THE THREATS TO ISLAM – Part I
By Zaki Khalid
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH. THE MOST COMPASSIONATE, THE MOST MERCIFUL.
As known to quite many a people, Islam is not merely a religion limited to spiritual aspects, dogmas, customs, etc. It is also a deen i.e. a complete way of life, which provides it’s followers with a perfect socio-politico-economic system. The problem is that we Muslims ourselves have just limited it’s teachings to a madhab (religion). We appreciate it’s social, economic and political platform but don’t put it into the implementation phase.
Islam is currently the only faith, majority of whose followers are still cognizant of family, moral and ethical values which are very rarely found in this modern world filled with malpractice, corruption and disorder. The posing threat of secularism and the New World Order is still tightly barred from totalitarian implementation because of Islam, otherwise the whole world would have been in the grip of secularist and secretive forces by now, whose actual plans are known to very few people.
Nowadays, in native Pakistan also, the elite women populace is acting out against the modesty system of hijab. They consider it to be only the burqa, when infact hijab is also for men as it does not merely require the covering of the body but also morally good behaviour and practicing. There is also the hijab for men, such as the lowering of gazes when brazen thoughts start to arise in the mind when seeing a stranger (unrelated) woman. But apart from hijab, the growing and highly-emerging youth of Pakistan (mostly of my age group) is also directing it’s target more towards modernist activities such as music, movies, fashion, etc. as compared to the primary and most important objective of acquiring Qur’anic education, which is so very needed nowadays. I fear one day my country too will fall into the trap of secularism just like Turkey did, the once esteemed Dar-ul-Khilafah (The Hub of Caliphate).
For a moment, leave the salaah aside. The Muslims of today barely even indulge themselves in zikr of Allah and His Rasool (Peace Be Upon Him). Of course, it’s not knowledge but taqwa (virtue, God-consciousness) that will take you to Paradise. Because we know, Satan has more knowledge than us and knows Allah and His Divine Power more than us. That’s where the difference lies. He disobeyed God, that’s why he is accursed till the Day of Judgment, where he too will have to face his fate (eternal torment).
Undoubtedly, the biggest threat to Islam is intra-division among the various sects and schools of thought of Islam, most notably the Sunni-Shi’a divide. Sectarianism is a curse, one of the most horrible causes of intra-Muslim fighting and killings in Iraq and elsewhere. This sectarian divide is the Weapon of Choice for the non-believing Western forces (as can obviously be seen in Iraq). It’s quite simple actually. You go to the Sunnis and spread rumours of Shi’as and vice-versa, while at the same time you yourself maintain a state ot neutrality, unbeknownst to all. These acts are a direct descendant of the Divide & Rule Policies of the British Imperialist and Colonial Forces. One of it’s biggest results being the partition of the Western and Eastern portions of India into Pakistan and Bangladesh, respectively.
We Muslims cannot keep blaming others for our downfall. If we glance at our history, we will note the mistakes aroused due to intra-Muslim arguments and differences. The elite media (especially the Western) is in a constant stance of propagandas and campaigns against Islam and Muslims. Whether you turn on CNN or BBC, the words ‘Islam’ and ‘Muslims’ will be found scrolling and flashing everywhere. Major stories or minor details, Muslims are being attacked and psychologically disturbed more and more.
Though surprisingly, the more the media maligns Islam, the faster it spreads around! Nevertheless, there still are equal number of books written against Islam and Muslims every single day. We are called as ‘Islamists’, ‘Islamic fundamentalists’, ‘Jihadists’, ‘Islamofascists’, etc. Most prominently, we are classified as the Class-A Terrorists. The first suspicion after any terror attack anywhere is upon it’s local resident Muslims. The media has fed peoples’ minds by forcing them to cast their initial suspicions on the Muslims, even though some Christian had murdered an old woman in Guatemala. Such are the improbabilities, yet still we are the focal point of hatred. Indeed we are rightfully indignant. The is what the West calls a state of ‘Islamophobia’.
If you browse the Internet, you will notice more enmity towards Muslims on millions of websites and also the renowned Amazon.com, which still has books for sale online against Islam and it’s followers. There are websites with Islamic domain names such as JihadWatch, etc. but they infact are run by non-Muslims, who claim to be apostates. They try to spread as much fabricated lies against Islam as they possibly can. And these hate-sites are actually the first ones to show up when looking through search engines, especially Google. Then there’s another website, FaithFreedom, which too is run by a claiming apostate who blasphemes against the Holy Prophet (PBUH) without any care for the feelings of Muslims. And also on Orkut, you can find lists of tons of anti-Islam communities, etc. Anyways, I can do a whole article with only the list of anti-Islam sites, but the point is that everyone knows that the “War on Terror” is actually the “War on Islam”, as also accepted and agreed upon by various non-Muslim scholars and professors.
Are the people of the world deaf, dumb and blind? Do they not see the evident layman-proof from websites which confirms that 9/11 was an inside job? I leave this up to you, the reader, to decide. Actually, it’s not mankind’s fault. it’s only the masterplan of the elite Jewish lobbies and The Illuminati which somehow resists and diverts any kind of conspiracy theory against it.
People claim and try to deviate the faith of the believing Muslim woman by saying that she does not have rights. What they don’t understand is that there is a difference between rights and limitations. Islam gives fair rights to both men and women. But, there are some rights for women over men and vice-versa. Observing limits does not mean one does not have any rights. I don’t think the West, especially the US, has any right to claim womens’ rights, as the US itself is the country with the highest rate of rape in the world. Prostitution, gambling, drinking, keeping mistresses, etc. is common among many of the American nationals. And also one of the most heinous and atrocious acts imaginable... incest. Father raping daughter, son raping mother, etc. This is what the Western freedom is about. Pornography, college sex, etc. I don’t think these things are ideal examples to adopt. The secularist forces in the US have disposed moral and ethical, especially family values from it’s own citizens.
Secularism is totally non-compatible with Islam, as it involves the non-relation between religion and state-affairs, which is totally unacceptable as there is no superior authority than The Divine Law itself. A secular state will never do any good to it’s citizens socially. That is why psychological downfall is highly-notable in the West, especially the US. And that also surprisingly equally among adults, as compared to just the youth. Whereas a government ruled by a religious body will always promote the virtues of faith, no matter whatever the faith.
Insha’Allah (God Willing) I will upload Part II of this article soon.
