July 27, 2014
by The Haqq Seeker
Source: muslimvillage.com
The Muslim Ummah is like one body
In a hadith Rasulullāh (Sallallāhu ‘alaihe wasallam) is reported to have said:
“The Muslim Ummah is like one body. If the eye is in pain then
the whole body is in pain and if the head is in pain then the whole body
is in pain.”
The above hadith clearly signifies that the Muslim Ummah are like one
body, immaterial of where we are, what nationality or gender we belong
to or what colour is our skin. If we hear that any part of this Ummah is
being oppressed, then we should all feel this pain.
Today in many parts of the world Muslims are being oppressed and
persecuted. Foremost in the list is Palestine. Let us all join in making
Du’ah to Allāh Ta’ala to bring an end to the sufferings of the innocent
Palestinian men, women and children. Also, let us all join hands in
boycotting the Israeli products in their entirety.
A very pertinent question arises here: Islam being Deen-ul-Haqq why
is it that today its adherents, viz. the Muslims, are going through the
state of utter disgrace and humiliation?
The answer is: Allāh Subhānahu wa Ta’ala has held back His Nusrat
(Divine Help). He has held back His Nusrat due to fact that the Ummah of
the noble Prophet (Sallallāhu ‘alaihe wasallam) has invoked Allāh’s
wrath by their actions. We have strayed from the straight path, the path
that Allāh has defined in His Book as Swirat al Mustaqīm, and as
a result we are not only denied Allāh’s Nusrat, we are actually being
punished by Allāh through the Kuffār. The unfortunate thing is we are
not even aware that we have gone astray.
There are a number of transgressions brazenly committed by us today
due to which we have invoked Allāh’s wrath upon us. Given below are only
a few of them.
Love of the World
On the authority of Thawbān , the Prophet (Sallallāhu ‘alaihe wasallam) said:
“The People will soon summon one another to attack you as
people when eating invite others to share their food.” Someone asked,
“Will that be because of our small numbers at that time?” He replied,
“No, you will be numerous at that time: but you will be froth and scum
like that carried down by a torrent (of water), and Allāh will take the
fear of you from the breasts (hearts) of your enemy and cast al-wahn
into your hearts.” Someone asked, “O Messenger of Allāh, what is
al-wahn?” He replied, “Love of the world and dislike of death.” (An
authentic hadith recorded by Abu Dawud and Ahmad).
Hadhrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (Rahmatullāhi ‘alayh) in a tafseer
once said that Allāh Ta’ala has kept different systems for Masjidul
Harām in Makkah and Masjidul Aqsa in Palestine. The system that Allāh
Ta’ala has kept for Masjidul Harām is that it will always be under
divine protection no matter what the condition of the Muslims may be.
Allāh Ta’ala will never allow the Kuffār to take control of the Ka’bah
Shareef. That is why, when Abraha and his army of elephants went to
attack the Ka’bah, Allāh Ta’ala protected His house using small birds
which destroyed Abraha and his powerful army.
However, the system of Masjidul Aqsa is very much different.
The condition of Masjidul Aqsa is based on the condition of the
Muslim Ummah. If Muslims live in the obedience of Allāh Ta’ala then
Allāh Ta’ala will bless them with the control of the Masjid. But Allāh
forbid, if the Muslims move away from the obedience of Allāh Ta’ala, He
will take away the control of the blessed lands and hand it over to our
enemies.”
While the Barbarian Israel is busy battering the innocent Gaza
civilians the Islamic countries are busy building world’s tallest
buildings (e.g. Bruj Khalifa) and the world’s first climate-controlled
city that will also have the world’s largest shopping center. Isn’t this
a manifest display of love of the world?
Emulating the Kuffār
Today we (Muslims) have resolutely entrenched ourselves in the
Western ideologies. We have firmly accepted the Western culture to
dominate our lives and as time passes the Western influence penetrates
more and more deeply into the fiber of Islamic society. In fact, some of
us actually take pride in following the Kuffār culture. Rasulullāh (sallallāhu alaihe wasallam) never hated Kuffār,
but he detested their ways. Today we are deeply in love with their
ways. We have let the West choose for us our lifestyle, the literature
that we read, the way we dress-up, the food that we eat with all its harām or doubtful ingredients, the way we perform our wedding ceremonies and so on and so forth.
One of the worst things that the Western Culture has ‘presented’ to
us is the constant urge to be entertained. As a result today we have
become enslaved to the electronic media that thrives on entertainment.
Watching TV (equipped with wide screen TVs, some of our Muslim homes’ living rooms have actually become like ‘theatres’), browsing the filth on the Internet, socializing via Facebook
and other social networks – all these vices have become today’s
accepted norms. Hours and hours of our precious time is wasted on
WhatsApp. Our kids’ spare time is spent in busying themselves with play
stations and ipads and we parents watch them with approval.
In a bayān (lecture) Moulana Sulaiman Khatani says during the time he spent in Jordan, they visited an Islamic University
while on a gasht (Jawla or visiting Muslim brothers), in the company of
two doctors from Syria. When they entered the University they saw
students carrying Bukhari, Muslim and Tirmidhi in their hands but all of
them were dressed in jeans and T-shirts and they were all clean shaven.
Outwardly there was no display of apparent Sunnah in them. When they
entered the Director’s office they met the Head of the Islamic
University and he was clad in a suit and a tie and there was a big
self-portrait in the office. When the mahol (environment) is wrong then we witness such disregard of Islamic ways of life.
What a great irony it is that we Muslims love imitating and aping the
very people that are killing and maiming our brothers and sisters and
their children! We are not even aware that in itself, this is one of the
reasons we are being punished.
Not Fulfilling the Obligation of Amr Bill Ma’roof – Nahy Anil Munkar
Amr Bil Ma’roof and Nahy Anil Munkar (commanding righteousness and
forbidding evil) is a sacred obligation on every Muslim. Regarding this
obligation, it is mentioned in the Hadith narrated by Hadhrat Abu
Dardaa’ (radhiAllāhu anhu): “Hadhrat ‘Aishah (RadhiAllāhu ‘anha) says:
‘
Once the Holy Prophet (Sallallāhu ‘alaihe wasallam) entered the
house and I guessed from his face that something of great importance
had occurred. He did not talk to anyone, and after making Wudhu he
entered the Masjid. I stood behind the wall to hear what he said. He sat
at the pulpit and after praising Allāh, he said, “O Muslims! Allāh has
commanded you to call people to good deeds and prevent them from
committing sins; otherwise a time will come when you will pray to Him;
but He will not listen to you; you will ask your needs of Him, but He
will not grant them; you will appeal to Him for His help against your
enemies, but He will not help you.” After saying this, he came down from
the pulpit.”’
Aren’t we witnessing the situation that is described in the above
hadith? How many of us are involved in the effort of Da’wat and Tabligh
(Amr Bil Ma’roof and Nahy Anil Munkar)? In fact, once we involve
ourselves in this effort, inshaAllāh, the first two vices, and many
more, will automatically fade away from our lives.
What Muslims all over the world are going through today is a dire
wake-up call for the entire Ummah. Let us totally migrate from the above
vices and start obeying Allāh’s commands, bringing the Mubarak Sunāh of
our beloved Prophet (sallallāhu alaihe wasallam) into our lives. Let us all make Taubāh and Istighfar and Du’ā in abundance that may Allāh save the Ummah from His wrath…Ameen.
And Allāh Ta’ala Knows Best.
Link: http://muslimvillage.com/2014/07/27/56330/palestine-tragedy-allahs-nusrat/.
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