@abz2000
Thank you for the video. I have only watched the first 10 minutes. Downloading and saving it for viewing later. I think I get your point. Here's my take on your viewpoint.
1. The last Caliphate lost not because the enemies were strong but because the Muslims had become weak. Remember that during the time of the sahabah r.a., the Muslims had gained victory in the face of overwhelming odds. Out-manned and ill-equipped the Muslims still won. Why? Because they were fighting for Allah and for Islam.
Now compare the outcome of the Battle of Badr and the Battle of Uhud.
In the second battle, the Muslims lost. Why? One reason was that they did not obey the Holy Prophet's orders totally without question. They left their post when they had been told to stand fast no matter what happened. The other reason was that they were tempted by the spoils of war, the siren call of duniawi.
The same thing is happening today. Leaders who claim to be champion Islam are merely doing so to gain the support of the people. What these leaders really wanted was not to fight for Islam but rather to use Islam to further their own selfish ends.
For example, I once heard that if all the Muslims in the Arabian peninsula were united in the cause of Islam, the Jews in Israel would be a thing of the past. The number of Muslims compared to the Jews there is so overwhelming that it was said bullets wouldn't be needed to annihilate the Jews. Just one mouthful of spit from each and every Muslim there would have been enough to drown all the Jews.
Yet, that tiny, puny little state of Israel is able to bully the Muslims there at will. Why? Because the Muslims there have forgotten about Allah and Islam and are too busy fighting for the cause of assobiyah. They are fighting in the name of their race and in the name of their nation. So how do they expect to win?
2. They can never take Islam from the hearts of the true believers. It is the Muslims themselves who have given up Islam. How so? One insidious poison working to destroy the very fabric of the Muslim way of life is the call for reformation. Seriously, how can you change something that is perfect without degrading it? Have we all forgotten that Allah declared in verse 3 of surah Maidah:
"... This day I have perfected for you your religion..." (rough translation, please refer to original Arabic for full meaning)?
I stand steadfast on my personal viewpoint that whosoever calls for the reformation of Islam is simply saying that Allah has lied. How preposterous a presumption! How idiotic to think that mere mortals can improve on what Allah had perfected!
I digress. Back on topic.
The way I see it, those people who are Muslims in France are mostly not indigenous natives. They are immigrants. They did not migrate to France in the name of Islam. They went there to seek duniawi. To put it bluntly, they went there looking for filthy lucre. Consider this:
Say you go to the house of a non-Muslim. He lets you in. Then when it is time for solah, you spread your sujaddah in the middle of the living room right between your host and the tv he is watching. Does this make sense? In the first place, what are you doing in the house of the non-Muslim? And if you want to perform solah, is it not sensible to do it in a quiet corner of his house after asking his permission?
Please understand that I am not saying Muslims should not stand up for their rights. What I am saying is to stop making ridiculous demands. The house of Arqam bin Abi al-Arqam, by Allah's will, had been given to us as an example of what to do in situations like this.
I think I should pause for breath here. WaLLahu aklam.
