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Qawmi (Bengali: কওমী; also variously phonetically transliterated as Quawmi, Quomi, Qaumi, Qaumee, Kawmi, or Qawmy) is an adjective describing one of the two major madrasah educational categories in Bangladesh.The Qawmi madrasahs are not regulated by the Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board. As private charitable organizations, Qawmi madrasahs are supported almost exclusively by donation.
The theological curriculum of the Qawmi madrasahs predominantly follow the Islamic Deobandi model. In the past, the degrees they conferred lacked accreditation or official recognition unlike those conferred by official Alia madrasahs (also spelled "Aliya" and "Aliah"), which follow the Calcutta Alia tradition. Starting in 2006, two years after the founding of the privately run Befaqul Mudarressin education board for Qawmi madrasahs, the Bangladeshi government began to recognize some Qawmi degrees.
As of 2006, there were approximately 15,000 registered Qawmi madrasahs in Bangladesh, with 200,000 teachers educating 4 million students.Actual figures are unknown b and Qawmi madrasas do not keep enrollment records. Moreover, it has been argued that if unregistered Qawmi madrasahs were counted then it could put the total number of Bangladeshi madrasahs as high as 64,000 a—suggesting that Qawmi madrasahs outnumber their official Alia counterparts (of which 25,201 existed in 2004).
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Abu Bakr
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Abu Bakr
Caliph Abu Bakr's Empire at its greatest extent.
Born c. 573 CE Mecca, Arabia or present-day Saudi Arabia
Died 23 August 634 Medina, Saudi Arabia
Reign 8 June 632–23 August 634
Title(s) as-Siddeeq, as-Sadiq, Sadiq al-Akbar, Khalifa-tul-Rasool (Successor of messenger of Allah)
Buried Al-Masjid al-Nabawi
Predecessor Muhammad
Successor Umar
Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Abi Quhafa As-Siddiq (Arabic: أبو بكر الصديق or عبد الله بن أبي قحافة; Transliteration: Abū Bakr as-Siddīq or 'Abdallah bin Abī Quhāfah, c. 573 CE – 23 August 634/13 AH)[1] was an early person to convert to Islam and a senior companion (Sahaba) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[2] Throughout his life, Abu Bakr remained a friend and confidante of Muhammad. Upon Muhammad's death he became the first Muslim ruler (632–634), regarded in Sunni Islam as the first of the Rashidun (righteously guided Caliphs).[3] His caliphate lasted two years and three months, during which time he consolidated the Muslim state. Upon the death of Muhammad, some tribes rebelled, and in return he fought the Ridda wars against these Arab tribes to establish Islamic rule over all of Arabia. He also conquered the lands of Syria and Iraq.[4]
Lineage
Full name 'Abd Allah ibn 'Uthman ibn Amir ibn Amru ibn Ka'ab ibn Sa'ad ibn Taim ibn Murrah ibn Ka'ab ibn Lu'ai ibn Ghalib ibn Fihr al-Quraishi at-Taimi [5][6].
Early life
Abu Bakr was born in Mecca some time in the year 573 CE, in the Banu Taym branch of the Quraysh tribe. Abu Bakr's father's name was Uthman Abu Qahafa nicknamed Abu Qahafa, and his mother was Salma Umm-ul-Khair nicknamed Umm-ul-Khair. The birth name of Abu Bakr was Abdul Kaaba (servant of Kaaba) and when he accepted Islam in 610 he was named Abdullah (servant of Allah) by Muhammad. Abu Bakr was a thin man with white skin [7]. Tabari relates (Suyuti also relates the same through Ibn Sa'd al-Baghdadi's report) from Aisha her description of Abu Bakr:
He was a man with fair skin, thin, emaciated, with a sparse beard, a slightly hunched frame, sunken eyes and protruding forehead, and the bases of his fingers were hairless. [8]
By most reports he was very handsome,[citation needed] and for his beauty he earned the nickname of Atiq. He was born in a rich family. He spent his early childhood like other Arab children of the time among the Bedouins who called themselves Ahl-i-Ba'eer- the people of the camel, he developed a particular fondness for camels.
Wazir Khan Mosque, in Pakistan, (16th century) sayings of the companions of Muhammad on the northern wall of the arched gateway of the central prayer chamber.In his early years he played with the camel foals and goats, and his love for camels earned him the nickname of Abu Bakr, the father of the foal of the camel.[9] It is said that he didn't worship idols since his youth. When Abu Bakr was 10 years old he went to Syria along with his father with the merchants' caravan. Muhammad who was 12 years old at the time, was also with the caravan. Like other children of the rich Meccan merchant families, he was literate and developed a fondness for poetry. He used to attend the annual fair at Ukaz, and participate in poetical symposia. He had a very good memory. In 591 at the age of 18, Abu Bakr went into trade and adopted the profession of a cloth merchant which was the family's business. In the coming years Abu Bakr traveled extensively with caravans. Business trips took him to Yemen, Syria, and elsewhere. These travels brought him wealth and added to his experience. His business flourished and he rose in the scale of social importance. Though his father Uthman Abu Qahafa was still alive, he came to be recognized as chief of his tribe. Abu Bakr was assigned the office of awarding blood money in cases of murder. His office was something like the office of an honorary magistrate.[10] Abu Bakr was an expert in genealogical lore and he knew intimately who was who in Mecca, and what his ancestry was.
During Muhammad's times
When Muhammad married Khadijah bint Khuwaylid and moved to her house, he became a neighbor of Abu Bakr who lived in the same locality. That was the quarter of Meccan aristocracy. Like the house of Khadija, the house of Abu Bakr was double storied and palatial in structure.
As neighbors, Muhammad and Abu Bakr came in contact with each other. Both of them were of the same age, traders and good managers.
Acceptance of Islam
On his return from a business trip from Yemen, he was informed by some of his friends that in his absence Muhammad had declared himself as the Messenger of God, and proclaimed a new religion. Abu Bakr was the first akhir baligh (post-puberty) free male to accept Muhammad's Prophethood. Scholars, as well as other Sunnis and all Shi'a Muslims maintain that the second person (and first male) to accept Muhammed as the messenger of Allah was Ali ibn Abi Talib.[11] However, 'Ali was still a pre-pubescent child when he accepted Islam, and therefore excluded from the duties of a Muslim. Also he was the first person outside the family of Muhammad to become a Muslim.
Life after accepting Islam
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His birth name Abdul Kaaba was changed to Abdullah, because the former was indicative of paganism. His wife Qutaylah bint Abd-al-Uzza did not accept Islam and he divorced her. His other wife, Um Ruman, became a Muslim at his insistence. All his children except ‘Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr accepted Islam, and Abu Bakr separated from his son Abdur Rahman.
