The State of The Ummah(Part2)

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Bismillah Ir-Rahman, Ir-Raheem. I begin with ALLAH's auspiciousness,whose Name is the Best among all the names. All Revences, All Sanctities and All Worships are due to ALLAH alone. Ashahadu An Laa illaaha illal llahu Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadan Abdu Hu Wa Rasooluhu ''I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah who is without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) is the Rasool.'' "O Allah, Shower Your Peace come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have brought peace to Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. O Allah, Shower your blessing upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious". Iam Satisfied with Allâh as My Rabb and Cherisher,Iam Satisfied With Islam as My Din(religion) and I am satisfied with Muhammad as a Rasulallah (Messenger)sallallahu alaihi was salam) I seek Protection with ALLAH! With the Glorious and Noble Face of ALLAH! With the Complete and Perfect words of ALLAH! With the Exalted Attributes of ALLAH! From the Punishment of Hell; From chastisement in the Grave; From the Trial of Life and Death; From the Mischief of the dajjal. There is no power nor strength with (anyone) save Allah. ALLAH is Good and Only accept that which is Good. ALLAH is the Truth and only accept that which True. ALLAH is Pure and only accept that which is Pure. Ya ALLAH! ALL the praises are for You,You are the Holder of the Heavens and the Earth, And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are are the Substaner of the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All the praises are for you;You have the Possession of the Heavens and the Earth and whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All the praises are for You; You are Light(Nur) of the Heavens and Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are the King of the Heavens and the Earth And whatever is in them. Ya ALLAH! All praises are for You; You are the Truth and Your Promise is the Truth, And Your word is the Truth and the Meeting with You is true, And Parardise is True And Hell is true and All the Prophets(peace be upon them) are true; And Muhammad Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) is true,And the Day of Resurrection is True. Ya ALLAH! You have promise and Your promise is the truth,Ya ALLAH! You have promise and Your words is the truth, Ya ALLAH! You have promise and You are the Truth!. By (the Token of) Time (through the ages). Verily Man is in loss. Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy. The surah that opens with the oath of the Divine One swearing by the decline of Time and humankind’s absolute loss of every single thing but righteousness, truth, patience, and faith. It takes its name from the phrase “by time” (wal- ???r) as mentioned in verse 1. The surah shows the way to salvation. The image of a declining day suggests the stage in the day, or in life, when only a short while is left for those wishing to make up for lost time.« And on one occasion, Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi wassalam)Led the after noon prayer(salatul-asr). and then He(sallallahu alaihi was salam) stood up and addressed the Sahaba until sunset. He mentioned everything that was to happen until the Day of Resurrection and left nothing unsaid, and towards the end of this speech, Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi was salam)said the sun is about to set, and What remains of this world, compared to what has passed is like what remains of this day compared to what has passed. Rasulallah(sallallahu alaihi was salam) refers to something in this Hadith which is beyond any doubt; What remains of this world, compared to what has passed is very little. but in this time no one can know exactly how much time is left Except ALLAH; but the signs are there! In this connection, Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) had said: An era will come in the near future when Islam will exist merely in name and Quran will exist merely in phrase." "Islam began as something strange, and it shall return to being something strange, so give glad tidings to the strangers."
This is clearly applicable to the Muslims of the present time. And the Muslims of the present time is of two types, the first types is “The Strangers". Allah, all praise be to Him, sent His Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam)in a time when mankind followed different religions, for there were those who worshipped rivers and trees, and there were those who worshipped idols and there were Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians. When Islam first appeared among the people, The Sahabah was strange to them. If a person from among them accepted Islam and followed the call of Allah and His Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam), he would be shunned by his family and his tribe. He would live the life of a stranger among his people. Eventually, however, Islam spread far and wide. The Muslims became stronger and stronger, so much so that the strangers were those people that did not accept the teachings of the Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam). But, alas, Satan deceived mankind again. People took to the ways that their forefathers, who had accepted Islam, and then had abandoned it until, finally, Islam became strange again, just like it had started and just like Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) had foretold. Nay, indeed, rather the true Islam - that which Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) and his Sahabah were following has become even stranger to the people then when it initially appeared, even though its outward signs and external relics are well known and widespread. These praiseworthy people are called strangers since they are a small minority among mankind. Thus, Muslims are strangers among mankind; the true believers are strangers among Muslims; and the scholars are strangers among the true believers. And the followers of the Sunnah, those that clear themselves from all peoples of innovation, are likewise strangers. And the Second types are the people who are not concerned with islam and yet they say the are Muslims. In these circumstances, the points which need urgent investigation are: (a) as the right type of faith, which can have the approval of ALLAH Ta’ala and in accordion with the Sunnah of Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam) and which will bring us spiritual and material advancement, is not to be seen anywhere, what will be the means of acquiring that true Faith; and (b) what are the factors which have caused the Lost of that Faith,and with it the true life of islam, from our midst, from our hearts? A study of the Holy Quran and Sunnah of Rasulallah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam)it will clearly reveals that the capacity to maintain the required level of the true faith of Islam, and the ultimate ascendance to exaltation and glory through it, are dependent on the fulfillment of a special task which has been so graciously assigned by ALLAH Ta’ala to the Muslims, the Ummah alone. It is for this that we have been given, in the Holy Quran, the distinguished position,” Khair-ul-Ulmam”(the best of all people)Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah.
