Turning Back To The Teachings Of Quran And Sunnah, A Way of Deliverance Of the Muslim Ummah
18 August 2015
By Al-Ikhwah Al-Mujahidun
All know that Islamic Ummah is grappling with colossal tragedies, foreign
interventions and internal conflicts. Muslims are divided into different
factions and groups. Many Muslim countries are entangled in wars in one way
or the other. Existence of nations and societies are facing tremendous
crisis. The economic situation is getting worse by the day, the level of
unemployment is rising while level of education is declining, social set-ups
are being shaken, pristine cultural values are being replaced with foreign
culture and many other such troubling trends……
Meanwhile, the current situation of Muslim Ummah is intolerable because of
myriad of different notions and geographical divisions; the doors of mutual
understanding seems to be closed due to futile ethnical, factional and
regional bias. So in such scenario it is important that every person, society
and nation should strive for mutual reform and peace among Muslims as best as
it can and begin to take sincere steps for salvation of Muslim Ummah. They
should not submit to the ongoing untoward incidents and events. There is no
room for disappointment and discouragement in Islam.
None but unbelievers despair of Allah's mercy. (Surah 12, Verse 87)
Islamic Ummah has a lot of chances to catapult from the status quo and leap
towards success and development. Islamic societies have such academic and
intellectual principles that if applied security, peace and stability will
come assuredly.
Following the teachings of the Holy Book of Allah, the Almighty and the life
of the Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) and practical adherence to the
guidance and provision of both teachings in our life, the Muslim Ummah can
vault out of the situation it grapples with. The Prophet Mohammad (Peace be
upon him) says.
Differences of views and thoughts among people are a natural and accepted
phenomenon but for our internal disputes we have been instructed to turn to
the teaching of Quran and Sunnah. Only the views compatible with the
teachings of Quran and Sunnah should be followed.
O believers obey Allah and the Apostle and those charged with authority among
you. Should you disagree about anything refer it to Allah and Apostle, if you
truly believe in Allah and the last Day. This will (in the end) be better and
more just. (Surah 4, Verse 59)
It is possible that disputes reach a point that wars will break out because
of the bias, ignorance and foreign interventions. In this situation, the
responsibility of mutual reconciliation rests with the beneficent believers,
religious scholars and intellectuals.
The believers are brethren. Make peace among your brethren and fear Allah, so
that you may be shown mercy. (Surah 49, Verse 10)
There are some habits prohibited in Islam which usher in irrational and
unconstructive differences.
1. Pride: it includes self-pride, not accepting the truth, considering one's
own views or actions as completely accurate and looking down upon other
people.
2. Exaltness: considering one's own practices and actions better than anyone
and everyone else.
3. Power-mongering and egoism: considering others right performances as wrong
for one's own dominion or signing of treaties with foreigners.
4. Suspicion: suspecting every Muslim's action and leveling false accusation.
5. Hatred: Nurturing hostilities in heart for others and so on……………
These are the roots of tragedies and disasters.
All believers are brothers. We are all one community and we all have the same
rights. A conduct of humility among brothers is the way of life of the
Prophets (Peace be upon all of them)
وَاخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ} (الحجر- ۸۸)
And lower your wing (in tenderness) for the believers. (Surah 15, Verse 88)
We should not use weapons and force against our brothers except in dire need.
We should not ask for foreign troops because of our internal disputes or give
them authority to make decisions on behalf of us. It is needed that we solve
our disputes through understanding and on the basis of this verse of the Holy
Quran {رُحَمَاءُ بَيْنَهُمْ} (merciful to one another), we have to show
tolerance, patience and flexibility to our brothers.
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