His conversion brought the most benefit to Islam. Abu Bakr's dawah brought many people to Islam. He persuaded his intimate friends to convert to Islam. [12][13] He presented Islam to others in such a way that many of his friends opted for Islam. Those who converted to Islam at the instance of Abu Bakr were:
Uthman Ibn Affan (who would became the 3rd Caliph)
Al-Zubayr (part of the Muslim conquest of Egypt)
Talhah
Abdur Rahman bin Awf (who would remain an important part of the Rashidun Empire)
Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas (part of the Islamic conquest of Persia)
Umar ibb Masoan
Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (who remained commander in chief of the Rashidun army in Syria )
Abdullah bin Abdul Asad
Abu Salma
Khalid ibn Sa`id
Abu Hudhaifah ibn al-Mughirah
Abu Bakr's acceptance proved to be a milestone in Muhammad's mission. Slavery was common in Mecca, and many slaves accepted Islam. When an ordinary free man accepted Islam, despite opposition, he would enjoy the protection of his tribe. For slaves however, there was no such protection, and were subjected to persecution. He gave 40.000 dinar for the sake of Islam. [14][15] Abu Bakr felt for these slaves, so he purchased them and set them free. Abu Bakr purchased the freedom of eight slaves, four men and four women.
The men were:
Bilal ibn Ribah
Abu Fakih
Ammar ibn Yasir
Abu Fuhayra
The women were:
Lubaynah
Al-Nahdiah
Umm Ubays
Harithah bint al-Muammil
Most of the slaves liberated by Abu Bakr were either women or old and frail men.[16] The father of Abu Bakr asked him to for why doesn't he liberate strong and young slaves who could be a source of strength for him, Abu Bakr replied that he was freeing the slaves for the sake of Allah, and not for his own sake. According to Sunni tradition the following verses of the Qur'an were revealed due to this:
He who gives in charity and fears Allah And in all sincerity testifies to the Truth; We shall indeed make smooth for him the path of Bliss {92:5-7}.
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self-purification; And have in their minds no favor from any one For which a reward is expected in return, But only the desire to seek the Countenance, Of their Lord, Most High; And soon they shall attain complete satisfaction {92:8-21}.
Persecution by the Quraysh
Main article: Persecution of Muslims by the Meccans
For three years after the advent of Islam, Muslims kept secret their faith, and prayed in secret. In 613 Muhammad received a revelation to call people to Islam openly. The first public address inviting people to offer allegiance to Muhammad was delivered by Abu Bakr. In a fit of fury the young men of the Quraysh tribe rushed at Abu Bakr, and beat him mercilessly till he lost consciousness.[17] Following this incident Abu Bakr's mother converted to Islam. Abu Bakr was persecuted many times by the Quraysh.
Last years in Mecca
In 617, the Quraysh enforced a boycott against the Banu Hashim. Muhammad along with his supporters from Banu Hashim, were shut up in a pass away from Mecca. All social relations with the Banu Hashim were cut off and their state was that of imprisonment. Before it many Muslims migrated to Abyssinia (now Ethiopia). Abu Bakr, feeling distress, set out for Yemen and then to Abyssinia from there. He met a friend of his named Ad-Dughna (chief of the Qarah tribe) outside Mecca, who invited Abu Bakr to seek his protection against the Quraysh. Abu Bakr went back to Mecca, it was a relief for him, but soon due to the pressure of Quraysh, Ad-Dughna was forced to renounce his protection. Once again the Quraysh were free to persecute Abu Bakr. In the year 620 Muhammad's wife and uncle died. Abu Bakr's daughter Aisha was engaged to Muhammad, however it was decided that the actual marriage ceremony would be held later. In the year 620 Abu Bakr was the first person to testify to Muhammad's Isra and Mi'raj (night Journey).[18] According to Sunni traditions, he was given title al-Siddîq, meaning "the truthful," "the upright," or "the one who counts true," due to his immediate belief of the journey. During the Roman-Persian Wars, the sympathies of the Quraysh of Mecca was with the Persians who were Zoroastrian. The Muslims on the other hand had their sympathies for the Byzantines who were Christians and were the People of the Book with a belief in the Abrahamic God. After the Persian victories over Byzantine, verses of the Qur'an revealed of Surah rum with the prophesy that Byzantine (Romans) will regain what they lost and the Persians will be defeated within few years. Over this Abu Bakr had a wager with Ubaiy bin Khalf, it was decided that one who lost the wager will pay one hundred camels. With a decisive Byzantine victory in 627 against the Persians, Abu Bakr won the wager, though Ubaiy bin Khalf was not alive but his heirs honored the agreement and gave Abu Bakr one hundred camels. Abu Bakr gave away all the camels as charity..
Migration to Medina
Main article: Hijra (Islam)
In 622 on the invitation of the Muslims of Medina, Muhammad ordered Muslims to migrate to Medina. The migration began in batches. Abu Bakr accompanied Muhammad in his migration for Medina. Due to the danger of the Quraysh, they did not take the road to Medina. They moved in the opposite direction, and took refuge in a cave in Mount Thaur some five miles south of Mecca. `Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr the son of Abu Bakr would listen to the plans and talks of the Quraysh, and at night he would carry the news to the fugitives in the cave. Asma bint Abi Bakr the daughter of Abu Bakr brought them meals every day.[19] Aamir a servant of Abu Bakr would bring a flock of goats to the mouth of the cave every night where they were milked. The Quraysh sent search parties in all directions. One party came close to the entrance to the cave, but was unable to sight them. Due to this the following verse of the Qur'an was revealed:
If ye help not (your Leader) (it is no matter): for Allah did indeed help him; when the unbelievers drove him out: he had no more than one companion: they two were in the cave, and he said to his companion "Have no Fear, for Allah is with us": then Allah sent down His peace upon him, and strengthened him with forces which ye saw not, and humbled to the depths the word of the Unbelievers. But the word of Allah is exalted to the heights: for Allah is Exalted in might, Wise. [Qur'an 9:40]
'Aa'ishah, Abu Sa`eed al-Khudri and ibn 'Abbaas in interpreting this verse said
Abu Bakr was the one who stayed with the Prophet in that cave
It is narrated from al-Barra' ibn 'Azib, he said,
Once Abu Bakr bought a ride from 'Azib for 10 Dirham, then Abu Bakr said to 'Azib, "Tell your son the Barra to deliver that beast." Then 'Azib said, "No, until you tell us how yourjourney with the Messenger of Allah when he went out of Makkah while the Mushrikeen were busy looking for you." Abu Bakr said, "We set out from Makkah, walking day and night, until it came the time of Zuhr, so I was looking for a place to so that we can rest under it, it came to be that I saw a big rock, so I came to it and there was the place, so I spread a matress for the Prophet, then I said to him, " Rest O' Prophet of Allah." So he rested, while I surveyed the area around me, are there people looking for us coming here to spy. Suddenly I saw there was a shepherd herding his sheep to the direction of the place under the rock wanting to shade himself like us, so I asked, "Who is your master O' slave?" He answered, "Slave of the fulan, someone of the Quraish." He mentioned the name of his master and I knew him, then I asked, "Does your sheep have milk?" He answered, "Yes!" So he took one of the sheep, after that I ordered him to clean the breasts of the sheep first from dirt and dust, then I ordered him to blow his hand from dust, so he pat his two hands and he started milking, while I prepared a vessel with its mouth wrapped with cloth to contain the milk, so I poured the milk that was milked to the vessel and I waited until the bottom was cold, then I brought to the Prophet and it was that he had waken up, instantly I told him him, "Drink O' Messenger of Allah." So he started to drink until I saw that he was full, then I told him, "Are we not going to continue walking O' Messenger of Allah?" He answered, "Yes!" At last we continued the journey while the mushrikeen keep looking for us, not one one that could pursue us except Suraqah ibn Malik ibn Ju'sham who rode his horse, so I said to the Messenger of Allah, "This man has succeded in pursuing us O' Messenger of Allah," but he answered, "ﻻ ﺗﺤﺰ ﻥ ﺇ ﻥ ﺍﷲ ﻣﻌﻨﺎ" (Do not worry, verily Allah is with us).
