Yeah, yeah, I know i got one of my previous sigs from this article.....
If Only We Were Ruled By Islam
By Mohammad Waqas
The world we live in today is far from the prophetic way of life. In today’s societies, dominated by the production of consumer goods and ruled by hypocrisy (also known as democracy), riba (usury) is widespread, murders and violence are frequent, adultery (zina) is a hobby, divorce is part of life, money is everything and religion has very little or no meaning at all in the top-level decision decisions that are being made that affect making process. I am talking about the kaafir system; the system that has taken over most of the world. The system that has separated religion from state. The system which promotes secularism and secularists. The system that calls itself perfect yet the introduction of new laws, the amendment of current laws and the closure of loopholes are frequent.
Let us firstly tackle riba. What is riba? Riba is dealing in usury, interest etc. Allah (swt) says in the Qur’an:
“O you who believe! Fear Allah and give up what remains (due to you) from Ribaa (from now onward) if you are (really) believers.
279. And if you do not do it, then take a notice of war from Allah and His Messenger but if you repent, you shall have your capital sums. Deal not unjustly (by asking more than your capital sums), and you shall not be dealt with unjustly (by receiving less than your capital sums)” [al-Baqarah 2:278]
God has declared war upon those who deal with interest yet in the kaafir system that we are living in today, riba is almost a necessity. God did not declare war upon riba for no reason. People dealing with riba now realise the reasoning behind why it is so fanatically opposed by Islam. Riba does nothing but make the rich richer and the poor poorer. Take the example of a 3rd World Country who borrows a $Billion to allow its citizens to drink fresh and clean water. In an Islamic society, that country would have only had to payback $Billion. However, in this kaafir governance system that we are ruled by today, that country will most likely have to pay back twice or three times the amount it originally borrowed thus plunging it in to deeper poverty and making it borrow more money which makes the lender happier.
Riba was deliberately put in place by the masterminds of the kaafir system. The prospect of having a few thousand dollars in your bank account within days and then paying it back with minute amounts over a long period of time is too hard to resist. However, if you mix poison with sugar and then drink it, it may taste sweeter but at the end of the day it is still poison and it will kill you. The consumer does not realise this and falls in to Satan’s trap. It is only when they have the money do they begin to realise the deviant side-effects. Money makes the world tick and when the consumer has the money they have just borrowed in their bank accounts, their deep desires begin to show and they purchase blindly thinking that re-payments would be easy and what matters most at this time is that they have the best car in the town or the best clothes. Once all of the money has been spent, the consumer realises that they have to work to re-pay it. Of course, the money they earn from working has also got to be spent on other necessities such as water, food and bills. The consumer soon feels short of cash so what do they do? They work long hours or work at two places at once. This means less social and free time which is exactly what the kaafir rulers want. This is because less social and free time means that the person has less time to think about the creation or the Creator. The person is almost like a robot. They work long-hours, come home, have something to eat, sit down for a bit with their family and then go to sleep. The next morning the cycle starts again.
Under Islamic law, lending with interest on top is haraam (forbidden). You only re-pay what you borrow. Sometimes you do not even repay because the lender realises that the few dollars he has lent you may buy him a place which is better than anything on this planet, a place where there is no stress, a place which has gardens underneath which rivers flow.
Also in an Islamic society, we would have no rich and poor. Everyone would be treated as equal and everyone would have what their neighbour has. Islam makes it obligatory for the wealthy and able-bodied to support the less fortunate. A famous hadith suggests:
“None of you is a true believer until you wish for your brother what you wish for yourself” (Bukhari and Muslim).
Copyright is non-existent in Islam. It is a Muslims duty to let other benefit from their ideas and inventions even if it means them losing money because if you losing money helps another person who needs money much more than you then so be it.
