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 We should realise that all of us are going to be accountable for our actions before Allah on the Day of Judgement. It is therefore wise that we continuously assess ourselves in this world and make amends before that final Judgement. Remove your weaknesses and improve your strengths.
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 "Neither as Christians or Jews, nor simply as intellectually responsible individuals, have members of Western Civilisation been sensitively educated or even accurately informed about Islam… even some persons of goodwill who have gained acquaintance with Islam continue to interpret the reverence for the prophet Muhammad and the global acceptance of his message as an inexplicable survival of the zeal of an ancient desert tribe. This view ignores fourteen centuries of Islamic civilisation, burgeoning with artists, scholars, statesmen, philanthropists, scientists, chivalrous warriors, philosophers… as well as countless men and women of devotion and wisdom from almost every nation of the planet. The coherent world civilisation called Islam, founded in the vision of the Qur'an, cannot be regarded as the product of individual and national ambition, supported by historical accident."
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Those who say that the Shari’ah of the previous nations is a Shar’iah for the Muslims provide the following sayings of Allah (swt) as Daleels: “We have sent you Wahi, as we sent it to Nuh” (TMQ An-Nisa: 163) “He set for you from the Deen what He advised for Nuh” (TMQ Ash-Shura: 13) “Then We revealed to you, ‘Follow the millah of Ibrahim.’” (TMQ An-Nahl: 123) |
Due to the intellectual decline that has affected Muslims throughout the last few centuries many concepts of Usul ul Fiqh (principles of jurisprudence) have become vague in the minds of some and misconceptions have creped in. Regarding the important subject of Qiyas the following are some of the key misconceptions that exist today: |
Possessing an ideology is a prerequisite for a group of people to progress. They must have a belief that explains the existence of man, life, and the Universe in terms of origin, destination, and their inter-relationship, as well as a complete system that addresses every aspect of life. Once this system - derived from their belief - is implemented in life, revival is achieved. For a system to exist and to remain of the same nature as the belief it emanated from, to maintain the system, and to shield the system against any foreign ideas and pollution, the legislative sources must be clearly defined. Moreover, to ensure that the believers of that ideology follow nothing but the system that resulted from their belief, the sources of legislation must be defined. Also, the Muslim Ummah is in a very critical time period. It is attempting to initiate revival after its body debilitated and its unifying force as embodied in the state and which implemented the Islamic system, collapsed. Furthermore, it is attempting revival after centuries of Western invasions against the Islamic values and ideas, which left the Muslim Ummah uncertain of its ability regarding the Islamic system to solve contemporary problems. The decline in the Muslims' understanding of Islam and the fascination in Western ideas has paralyzed the Muslims with many erroneous concepts. For example, the Muslims blur the clear distinction between democracy and Islam, classifying Islam using the democratic paradigm. They exhibit a paucity of knowledge when asked to explain or discuss the Islamic political system, foreign policy, or sources of legislation. It is in this degenerate stage that the Ummah is being confronted with many proposals, suggestions, and offers, which duping the Ummah that it this is the way towards revival. |
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