It is narrated from Anas from Abu Bakr he said,
I said to the Prophet when were in the cave, "If only they had looked under their feet we would assuredly be seen" The Messenger answered, "ﻣﺎ ﻇﻨﻚ ﻳﺎ ﺃ ﺑﺎ ﺑﻜﺮ ﺑﺎ ﺛﻨﻴﻦ ﺍﷲ ﺛﺎ ﻟﺘﻬﻤﺎ" (What do you think O' Abu Bakr with two people while Allah is the third)[20]
After staying at the cave for three days and three nights, Abu Bakr and Muhammad proceed to Medina, staying for some time at Quba, a suburb of Medina.
Life in Medina
In Medina, Muhammad decided to construct a mosque. A piece of land was chosen and the price of the land was paid for by Abu Bakr. Muslims constructed a mosque named Al-Masjid al-Nabawi at the site and Abu Bakr also took part in construction. Abu Bakr was paired with Khaarij ah bin Zaid Ansari as a brother in faith. Abu Bakr's relationship with his brother-in-Islam was most cordial, which was further strengthened when Abu Bakr married Habiba, a daughter of Khaarijah.
Khaarij ah bin Zaid Ansari used to live at Sukh, a suburb of Medina, and Abu Bakr also settled there. After Abu Bakr's family arrived in Medina he bought another house near Muhammad's.[21]
The climate of Mecca was dry, but the climate of Medina was damp and this adversely affected the health of the immigrants, so that on arrival most of them fell sick. Abu Bakr also suffered from fever for several days and during this time he was attended to by Khaarijah and his family. At Mecca, Abu Bakr was a trader in cloth and he started the same business in Medina. He was a wholesaler, and had his store at Sukh, and from there cloth was supplied to the market at Medina. Soon his business flourished at Medina. Early in 623, Abu Bakr's daughter Aisha, who was already engaged to Muhammad, was handed over to Muhammad in a simple marriage ceremony, and this further strengthen the relation between Abu Bakr and Muhammad.
In 624 Abu Bakr participated in the first battle between the Muslims and the Quraysh of Mecca known as the Battle of Badr. In 625 he participated in the Battle of Uhud. Before the battle begun, Abu Bakr's son ‘Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr who was still non-Muslim and was fighting from the side of the Quraysh, came forward and threw down a challenge for a duel. Abu Bakr accepted the challenge but was stopped by Muhammad. His son later converted to Islam and gained fame during the Muslim conquest of Syria as a fierce warrior. In the second phase of the battle, Khalid ibn al-Walid’s cavalry attacked the Muslims from behind, changing a Muslim victory to defeat. Many Muslim warriors were routed from the battle field but Abu Bakr remained, guarding Muhammad from the attacks of the Quraysh soldiers. During one such attack, two discs from Muhammad’s shield penetrated into Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah's cheeks. Abu Bakr went forward with the intention of extracting these discs but Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah requested he leave the matter to him, losing his two incisors during the process. Subsequently, Abu Bakr, along with other companions, led Muhammad to a place of safety. Later in the year Abu Bakr was a part of campaign again the Jewish tribe of Banu Nadir.
Later, in 627 he participated in the Battle of the Trench and also in the Battle of Banu Qurayza.[22] In 628 he participated in Treaty of Hudaybiyyah and was made one of the witnesses over the pact.[22]
In the year 628 he was a part of the Muslim campaign to Khaybar. In 629 Muhammad sent 'Amr ibn al-'As to Zaat-ul-Sallasal from where he called for reinforcements and Muhammad sent Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah. Commanding an army under him were Abu Bakr and Umar and they attacked and defeated the enemy.[23]
In 630 when Muslim armies rushed for the Conquest of Mecca, Abu Bakr was a part of the army. Before the conquest of Mecca his father Uthman Abu Qahafa converted to Islam. In 630 he was part of Battle of Hunayn and Siege of Ta'if. He was part of the Muslim army in the campaign of Tabuk under Muhammad's command and he was reported to have given all his wealth for the preparation of this expedition.
In 631, Muhammad sent from Medina a delegation of three hundred Muslims to perform the Hajj according to the new Islamic way. Abu Bakr was appointed as the leader of the delegates. Abu Bakr had thus the honor of being the first Amir-ul-Haj in the history of Islam. In the year 632 Abu Bakr followed Muhammad to Mecca for the farewell Hajj.
