A Call to Unify the Muslims upon the Islamic Method

Irbaad ibn Sariyah reported that Nabi (saw) said “I have left you upon clear white ground, its night is like its day, no one deviates from it except that he is destroyed, and whoever lives among you will see great differences (controversy). So stick to what you know from my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly acting (raashideen) rightly guided (mahdiyeen) khulafaa, cling to that with your molar teeth and stick to obedience even if it is an abyssinian slave, since the believer is like the submissive camel, wherever he is led he follows.” (AHMAD [4/126] IBN MAAJAH [no. 43] AL HAAKIM [1/96] BAYHAQI in ‘al Madkhal’ [no.51]) So this hadeeth mentioned that the guidance was made clear and that differences would occur and that the Sunnah of Nabi (saw) and the khulafaa among the Salaf Saaliheen should be followed. And the believers were reminded that Taa’ah (obedience) and Imaarah (authority) were vital for the Muslim ummah at all times. The final revelation that Allah (swt) sent to mankind did not leave out the solution for any problem that mankind may encounter. Islam provided the way for success in all situations including our current situation.

The Muslims are now divided upon the basis of nationality, tribe, sects and many other hostile divisions that are prohibited. This division is prohibited in itself and is also a doorway to many other evils and harms and is also a prevention to much good and benefit. The kuffaar and the munaafiqeen continue to gain materially from the division of the Muslims as they take advantage of the Muslim ummah’s weakness in the face of the oppressive rule of tyrannical rulers who claim to be Muslims. Government paid scholars help cement the thrones of these evil rulers by passing fataawa that either support or excuse the actions of these governments with regards to their rejection of the shari’ah and assisting the plans of the kaafir governments outside the Muslim lands.

Allah did not leave the Muslims wandering without guidance or a solution to these problems but rather there is an exact solution to every problem. “And indeed, We have left nothing out of the Book at all.” (al Ana’m 6:38) and “Verily, We have sent down to you the Book as a clarification for all matters, a guidance, a blessing and good news for believers.” (an Nahl 16:89) and for all of these comprehensive laws we were given a precise method of implementation “…For each of you we prescribed a shari’ah and minhaaj…” (al Maai’dah 5:48) Allah, through His final messenger Muhammad (saw) explained in detail the revelation concerning all matters necessary to mankind. Rasool Allah (saw) told us how to dress, eat, sleep, clean our teeth, approach our wives, pray and study etc. We were even taught the adab of how to go to the toilet, yet some people think that the methodology to establish the deen as a whole, which is one of the most important matters, has been left to the minds of men so that they differ and fight over it. Rather, Nabi (saw) explained to us all these important matters “We have revealed to you the Dhikr (Reminder) that you may explain to mankind that which has been revealed to them.” (an Nahl 16:44)

We have been commanded by Allah to be united and we have been prohibited from dividing up. Allah (swt) says “…establish the deen and do not make divisions in it…” (ash Shoorah 42:13) and “And hold fast to the rope of Allah all of you together and do not be divided…” (aali I’mraan 3:103) These are general commands that are to be applied in all times and circumstances. There is no permit to be divided due to the non-existence of darul Islam. Unity is only achieved by appointing an Imam for the whole Ummah and uniting under his authority. The cause of unity in Islam is not the existence of force and power but rather unity is a command in itself. Power is a result of unity and seeking support to establish darul Islam (Islamic State) is a separate command from the command to unity. The commands to establish, maintain and expand darul Islam (Islamic State) are separate from the commands to establish unity and to appoint a leader. There can be no doubt that Allah chose the system of ‘Imaamah’ (leadership) as the method for the Muslims to organize their affairs and to progress in their divinely prescribed objectives. The Muslim Ummah has been commanded to act as one body with all its parts and cells under the command of one control centre. This is known as ‘Imaamah’ (leadership), ‘Imaarah’ (authority) and ‘Khilaafah’ (deputation or succession). For all collective tasks needing unified movement and decision making, leadership and authority was prescribed as the method for success. So for employment, marriage, prayer, travelling and warfare (etc), the revelation provided details of authority and its rules for all of these specific areas and under no circumstances were these rules suspended. All of those in these situations would require unity under an authoritative decision for the completion of their tasks otherwise only failure, conflict and stagnation of tasks would result. Allah commanded unity under an amir even for the small situation, A’bdullah ibn A’mru ibn al Ass reported that Nabi (saw) said “It is not permissible for any three of you to remain in any deserted place without appointing one of you as amir” (AHMAD) When we see that Allah ordered unity under an amir even in the small situation without it being connected to any condition of power we see that the need is even greater for the wider situation of the whole Muslim Ummah, which is much more in need of unity and leadership. Regardless of the undeniable need for leadership and unity among the Muslim Ummah as a whole, the Shari’ah specifically commanded unity under a leader regardless of the situation of the Muslims. Al Haarith al Asha’ri reported that Nabi (saw) said “I command you with five which Allah commanded me with: Listening and obeying, jihaad and hijrah and the Jama’ah for he who leaves the jama’ah by a handbreadth, then he has thrown off the yoke of Islam from his neck.” (AHMAD[4/130, 202] AT-TAYAALISI [1161] IBN HIBBAAN [1550] IBN KHUZAYMAH [930] AL-HAAKIM [1/236]) and Ibn U’mar reported that Nabi (saw) said “The one who separates his hand from obedience (ta’ah) will have no excuse (hujjah) before Allah on the Day of Judgement and he who dies without a baya’h on his neck dies the death of jahileeyah” (MUSLIM [no.4562-4564])