According to the faith of Islam,He (ALLAH)created the heavens and the earth to manifest the Truth,And that Truth was the main purpose of the creation of this universe and was to establish and prove of the holiness, the Oneness and the most supreme and exalted existence of The Almighty ALLAH (Subhanahu wa Taala) and to reflect His unlimited powers and boundless attributes through His creation, and to enlightened man who was to be guided by the light of true knowledge. It was impossible for ordinary men to understand and utilize that knowledge without his first being purified of impurity and obscenity. Only after that purification are they to be adorned with fine virtues, excellence of conduct and the eventual capacity to act righteously. It was for this purpose of bringing about this purity and diginty in the ranks of mankind that 124 thousands of Anbiya and Rasools had been deputed by ALLAH (Subhanahu wa Taala), Then, last in the series came the Sayyid ul Anbiyaa wal Mursaleen (the greatest of all the Ambiya), Muhammed Rasulallah (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam). It was through him that man reached the high state of development of mind, Heart and Soul leading to the final stage of purity, which is a preparation for the hereafter. It was then that mankind received the glad tidings in the following verse: This day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your religion: yet fear them not but fear Me. This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion (Al-Maaidah 3).



The supreme purpose of man's creation had been fulfilled good and evil had been clearly defined, a complete system of practical life had been revealed and establish, the line of Nubuwwah and Rasools had been terminated and lastly the duties that were formerly discharged exclusively by the Ambiya and Rasools had been given as a collective mission to Al-Ummat Al-Mohammadeeyah (The torch has been passed on to The Muslim people). This last fact has been clearly brought out in the following Ayah of the Quran: Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah.
(Aal-Imran 110) Let there arise out of you a band of people inviting to all that is good, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong: They are the ones to attain felicity. (Aal-Imran 104)
In the first Ayah, Allah (Subhanahu wa Taala) has stated the reason why the Muslims are called Khair ul Umam (noblest of all Ummah) it is because of spreading good and preventing evil. In the second Ayah, He has further clarified that only those people shall be supreme in life who fulfill that order. The command does not end here. Anas (Radiallahu Anho) has narrated that Rasulullah (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam) was pleased to say Laa Ilaha illa llaahu always benefits the individuals who proclaim it, and keeps away from them woes and troubles, unless its rights are ignored. The Sahabah inquired " what does the ignoring of its rights mean?". Replied Rasulullah (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam), It means that when sins are being committed openly, they do not prevent or stop them.
Aisha (Radiallahu Anha) has reported " The Nabi (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam) came to me and I could read from his noble countenance that something extraordinary has happened, He did not utter a single word but, having performed Wudoo went straight to the Masjid I, too stood by the wall of the Masjid to hear what he had to say, The Nabi of Allah ascended the mimbar and after the usual exordium said O' people, Allah has ordained you to enjoin the good and forbid the evil, lest a time should come when you call and He may not respond, you ask for a favor and He may not grant it, and you call for help and He may refuse, He then came down from the mimbar.
Aboo Hurairah (Radiallahu Anho) has narrated Said Rasulullah (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam) When my Ummah begin to attach more importance to the world and to regard it as a source of glory the awe and importance of Islam will vanish from their hearts and they give up the practice of enjoining good and forbidding evil, they will be deprived of the blessings of Revelation and when the begin to indulge in mutual recrimination they will fall low in the eyes of Allah. From the above Hadith it is clear that giving up the act of enjoining the good and forbidding the evil has usually been the root cause of Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala's anger and displeasure and His eventual punishment. And if this Ummah becomes guilty of that neglect and omission, the punishment to be given to them will be more severe than to the earlier Ummah because they would have failed to recognize their exclusive obligation and neglected to fulfill the sole mission in their life. For this reason, the Nabi (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam) has enjoined the act of enjoining the good and forbidding the evil as "the essence and special feature of the faith of Islam" and declared giving up that act as the cause of decay and decline of the faith.