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Islam is the second-most practiced religion in India after Hinduism, with more than 13.4% of the country's population, that is over 160 million persons in 2009, Indian Muslim is the country's largest minority group; it is also the world’s third largest Muslim community in the world and the world's largest Muslim-minority population; Muslims represent the majority in Jammu, Kashmir and Lakshadweep, and high concentrations in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, and Kerala; Islam came to India with the Arab merchants and traders on the Malabar Coast in the 7th century; Sunni Islam is practised by nearly 80% of Indian Muslims; there are around 30,000 operating madrasahs, the majority of these schools follow the Hanafi school of thought, the religious establishment forms part of the mainly two large divisions within the country, namely the Deobandis and the Barelvis, government surveys show that Muslims live shorter, poorer and unhealthier lives than Hindus and are often excluded from the better jobs, that sense of injustice is at the root of Muslim identity today and lots of tensions and social unrest in India
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Islam is the second-most practiced religion in India after Hinduism, with more than 13,4% of the country's population, that is over 160 million persons in 2009, Indian Muslim is the country's largest minority group; it is also the world’s third largest Muslim community in the world and the world's largest Muslim-minority population; Muslims represent the majority in Jammu, Kashmir and Lakshadweep, and high concentrations in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, and Kerala; Islam came to India with the Arab merchants and traders on the Malabar Coast in the 7th century; Sunni Islam is practised by nearly 80% of Indian Muslims; there are around 30,000 operating madrasahs, the majority of these schools follow the Hanafi school of thought, the religious establishment forms part of the mainly two large divisions within the country, namely the Deobandis and the Barelvis, government surveys show that Muslims live shorter, poorer and unhealthier lives than Hindus and are often excluded from the better jobs, that sense of injustice is at the root of Muslim identity today and lots of tensions and social unrest in India
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Maulana Noor Muhammad Shaheed Wazir South Waziristan Wana
The Speech of Hazrat Maulana Noor Muhammad Sahib
Dated: March 2, 2007
Topic No 4: The ruinous effects of sectarianism on the Muslims:
Verse: ( )
Translation:
Saying of the holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) : ( )
Translation:
Respected Brothers! I recited a verse from the holy Quran and a saying of the holy prophet Muhammad (SAW) before you people. While explaining the verse and the ‘Hadith’, I want to turn your attention to an important point. Simultaneously it should be kept in mind that there are certain things which could be easily grasped during a speech but on occasion a subject matter of a speech is complicated enough that it can be understand only after paying due concentration to it. And the topic today is also a bit complicated one that is why, try to listen carefully.
The ruinous effects of sectarianism on the collective life of Muslims:
Respected fellows! It is a historical fact that like the Muslims, Non-Muslims has also suffered sectarianism from the times long ago. What the Jews and Christian did to one other by committing cruelties against each other, is a stigma on the face of humanity. The holocaust (general massacre of Jews) is even talked about on high level forums today and its various aspects are discussed. And there is also a long history of scientists, who were flayed alive as a punishment for proving facts against the established theories of the church of that time. But after excelling in knowledge and wisdom and the great industrial revolution in Europe and other Western countries, they, in order to get rid of these (historical) dissentions, have also removed the remaining teachings of Christianity from their lives and relegate it to the religious places and formal worship only. Historians held those people accountable for putting the teachings of Christianity into oblivion, which according to them were responsible for its propagation.
On the other hand they (Western countries) when looked up toward the Muslims and found them comprising about one-fourth of the world population, inhabited in about 60 free states of the world and that they (Muslims) have also a large part of natural resources in their possession. They thought that if the power of Muslims treaded the path of development, than it can never be challenged and fight out. For this reason, through a well chalked out plan efforts were made that the power should not get united and such conditions were created that misunderstanding prop up between the Muslim countries at
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the international level and internally they also confronted issues of various magnitude. And resultantly the energies that were meant to be utilized for national development were made to waste away on internal disorders. Yes, it is another question to be answered yet as to who provided the opportunity to Non-Muslims to ruin the abilities of the Muslims. If the ‘Muslim Umma’ (Muslim nation across the world) itself was conscious to the situation by not providing such an opportunity to the aliens, can anyone be successful in rendering Muslims to the sorry state of affairs? I will say, not at all.
For example if both sects of ‘Ahl-i-Sunnat Wal-Jamat’ and ‘Ahl-i-Tashie’ in Pakistan come up with seriousness of purpose and thought over it that the mutual differences have been lingering on for the last 1300 years and none of them have succeeded in changing the stand of each other, so there should be a middle way opted wherein people from every sect could follow their own way amicably and the creation of bad blood could also be averted. By such thinking they might not give an opportunity to any alien people to increase the rift between them, if any such hands were involved in their differences.
The same goes true for those people who are after creating causes of destruction of the power of the country (Pakistan) by playing upon linguistic and racial gourds either consciously or unconsciously.
Now the question arise here as to who provided the opportunity to others to scatter such a big strength of the Muslims? The answer is simple and clear. The ‘Umma’ has put into oblivion and ignored altogether the directives given by Allah Subhanahu Ta’llah and the prophet of Islam Muhammad (SAW) some 1400 years ago for the inclusive guidance of Muslims.
Apart from the point of view of basis of faith, the virility of the saying can also be proved from the perspective of scientific research. It is a common principle applied by the world today that every company provide a booklet to their customers along with the goods they buy, in which it is directed as to how the product can be utilized in a best way along with enhancing its efficiency. In the light of the same principle if a human being which is the creation of Allah Subhanahu Ta’llah, avoid the rules and regulations of life told to him in the shape of holy Quran and have the expectation that he might have a successful life both in this world and the world to come, perhaps there can be no bigger mistake than this.
If a machine can not be expected to work efficiency while ignoring the directives of its usage given in a booklet by the company, than it is also unwise to expect success while ignoring the leading principles of life told by Allah Subhanahu Ta’llah. In short, when the Muslims ignored following divine rules and regulations, they could not compete the fraud and deceit of Satan and fall into the ditch of ruins and destruction.
One thing also to be kept before that the world of today has become a global village. Muslims range in millions in Non-Muslim countries and likewise a large number of Non-
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Muslims also live in Muslim countries. These countries depend upon one another in many sectors. If the Eastern countries are in need of Western technology than the latter are depended on the former countries for men power.
If the Western countries think that the Muslims living there will not feel it by whatever they do in Muslim countries by using various names for it than it is a big mistake on their part. If they, despite knowing every thing, is ignoring it, than it still further a mistake they are committing because it will bring to an end the passions of goodwill for one another and its future spell out will also cast far fetching negative results for the whole world.
Allah knows better as to what turn it will take while watching today the dreadful picture of extremism in Muslim countries revealing itself as a reaction. What is happening today was never imagine some ten years back. A dream of peaceful life is possible only when the whole of mankind live with peace and calm. It is not possible that on one hand Western people enjoy their lives and on the other hand the lives of Muslims should be made miserable.
And the reason as to why this tendency of extremism started in Muslim countries in general and Pakistan in particular can be easily found. It is known to every one that in the wake of Russia invasion on Afghanistan in 1978, both European countries and America were so frightened that without taking into account the pros and cons of their doings they provided every kind of facility for fulfilling war requirements to the border line tribes of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Training centers were opened for them and youths from Arab countries were send to Afghanistan and Pakistan with boosting their passions for ‘Jihad’. Piles of modern weaponry were made at the border area of Pakistan and Afghanistan and the natural warfare capacity of all the tribal youths in general and Waziristan in particular was fully availed.
But upon the defeat of Russia, the charged up Afghans were left in a lurch to kill each other and no effort was made to put the passions of these people directed toward some positive achievements.
In a nutshell whatever these Western countries harvested for their personal interests is reaping now along with their allied countries today. Why to blame the Muslim countries now. There is a need of the thing today as like the youths were charged up with passions of Afghan Jihad earlier, so like a strategy, better than the former, should be made and such environment be created by this that nobody may have the feeling of being victimized.