The time of weakness when no darul Islam (Islamic State) is present and power is lacking, is even a greater need to bring the Muslims under the command of one Imaam and the shari’ah specifically prescribed uniting under an Imaam as the solution to such times of fitnah, division and weakness. Hudhayfah ibn al Yaman said ‘The people used to ask rasool Allah (saw) about the good, but I used to ask him about the evil for fear that it might overtake me, so I said, ‘O Rasool Allah, we used to be in ignorance (jaahileeyah) and evil (shari) then Allah brought this good to us. So is there any evil after this good? He (saw) said “Yes” I said ‘And is there any good after that evil?’ He (saw) said “Yes, but it will be tainted (literally ‘smoke’)” I asked ‘What will that smoke be?’ He (saw) said “A people guiding others with other than my guidance, you will approve of some (of their deeds) and disapprove of others.” I asked ‘Then is there any evil after that good?’ He (saw) said “Yes, callers at the gates of Hellfire, whoever responds to their call will be thrown into it.” I said ‘O rasool Allah describe them to us.’ He (saw) said “They will be from our own people and speak our language.” What do you order me to do if I should see that?’ He (saw) said “Cling (talzamu) to the jama’atul Muslimeen and their Imaam.” I said ‘And if there is no Jama’ah and no Imaam?’ He (saw) said “Then keep away from all those sects even if you have to bite upon the root of a tree until death overtakes you in that condition.” (BUKHAARI Eng/Arabic version vol.4 [no.803] and vol.9 [no.206], MUSLIM [no.4553])

In addition to this, Imaamah was prescribed by the shari’ah to be the solution to weakness and a means of protection. Abu Hurayrah reported that Nabi (saw) said “The Imam is a shield behind which the people fight and protect themselves. If he commands taqwa of Allah a’zza wal jall and dispenses justice there will be a reward for him and if he enjoins otherwise it redounds on him.” (MUSLIM [no.4542] BUKHAARI [eng/Arabic vers.vol.4 no.204]) So Imaamah (i.e. the whole ummah unifying under a leader) acts as a shield because it leads to unity by its nature, and unity leads to strength and progress occurs by following the decision of the Imaam. This is the correct understanding of this hadeeth and this fact is in accordance with what the hadeeth says itself and is in accordance with what the wahi (revelation) says generally about unity, division, imaamah, strength and weakness. As for the interpretation of some modernist Muslims who say that the hadith means ‘There can be no Imam unless he has an army and land (which they say is the shield)’ then they have compared leadership in Islam to the Kaafir Nation State leadership which ceases to exist the moment the oppressive State forces are dissolved. This modern twisted interpretation is far away from the Islamic concept of leadership and unity which is not applied due to the existence of a State that tries to enforce it but rather, it is commanded in itself as Muslims have been commanded to be united generally and are to work as an ummah at all times whether they possess power or not. If we were to look at the ‘shield’ of the khaleefah or Imaam, it could only consist of people unifying under him and obeying his commands and this would then act as a ‘shield’. Therefore ‘Imaamah’ (Leadership) is itself the real shield and the army can only become useful when first recognising the authority of the Imaam and unifying under him, otherwise this metaphorical ‘shield’ would be redundant and useless, therefore Imaamah always comes before power in the shari’ah and according to ration an army is useless except by first recognising the authority of its commander.