In the kaafir system that we live in today, divorces are very frequent and adultery is part of every day life. This is a very dangerous route that people travel on and has no benefits in it at all. It is a well established fact that adultery tends to be the most common reason for the split. This would not happen in an Islamic society because adultery is fervently prohibited. The penalty for adultery is being stoned to death. However it is not this penalty that stops the believer from committing adultery but the fear of the wrath of Allah (swt) that will befall them in the hereafter if they committed this grave sin. Islam addresses the problem from the root. What causes adultery? Adultery is caused by a person being attracted to another person. Islam stops this from happening by telling the believers to be modest. This applies to both the men and women. The kaafir media has many-a-times scrutinised and criticised Islam for “oppressing” our sisters by making them wear hijaab in the name of modesty. What they don’t report is that Islam also requires the men to be modest. Islam gives women a great status in the society and the men respect this unlike what the kaafir media reports.
By being modest, the Muslim sisters are not stalked by perverted eyes. They are not raped, they are not harassed and made fun of. The Muslim brothers also contribute to stopping adultery by not free-mixing, not showing-off and growing beards etc as ordered by Allah (swt). Modesty stops adultery. Such a simple solution yet the kaafirs see it as oppression. I would hate to have a kaafir sister who went around half-naked and had the knowledge that many strangers will look at her body. Beauty should not be advertised. It should be preserved for your husband/wife.
In an Islamic society we would not need police, prisons, judges and courts because the accused will be judged and punished according to the laws of God. There would not be a need to lock the accused. Infact, there would not be many accused because laws of God will be implemented and the laws of God do not change unlike man-made laws. Laws of God clearly state that theft, murder and other sorts of crimes are forbidden and anyone that takes part in them should be punished severely. Once again, to a believer, the retribution is one factor that will stop them from committing a crime but the main factor is what will happen to them in the hereafter. The believer knows that if they commit a crime in this life, they may get away with it but God does not forget. God is the fairest of all judges. Even if the believer does commit a crime in an Islamic society, they are most likely to own up to it and face the penalty then repent and ask for God’s forgiveness. The weapon of truth has more effect than a fully loaded AK-47.
Another thing about an Islamic society is that no two criminals will be treated differently. If they have committed the same crime, they will be punished in the same way according to Sharia unlike in a kaafir society where one rapist may get 10 years in jail whilst the other gets 3. Another example of hypocrisy.
In an Islamic society, the implementers of law are not there to hunt for criminals or give people a chance to commit a crime and then take their money or a few years of their life off them. Islam looks to the root of the problem and kills it. What is the cause behind most of the criminal activities, violence, rape and other hideous crimes? The causes are alcohol, drugs, upbringing and media. Alcohol has been the cause of many crimes in the past and is still posing a major risk not only to the drinkers’ health and life but also to the people around them. It is proven that if a person has a drink and then drives, they are a major risk to the motorists and civilians around them as well as a risk to their own life. After drinking alcohol, a person is not in their full senses. This can cause them to hallucinate and cause mischief. This kind of thing would not take place in an Islamic society because alcohol is forbidden by God and the believers fully understand and go by this ruling especially after seeing the kaafir society behave like animals after drinking alcohol.
Alcohol is an important tool for the hidden secularist heads in the hierarchy of the kaafir system. I have talked about the effects of alcohol on a person’s mind. Many kaafirs see alcohol as a reliever of stress and the secularists have manipulated the media to portray it as such. What they don’t see is the trap they are falling in to. After working long and hard, the day or two days that they have off from work, they use these days to go down to the local pub and have a few pints. This is music to the ears of the hierarchy of the kaafir system because the more alcohol a person consumes, the less time they have to think about reality. To think about the creation. To think about the Creator. To untangle themselves out of the web of ignorance. This means the kaafirs have less time to reflect upon the many favours bestowed upon them from their creator. God has said:
“He gives you all you ask Him for. And were you to count God’s favours you will never be able to exhaust them.” (14: 34)
The kaafirs ignorance reminds me of a story I heard:
A fisherman went to the sea to fish in the morning. He threw his net in to the water and sat waiting. At sunset he dragged his net out of the water and checked for any fish. However, the only things he felt in the net were stones. He sat back down and started to contemplate and question his faith. As he was doing so, he started throwing the stones one-by-one back in to the water. Without realising, he sat there through the night. As the sun rose over the horizon, he looked at his hand and at what he was throwing away. What he was throwing away were not stones. He was throwing away precious pearls without realising! In the darkness of ignorance, he did not see the blessings he had been showered with, in the light of guidance he could not thank his Lord enough for them.