America and European countries should play such role with sincerity of purpose regarding the Palestine and Kashmir issues that the people of these region may become contented by watching justice has been done to them. And regarding Afghanistan such policy should be chalk out due to which the feelings of Afghan people that they are being subject to foreign occupation may not give impetus to their sense of honor to fight.
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By acting upon teachings of Quran and Hadees, Muslims can not be overcome:
It should be clear that Allah Subhanahu Ta’llah has given such rules and regulations to the Muslim nationhood that if followed by them than all the plans of their enemies would come to nothing. Either these enemies may be in shape of human beings or being in shape of a Satan.
These golden principles has been mentioned in the verse which I recited before you. Allah Subhanahu Ta’llah says:
Verse: ( )
Translation:
Muslims should bear brotherly attitude toward one another due to the religion of Islam:
The above mentioned verse has been very aptly explained by holy prophet Muhammad (SAW) through an example. The prophet Muhammad (SAW) while stressing upon brotherhood and unity among the Muslims says:
Hadith: ( )
Translation: “The example of believers in their sympathy, love and affection and kindness with one another is like a single body (of a person). If an organ of a body suffers some pain than the whole body become restless and get involved in pain and temperature (illness) with it”.
i-e it is not possible for example that an eye may suffer a pain and the rest of the parts of a body remain at ease.
The comprehensiveness of the Hadith:
Respected fellows! The above mentioned Hadith is so comprehensive that if the Muslim nationhood ponders over it they might come to a right path to a large extent in their mutual relationship and activities. It is however necessary that we should not limit our eyes to the apparent translation of the Hadith only but try to have in-depth look into it. If we keep before the real aim of a Hadith (saying of the holy prophet Muhammad (SAW) than it will have benefit for us in a larger perspective and the people to come will also get benefit of it. The prophet Muhammad (SAW) has termed it understanding of the religion by developing in-depth looking into every directive of the religion of Islam.
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The holy prophet Muhammad (SAW) says:
Hadees: ( )
Translation:
Here is a subtle point to make clear that the prophet Muhammad (SAW) did not say that whenever Allah Subhanahu Ta’llah intend to do kindness to anyone than he is given the knowledge of the religion. But the prophet says like that that he is given understanding of the religion.
From the point of view of knowledge the apparent meaning of the Hadith is all clear, i-e that all the Muslims should be brotherly with one another and should come up with love and affection for one another. But in the said Hadith there is a large sea of meaning and aim present regarding the understanding of the religion which we take for understanding the religion of Islam.
It is of common observation that people in this world vary regarding their color, race and languages. Even offspring of same parents do differ in their appearances. Likewise there are also various schools of thoughts in the religion; someone follow Imam Abu Khaneefa (May Allah bless him) and the other are followers of Imam Shafi (May Allah bless him). Some people are associated with the school of thought of Ahl-Hadith, which are not even followers of any religion, and there are also a good number of people related to the Shitte school of thought and many are those having outlook of Sunni school of thought. There are also separate differences from the view point of Deobandee and Brailvee School of thoughts. The same can be said about political parties as some of these belong to the right wing while others to the left wing.
There are also differences present at regional level among the people in one shape or the other. These few of the examples give us hint as to how much differences there are. From the perspective of Islamic viewpoint it is one of the best things if there are no differences occur among the Muslim community but if it occurs than it should be kept in limitation and because of such differences the brotherhood of Muslims should not get shattered. Because despite the difference of opinion, Muslims are in need of one another for their survival like the parts of a body.
It is however lamentable that the Muslims did not contain the difference of opinion in its limits but on the contrary every one is bent upon declaring the other is wayward. Every one spent their energies on as to how to make humble a group having difference of opinion other than them.
Like parts of a body there is a status specified for every person in a given society:
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Respected fellows! The thinking of being superior has put the Muslims today in a variety of problems. Every organization, group and followers of every school of thought have the viewpoint that it is they who are doing the real work and as such the whole of the credit should go to them.
While keeping in view the example given in the Hadith, the current condition and role of Muslims can be reformed in a best way. It is in a way that there is no doubt in the minds of anybody that all the organs in a human body are precious one and if (Allah forbid) any organ become dysfunctional than along with handicapping of the body the beauty of it is also affected. For example there are many organs both internal and external in a body of human being including mouth, nose, eyes, hands and feet and each one of it has an important function to do in a body. In case of loss of eyes it not only results in apparent ugliness but the whole of the advantages of a body nearly comes to an end. If kidneys do not work properly, it might not show any apparent ugliness of a human being, but the survival and safety of the rest of the body organs are associated with it and incase of improper function of kidneys all parts of a body which are relevant to one another are fetched to extinction.
And some of the parts of a human body are taken for as a token of expression of love; for example if someone says that Mr so and so is the apple of his eyes than he is expressing his passions of liking to someone. And off course there are human organs the very name of which is taken for abusing, though it has also vital functions to perform and any hurdle in their efficiency may render a person to convulsion. For example the wastes of a human body is carried away by different system of organs and the proper functioning of these organs is as vital as any other part of a body but in social life their status is as such that mentioning their very name is considered is bad and even some of the people do tend to quarrel by taking it as an abuse to mention the name of these organs.
Despite all these different roles the various organs of human body play, if for example the heart (vital of all organs) ask stomach as to what is his role in a body as it is he (hearth) that supply blood to the whole body and kept it alive. So what is your answer as a heart is justified in saying so? Not at all, there is no doubt in it that the heart is like a ruler of the whole body and stoppage of its function results in end of life of a person and it is also true that it provide pure blood to all the organs of a body but the real thing to answer is as to who provide the pure blood to the heart. Medical sciences has proved it that stomach, small intestine, large intestine, kidneys, bladders, vital organs has a role to play in the preparation of pure blood because due to these organs waste is expelled from the body and the victuals remain within body. For further purification process lungs come to play its role and take away injurious ingredients from blood in shape of gas and hence it get prepared for utilization in a body. Now if the heart brag over provision of pure blood to rest of the organs of a body and take the whole credit for it and avoid the importance of other organs in preparation of pure blood than it is unjust and unwise to do.
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By presenting such an example here I want to make it clear that similarly there are many a departments of propagation of Islam and many of the people of Muslim community are busy according to their abilities in each of these departments of the religion. So it does not mean that people from a certain department may begin thinking that they should be accorded the whole credit of propagation of Islam.
Likewise we know it that the holy Quran revealed some 1400 years ago. But to keep the Islamic teachings in its real form during such a long span of time there is a big role of religious seminaries in it. It is these religious institutions who produced writers for the guidance of the Muslim community and provided orators, politicians as well as teachers and preachers. And it is due to these religious institutions that various schools of thought came into being but it does not meant the managers of these religious seminaries (Madrasa’s) may start denying the role of orators, writers. Preachers and politicians of the Muslim community just because to show their importance only. Because it is due to these people who in turn widened the role of these religious institutions and played a big role in sustaining the character of religious seminaries.
