By Adam Majewski
Minneapolis, MN-The history of Tea in Islam goes some what hand in hand with the virtue of hospitality in Islam. The command to be hospitable to one's guest's whether invited or not is great.
Abu Shuraih Al-Adawi reported: I heard with my ears and I saw with my eyes when the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was speaking and he said, “He who believes in Allah and the Last Day should honor his guest and recompense him.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, what is his recompense?” He said, “It is for a day and a night. Hospitality extends for three days and whatever is beyond that is charity.” He also said, “He who believes in Allah and the Last Day should speak goodness or remain silent.”
When tea was first introduced to Islam through trade, like spices was worth a lot, due to importation rates. In most Islamic states at the time tea was not able to be grown in these areas yet with the spread, Islam is now able to be grow tea in many countries. Because of Islam's stress on Hospitality to guests over time tea became the drink one serves for many different reasons.
Reason being like chocolate when it was first being spread around the world is a sign of statues. in house holds which have smaller incomes or poorer tea was and still is served as a special occasion due to it's high cost in some regions of the world. Practices grew over time to a wide amount different ways of consuming tea. Tea though for a period of time, like coffee was and still is one of the major drinks be addictive. In Muslim communities today the act of consuming tea some times becomes very harmful because people today lose sight of whats important in life, and choose the social side of this duniah over what their obligations are to Allah(Sabhana Wa'Tala).
The Art and beauty of tea with in Islam still stand's and need's to be passed from generation to generation. The importance of it when kept in context of its pure importance, teaches lesson's of the Holy Quran and Hadiths. It show's virtue's and morality of the Muslim Ummahs. The act of tea drinking and ceremonies also puts our faith in perspective with outside observers and gives a relation to other groups who can related with tea.
Minneapolis, MN-The history of Tea in Islam goes some what hand in hand with the virtue of hospitality in Islam. The command to be hospitable to one's guest's whether invited or not is great.
Abu Shuraih Al-Adawi reported: I heard with my ears and I saw with my eyes when the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was speaking and he said, “He who believes in Allah and the Last Day should honor his guest and recompense him.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, what is his recompense?” He said, “It is for a day and a night. Hospitality extends for three days and whatever is beyond that is charity.” He also said, “He who believes in Allah and the Last Day should speak goodness or remain silent.”
When tea was first introduced to Islam through trade, like spices was worth a lot, due to importation rates. In most Islamic states at the time tea was not able to be grown in these areas yet with the spread, Islam is now able to be grow tea in many countries. Because of Islam's stress on Hospitality to guests over time tea became the drink one serves for many different reasons.
Reason being like chocolate when it was first being spread around the world is a sign of statues. in house holds which have smaller incomes or poorer tea was and still is served as a special occasion due to it's high cost in some regions of the world. Practices grew over time to a wide amount different ways of consuming tea. Tea though for a period of time, like coffee was and still is one of the major drinks be addictive. In Muslim communities today the act of consuming tea some times becomes very harmful because people today lose sight of whats important in life, and choose the social side of this duniah over what their obligations are to Allah(Sabhana Wa'Tala).
The Art and beauty of tea with in Islam still stand's and need's to be passed from generation to generation. The importance of it when kept in context of its pure importance, teaches lesson's of the Holy Quran and Hadiths. It show's virtue's and morality of the Muslim Ummahs. The act of tea drinking and ceremonies also puts our faith in perspective with outside observers and gives a relation to other groups who can related with tea.
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