Qays bin Abi Haazim reported that Abu Bakr went to a lady from the Ahmas tribe called Zainab bint Al-Muhajir and found that she refused to speak. He asked, “Why does she not speak?” The people said, “She has intended to perform Hajj without speaking.” He said to her, “Speak, for it is illegal not to speak, as it is an action of the pre-Islamic period of ignorance. So she spoke and said, “Who are you?” He said, “A man from the muhaajiroon.” She asked, “Which of the muhaajiroon?” He replied, “From Quraish.” She asked, “From what branch of Quraish are you?” He said, “You ask too many questions; I am Abu Bakr.” She said, “How long shall we enjoy this good order (i.e. Muslim ummah in good condition) which Allah has brought after the period of ignorance?” He said, “You will enjoy it as long as your Imams keep on abiding by its rules and regulations.” She asked, “What are the Imams?” He said, “Were there not from your people heads (ru’oos) and chiefs (ashraaf) who used to order the people and they used to obey them?” She said, “Yes.” He said, “So they (i.e. the Imaams) are those whom I meant.” (BUKHAARI [eng./arabic vers. vol.5 no.175]) So we see from this narration how the sahaabah saw that the success and failure of the ummah was connected to the conduct of the Imaams, so what would the state of the ummah be if there was no Imaam at all? The answer to this is contained in the following hadeeth, which explains that when there is no just Imaam then there will exist harmful division A’bdullah ibn U’mar reported that Nabi(saw) said “…If the leaders (imaams) do not govern according to the Book of Allah and choose that which he has revealed (then this has never happened) except that Allah put adversities (baa’sahum) between them.” (IBN MAAJAH kitabul Fitaan [4019])

So let us all obey Allah and His messenger and unite not only in our a’qeedah but also in our way of life by struggling to appoint or re-establish Khilafah State or Imaam of the Ummah, and establish the deen in its entirety upon the minhaajun naboowah (method of the Prophet) as a unified ummah under the amirul mu’mineen.

Best Ummah… Do We Muslims Deserve This Honour?

Allah سبحانه وتعالى says in the Holy Qur’an:

كُنتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللّهِ

“You are the best ummah singled out for mankind: you enjoin what is right (ma’roof), forbid what is wrong (munkar), and believe in Allah.” ¹

Allah سبحانه وتعال could have created us at any time in history and as part of any nation. Yet He سبحانه وتعال out of his infinite mercy created us as part of the best and most honoured nation ever to inhabit the earth. We are also the last and final ummah until the Day of Judgment.

The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم said, “You are the final of seventy nations, you are the best and most honoured among them to Allah.” ²

Our ummah has been given blessings that no other ummah before us has been given.

The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم said, “I was given what no other Prophet before me was given.” We said, “O Messenger of Allah! What is it” He said, “I was given victory by fear, I was given the keys of the earth, I was called Ahmad, the earth was made a clean place for me (to pray and perform Tayammum with it) and my Ummah was made the best Ummah.” ³

Our beloved Messenger صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم gave us the glad tidings that the Muslim ummah would be a large part of the inhabitants of Paradise.

Abdullah bin Mas’ud said, “The Messenger of Allah said to us, “Does it please you that you will be one-fourth of the people of Paradise?” We said, Allahu Akbar!’ He added, “Does it please you that you will be one-third of the people of Paradise. We said, Allahu Akbar!’ He said, “I hope that you will be half of the people of Paradise.” ⁴

The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم said: “The people of Paradise are one hundred and twenty rows, this Ummah takes up eighty of them.” ⁵

Our ummah was given salams from the Friend of the Most Merciful (Khaleel ur-Rahmaan) and Father of the Prophets, Ibraheem (alaihi salam) on the night of the ‘isra. Ibraheem (alaihi salam) gave our ummah some valuable advice on how to increase our share of trees in Paradise as blessing for us.