It is the same with kaafirs, without being guided, they do not see the mercy and compassion that is shown towards them from their Creator. The Qur’an and the Sunnah are the light of guidance but the kaafir system and its rulers block the light from shining on their society.
In an Islamic society, we would have doctors who had cures for illnesses not doctors who relied upon drugs and treatments which created more illnesses than they cured. Nearly all kaafir medicines have side-effects some serious some not so serious. That is not the point, the point is that the kaafir society does not want there to be a complete cure for an illness. Even if there is, a new illness will be introduced (HIV, SARS, etc). There is more advantage to the kaafirs in keeping a person ill than curing them because if people stay ill, there will be more jobs created, doctors will have to work longer hours and the scientists would be kept busy trying to find a cure instead of breaking out of the web of lies and fabrications. The Qur’an says:
"… Only in the remembrance of Allah can the heart find peace." (Qur'an, 13:28)
The Qur’an and Sunnah are the only cures to all illnesses. The Qur’an and Sunnah are the only way forward for science. The things scientists are discovering today, were mentioned in the Qur’an 1400 years a go. Some of the most effective treatments (cupping, etc) used today, were used 1400 years a go by the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
If we were ruled by Islam, we would not have Guantanamo Bay or Abu Ghuraib because the Qur’an says:
Goodness and Evil cannot be equal. Repay evil with what is better, and he who was your enemy will become your intimate friend. (Surah 41:34)
If we were ruled by Islam, we would not have fabricated elections which intend to replace one mythomaniac with another mythomaniac.
If we were ruled by Islam, the judgement for a wrong-doer would be just and fair because they will be judged by the laws of God not the laws of man. Man makes mistakes. God does not.
If we were ruled by Islam, we would have universal brotherhood and there would not be hunger, greed, poverty, homelessness, cruelty, evil and mistreatment.
If we were ruled by Islam, our land would be one, our peace would be one, our war would be one, our flag would be one, our happiness would be one our suffering would be one but most importantly, our God would be one!
If we were ruled by Islam, our children would look up to real heroes not hate-promoting rappers or super heroes.
If we were ruled by Islam, we would have real freedom of speech not freedom of speech where you can only say what the kaafirs want you to say or you are violating their laws.
If we were ruled by Islam, our sisters would not have to take off their Hijaab just because a secularist hypocrite wants to impose his views on the society.
If we were ruled by Islam, there would be less suffering because our Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: “The Ummah is like a body, if one part gets hurt, the rest of the body feels the pain”
If we were ruled by Islam, we would spend more time gaining knowledge that would be useful to us in this life and in the hereafter.
If we were ruled by Islam, evil would strangle itself after seeing the love, happiness and unity of the believers.
If only we were ruled by Islam…
If we were ruled by Islam, evil would strangle itself after seeing the love, happiness and unity of the believers.
If only we were ruled by Islam…
It's a nice piece, but it only covers what Muslims get out of the deal not what they are obligated to earn... hence the current identity crisis.
I consider the posts I've read on the Cyber Councelling thread here as very valuable. In this I read of one man who intended to disown his sister because she decided not to wear traditional dress. Excuse me? My reaction was one of shock. I don't care what a person does in this world, family is bound to family and if one goes down, the rest are in it for the rough ride... period. In that case, the parents failed their daughter in some way, by not taking her inquiries seriously or pawning the debate off on others - but she caved because of what wasn't shown to her. I had a son that I failed on too - and I paid for that dearly... but I stuck with him regardless and we got through it - tooks years of misery, but I'm very proud of him now.
The way I see the problem is this. You all agreed to be bound by Allah. So whatever the Shia do that the Sunnis take offense to, and vice-versa, is all your own doing. If one brother has a problem, you have to take that problem seriously and deal with it - and it's everyone's responsibility. Somewhere down the line, certain of the fathers stopped listening and started ignoring the issues, which mounted up over time. If everyone is feeling overwhelmed by this point - it's hardly rocket science.
Islam could rule, but it would have to be obeyed, and in order for that to happen... well, nuff said. Someone has their work cut out for them where these issues are concerned. If you all want this unity, you'll all have to earn it.