The stress on doing away with mutual differences and creation of solidarity is the essential message of this Hadith:
Respect brothers! In this Hadith of the holy prophet Muhammad (SAW) there is big lesson for us to rectify our thoughts and deeds and there is an essential message in it for us that Muslims may either belong to whatever locality or race and tribe, speaking different languages, related to whatever department of religion and belong to whatsoever school of thought, should do away with their mutual differences and should get united for the completion of the needs of their lives and propagation of the religion like parts of a single body. Like a human body is in need of disciplined action of all the organs within it for the survival, similarly Islam is in need of united efforts of the Muslims for its survival and propagation and there is no difference of small or large status in this regard. If the smaller one will not play its due role than the bigger one will also become unable to continue its services and slowly and gradually its role will come to a halt. So like as we attribute a death of a person due to certain reasons, for example we say Mr so and so died of kidneys failure etc., similarly the downfall of Islam will also be attributed than to the inefficiency of a relevant group.
I meant hereby that none of the departments in serving Islam should either claim that the survival and propagation of Islam is solely due to their efforts and struggle and if, taken for granted, such a mistake is done by them than the person related to other departments of the religion should be lenient to forgive and ignore such mistakes. Like an organ of a body which get injured inadvertently and cause the whole body to pain, is not separated from the body but on the contrary the rest of the organs while sharing the pain and suffering of it mitigate the injury, similarly it is binding on other groups of society to take control of the situation by reforming the wrong attitude of someone of them. Yes, it is something different to say that if an organ becomes incurable than it is separated from the
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body: the like when some inhabitants of an area get involved in robbery and killings than Islam tell us that such people have become a cancer for the joint body of the Muslim community and hence there is no other way out except to cut off them from Islamic society as on the contrary of that the whole society will get destroyed due to the diffusion of such kind of intolerable habits.
Doing struggle for reformation of the society is also the essential message of this Hadith:
The explanation of this Hadith also makes it clear that if there are such people in a Muslim society that are after the destruction of it than it becomes a joint responsibility of such a society to make efforts for their reformation, otherwise the germs of such a spiritual disease will spread in the whole of the society and will push it toward havoc. If the local people do not get succeed in reformation of such people than it is one of the needful thing that people of great influence from outside may control the situation either by advising or opting some other way.
The example of it is also like an organ get ill or injured within a body and for the cure of such an illness or injury the whole of the body starts preparing anti-bodies for it and if it do not work than medicine from outside is provided. Similarly reformation of a society is responsibility of all the people. Allah forbid! If the people become never mind and started thinking in such terms that the people involved in evil doings should mind their own business and we have nothing to do with it, than it is to be remembered that all the people in such a society will come into the grasp of the negative effects of the evil doings of the few people.
From the point of view of Islamic teachings Muslims has not been created for thinking about their personal profit and losses only but on the contrary of that it is also their responsibility to think about the reformation and welfare of all the people in the society as well as to save them from any harm. Such people are respected in the court of Allah Subhanahu Ta’llah and it becomes the moral obligation of other people of a society as well to honor them.
It should also be kept in mind here that the explanation of this Hadith which can be made while keeping before the welfare of Muslims all over the world, can also be used for taking guidance from, while keeping before the situation of the country. However it is needed in the current situation that in the light of this Hadith more should be thought about the regional welfare as it is the base from where stability, brotherhood and general welfare stem and it can be presented as an example at the national and international level.
Take the sub-division of Wana for example; here we face a lot of problems but we did not lose heart and the efforts for fetching peace in the region continued by people from various walks of life and as a result that situation turned around to normalcy to a larger extent regarding law and order situation. And the occurrence of one or a few incident is
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not so worrisome because in tribal areas it often happened. But if we continued toward the welfare of the area in such a way than there is no doubt about it that it will have far fetching positive effects, the results of which will reveal soon.
At the same time if someone claim that all these positive results of considerable peace in the region is due to him and it is he who saved the region from devastation and destruction and shut his eyes to the joint efforts made by prominent people of the area in this regard than it will be a sheer violence to the fact. There will also be a danger of harm to the peaceful environment as well. No doubt that the role of some of he people in bringing peace to the region might have been very important than others but if the joint thinking did not existed in favor of peace in the area than it was difficult to achieve this aim.
Likewise those people who make efforts for the smooth functioning of day to day affairs of the society both at regional and national level are appreciable because the society is also like a single body and there is a role of every one to play in it including cultivators, blacksmith, mason, doctor, teacher and shopkeeper etc., all these characters are respectable in their own sphere of duties.
The same thinking should also exist regarding various schools of thought. Some people follow Hanafi, others Shafi, and still further some follow Deobandi, Brailvi, Ahl-i-Sunnat Wal-Jamat, and Shitte schools of thought. The wisdom from Islamic point of view envisages that no one should say that so and so is wayward and so and so is on the right path. During the long course of time, is any of the schools of thought ever made a success in bringing round considerable number of people from other school of thought to their side? If it did not happened so far, and on the contrary of that the situation is stretching toward tension, so there remains no logic in stressing upon such things.
How many people suffer due to sectarian tension and how many are made homeless in this regard is known to all. Differences between Deobandi and Brailvi schools of thought are deliberately aired across the country and it is presented in a shape as if denying one another and to humble the other sect is a big service rendered to Islam. Though both the sects are followers of Imam Abu Khanifa (May Allah bless him) school of thought and if there is any difference of opinion among them it is limited to meager points only. So it can not be justified to create hatred between such a large section of population of the Muslim community because of these pity points.
The history of differences between Shitte and Sunni schools of though spread over the last1300 years and the way it incurred losses to the Muslim community are out of measure to calculate. It is also part of the history as to what kind of destructions and havoc was done due to the Shitte and Sunni factor after the creation of Pakistan. And so like the devastation it brought on Iraq, which is still continue and no one knows as to when it will end, has shake the whole Muslim community across the world.
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The lesson for the Muslim community to learn from keeping some work in either low or high profile according to the needs of the time:
Respected fellows! One should not misunderstand the things I told you here. One should not think in such perspective that in the religion of Islam there is no importance or priority attached to various actions done in various times or done by various persons.
It is one of the basic theme of Islamic teachings that due to the changing conditions some of the actions get more importance to do and whosoever do it is accorded high stand among the people.
For example, the prophet Muhammad (SAW) was asked;
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Translation: “what is of the best of Islam?”
The holy prophet replied that, “the best of Islam is that no one (Muslims) is hurt by the hand or tongue of another Muslim”.
The like there is another Hadith of the holy prophet Muhammad (SAW);
Hadith: ( )
Translation: A person asked the holy prophet Muhammad (SAW) as to what is the best of Islam? The prophet replied that, “the best of Islam is that you serve meal to a hungry person and pay Salam to everyone either you know him or not”.
