have gone astray."^[1]

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه ! It was as if on the night of MiꜤrāj, the destiny of the Ummah was being decided. If the Master of the Universeصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  had accepted the vessel of wine, the Ummah would have been misguided, but اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه! Allah has made us the followers of the Prophet of Mercy. Our kind and merciful Master صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم showed grace upon the Ummah and saved us from misguidance by choosing the vessel of milk.

O devotees of the Messenger! This is a lesson for us to learn. This Ummah is one that remains steadfast upon fiṭrah. Therefore, it is mandatory for all of us to remain upon fiṭrah. Now, what is this fiṭrah? How do we remain upon it? What is the importance of staying upon it? Let us hear about this:

What is Fiṭrah?

Allah Almighty states in the holy Quran:

فِطْرَتَ اللّٰهِ الَّتِیْ فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَیْهَاؕ-لَا تَبْدِیْلَ لِخَلْقِ اللّٰهِؕ-ذٰلِكَ الدِّیْنُ الْقَیِّمُۗۙ-وَ لٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَۗۙ(۳۰)

˹this is˺ the natural disposition of Allah upon which He created mankind. Do not change the creation of Allah. This is the upright religion. However, most people do not know.^[2]

In this verse, fiṭrah refers to the religion of Islam.^[3] Meaning, it is being said: "O people! Follow fiṭrah (i.e., the religion of Islam)!" All humans have been created upon this very fiṭrah. Now, after this, whoever turns their face away from this fiṭrah and moves in another direction is trapped in the clutches of Satan.^[4]