INTRODUCTION
I
seek refuge in Allah from Satan the cursed, In the Name of Allah The
Beneficent, The Merciful.
Before
starting I would like to put before you a question 'What is the greatest need
of the hour for the Muslim Ummah today? I seek your indulgence to think deeply
and explore whether it is wealth, political power, education, technology or
democracy? According to my analysis the greatest need of the Muslim Ummah today
is an understanding of the methodology of bringing about a revolution as was
brought about by the Prophet Muhammad (SAW). All of you would be acquainted
with my opinion that the current degradation of the Muslim Ummah on the global
level is nothing but the punishment of Allah (SWT). The reason for this
punishment is that we Muslims were made the representatives of Allah on earth
but we are unable to point out a single country in the whole world as a model
Islamic state — a country about which we can say, "O People of the world!
Come and see the Nizaam-i-Mustafa (SAW) - these are the blessings of
establishing the true faith of Allah", and this is the reason why we are
in the grip of God's wrathful retribution.
Kindly
note that no power on earth, be it America or India, can harm us unless it be
the Will of Allah. Hence our current miserable condition in the world is by
Allah's Will and the reason for this is that we have not fulfilled our duty of
representing the true faith in the right and proper manner. In fact we are
misrepresenting the true faith through our actions and misdeeds. Hence there is
only one solution to this problem that we should properly implement the Islamic
System in at least one country in the world and thereby present before the
world a true model of authentic Islamic Society and invite the world to come
and see Islamic polity in reality.
You
would also be well acquainted with my stance on the current national political
scenario, about the current condition of our country. According to my candid
assessment the final countdown to its doom and dismemberment has started. The
reason for this being Pakistan's loosing its raison detre or rationale. However
there is still a way by which its survival and integrity can be maintained and
that is by bringing about an Islamic revolution. This was the reason why
Pakistan was created in the first place. The founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam
had said that we want Pakistan so that we can present a concrete model of
Islamic liberty, fraternity and equality to the whole world. The same was
upheld to be the justification for the creation of Pakistan by Dr. Allama Iqbal
— thinker, seer and architect of the state of Pakistan.
Thirdly you must have seen that on the Global level America as the world's sole superpower and its allies are hell-bent to thwart and check the emergence of Islam as a way of life. This is exactly what Allama Iqbal had said in the words of Satan:
I am but afraid that modern age needs,
May
not force this age to know Prophet’s creed.
Today
the fear that the law and socio-political norms of Muhammad (SAW) might
re-emerge has literally gripped America and the western world. Naturally when
Truth appears the falsehood perishes. It is precisely the overpowering fear of
this consequence that their entire global policy centers around this issue;
this is due to their perception of the fact that a deep buried desire in the
Islamic world to establish the Islamic way of life is gradually stirring and
showing up and from their point of view it is a dangerous desire. In this
regard, what is lacking is that this desire has not been given a clearly
envisioned guiding path and mere desire is not enough. Unless a plan of action
is developed whereby the desire can be transformed into a concerted effort, no
substantial result can be achieved.
With
reference to these three perspectives my argument comes to focus on the core
issue by asserting that a methodology and plan of action be devised whereby
Islam can be implemented and made dominant as a way of life. And I further
assert that the right plan of action can only be one based on the life of the Prophet
(SAW). We have compiled and made easily available those sayings {Ahadith} of
the Prophet (SAW) that strengthen the belief that Islam will be the dominant
religion before the end of the world and it will not be the "New World
Order" of the non-believers but the "Just World Order" of Islam
that will reign supreme in the world. Actually the "New World Order"
that they wish to impose on the world is the 'Jew World Order". Whereas
the Islamic World Order is the fair and just system and the Prophet Muhammad
(SAW) has prophesized that it will be the dominant world order before the end
of the world. Naturally the global ascendancy of Islam can only start if it is
implemented in one country initially on lines — a pattern similar to the way —
in which the Prophet (SAW) created a scenario of "Jaa'alhaqq wa Zahaqalbatil"
( When Truth appears falsehood perishes) in the whole of Arabian peninsula. How
can such a system take root in any country of the world? In this regard there
is a quote of Imam Malik (RA), "The reformation of the last group of the
Muslim Ummah will have to be done in the manner in which the first group of the
believers were reformed". Therefore to bring about an Islamic Revolution
today it is essential for us to thoroughly understand the method of revolution
of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and then to apply and stick to it.
I
have mentioned these few introductory points so that the importance of today's
topic could be made clear for you. It is not a lessening or abating of the will
to see Islam as the dominant religion in the world but the lack of a proper
plan of action and methodology that has lead several revivalist movements to go
astray and their condition is literally depicted in the following couplet:
Those
who were guiding the stars
Have
starved for want of a guide
To
bring about an Islamic revolution we will have to adopt the right strategy and
plan of action and that can be derived only from the character (uswah) of the Prophet
(SAW). Allah (SWT) says, "The excellent example exists for you in the life
and personality of Allah's Prophet (SAW)". But to benefit from the Holy
Prophet's most beautiful and balanced behaviour - pattern three conditions have
to be fulfilled which have been stated in conjunction with the above mentioned
verse and that is: only those people can benefit from the exemplary character
of the Prophet (SAW) who
(i)
believe that they are answerable to Allah
(SWT),
(ii)
believe in the Day of Judgment and
(iii)
remember Allah much.
These
are the people who will benefit the most from the 'uswa' of the Prophet (SAW).
Just as the Holy Quran is "Hudallinnas" (guidance for mankind) but
only those people can benefit from its guidance in whom the trait of Taqwa
(Fear of Allah (SWT)) is inherent. Therefore it is stated clearly in the
beginning of the Holy Quran that it is "Hudallilmuttaqeen" (Guidance
for those who are God- fearing). Similarly Prophets' life-pattern is a shining
example for those who fulfill certain conditions.
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