The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم said: “I met Ibraheem on the night that I was taken on the Night Journey, and he said: ‘O Muhammad, tell your ummah that Paradise is a land whose soil is good and its water is sweet. It is an empty plain, which will be planted with Subhaan Allah, Al-Hamdu lillah, La ilaha illa-Allah and Allahu akbar.'” ⁶

One of the distinctions between our ummah and previous nations is our strict obedience to Allah سبحانه وتعال and His Messenger صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم. During the Battle of Badr when the Muslims were informed that Quraysh were amassing a huge, well equipped army against them, Al-Miqdad bin ‘Amr got up and said:

“O Messenger of Allah! Proceed where Allah directs you to, for we are with you. We will not say as the Children of Israel said to Musa (as): ‘Go you and your Lord and fight and we will stay here.’ Rather we shall say: ‘Go you and your Lord and fight and we will fight along with you.’ By Allah! If you were to take us to Bark Al-Ghimad, we will still fight resolutely with you against its defenders until you gained it.” ⁷

The reason we were made the best ummah is stated in the ayah:

كُنتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللّهِ

“You are the best ummah singled out for mankind: you enjoin what is right (ma’roof), forbid what is wrong (munkar), and believe in Allah.” ⁸

Qatadah said, “We were told that Umar bin Al-Khattab recited this Ayah [3:110] during a Hajj that he performed, when he saw that the people were rushing. He then said, ‘Whoever likes to be among this [praised] Ummah, let him fulfil the condition that Allah set in this Ayah.'” ⁹

Enjoining ma’roof and forbidding munkar

Islam consists of ma’roofat (pl. of ma’roof) which Allah سبحانه وتعال has ordered us to establish, and munkaraat which He سبحانه وتعال ordered us to abstain from and remove. The head and the highest ma’roof is the belief in Allah سبحانه وتعال and the rest of the pillars of the Islamic ‘Aqeedah.

The head of the munkaraat (pl. of munkar) and its most evil manifestation is kufr in all its forms. Allah سبحانه وتعال ordered that people must avoid the munkar, deter others from it and warn others of falling into its snare.

Today, we witness the implementation of kufr systems and laws in our countries. Munkaraat are widespread in the Muslim world with our lands occupied, the daily spilling of Muslim blood, stealing of our wealth and widespread corruption headed by the puppet regimes ruling our lands. Many of the Islamic obligations are also neglected such as ruling by Islam, jihad, implementation of the penal code (hudud) and carrying da’wah to the world.

In this reality the obligation of enjoining ma’roof and forbidding munkar is a vital issue for the ummah that requires the utmost seriousness and sacrifice. Allah سبحانه وتعال has ordered not just individuals to undertake this obligation but also groups and the Khaleefah of the Muslims. In the absence of the Khaleefah the groups must work to appoint him so that he can practically enjoin the mar’oof and forbid the munkar on society.

However, knowledge precedes action. So before we can enjoin the mar’oof and forbid the munkar we must gain knowledge on the ma’roofat and munkaraat so we can implement them on ourselves first. We must fulfil all the Islamic obligations and abstain from all the Islamic prohibitions. Once we have this knowledge we can call others to abide by the ma’roof and abstain from the munkar. The most important part of this work today is working to establish the Khilafah that is responsible for implementing all the ma’roofat and preventing all the munkaraat on society.

For this reason we strongly advise all the Muslims to download the book The Da’wah to Islam and The Method to Re-establish the Islamic State by Sheikh Ahmad Mahmoud and study it. We advise all the Muslims to gain knowledge on this vital issue and major Islamic obligation so we can fulfill our duty to Allah سبحانه وتعال and attain His pleasure and the reward of Paradise that He سبحانه وتعال has promised to the believers. Neglecting this obligation of working to re-establish the Khilafah is a major sin for which Allah سبحانه وتعال can punish severely in Hellfire.

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References

1. Translated Meaning of the Qur’an. Surah al-Imran, ayah 110

2. Ahmad, At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, and Al-Hakim recorded that Hakim bin Mu`awiyah bin Haydah narrated that his father said that the Messenger of Allah said.

3. Imam Ahmad recorded that `Ali bin Abi Talib said.

4. Imam Ahmad recorded the same Hadith with another chain of narration, and this Hadith meets the criteria of Muslim in his Sahih. In the Two Sahihs, it is recorded that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud said.

