Lol I passed through Saudi Arabia when i left the uk with the tiny hope of finding a reason to get a job there and settling to be near the epicentre of islamic thought and struggle. The utter selfishness, fear and wahn I felt around me was startling, even the mujahideen sites are blocked there, and king abdullah (al salul)'s idol pasted on every large empty space, waving his fat arms, arms that hug Obama and bush.
It seems that the western political thought + materialism has infiltrated the minds heavily and competing to by expensive stuff has become a high ideal, the situation of the ummah comes somewhere near last.
Not that I'm saying it's not like that nearly everywhere, but at least in bd I know the lingo and mind frame, Islam is respected (althought more in a ritual sense), and hefajat-e-Islam came out to show the world that the Muslims here are prepared to come out fighting when it becomes necessary.
The political scene is bleak (another western puppet), but the ability to say salaam to almost anyone and frIe dliness of its people is comforting.
It is impossible to live in the west and be fully submitted to Allah, because the first requirement of western despots is acceptance of their authority to rule over Allah's - outright shirk.
If they make a satanic law, you can't go with your Quran and say, but Allah says this, even the community will chastise and mock you.
Here in BD, there are nasty despots trying to implement kufr, but when you see something against Islam and go to stop it, people may ask you why and when you explain the cause, they support you and they'll even contend with cops who'd try to enforce "the law".
It's a big difference, though the distinction between iman and kufr is not as enhanced here as in a disbelieving land, one can lose the determination to strive when everything's mild. But when the government try to attack Islam, the urge to do something is rekindled.
Example: in the uk, if you have a huge m&s panty and bra advert past which you and your children have to walk every day, it's very difficult to give them a valid reason to remove it, pull it down, you can get arrested - some people will even call the cops, and the judge will not listen to your moral qualms. (we make your laws and dictate what you accept and reject - willingly or unwillingly.
In BD, if they put up a slightly provocative ad and you pull it down, explain your reasons, people will acknowledge you and support you against kafir police. They're less domesticated by authority.
Anyways, I don't know if I'll be arrested or killed, but I do know that Muslims bond together in conflicts involving faith, it doesn't feel like a barren rock.
I.e you can strengthen and erect what remains, or try to turn over a huge rock that refuses to budge - while lying prostrate under it.
You and fellow muslims can stand up and demand respect for Islam in a majority population while schooling your children in an Islamic establishment without having to stress about a £20,000 bill.
or you can request to be allowed to practice your faith submissively to an infidel tyrant in a land where people have been conditioned to reject the rule of Allah and accept the decadence of Shaytaan. And your children can grow up desensitised to and un-awed by rebellion towards Allah.
Jarir ibn ‘Abdullaah al-Bojali relates, Rasulullaah sent a battalion to the tribe of Kulthum. Some members of the tribe sought salvation in performing prostration; however the battalion rapidly killed them. When Rasulullaah heard of the news, he ordered their families to be paid half the amount of blood money and said, `I disown every Muslim who settles amongst the Mushrikeen’ His companions asked, “Why is that Ya Rasulullah?” He replied, “You could not distinguish the Muslim from the kaafir.”
The hadeeth is reported by Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi that Hannad ibn al-Sarri narrated to us, Abi Mu’awiyyah narrated to us, from Ishma’il ibn Abi Khalid from Qais bin Abi Hazim from Jarir ibn ‘Abdullaah: that Rasulullaah sent a military expedition to Khath’am. So some people (living there) sought safety by prostrating, but they were met quickly and killed. News of this reached the Prophet upon which he commanded that they be given half of the ‘Aql (blood money). And he said: “I disown every Muslim who settles amongst the Mushrikeen” They said: “Why is that Ya Rasulullaah?” He said: “They should not see each others campfires.”
Abu Dawud said:* “Hushaim, Ma’mar, Khalid al-Wasiti and others narrated without mentioning Jarir.”
at-Tirmidhi said:* “Similar to the narration of Abi Mu’awiyah (no. 1604) but he did not mention in it: “from Jarir” in it, and that is more correct. There is something on this topic from Samurah. Most of the companions of Isma’il said: “From Isma’il, from Qais bin Abu Hazim, that Rasulullaah sent a military expedition.” and they did not mention: “from Jarir” in it. Hammad bin Salamah reported similar to the narration of Abi Mu’awiyah, from Al-Hajjaj bin Artah, from Isma’il bin Abi Khalid, from Qais from Jarir“
Ibn Hajr writes in ‘Talkhis al-Habir’: “this hadeeth is reported by Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, ibn Majah from the hadeeth of Jarir…al-Bukhaari, Abu Hatim, Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi and ad-Daraqutni graded it as Mursal from Qais ibn Abi Hazim…”
In ‘Takreej Ahadith al-Ihya’, the author writes, “this hadeeth is narrated by an-Nasa’i as Mursal and al-Bukhaari said that the correct view is that this hadeeth is Mursal.”
Abu Hatim al-Razi commenting on the hadeeth (No.942) in his book “‘ilal al-hadeeth” also regarded it as Mursal.
Here's an interesting article I just found:
The Importance of Making Hijrah From The Lands of Disbelief
http://www.islampolicy.com/2011/02/importance-of-making-hijrah-from-lands.html?m=1
I am not saying that I am a better person now than I was then, but I have to admit that the opportunities are endless, just needs effort.
Peace
