03-23-2004, 12:26 PM
A Generation Whose Kinship is Islâm
Whoever inquires of their nationality, kinship or identification will
find out that they are true “Muslims”. Not by name or title, nor by
virtue of heredity or milieu, rather by scrutiny and proof, tasting and
copying. They believe in Islâm upon a clear-cut sign, reject ignorance,
invite unto Allâh (I) through insight, denounce all evil deeds with
certain knowledge. They seek no other religion than Islâm, opt for nothing
but its Shari‘ah as their way of life, nor do they choose other than
the Holy Qur’ân as their charter. Why not so, and Allâh (I) has chosen
it for them, and completed with it His favour upon them:
(This day I have perfected your religion for you, and completed My
favour upon you, and have chosen for you Isl?m as your religion.] (Qur’ân
5: 3)
(If any one desires a religion other than Islâm, never will it be
accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be among the losers.) (Qur’ân
3: 85)
(The only statement of the believers, when they are called to Allâh
and His Messenger to judge among them, is that They say: “we hear and we
obey” And such are the successful.) (Qur’ân 24: 51)
However, if they are called to judge by taghut - any thing other than
Allâh (I) and His Messenger ®, they say: “we refuse and we disobey.”
They reject heteronym to the East or West; as their light of guidance
is extracted from a blessed Olive Tree:
(Neither of the East nor of the West, Whose oil would almost glow forth
[of itself] though no fire touched it. Light upon Light.) (Qur’ân 24:
35)
They refuse the oppression of capitalism and the darkness of communism.
They do not belong to Right or Left parties. They are always in the
center. They stand in the middle among the divergent extremes. They do not
work for any individual, sect, party or regime. They work for Islâm
only. Their loyalty is only for the Muslim Ummah.
(And whosoever takes Allâh , His Messenger, and those who have
believed as protectors, then the party of Allâh will certainly triumph.)
(Qur’ân 5: 56)
They are devoted only to the All-Merciful. They are proud only of
faith. They take sides only with the Holy Qur’ân . Their motto is: Islâm is
my parent, and no one else, even if they brag of ‘Qais or Tamim’ (two
noble tribes of Arabia).
A Generation of D‘awah and Jihâd
A Generation of Da’w’ah (propagation of Islâm) and Jihâd, as the
Companions of the Prophet ®, Muhajirun (Emigrants) and Ansar (Supporters)
were. They derive their light from the Companions, and they tread in
their steps. They fight against their whims for Allâh ’s sake as well as
against Allâh ’s enemy and theirs. They engage in both fights
simultaneously. They are in a continuous battle against their inner enemies -
the evil soul and Satan- and the outer one - the real enemy of Islâm.
They are in a constant struggle against the doers of inequity inside and
the disbelievers outside. They do not lay arms aside, nor rest after a
battle until there is no more persecution and all religion belongs
Allâh.
The spacious earth of Allâh (I) is their battlefield, and the Muslim
states their homeland. You may see an Arab fighting the red communist
invasion in Afghanistan and some Pakistani fighting the black Jewish
plague in Palestine or in Lebanon. Infidelity is but one denomination:
(The unbelievers are allies of one another.) (Qur’ân 8: 73)
(The believers, men and women, are Awliya' [protectors, friends,
supporters] of one another.) (Qur’ân 9:71)
They fight in Allâh ’s cause in every battle and with all weapons
available and, if necessary with money, if Jihâd needs it. Nevertheless,
Jihâd needs funds badly!
“He who prepares a Ghazi (Muslim fighter) going in Allâh’s Cause is
(given a reward equal to that of) the Ghazi.” (Hâdîth)
(And strive hard with your wealth and your lives in the Cause of Allâh
) (Qur’ân 9:41)
Jihâd may be also with the tongue - if it is necessary - that is,
spelling out the word of truth, audible or visual - before unjust men. If
they cannot fight with arms, surely they can do it with the Qur’ân ,
which is the great Jihâd as so named by Allâh (I):
(Therefore, obey not the unbelievers, but strive against them with the
utmost striving, “with the Qur’ân .”) (Qur’ân 25: 52)
Their religion is so precious to them that their worldly life has
become despicable. Their tenet is so valuable that their lives and
properties have become valueless, or as the proverb goes: (He, who proposes to
the beautiful girl, shall not withhold her due dowry. Allâh (I) has
made a deal with the believers, and they have accepted it with no regrets.
What a profitable deal! Allâh (I) bought the souls He (I) had created,
and the properties He (I) had provided. Then He (I) said: Here is the
price, a garden broader than the heaven and earth! Truthful are the
words of Allâh (I) when He (I) says:
ا(Verily, Allâh has purchased of the believers their lives and their
properties, for [the price] that theirs shall be the Paradise. They
fight in Allâh ’s Cause, so they kill [others] and are killed. It is a
promise in truth which is binding on Him in the Taurat [Torah] and the
Injil [Gospel] and the Qur’ân . And who is truer to his covenant than
Allâh? Then rejoice in the bargain, which you have concluded. That is the
supreme success.) (Qur’ân 9: 111)
“Whoever fears his enemy sets out in the early hours of the night; and
he who sets out early, arrives at his destination. Behold that Allâh ’s
property is precious: Be informed that the asset of Allâh (I) is the
Garden.” (Tirmidhi)
How splendid are such dealers! They hope for a business which will
never slacken. Their goods are faith and Jihâd; their marketplace is niches
and battlefields; their capital is days and lifetimes; and their profit
is forgiveness from their Rabb; as their reward are gardens with rivers
flowing underneath.
Whenever they see Jahiliyah (any society that does not abide by Islâmic
rules - regardless of time or place) dressed up in any outfit, their
hearts boil out with anger and melt away with grief over the sacred
matters of Allâh (I). Because nothing can be tougher on the believer than
the Truth’s retreat to make way for the Falsehood and the erasure of
Allâh ’s Word for that of the taghut to prevail!
Unlike the worldly people, who care for nothing but themselves and
their next of kin, the foremost concern of the Divinely guided is the
Muslim Ummah. The religion is their top priority, whereas the worldly life
is their last. They all say: my Ummah comes first. No one says: myself,
myself. They are preoccupied with bringing the disobedient back to
Allâh (I) penitently, calling the lost back to the fold of Islâm and
deterring the invaders of the Qur’ânic Ummah to turn back defeated and
forsaken:
(And who is better in speech than he who [says: My Rabb is Allâh ] and
invites [men] to Allâh and does righteous deeds, and says I am one of the Muslims.) (Qur’ân 41: 33)