Ninth Scribe
Last edited by Ninth_Scribe; 06-19-2006 at 06:09 PM.
Yes, Yes..If only we'd all be nice to eachother, then we'd also all be happy! By all means, create a succesful Islamic state and then get back to me. For now it is nothing but an idealistic utopian dream.
The whole article is unfair and dishonest anyhow, comparing an existing practical implementation of liberal democracy to an ideal Islamic society. Two can play that game. Shall I start comparing my ideal, theoretical liberal society to, say, Saudi Arabia or Iran?
Mashallah for you sister Umm shaheed, may Allah reward you for your very brilliant article you brought to is. In addition I'd like to say that some munafiq people are not interested in this Islamic state, because they know they will be punished and brought to justice. They hide and fear like the thief George W Bush did on his secret visit it Iraq. The worlds most might and powerful man cant even travel without being on secret visits. Only because he is a thief and he praise the thief goverment of Iraq, and the only force to stop him and his agents is by re-establishing Al Khilafah Rasheedah to bring back the stolen land of muslims and to fight and destroy those who fight and destroy the muslims. Only by Al Khilafah will this injustice and inhuman acts of the disbelievers will they bow for Islam and regret all what they did, but what makes Islam unique is that if those criminals repent they would not be punished as they would be forgiven. It is now time to not only talk about Al Khilafah, but time to start working for it and making our voices high about the injustices and corruption. Its time to work with the pious sons and daughters of the ummah and re-establish Al Khilafah al Rasheedah which will bring humanity to the level it belongs and destroy all corrupt and false ideologies that only bring disaster to the world and take human lives
Its time to work with the pious sons and daughters of the ummah and re-establish Al Khilafah al Rasheedah which will bring humanity to the level it belongs and destroy all corrupt and false ideologies that only bring disaster to the world and take human lives
Yeah Ninth Scribe, we do have our work cut otu for us.
Where have you been anyway? It's me... ~Mu'MiNaH~.
-Peace
Hey Sister, didn't recognize your new name, lol.
I've been a mess since the death of Abu Musab - it hit me alot harder than I expected it to, but I suppose there was a good side to it because the subject of Islam isn't a distant issue with me. Now it's extremely personal!
So the light will shine and let's see what there is to see
Yeah I cried so hard when that happened. Somehow it was like someone I knew died. I don't know why. I was thinking of you actually.
Anyway i'm glad islam is personal to you now.
-peace
Yes, Yes..If only we'd all be nice to eachother, then we'd also all be happy! By all means, create a succesful Islamic state and then get back to me. For now it is nothing but an idealistic utopian dream.
The whole article is unfair and dishonest anyhow, comparing an existing practical implementation of liberal democracy to an ideal Islamic society. Two can play that game. Shall I start comparing my ideal, theoretical liberal society to, say, Saudi Arabia or Iran?
Excuse me? Surely even an athiest can acknowledge the existence of intelligence and order? No one is asking you to call that God.
And I wasn't offering a 'utopian' dream. I'm not a big fan of concepts like unconditional love. I was asking that Muslims respect the concept of obedience. As an athiest, you would still be forced to admit that the only reason we live... is because of obedience! The Earth remains x-distance from the sun and spins at the correct speed so we don't burn and so on. If the powers that be (by what ever name or language) decided to disobey the rules, we'd ALL be finished, athiests included.
Ninth Scribe
Last edited by Ninth_Scribe; 06-20-2006 at 04:39 PM.
Yeah I cried so hard when that happened. Somehow it was like someone I knew died. I don't know why. I was thinking of you actually.
Anyway i'm glad islam is personal to you now.
-peace
Think not of those who are slain in Allah's way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord;
They rejoice in the bounty provided by Allah: And with regard to those left behind, who have not yet joined them (in their bliss), the (Martyrs) glory in the fact that on them is no fear, nor have they (cause to) grieve.
They glory in the Grace and the bounty from Allah, and in the fact that Allah suffereth not the reward of the Faithful to be lost (in the least.)
[Qur'an 3: 169-171]
Just cry that he is rejoicing, while you're still in this world full of corruption. If you're sincere enough, Allaah azawajal may accept your dua' insha'Allaah. ameen.