5. Imam Ahmad recorded from Buraydah from the Prophet (saw)

6. Tirmidhi, hasan isnad on authority of Ibn Masood.

7. Saifur Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar), p. 97

8. Translated Meaning of the Qur’an. Surah al-Imran, ayah 110

9. Ibn Jarir recorded this. Tafseer Ibn Kathir.

Ultimate Solution – Khilafat

It was on the 28^th Rajab 1342 H / 3^rd of March 1924 CE, that the destruction of the Khilafah ruling system at the hands of the traitor Mustafa Kamal occurred. A miserable fate was to await the Muslims of the world. 87 years later the Muslims of Balkan States (such as Bosnia and Kosovo) faced one such catastrophe. Who can forget the sight of girls, tormented and unable to bear dishonor, hanging by their necks from trees? Who can forget the fields full of bones at Srebrenica? These are victims of crimes committed under the noses of cowardly UN protection force, who had betrayed their promise, given in exchange for the disarming of the local Muslim fighters defending against the Serbs.

We should ask how such things can happen when the sons of Sultan Murad, who brought Islam to the Balkans 600 years earlier, were only 15 minutes away by plane. How desperate we felt sending planes of food and blankets and copies of Quran, while our armies were locked in their barracks!

How many hundred thousand children have died in Iraq under a cruel international regime of sanctions? Yet at the time of writing, the doors of Iraq’s neighbors are open to a similar number of US troops in readiness for yet another killing spree, this time in the name of a “war on terror”.

How long will the Muslims of Afghanistan suffer American bombing and subjugation to mafia war lords under the cover of a phoney Loya Jirga headed by a Pashtun consultant for major American Oil Company?

Muslims everywhere have sensed themselves an open target for attack – easy prey whether in Palestine, Iraq, Bosnia, Chechnya, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Somalia, Gujarat – and the list is always growing.

Since the destruction of the Khilafah, Muslims have been plumbing the depths of despair. The Islamic world has become characterized by failure, disunity, bloodshed, insecurity and oppression. Our countries are totally ineffective on the international stage and due to the dominance of our enemies they are unable to do anything for themselves. Worse than that our own muslim rulers seem to be the dagger at our throats in the hands of our enemies.

It is against this sorry background of affairs that the time has come for the Muslims to ask themselves some searching questions, such as why our society has become so backward and why our governments are amongst the most ruthless in the world. They think nothing of imprisoning subjects by the thousands without trial, and inflicting torture and extermination upon their own people.

Despite all the oppression that the Muslim Ummah faces we are characterized with confusion, weakness and disunity. For example, why had the Arab world, with its money and oil, been unable to wield any influences against Israel, and why has the Muslim nation, more than one billion in numbers, been unable to defeat Israel, a nation with a population the size of Ireland?

Why, when the Arab states alone have received many thousands of billions of dollars of oil revenues, has none of them got anywhere near becoming a newly industrialized country like Korea or Singapore? Who can even imagine so much money but what has it bought for this Ummah? It was taken from beneath our feet but it did not feed our poor or provide laboratories for our scientists or investments for our industry. It was not spent to raise an army to gain victory for Islam and the Muslims in even one single war. Rather, we have become used to many wars among ourselves, and we wait for bombs to fall upon our heads in the name of a post September 11^th ”War on Terror” as indeed we have waited in impotence many times before.

Why is it that in matters of religion, history, language and culture we are so similar to each other, yet we are so disunited?

In the end these questions boil down to a single question, namely, Why is it that the once mighty and great Muslim nation is now so weak?

Our weakness is not inherent, and certainly does not lie with Islam. We are weak because we have abandoned Islam. Although we remain Muslims, the environment and society in which we live is non-Islamic.

The present day Muslim society can no longer be considered as representation of Islam. The public values, ideas, concepts, laws and ruling system proceed from the non-Islamic viewpoint of life. We have changed our loyalties and commitments from Islam to ignorance (Jahilliyah). Capitalism, democracy, socialism, nationalism, self-interest, benefit, and pride are all ideas that have replaced the unity of Allah (Tawheed) as the motivation of life and source of authority. Thus, the Islamic values have ceased to enter our hearts; our minds are no longer illuminated by the true Islamic concepts, and our ways of life is at variance with our creed.

