Today is WORLD AIDS DAY. There are a lot of programmes airing shows and documentaries about the disease, especially mtvasia.com. MTV is a great tool to create awareness about the disease as almost every youngster from all over the world is an MTV addict. Despite most of the crappy shows that they air (eg: MTV Whatever Things, that Andy something-something show and all other reality shows), I have to admit that the people at MTV is making the "power" and influence that they have in the generation of today (and tomorrow) to good use.
When I was younger, I used to ponder about why as Muslims, there are a lot of things that we are not able to do or touch. However, as the years go by, ALLAH provides me with the answers in the form of the education and general knowledge that I unconsciously obtain from interacting with people, books I read, places I go to etc.
Sex was one of the issues that "amazes" me but which I would rather keep mum due to all the taboos surrounding it. I used to ponder why is it that there are people who have sex so freely, it's like almost a competition amongst them. I wondered why abstinence was required of us. I wondered and wondered and now I know. AIDS was the reason why abstinence is the best solution. Multiple sexual partners, unprotective sex etc.
Allahu akbar. Verily HE knows what is hidden from us.
O ALLAH, protect us from the devil as he whispers in our ears to indulge in lust and in turn, turning our backs from the effects of that short pleasure. O ALLAH, grant us the perseverance and determination not to comply with the sweet promises of the devil. O ALLAH, protect my Muslim brothers and sisters who are HIV positive. Let this be an opportunity for them to repent and make full use of whatever time that they have. Give them the strength to go on living. O ALLAH, strengthen our faith and be near us always for we are nothing without You. Amin
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