Conceptual Understanding to address Thinking

 

 Islam's Political System

Al-Khilafah

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Conceptual Understanding to address Thinking

Ideology: Creed and Systems

· Every Ideology has a set of fundamental concepts known as “Creed” from which specific Systems emanate Systems

· Creed There are six systems emanating from the Creed

Economic system

Judicial system

Ruling system

Foreign Policy

Education Policy

Social system

· Creed: A comprehensive idea about life and what is beyond it

A comprehensive thought must answer following questions

What is man, life and the universe?

Where did life come from (What is before life)?

What happens after death (What is after life)?

What is man’s purpose in life (What is the relationship of this life with that which preceded it)?

What is man’s motivation to fulfill

 his purpose in life (What is the relationship of this life with whatever is after life)?

Secularism

Secularism professes the following concepts

· Instead of arriving at a conclusion based on enlightened thinking regarding the existence of a Creator, the idea of secularism advocates a compromise. Hence one can believe in the existence of a Creator and the Hereafter if he wants or reject it altogether.

· They refuse to accept any role of the “Creator” in life affairs even if He exists.

· Man’s purpose in life, his motivation to carry out actions, his behaviour with others and himself would be defined by man himself rather than the Creator.

· The people’s representatives would decide, based on majority, as to how the society should organize its affairs; how should people carry out economic, ruling and social transactions etc.

· Lawmakers should legislate upholding freedom, equalities and national interest.

Islamic Aqeedah

Islamic Aqeedah is based on enlightened thought

· Islam requires its followers to answer these basic questions using ration and intellect.

· Hence the existence of the creator is proven with definite evidence, so is the proof of Qur’an being the word of the Creator. Messengership of Muhammad (saw) follows from the proof of Qur’an

· According to Islamic Aqeedah Allah has given us clear guidance as to what is Man’s purpose of Life and what should be his motivation to fulfil it.

· Man’s purpose in life is to worship Allah by following His commands in all aspects of life, which He revealed through His messenger Muhammad (saw) in the Qur’an and in his (saw) Sunnah.

· Man’s motivation to follow Allah’s commands is the knowledge that he would be accounted on the Day of Judgement. A Muslim seeks the pleasure of Allah and strives for eternal paradise whilst saving himself from Allah’s displeasure and Hellfire.

Capitalism: Extracting Systems from Creed

Islam: Sources of Legislation

The primary sources of Legislation are:

· Qur’an

· Sunnah

There are two other sources indicated by the primary sources

· Ijma us-Sahaba

· Qiyas with ‘illa Shariya

Evidences

1. Ijtihad is derived from the root word Jahada. Linguistically, it means striving or self exertion in any activity which entails a measure of hardship. As a juristic term, Ijtihad is the process of extracting Sharai Hukam from the sources of Shari’ah by exhausting all of one’s efforts in studying the problem at hand thoroughly along with the related Shari Text. This is an utter misconception that Ijtihad is to pass a judgment purely based on Aql (mind) assuming that Qurn’an and Sunnah offer no ruling/solution for the issue at hand. The Prophet (SAW) said: “Allah does not remove the ‘Ilm after it was given to you, rather the ‘Ilm would be removed with the death of the ‘Ulema. Then some people, who are ignorant, will start giving their Ra’ee based on their desires and they are misled and will lead the Ummah astray.” (Bukhari & Ahmad)

2. He (SAW) also said: “My Ummah will be divided into 70 something sects. The worst group will be those who will start taking the Deen from their Aql.” (Al Darami) He (SAW) also said, “He who adopts an opinion based on his Aql, he will reserve for himself a place in the hellfire.” (Bukhari & Muslim)

These Ahadith are clearly referring to the person who adopts opinions or gives Fatwa based on his Aql without any evidence from the Shari’ah. Furthermore, Qur’an and Sunnah are not silent on ANY issue concerning man’s life as is claimed by the Qur’an itself. “We have revealed to you the Book as a clarification for all matters.”

3. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “He who generates in our order (deen) something that is alien to it, it must be rejected.”(Muslim) The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “The Hour shall not come until my Ummah follows the ways of the nations before her, hand span to hand span and arm length to arm length”. Upon this they asked: “Such as the Persians and the Romans?” He (saw) replied: “Who else among people but them?” (Bukhari)

This is clear prohibition to take anything related to systems and organizations of relationship of man with his Creator, fellow human beings and himself from any other ideology, religion or philosophy. But this restriction doesn’t apply to science and technology as discussed in the noble Hadith of pollination of dates in which the Prophet (saw) said: “You are better acquainted with your worldly affairs”.

4. Imam Muslim has also reported this hadith from the Prophet (sallAllaho alayhi wasallam): “I am but a human like you. Hence, if I ordered you something related to your Deen’s affairs, do take it and if I ordered you something related to your worldly affairs, then I am only human”. Here, the “Deen’s affairs” refers to economy, ruling, judiciary, etc. Whilst the “worldly affairs” refers to science and technology, such as the aforementioned case regarding the augmentation of dates.

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Hadith reveals Gog and Magog’s release

 

An Islamic View of Gog Magog in the Modern World

 

 

Hadith reveals Gog and Magog’s release 

There are no less than eight Ahadith recorded in Sahih Bukhari which clearly indicating that the release of Gog and Magog commenced in the lifetime of the blessed Prophet pbuh more than 1400 years ago. The Ahadith inform us that the blessed Prophet pbuh had a vision while he was in a state of sleep in which he saw a hole opened in the barrier of Gog and Magog. We know of only one barrier that is connected to Gog and Magog, and it is the barrier that was built by Dhul Qarnain.  