When in 1924 Mustapha Kamal formally abolished the Khilafah system, the Muslims finally relinquished the divine laws (Ahkam Shari’ah) as the regulator of their lives. They adopted Western codes and systems of ruling and detached Islam from life’s affairs. The Muslims turned away from the sole worship of Allah to the worship of man-made systems and laws. This is the source of our weakness and humiliation.

After the demolition of the Khilafah the Muslim territories fell under the occupation of the European colonial powers, in particular, Britain and France. These two countries directly imposed their capitalist systems in the fields of economics, ruling, education, and politics. The countries were completely governed by these secular systems.

Under the colonial powers, many Western educated people rose to high positions within the state. They held important positions in government, society and the media. Through their influence they sought to westernise society in the Islamic world. After the Second World War, old style colonialism came under attack. The European powers faced heavy financial obligations as a result of the war; and due to the weight of Soviet propaganda against colonialism, and more importantly, anti-colonial pressure from the United States, the occupying powers withdrew and pseudo-independence was given to the colonies. These newly independent states were left in the hands of the new generation of secular people who had been groomed by the West and cultivated under the supervision of the old imperialists.

These secularists followed in the footsteps of their former colonial masters. In an effort to achieve progress and to revive their countries these new secular leaders explored every avenue and slogan, drifting away from the teachings of Islam. What is apparent, however, is that the reverse happened. Politically there is only corruption and oppression; and the regimes succeed only in dividing and impoverishing the nation. Humiliatingly the Muslim countries have become increasingly dependent on their enemies.

Consequently, these secular programs did not only fail to achieve the false dreams of the materialist thinkers, but pushed the Muslims further towards total enslavement to the Western and communist blocs.

In the heroic liberation battles that were fought to free Muslim land, Islam was the only real power that moved the people. Yet, when the reigns of power returned to the people, the Muslims who led the battles were removed, and the secularists usurped the power. In Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt and Pakistan secularists out maneuvered and overpowered the Muslims. But the Islamic activists, throughout the Muslim countries, never abandoned their work. They continued to work in the society to confirm the failure of the secular programs to bring about the desired progress and improvement in the standard of living. They struggled to refute the secularists’ political dogma, and to uncover the conspiracies against the Muslim Ummah.

When the failure of these alien systems became clearly visible for everyone to see, people began to consider Islam as the real political alternative to the corruption, humiliation, weakness, division and apathy which had taken root in every Muslim country. Accordingly, over the last two decades Muslims, throughout the Islamic world, have returned to Islam. Arabs, Afghans, Africans, Iranians, Kurds, Malaysians, Pakistanis, Turks, and many other Muslims of different nationalities have started to study its beliefs, contemplate its laws and rules on society and state, and have taken up the struggle to restore Islam as the regulator of their lives. The strength of their will and conviction in Islam is so potent that it has shook thrones, forced itself onto the political agenda of the superpowers and captivated the imagination and intrigue of the West. But above all, this newfound zeal for Islam has sent a resounding message of hope to every Muslim that Islam will again be brought back to the mainstream of life. What is required from us is to contribute to this blessed struggle through a profound understanding of the nature of our problem, the correct solution for this problem, and the procedure to bring to fruition this solution.

Khilafah is the Answer

ALLAH, the Supreme demands that people worship Him alone. This means that they derive their concepts, values, laws and ruling system from Allah, i.e. through the Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet(SAW). Adopting any other source of authority is a negation of the declaration ‘La ilaha illa Allah Muhammadur Rasool ALLAH’ – there is no deity but Allah and Muhammad is his Prophet. Islam provides the Muslim not only with a belief (Iman) but the solutions for all his problems as well, by describing a complete and perfect way of life. The application of these solutions to the problems of life is the worship of ALLAH. When the Muslims applied these solutions, i.e. the divine laws (Ahkam Shariyah) and conducted all their affairs according to Islam and the Islamic ruling system, we were the mightiest nation on earth and the most civilized society the world has ever known. When we slackened in our adherence to Islam, we declined both as a state and as humans. When we abandoned Islam and its system of life, our decline was complete and our failure and humiliation was apparent for all to see.

Our revival can only occur when we return to Islam, believing in its creed and implementing its systems and laws. When these two interdependent elements are brought together in harmony, the Muslims will progress. Achieving the satisfaction of ALLAH, we will ascend to our rightful level as leaders of mankind. But so long as we implement non-Islamic laws and systems of life we will continue to fumble in the depths of despair, exploited and cheated by nations who once never dreamed they could be our equals let alone our superiors.

