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Allah Almighty’s decisions are so strange and wonderful
that a human being, already engaged in matters relating to
materiality, are amazed. It is beyond human being’s
approach to reach the depth of Allah’s creative decisions
while he does not find a way out of the circle of apparent
reasons and circumstances. Atheists consider reasons equivalent
to their gods, while in most cases they worship the reasons.
But, there are many who claim to have stronger belief and
possess ability to see beyond the reasons. The glittering
and antichrist civilization of the Europe has turned people
of better vision into blind, and Unitarians to go against
the reasons.
Allah Almighty has very clearly distinguished the ‘tussle
between belief and materiality’ in Surah-e-Kahaf. In
this Surah Allah has described four stories one of which is
of that farmer who was provided with all material facilities
of prosperity. He owned two farms of grapes. Palm and date
trees had surrounded the grape farm. In the center there was
a cultivation land. Besides these two farms he was also provided
a lot of other facilities to spend luxurious life. As it happens
in such circumstances, he forgot the realities behind all
such facilities and blessings and thought that whatever he
possessed, it was all because of his education and wisdom
and he would never see a decline in it. But, when a calamity
hit his properties and storms swept through his farms making
them plain fields then he thought gathering the pain of the
entire world in his voice, “Had I not been such an atheist
who indulged into polytheism, I would not have faced such
a fate today.”
The scholar of Islam, Hazrat Maulana `Ali Mian Noorullah says,
“This farmer was not such a polytheist like others.
He, at least, believed in Allah. As far as the polytheism
is concerned, it was all under the circumstances. He had thought
that all his wealth and properties were the real reasons of
his success and prosperity. Under these circumstances he ignored
the Divine Power and focused on the existence. This is the
polytheism from which the present day materialistic civilization
is suffering. The existing civilization has given the status
of god to the materialistic reasons. This is a new sort of
idolism and polytheism, which is badly decaying the humanity.
The Holy Qur’an has defined every sort of centuries
old as well as present day polytheism. The Holy Book has clearly
negated the polytheism on the basis of reasons. The Qur’an
says that whatever happens in this universe, this is all on
the orders of Allah Almighty Who is the only Divine Power
Who controls all worlds. He is the creator of all reasons.
His all decisions and judgements carry deep strategy. He can
change any situation any moment. He can produce peace from
the cruelty and He can generate spring from autumn.”
It is a fact that under the prevailing circumstances Muslims
find no good news for themselves. Blood of Muslims from Afghanistan
to Iraq and from Kashmir to Gujarat is making an unremoveable
line on the earth. We know that the believers of Islam do
not have a leadership who could pull the Muslims out of crisis.
All apparent and hidden resources of Muslims are controlled
by the aliens. Alas! The strangers and non-Muslim forces,
while control their own resources, also enjoy hold of all
natural resources, seas, air space and sensitive installations
and bigwigs of Ummah. It is ridiculous that Muslim leaders,
high ups and resources are being used for the benefit of foreigners
and not for the Ummah. But, despite all these circumstances,
no Muslim who has strong belief in Allah and Islam, is happy.
Everyone is worried and concerned over the prevailing circumstances.
The strong belief in the religion protects the Muslim against
all sorts of desperations. We must not forget that the actual
damage or development is the internal damage or development
of an individual or the nation. A person who loses his prestige
in his own eyes can never be praised in the world. Such a
person can never enjoy an honour in the society. Anyone who
faces defeat in the hidden life, does not get any support
from the victory of apparent success and happiness. Apparent
designs continue to change. Materialistic monuments sometime
present enthralling view of high-rise and sometime implode.
Villages and cities are built and razed. Their construction
and devastation is not so important as compared to the development
and honour of a person or nation.
Present day’s problem of Muslims is neither the fall
of Afghanistan or Iraq nor the bloodshed of Muslims in Gujarat.
The biggest issue is to save the Muslims from internal damages.
If they succeeded in protecting themselves against the prevailing
polytheism, and if they succeeded in keeping the lamp of religious
belief on, if they never give up patience during their continued
struggle to protect their religion and Ummah, they would soon
see a day of success. Muslims must not forget that they have
been sent to make other nations to follow them and not for
the purpose that they should follow other polytheist nations,
culture and civilization. Muslims are to lead the world. The
rise and decline of the world is highly attached to the Ummah.
As long as Muslims ruled the world they enjoyed control over
worldwide trade, economy and all societies. But as soon as
they faced decline, every sector went out of their hand and
met devastation. We should struggle hard to avert our decline.
We should not only make efforts to protect ourselves against
the spurt of storms but we should also try to protect others
as well.
We should pray for the blessings of Allah Almighty against
the sense of deprivation and inferiority complex. A person
who falls into his own sight never enjoys respect in the society.
Stay away from the sense of despair. We must not forget that
it is not Muslim’s honor to become disappointed. Reasons
should never be taken as everything but we must look into
the realities behind the reasons. It is our belief that everything
is from Allah and nothing can happen without His order. We
must keep in view that every move of the nature is full of
strategy. If it is gust of winds, it might be to awaken those
who are unaware of their surroundings. The present day situation
is that many have now waken up but a number of other who woke
up have closed their eyes again, waiting another Kabul-like
fall.
If by the blessing of Allah Almighty you are up from the profound
sleep then it is your duty to wake up those who are still
asleep around you. Enlighten the lamp of hope into their hearts
and prepare them for the future. Tell them that the religion
of Islam has not been sent to the earth to be eliminated,
but this religion has been sent to eliminate all other religions.
Muslims Ummah are not to become oppressed but they are to
rule all other nations.
The prevailing circumstances, which are absolutely against
Muslims, are all because of our own weaknesses and wrongdoings.
If today we are confronting defeat and decline, this situation
is not permanent. We can swear a thousand times on Allah Almighty
that ultimate victory is of Muslims. But, they will be other
type of Muslims who would eye behind the reasons and not the
reason only, who would be afraid of the Creator of all worlds
and not of the material human beings. They would have strong
belief in Allah and His religion.
Don’t give up and never be afraid if you really
are true Muslim. Ultimate victory is yours. (Al-e-Imran)
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