 

When the Prophet pbuh awoke from sleep he immediately recognized that he had a true vision of the Divine destruction of the barrier since he declared “woe unto the Arabs because of an evil which has now come close”. He even went on to make a circle with his fingers in order to describe the hole that was made in the barrier. Since the Qur’an had declared that Allah Most High would Himself bring down the barrier at a particular time, it was clear that He, Most High, had to be responsible for that hole made in the barrier:

” He said: This (i.e. the barrier) is a mercy from my Lord-God: but when the warning of my Lord comes to pass, He will level it (or reduce it to dust); and the warning of my Lord-God would have come true.“ (Qur’an, al-Kahf, 18:98)  

 

It was also clear that this true vision communicated the news that the release of Gog and Magog commenced on the day of that Prophetic vision. The Ahadith describing this event recorded in the Sahih of Imam al-Bukhari enjoy a status of the greatest authenticity. The reader should not be surprised by repetition in the eight Ahadith. These are not different Ahadith. Rather their subject matter is the same. But the Hadith is narrated by different people with slightly different texts. In consequence the Hadith is mutawatir making it the strongest possible Hadith:

“Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet said: A hole has been opened in the barrier of Gog and Magog. Wuhaib (the subnarrator) made the number 90 (with his index finger and thumb).” (Sahih Bukhari)

 

 “Narrated Zainab bint Jahsh: That one day Allah’s Apostle entered upon her in a state of fear and said: None has the right to be worshipped but Allah! Woe to the Arabs from the great evil that has approached (them). Today a hole has been opened in the barrier of Gog and Magog like this. The Prophet made a circle with his index finger and thumb. Zainab bint Jahsh added: I said: O Allah’s Apostle! Shall we be destroyed even though there are righteous people among us? The Prophet said: Yes, (you will be destroyed if and when) evil, wickedness and decadence increases (i.e. to such an extent as to dominate the world).” (Sahih Bukhari)

 

The above Hadith is repeated in Sahih Bukhari with slightly different texts as follows:

“Narrated Zainab bint Jahsh: The Prophet got up from his sleep with a flushed red face and said: None has the right to be worshipped but Allah. Woe to the Arabs, from the great evil that is nearly approaching them. Today a gap has been made in the barrier of Gog and Magog like this (Sufyan illustrated this by forming the number 90 or 100 with his fingers.) It was asked: Shall we be destroyed though there are righteous people among us?" The Prophet said: Yes, (you will be destroyed if and when) evil, wickedness and decadence increases (i.e. to such an extent as to dominate the world).” (Sahih Bukhari)

 

 “Narrated Zainab bint Jahsh: that the Prophet came to her in a state of fear saying: ‘None has the right to be worshiped but Allah! Woe to the Arabs because of evil that has come near. Today a hole has been made in the wall of Gog and Magog as large as this’ (pointing with two of his fingers making a circle). Zainab said: ‘O Allah's Apostle! Shall we be destroyed though amongst us there are pious people?’ He said: Yes, (you will be destroyed if and when) wickedness and decadence increases (i.e. to such an extent as to dominate the world).” (Sahih Bukhari)

 

“Narrated Zainab bint Jahsh: That the Prophet once came to her in a state of fear and said: ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Allah. Woe unto the Arabs from a danger that has come near. An opening has been made in the wall of Gog and Magog like this’ (making a circle with his thumb and index finger). Zainab bint Jahsh said: ‘O Allah’s Apostle! Shall we be destroyed even though there are pious persons among us?’ He said: Yes, (you will be destroyed if and when) wickedness and decadence increases (i.e. to such an extent as to dominate the world).” (Sahih Bukhari)

 

“Narrated Umm Salama: The Prophet woke up and said: ‘Glorified be Allah: What great (how many) treasures have been sent down, and what great (how many) afflictions have been sent down!’” (This appears to be the same occasion as the vision about the hole.)  (Sahih Bukhari)

 

“Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet said: ‘Allah has made an opening in the wall of the Gog and Magog (people) like this (and he made with his hand (with the help of his fingers).’” (Sahih Bukhari)

 

“Narrated Ibn Abbas: Allah’s Apostle performed the Tawaf (around the Ka‘ba  while riding his camel and every time he reached the corner (of the Black Stone) he pointed at it with his hand and said: ‘Allahu Akbar.’ Zainab said: The Prophet said: ‘An opening has been made in the barrier of Gog and Magog like this and this’ (forming the number 90 with his thumb and index finger).” (Sahih Bukhari)

 

These Ahadith of Sahih Bukhari that have come from four different sources, Abu Hurairah, Zainab bint Jahsh, Umm Salama, and ‘Abdullah ibn Abbas (radiallahu ‘anhum), are quite explicit in revealing that a barrier connected to Gog and Magog had been breached with ominous consequences for Arabs in particular. There is only one barrier connected to Gog and Magog that we know of and it is one built by Dhul Qarnain. Hence the inescapable conclusion is that the destruction or levelling of the barrier built by Dhul Qarnain commenced in the lifetime of the Prophet (sallalahu ‘alaihi wa sallam). 

 

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to be continued . . . .