Currently, the non-Islamic systems of government, with the assistance of force and oppression, prevent us from living the kind of life demanded of us by Allah ta’ala. Therefore, these governments must be removed, to be replaced by one Islamic government, i.e. The Khilafah State.

The establishment of the Khilafah state is not only a practical necessity, but also a religious obligation. It will InshaAllah solve all issues of Muslim Ummah not only Kashmir Issue but also Palestine, Bosnia, Kosovo, Chechnya, Iraq, Afghanistan and other directly occupied territories.

Ultimate Solution to liberate occupied territories of Islam like Kashmir, Bosnia, Chechniya, Kosova, Fluga and others is to bring back Khilafat, because Prophet Muhammad pbuh said “Behold, the khalifah is but a shield, from behind which the people fight and by which they protect themselves.” Sahih Muslim.

Chaos and Anarchy in Kashmir

Kashmir appears to be stuck in moral, social, economic and political quagmire and is gradually drifting towards chaos and anarchy. What we see and watch ourselves and what appears daily in the press presents a pessimistic scenario and a very gloomy picture of our society. Theft, murder, robbery, gang rape, child abduction and abuse, gruesome massacre and terrorism are rampant in the society. The father kills his son and son kills his father, the kids are murdered by their mother in cold blood and mother is shot perverse nature of violence. They are stripped and dragged through the market place by men. There is not law defining violence against women and prescribing punishment for its violation. There is a speedy increase in the rate of crimes in society. Acts of the most heinous and horrific nature are being committed every day of which very little appears in the press and electronic media. Cheating, deception, fraud, selfishness, hypocrisy, falsehood and dishonesty have become the chief characteristics of our nation. We don’t believe in morality and ethics. Morally we are at the lowest ebb.

Causes:

Our society has reached a point that if anyone from among influential persons enjoying political clout or from landed aristocracy and capitalist’s class commits crime, escapes punishment. On the contrary if a culprit does not belong to any influential or powerful group he is at one booked and punished. Just recall the occasion when the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) made some remarks about the theft case brought up before him. A woman named Fatima committed an act of theft. She belonged to one of the most powerful tribes of Quraish-Bani Makhzoom. Nobody dared to speak to the Prophet for her. At last after much deliberation they decided to send Usama ibn Zaid to intercede with him for her. Usama approached the Prophet (PBUH) and tried to persuade him to be merciful to her, on hearing this, the Prophet (PBUH) lost his temper and said; “had there been Fatima Bint Muhammad involved in theft case he would have amputated her hand”. Then he remarked, “That previous people had perished because they would not award punishment when someone from amongst the powerful elite committed some crime. On the other hand, when a poor man who wielded no influence in the society committed he was at once punished”

We rebelled against Allah’s law and breached our contract with him. We have been living in a constant state of fear and hunger. The society as a whole is drifting towards moral chaos and anarchy. Have we not reached the point, where we can clearly predict our disastrous future in the light of the Quran and Sunnah.

Allah says “who disobeyed and used to transgress the bounds (commit crimes and sins) they will be covered with humiliation and misery, and they will draw on themselves the Wrath of Allah.” (Surah 2 Ayat 61) and who else will be most truthful in commitment.

Solution:

To get rid from anarchy and chaos, Muslims should hold fast to the rope of Allah and adhere to His (swt) Shar’iah and rule according to what Allah has revealed and also perform daily prayers because Allah (SWT) says, As-Salat (the prayer) prevents from Al-Fahsha’ (i.e. great sins of every kind, unlawful sexual intercourse, etc.) and Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism, and every kind of evil wicked deed, etc.) (Surah 29 Ayat 45)

Salvation:

Oh Muslim Ummah no one will live for forever in this world. Allah (SWT) created death and life, So that He may test you (Humans) which of you is best in deed (67:2), and when your test will complete you will be recalled back i.e. death will grab you. On the Day of Judgment you will be accountable what you have done in this worldly life. Do not abandon the repentance, we are alive, we have a chance to repent, delaying or denying of repentance is the deed of Satan (Shaitan). May Allah (SWT) show us right path