Yeah I cried so hard when that happened. Somehow it was like someone I knew died. I don't know why. I was thinking of you actually.
Anyway i'm glad islam is personal to you now.
-peace
I'm still not over it... I'm trying very hard to contain my emotions because they can be very destructive when they mix with the nature of this world. So, I've decided instead to focus myself on his work, since that's all I have left of him. I want to make certain that Abu Musab's complaint is fully and completely understood. I do not believe that any dispute can be truly resolved until there is agreement between those who were the most offended by it. Killing the messengers, won't destroy the message itself... and this is far from over.
I don't care about what was said or done. I prayed to Allah, that if he found favor with Abu Musab, he would not allow his death to be caught between the dispute over suicide missions, as this dispute came to my attention on the "Crazy Suicide Bombers" thread here this past April. And when Abu Musab died, he wasn't able to make use of that method. That was ALL I required of Allah and I have my answer. No human being on the face of this planet can tell me otherwise. That matter is closed... and now I turn my light toward Islam.
Ninth Scribe
Last edited by Ninth_Scribe; 06-20-2006 at 05:22 PM.
[B]Think not of those who are slain in Allah's way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord;[Qur'an 3: 169-171]
Just cry that he is rejoicing, while you're still in this world full of corruption. If you're sincere enough, Allaah azawajal may accept your dua' insha'Allaah. ameen.
That's exactly why I cry. I was assured that he is fine. It's that he was taken from me that hurts.
Sorry brothers and sisters,but i agree with KAding,that article is Unfair.
wa'salaam
-Zubair
hows it unfair? i think islam would solve most of the issues around today if it was ruled justly under shariah. I can't remember the name of that historian, maybe someone else can, but anyway he said it operfectly when he said He's sure if Muhammed PBUH was alive today, and ruled the world, all our problems and wars would be finished. Something like that anyway.
The only part i disagree in that article is about the medicine, saying there would be no diseases around and doctors don't want a cure for an illness, a bit harsh there i reckon. But other than that alhumdulillah good article
Make Dua for your Brothers and the Angels will make Dua for You!
Happy moments, Praise Allah
Difficult moments, Seek Allah
Quiet moments, Worship Allah
Painful moments, Trust Allah
Every moment, Thank Allah
If Allah brings you to it, He will bring you through it
I can't remember the name of that historian, maybe someone else can, but anyway he said it operfectly when he said He's sure if Muhammed PBUH was alive today, and ruled the world, all our problems and wars would be finished.
I used this quote on my presentation of Jihad: "War would end if the dead could return" - Stanley Baldwin
It is good because it points out alot of truth,about islam.
The reason i say it is unfair is because 1) it points out bits and pieces about 'the west' which is out of line.
2) whenever it describes 'the west' of 'the kafir system',it seems like there is hate oozing out of the writers fingers...
..maybe im just thinking too much.
allah knows best.
wa'salaam.
Emotional statements affect people immediately and their reaction is immediate, whether they fully understand the content or not. If the writer of the words feels a sense of urgency, his words will contain that sense of urgency.
Intellectual statements affect people gradually and they are encouraged to think the issues through more carefully. There is no sense of urgency.
If history here has taught me anything, I've learned that the records themselves only tell half the story. Who wrote the records and what was happening during the time they wrote them, tells the other half. You need to consider both.
I wanna know why people of authority in the ummah such as leaders and scholars havn't demanded an islamic state in their lands?
They probably have.. but most are afraid that the government might lock them up, so they stay quiet. Some of the governments even give a big pay cheque to the scholars so they stay quiet and say what the government wants them to say, but if the scholar doesn't agree - they would be locked up and tortured probably.
Just look back in the islamic history, that when the kings/khalifas who were corrupt and you'll see that history is repeating itself like always. And only the scholars who have role models like imam abu hanifah, imam malik, ahmed, shafi'ie etc. (may Allaah Almighty be pleased with them all) were the ones that were succesful, they were all tortured because they preferred the law of Allaah, instead of the law of the corrupted kings, and this is why they are remembered - whereas the ones that became corrupted aren't even known of no more.
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