop !!!
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