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At first glance, looking at the number
of 'Islamic' institutions and 'mosques' we have in the UK, it would
appear that the Muslim Ummah is currently thriving with 'ulama
(scholars) and Imaams. As a matter of fact, we - apparently - even have
our own 'Islamic' banks, schools, television channels and radio
stations.
However, a closer look shows that the
majority of Imaams (and supposedly practising Muslims) are in fact
ignorant, silent about the haq (truth) or misguided. What's worse, some
have even gone further, committing acts of apostasy, by selling out to
the disbelievers in effort to obtain their gratification, protection,
grants and positions of authority.
It is reported in Sunan Ibn Maajah that
the Messenger Muhammad (SAW) said, "Verily, what I fear most for my
Ummah is misguided Imaams." The Prophet was certainly right to fear
from misguided Imaams, along with shirk. After all, what could be more
dangerous, poisonous and destructive to the Muslim Ummah, after
Shaytaan, than the one who conceals the truth or mixes it with
falsehood? Or the one who makes lawful what Allah has forbidden, in the
name of 'necessity' or the lesser of two evils?
If we really were fortunate enough to
have so many Imaams, Islamic institutions, mosques and schools, it
would be wholly inconceivable to be in the situation in which we find
ourselves today - with Muslim land under occupation (Afghanistan, Iraq,
Palestine, Spain, and so forth), the Messengers of Allah being
ridiculed, Muslims being imprisoned and tortured, Muslim women being
dishonoured and attacked, the Sanctity of Allah (His exclusive right to
legislate) being violated, and so forth.
The fact of the matter is, most
'Imaams' today graduate from government-approved institutions and
universities, or secular madrasahs. Ignorance has become widespread,
and the real 'ulama - the 'ulama of haq - are hard to come by. In fact,
the real 'ulama are so scarce it is highly probable that you may never
meet one in your lifetime.
This is so because the 'ulama of haq
are being silenced, attacked and imprisoned, while the scholars of evil
('ulama as-soo') are being sponsored by the kufr (un-Islamic) regimes
and promoted as 'renowned' and 'noble' Imaams by the disbelievers,
apostates and their ilk from the munaafiqeen.
We are frequently told that the small
minority of Muslims in the world that are calling for Shari'ah law are
ignorant, misguided and extreme, while the majority of Muslims are
actually peace-loving, law-abiding citizens.
However, is there not the slightest
possibility that it could in fact be the other way round? What if it
was the majority of people that were ignorant, misguided and extreme in
their disobedience to Allah? And what if those small number of Muslims
calling for the Shari'ah were actually on guidance from their Lord and
are peaceful, law-abiding people, wanting society to live peacefully
under the laws of the Creator and to abide by His laws?
Is it not possible that the minority of
Muslims being labelled extremists, fanatics and terrorists, and
vilified and punished, in a manner identical to the Prophet (SAW) and
his Companions, are upon the truth while the majority are ignorant and
misguided? As Allah says: "And if you obey most men on the earth, they
will mislead you far away from the path of Allah..." (EMQ al-An'aam,
6:116)
If there were as many 'ulama as we are
led to believe, where on earth are they? Where are 'the inheritors of
the Prophets' that inherited their legacy?
Where are the 'ulama openly and
publicly calling society to live by the laws of Allah and not being
concerned with the opinions of the disbelievers? As Allah says:
"Therefore proclaim openly that which you are commanded, and turn away
from the Mushrikoon (disbelievers)." (EMQ al-Hijr, 15:94)
Where are the 'ulama to tell the people
to worship and obey none but Allah and to reject Taaghout (those who
invent their own laws and are obeyed besides Allah, such as the
present-day leaders)? As Allah says: "And We sent to every nation a Messenger (who proclaimed): 'Worship none but Allah and keep away (reject) Taaghout...'" (EMQ an-Nahl, 16:36)
Where are the 'ulama who call society
to reject the authority of the disbelievers, their laws and systems, as
Allah says: "O Prophet! Keep your duty to Allah, and obey not the
disbelievers and the hypocrites." (EMQ al-Ahzaab, 33:1)
Where are the 'ulama who ally with the
believers, show hatred towards the disbelievers and declare them and
what they worship to be their enemies? As Allah says: "Indeed,
there has been an excellent example for you in Ibraaheem (AS) and those
with him, when they said to their people, ‘Verily, we are free from
you and whatever you worship besides Allah! We have rejected you, and
between us and you is hostility and hatred forever, until you believe
in Allah Alone.'" (EMQ, Al-Mumtahinah, 60:4)
Where are the 'ulama today encouraging
the believers to fight the enemies of Allah, as opposed to condemning
the mujaahideen? As Allah says: "Then fight in the Cause of Allah, you
(Muhammad) are not tasked (held responsible) except for yourself, and
incite (motivate) the believers [to fight along with
you]..."Â (EMQ an-Nisaa', 4:84)
Where are the 'ulama speaking out
against kufr beliefs and values such as interfaith, democracy and
freedom (from God)? As Allah says: "And remember when Allah took a
covenant from those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians)
to make it (religious knowledge) known and clear to mankind, and not to
hide it, but they threw it away behind their backs, and purchased with
it some miserable gain! And indeed worst is that which they bought."
(EMQ Aal-'Imraan, 3:187)
Where are the 'ulama today being
attacked and ridiculed, like the previous Prophets, and labelled as
fanatics? As Allah says: "Likewise, no Messenger came to those before
them, but they said, 'A sorcerer or a madman (fanatic)!'" (EMQ
adh-Dhaariyaat, 51:52)
Where are the 'ulama to condemn the
widespread apostasy of Muslims who are allying with the disbelievers,
joining their forces and working with their intelligence services? As
Allah says: "O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as
Awliyaa' (friends, protectors, helpers, etc.), they are but Awliyaa' to
one another. And if any amongst you takes them as Awliyaa', then
surely he is one of them." (EMQ al-Maa'idah, 5:51)
Where are the 'ulama urging Muslims to
work collectively in order to call society to Islam, command the good
and forbid the evil, and establish the Shari'ah? As Allah says: "Let
there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all that is good
(Islam), enjoining good and forbidding evil. And it is they who are the
successful." (EMQ Aal-'Imraan, 3:104)
So do not be fooled by the charisma and
eloquent tongues of those who sell the verses of Allah for a small
price, for the Prophet (SAW) said, as reported in Musnad ul-Imaam
Ahmad, "Most of the hypocrites (munaafiqeen) of my Ummah are its
reciters (qurraa')." The haq is not known by the length of one's beard
or credentials; rather, it is known by the daleel (evidence). |