At some other occasion Abdullah bin Masud (May Allah be pleased with him) asked the prophet Muhammad (SAW),
Hadith: ( ),
Translation: “Hazrat Abdullah bin Masud (May Allah be pleased with him) says that he asked the prophet Muhammad (SAW) a question as to what is the best of act of a person? The holy prophet replied saying, to offer in time prayers is best of worship. Then (Abdullah bin Masud) asked and what is the best of act after that? The holy prophet said, to do favor with ones parents (is best of the act). Then (Abdullah bin Masud) asked for the third time as to what is best of the act after that? The prophet Muhammad (SAW) replied, to do ‘Jihad’ (holy war) in the way of Allah with infidels”.
Now the question arise here is that the guider of the Muslim community is asked a question about best of the acts on various occasion and the prophet Muhammad (SAW) answered differently from one another. What is the lesson for the Muslim community in
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it to learn? The answer is that either it is due to the change of conditions which is why the holy prophet Muhammad (SAW) answered differently or by watching the condition of the person questioning, the prophet of Islam answered differently.
Perhaps it may be so that the condition of the first person who asked the prophet of Islam as to what is best of Islam, have caused some suffering or pain for others on various occasions or there may be some people present on the occasion of the question asked by the person, which have such shortcomings, or it may be the saying of the prophet belonging to that era wherein the onslaught of the opposing people have become weak and the need was felt that there should be focus, henceforth, on creating environment of Islamic brotherhood to give internal stability to the society.
It is because if the Muslims are after hurting one another than along with rendering the Muslim society hollow from within, it also creates negative passions in the heart of Non-Muslims which in turn hurt the Islamic message of its universality.
In the second Hadith mentioned above, the stressed has been given on cooperating with poor and needy person and to offer Salam to everyone just for the sake of propagation of Islamic brotherhood. The imperative thing is that even in the presence of other obligatory worships of great importance, paying Salam to everyone that meant to pray for ones safety and also means that one announces peacefulness for someone on which he offer Salam, is of vital importance in its own place.
Likewise if in a given society people have considerations for needy and helpless person than it not only thrive passions of brotherhood but also help address various social issues as well. To leave aside paying the non-obligatory alms, if the passion for paying the obligatory alms is made alive among the people than we will never have faced the problems of poverty and helplessness that we confront today.
When we cast a look on the third Hadith, we mentioned above, than in the light of the principles of Hadith, there is probability that there may be lack of passion among the people sitting in the gathering (of holy prophet) or the person asking question himself, regarding arranging for collective prayers, serving parents or to offer physical or financial sacrifice for thwarting the aggressiveness of non-believers. Or it may also happen that the prophet of Islam has given the message to the Muslims of coming times not to let these passions become weak because in the times of the holy prophet the conditions regarding it were quite good.
Just think over it for a while as to what is the behavior of the new generation with their parents in the Muslim society of today rather in Waziristan also. As to how much we manage for offering five times prayers in a day which is an expression of faithfulness with Allah and his messenger; people consider us as the real lover of Islam but do we ever think over it as to how much consideration is found in the hearts of the youths for offering their prayers?
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Take Jihad (holy war) is another case. What was the role of our forefathers in this regard and what is our role today. During the initial times Islam give much more importance to Jihad because of the aggressiveness of non-believers and stressed on preparing for it according to the needs of the time so that by watching the preparation of Muslims in this regard the need of war may not come. But if the non-believers do not come to their senses even than, then there should be such passion of preparedness for Jihad that they (non-believers) may get a lesson from it. It is like as if Jihad is important thing to do so like preparation for it is also an important thing to do. But the Muslim community has forgotten the lesson and get involved in merry makings only. That is why in the last few centuries the Non Muslims made well preparations day in and day out against their enemies but the Muslims remained in oblivion regarding all these developments and what is going to happen to them today is the result of punishment for them for being ignorant to the teachings of Quran and the messenger.
And it happened that after ignored (jihad) by the ruling class, the reaction came from the masses and now it is proving very difficult for the ruling class to curb the same. So a tendency spread widely that it is becoming hard to guess as to what is going to happen in the future due to it.
Yes! There can be a solution that if the leaders of the Muslim countries are unable to suppress the passions of the masses than the Non-Muslims aught to bring change in their attitude. They must think over ending the causes of such reaction with a seriousness of purpose so may so the sole abode in shape of earth may be saved from devastation and destruction.
It is lamentable to say that despite the great development made by Western countries and their high stand in knowledge they never come to know as to why such things happen and if they know it than they are shutting their eyes to the fact. They must remember it that the responsibility of destruction of this Allah given beautiful world will lay with them.
Now I tell you here that the like the prophet of Islam give importance to various acts on various occasions so it is also possible that the Muslims working in various departments of the religion may deserve high stand for the time being than the others as perhaps working in such department may have get due importance because of the changing needs of the time.
The like when Englishmen get control of the Indo-Pak and shattered the whole system of religious seminaries (Madrasa’s) there arise the important need of the time to re-establish the Madrasa system which is meant for safeguarding the religion of the Muslims. Today we can see that if Hindustan survived of becoming second Spain so it is because of the great role of Madrasa’s in this regard.
Similarly whenever the unawareness among the people about the basic tenants of Islam, their lack of heed toward praying from Allah as well as the need of spreading the
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message of Islam to Non-Muslims was felt than the mission of preaching was started on some specific grounds.
Likewise once there was the increasing importance of doing Jihad in the wake of Russian occupation of Afghanistan and due to the increasing atrocities on Muslims of other countries and the Muslims did take part in it. But the passion of Jihad created among the Muslim youth as a reaction started crossing its limit with due course of time in various manifestation. That is why it is now needed in the light of the Islamic teachings that such passions may be bring to moderation.
Anyhow the above mentioned explanation of the Hadith’s of the holy prophet Muhammad (SAW) makes it clear that the prophet of Islam is like a physician and like a doctor suggest various prescriptions to patients of various nature and tell them various preventive measures for safeguard against diseases so like that the prophet of Islam has told the people various acts to do on various occasions according to their conditions.
Sectarian differences should not be allowed to cause mutual quarrel:
Respected listeners! The world of today has become like a family wherein one will have to come into relationship with followers of Imam Shafi and other time with people related to Imam Malik school of thought and off course there will be certain people following none.
Now if we allow for developing quarrel over such kind of differences among various schools of thought and it cast us into our relationship with one another, than you people are the best judges as to how much it will harm the interest of the Muslim community. And the people having bad intentions for the Muslims will certainly find an opportunity to further fuel these differences.