In the Hadith of Aboo Saeed al-Khudri (Radiallahu Anho) it is stated "In other words, when anyone of you sees the commission of evil, he should use his hands to change (prevent) it; and if he has not the power to do this, he should use his tongue and if he has not the power to do this, he should use his heart, and this last represents the weakest degree of Iman. So, just as this last is the weakest degree of Iman, the first is the most complete form of Dawa and the most complete kind of Iman". (Muslim) Even clearer is the Hadith of Ibn Masood (Radiallahu Anho) "In other words, it is usual for Allah (Subhanahu wa Taala) to so arrange that every Nabi leaves behind a group of his(companions) Sahabah who perpetuate His message, who follow it rigorously and preserve the message exactly in the form in which the Rasul left it. Then comes a period of time marked by a series of evil events and error and Then comes a period of time that witnesses the birth of people who step aside from the path laid down by their Nabi. Their actions are at variance with their proclamation their activities are not warranted by the law. So whosoever arises in defense of Truth and Law, and opposes the heretic with his hands is a true believer, he who cannot do this but uses his tongue, he is a believer too and he who cannot do even this but uses his heart is also a believer but lower than this there is no degree of faith". (Muslim) Hence enjoining in what is good and forbidding what is evil is one of the most important obligations of the Muslim society, besides prayer and Zakah, especially when the Muslims become established in the land and gain victory over their enemies. Indeed, victory only comes from Allah to those whom He knows will undertake this duty. According to a hadith narrated by Bukhari: Rasulullah (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam) depicted the society in which people enjoin in what is good and forbid what is evil, and the society in which the people to not enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil, as being the passengers of a ship who drew lots, so some of them took the upper part of the ship and others took the lower part. Then those who were in the lower part felt too embarrased to keep passing by those who ere in the upper part in order to collect water, so they said, "Who don'y we make a hole in our part of the ship so that we will not disturn those who are above us?" If the others let them do what they wanted, they would all have perished, but if they took hold of their hands (to stop them ), they would all be saved. This is a brilliant depiction of the effect that enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil has on a society. Thus it becomes clear that enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil saves those who are careless and disobedient, as well as those who are obedient and righteous, and that keeping quiet or being careless or falling short with regard to enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil is dangerous and leads to deterioration and doom that is not limited only to those who make that mistake, but includes all the people, righteous and immoral, obedient and disobedient, pious and evil. Rasulullah (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam) said, “All the hearts of the offspring of Adam are between two fingers of Ar-Rahman. He turns it (in any direction) as He wills.” (Muslim and Ahmad): Then Rasulullah (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam)said: ‘O Turner of the Hearts – keep my heart firm on Your way.’[Sahih Muslim] “O you who have believed, respond to Allah and to the Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life. And know that Allah intervenes between a man and his heart and that to Him you will be gathered.” (Qur’an, 8:24): Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said:“When a person spends his entire day with no other concern but Allah alone, Allah, may He be glorified, will take care of all his needs and take care of all that is worrying him; He will empty his heart so that it will be filled only with love for Him, free his tongue so that it will speak only in remembrance of Him (dhikr) and cause all his faculties to work only in obedience to Him. But if a person spends his entire day with no other concern but this world, Allah will make him bear its distress, anxiety and pain; He will leave him to sort himself out, and cause his heart to be distracted from the love of Allah towards the love of some created being, cause his tongue to speak only in remembering people instead of remembering Allah, and cause him to use his talents and energy in obeying and serving them. So he will strive hard, laboring like some work animal, to serve something other than Allah…Everyone who turns away from being a true slave of Allah and obeying Him and loving Him will be burdened with servitude, love and obedience to some created being. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):‘And whosoever turns away (blinds himself) from the remembrance of the Most Beneficent, We appoint for him a shaytan (devil) to be a qareen (intimate companion) to him.’ [Qur'an, 43:36].” Rasulullah (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam) said: "Tests are shown to the hearts like a straw mat, straw by straw. Whichever heart accepts them, and absorbs them, gets a black spot placed on it, and whichever heart rejects them, gets a white, clear spot on it. This goes on until the hearts are of two types: a heart which is white, smooth, and clear like a polished stone which will not be harmed by further trials or tests for as long as the heavens and the earth last, and another dark and blemished; it is like a hook turned over the wrong way on which nothing can be hung - it neither acknowledges what is right nor rejects what is wrong, except for that which happens to coincide with its lusts and inclinations with which this heart has become fully absorbed." (In that, if our hearts are corrupt; if our intentions are corrupt, such deceit will follow in our actions. Similarly, if our hearts and intentions are pure, our actions are sure to be of purity. For how will a fruit tree bare fragrant and delicious fruit if it’s roots, underground, have decayed? This Is as in the hadith narrated by Abu Tha'laba Al-Khushaniy: "... rather enjoin on one another what is right and forbid what is wrong until you see obedience to greed and following of lusts and preoccupation with this world and the absolute fascination of each one with his own opinion, and when you see a situation over which you have no power, what is upon you then is your private affairs. For verily, the Days of Patience are coming; patience in those days is like squeezing a hot coal in your hand. The reward of one who fulfills all of his obligations in those days is equal to the reward of fifty such people today." In the Days of Patience The righteous deeds which Allah and His Rasulullah (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam) have enjoined will be simply obedience. Every act of obedience is a righteous deed, enjoining good and forbidding evil and it is the work dictated by the shari'a and the Sunnah. They are everything which has been enjoined upon us either as obligations or as commendable acts. This then is righteous deeds (Al-'amal As-saalih), and it is what is good (hassan), and it is righteousness (Al-Birr), and it is all that is good (Al-khair). Its opposite is disobedience (Ma'siya), and corrupt action (Al-'amal Al-faasid), bad deeds (As-Sayyi'aat), rebellion (Al-fujuur), oppression (Adh-dhulm), and transgression (Al-baghyu). Rasulullah (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam)said: "Compassion does not enter into anything without beautifying it, and is not removed from anything without making it ugly." (Muslim and others) And, he (sas) said: "O, Aisha: Verily Allah is Compassionate, and He loves compassion. He gives based on compassion that which is not given based on force, and is not given based on any other cause." (Muslim and others)
At the same time, the practitioner of enjoining right and forbidding wrong must be forbearing and patient in the face of adversity and persecution. Persecution must, of necessity, confront the true practitioner of enjoining right. If he is not patient, forbearing and wise in the face of this, he will cause more corruption than reform. Allah tells us of Luqman saying to his son: [And enjoin all that is right, and forbid all that is wrong, and be patient in the face of that which afflicts you, verily, that is the most upright of positions.] Qur'an 31/17. There can be no doubt that the act of enjoining the good and forbidding the evil is that solid pillar of Islam on which each and every article of faith rests. It is for this very mission that Allah (Subhanahu wa Taala) deputed all the Ambiya. Any Muslim who dares to take steps to remove the present state of breakdown and destruction, endeavors to revive the Sunnah of Tabligh and comes forward to shoulder that heavy responsibility will surely rank as the noblest and the most distinguished being among all of mankind. We must consider and calmly think out what is to be done in these circumstances. There are some well known causes which seem to be responsible for the indifference that prevails today. These are discussed below: We generally believe that the act of Tabligh is the sole and special responsibility of the Ulama, even when the related orders of the Quran are clear and fully apply to each and every living Muslim. The actions and the hard work of the Sahabah of the Nabi (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Sallam) and all those distinguished Muslims who immediately followed them, bear definite testimony to the view that each and every Muslim is responsible for the propagation of Islam (Tabligh).
To assign the responsibility of Tabligh and amr bil ma'roof wa nahi 'anil munkir (enjoining the good and forbidding the evil) solely to the ranks of Ulama and not to ourselves is a sign of grave ignorance on our part. The duty of the Ulama, is that they are charged with stateing the truth and protecting the Din, explaining it, teaching it and pointing out the right path and refuting those who deviate from it or try to alter it.. To enforce righteousness among the people and to keep the people moving on the right path.This is indeed a great assignment to the 'ulama that requires from people to obey and follow them. And the responsibility of all Muslims is to obey ALLAH and His Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wa salam).. The following Hadith is a clear exhortation to this: "Lo! All of you are trustees and shall be questioned on the day of Qiyamah in respect of your trust. So the king is a head unto his subjects and shall be questioned in respect of them; the husband is a head unto his wife and household and shall be questioned in respect of them; the wife is a head unto her husband's house and the children and shall be questioned in respect of them all; the slave is a watchman unto his master's effects and shall be questioned in respect of those. So you are all trustees and you shall be questioned in respect of those entrusted to you." (Bukhari/Muslim). Rasulullah (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam) said:
"Religion is the act of counselling." (The Sahabah) enquired: "On whose part (to counsel)?" He said: "On the part of Allah, the Apostle, the leaders of the Muslims and the lay Muslims." (Muslim).Even if we suppose, as an extreme case, that this task has to be carried out by the Ulama only, the present emergency and the critical situation demand that every one of us should put his shoulder to the wheel and strive hard for establishing Allah's supremacy on the earth and for protecting the Muslim way of life. It is commonly believed that if a person is firm and steadfast in his own Iman, the wrong belief of others will bring him no harm because of the meaning attached to the following Ayah of the Quran: "O ye who believe! Guard your own souls: If ye follow (right) guidance, no hurt can come to you from those who stray" (Al-Maaidah 105). In fact, the real meaning and sense of the above Ayah is not what is being apparently attached to it, because, in that case, the meaning would appear to be not in the spirit of the Divine wisdom and teachings of the Shariah. It considers the collective life and progress and salvation of the Muslim society as a whole to be fundamental. The Muslim people must be considered like a single body having several limbs. When any limb receives an injury, the whole body suffers from the pain.
Mankind may progress to any limit and it may reach the highest pinnacle of glory in every sphere of life, yet there will be some who will go astray and become involved in impiety. In that event, the above Ayah re-assures the righteous people that as long as they remain steadfast and keep moving on the right path, no harm can be brought to them by those who decide to give up the right way of Life. Yet another point is that full enlightment, the knowledge, the understanding that will inspire the hearts of men,will only come when all the rules of law of the Shariah are accepted and put in to practiced too the best of our ability, including all the Divine commands, which naturally cover enjoining the good and forbidding the evil. This interpretation is supported by the following words of Abu Bakr (Radiallaho Anhu): "O people! you quote this ayah: "O ye who believe! Guard your own souls: If ye follow (right) guidance, no hurt can come to you from those who stray," but I have heard Rasulullah (Sallallaho Alaihi wa Sallam) say that when people see something evil and do not seek to change it, Allah will send down punishment for all of them." The Ayah in question has been similarly explained by all the learned scholars,the Ulama, such as Imam Nawawi (Rahmatullah Alaihi) who explains in his book Sharh Muslim: "The consensus of opinion of the learned scholars regarding the meaning of this Ayah is that, when you have performed the duty enjoined on you, the remissness of those who refuse to profit by your counsel will not harm you, as Allah (Subhanahu wa Taala) says:
"No one shall carry another man's burden" (Al-An'am 164, Al-Israa 15, Faatir 18, Zumar 7), and of the several injunctions addressed to all, one is that regarding enforcement of good and prevention of evil. Therefore when an individual has performed this duty and the addressee proves refractory, the former shall not be penalized for it. He has performed his duty of enjoining the good and forbidding the evil and acceptance or rejection of it by the other party is not within his ability. Allah knows best." when we stop enjoining the good and forbidding the evil and the enemy of ALLAH start to befriend us know that you are in big trouble with ALLAH! And when the open enemy(the satanic jew) start to move in close to us than know that we are in trouble with ALLAH! And when we are being worked on by sorcerers and magicians with powerful black magic,sorcery, voodoo and the jinns,(the shayateen) then know that these are the forces, the followers of the dajjal! he is out of sight but not forgotten, his evil influence in still present and having a great affect on the people. And in the depths of the night when you are sleeping and a jinn, a shayateen attack you, in your sleep that is the dajjal unseen force,these evils are very real! you are not just dreaming, the dreamworld is where the dajjal unseen force rule. And when you are in the shower and you are attack by shayateen(devils) that is the dajjal unseen force! trying to take over your body and possess you. when we stop performed our duty of enjoining the good and forbidding the evil, Now the enemy Freemasons from the secret societies have start to stand up and open masjids around the country and around the Muslim world. now these satanic freemasons are standing over the muslim ummah dictating to us about how we should be living and practiceing this Din. These enemies of ALLAH, are paving the way for the dajjal to make a public appearance. he will appear as a tyrannical King, then he would claim to be a Prophet & finally he would claim to be the lord god himself." these forerunners, the freemasons of the Dajjal and his system would bear all the characteristics of the Dajjal, this evil unseen force would possess each one of these freemasons and he will be the final embodiment of these in Human forms, and yet he will still be an individual. The Muslims have already been forewarned about these enemies that we would have face them. The time would come when the whole world would gather around with plans of destruction of the Muslims, as if they were gathered around the table to take part in a meal." The time of the DAJJAL will be years of confusion, people will believe liar and disbelieve one who is trustworthy and those who rebel against ALLAH would have a representation in the general affairs of the Muslim Ummah." At the time when the Muslim Ummah will be rich in gold and silver, the Ummah will be helpless and weak. The non-Muslim power from all over the world will grab at them as famished people invite each other on food." These evils are the results when we stop enjoining the good and forbidding the evil.--------------------------------------- Your Brother k.ibrahim..-----("O Muslim people please make Dua for Me, That ALLAH increase My Faith(IMAN) and devotion,And grant me a Good Muslim wife,who has knowledge of Din!([email protected])




































































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