The best example of putting aside differences of various schools of thoughts can be found on the occasion of pilgrimage. On that occasion all the people professing various schools of thoughts get together in ‘Masjid-i-Haram’. There come Ahl-i-Sunnat Wal Jamat, Ahl-i-Tashee, Deobandi, Brailvi and followers of the four Imams are also present on the occasion. Some one say ‘Amin’ with high pitch of voice and the other silently but no body even think on sectarian lines over there and it do not occur to the mind as well. There (on the occasion of Hajj) every body remains thoughtful that he may not commit such an act which may cause inconvenience to others that may make others unhappy.
Now the question arise here is that that whether we should express such attitude only on the occasion of performing pilgrimage and whether it is not binding on us that after learning such behavior during pilgrimage we may follow the same way in our own areas and region.
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The thing to be lamented is that we have not understood the real spirit of Islamic teachings up to this date and we do offer worship but formally and it does not bring any change in our practical lives.
When I was in London for treatment purpose, besides several other questions I was also asked as to whether there is sectarianism in Waziristan or not? They meant the differences between various schools of thought, like Deobandi and Brailvi etc. I replied to their question saying, no, with the grace of Allah our area is all clear of such things. Though when I come back here after the treatment there were considerable prints of Brailvi sect in the area but by the grace of Allah, all such things come to an end and nothing like minor impressions of the movement remained here.
The conditions of Hangu and Khyber Agency are before us today. And what is not done there on the name of being Muslims in Hangu between Shia and Sunni and in Khyber Agency between Laskhar-i-Islam and Ansar-ul-Islam.
Respected listeners! About fifty years are going to lapse that I have been remained busy in delivering speeches on religious injunctions and extending advice as per requirements of the time. From the point of view of ‘Sharia’ (Islamic law) some time the blessings of fasting are discussed and the other time the importance of pilgrimage and alms giving are highlighted. Besides that topics on cultivation of trees while keeping its proper time, cultivation of orchards, field cultivation and the rewards and blessings of labor are discussed in perspective of Sharia.
After the Friday prayers some of the people lacking understanding present these speeches in a wrong way before preaching parties and tell them that the ‘Maulana Sahib’ today spoke against the preachers as he (Maulana) maintained that the real blessing lie in growing trees, cultivating orchards and fields and in legally earned livelihood.
Some of these people resort to the ‘Mujahidin’ brethrens to instigate them by saying that the real blessing is that of doing Jihad but the Maulana Sahib spoke against jihad in his Friday sermon today because he (Maulana) said that the things of rewards are doing labor, cultivation and raising orchards.
Such questions would not have raise in minds of these poor fellows if they could know that what did our holy prophet Muhammad (SAW) said on what occasion and of what kind of actions the prophet told their blessings.
Anyhow I was talking about the understanding of the religion as whosoever is given the understanding of the religion by Allah Subhanahu Ta’llah, meant that the creator of the universe has intended blessings for him.
May Allah Subhanahu Ta’llah give us the strength to understand and act upon the injunctions of the religion! (May it be so, again may it be so).
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Islam is the second-most practiced religion in India after Hinduism, with more than 13,4% of the country's population, that is over 160 million persons in 2009, Indian Muslim is the country's largest minority group; it is also the world’s third largest Muslim community in the world and the world's largest Muslim-minority population; Muslims represent the majority in Jammu, Kashmir and Lakshadweep, and high concentrations in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, and Kerala; Islam came to India with the Arab merchants and traders on the Malabar Coast in the 7th century; Sunni Islam is practised by nearly 80% of Indian Muslims; there are around 30,000 operating madrasahs, the majority of these schools follow the Hanafi school of thought, the religious establishment forms part of the mainly two large divisions within the country, namely the Deobandis and the Barelvis, government surveys show that Muslims live shorter, poorer and unhealthier lives than Hindus and are often excluded from the better jobs, that sense of injustice is at the root of Muslim identity today and lots of tensions and social unrest in India
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Women in Pakistan, most notably those of Sindh, Balochistan and Punjab regions, go to various Tombs of Muslim Holy men (also called Sufi or Aulia in Urdu and Persian) and ask for manat. They place these miniature jholas at their favourite tombs and request for the birth of a child from ALLAH via the Saint. When their wish is granted, they fulfil their promises to the Saint. That could be anything from giving charity to visiting the Tomb for consecutive months or even years. Some women even dedicate their child to the Tomb of the Saint as its keeper. Wahabis and Deobandis, both products of British rule in Saudi Arab and India respectively, reject this belief system and name it shirk (a concept within Islam which means that you place someone on the same pedestal as ALLAH or GOD).
Headscarf shop, Souk al-Hamidiyya. Only about half of Syrian women seemed to wear a headdress, and it only seemed to be Iranian Shia pilgrims going for the whole chador-style cover up. Without getting into a political debate over the wearing of headscarves, I think the wearing of coverings has to be viewed through a prism of general public modesty - in Syria even most men will keep their arms and legs covered up in public.
Women are relatively emancipated in Syria, and were long ago granted broadly equal rights under the law, though I think the enforcement of such laws may be a bit patchy, particularly in more rural/conservative areas. Still, unlike the Gulf States, there are plenty of high-profile female businesswomen, politicians and other public figures.
When it comes to women's rights, Syria is certainly not comparable to, say, Scandinavia, but it is most emphatically not a pervasively misogynistic society as per Wahabbist Saudi Arabia or the Deobandi areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan. It struck me as being somewhat like Italy or Greece must have been like until very recently.
Srirangapatna is an island in the river Kaveri, about 14kms from Mysore. In Srirangapatna is the Dariya Daulat Palace (Summer Palace) that is set amidst beautiful gardens called Daria Daulat Bagh. Tippu Sultan popularly known as the "Tiger of Mysore", built this palace in 1784
Islam is the second-most practiced religion in India after Hinduism, with more than 13.4% of the country's population, that is over 160 million persons in 2009, Indian Muslim is the country's largest minority group; it is also the world’s third largest Muslim community in the world and the world's largest Muslim-minority population; Muslims represent the majority in Jammu, Kashmir and Lakshadweep, and high concentrations in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, and Kerala; Islam came to India with the Arab merchants and traders on the Malabar Coast in the 7th century; Sunni Islam is practised by nearly 80% of Indian Muslims; there are around 30,000 operating madrasahs, the majority of these schools follow the Hanafi school of thought, the religious establishment forms part of the mainly two large divisions within the country, namely the Deobandis and the Barelvis, government surveys show that Muslims live shorter, poorer and unhealthier lives than Hindus and are often excluded from the better jobs, that sense of injustice is at the root of Muslim identity today and lots of tensions and social unrest in India
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Tooba masjid is located at Korangi road, Defence Housing Society, phase 1, Karachi. It is popularly regarded as having the largest free standing dome mosque in the World, with a diameter of 236 feet. The construction was started in 1966 by Macdonald Layton and Constain construction firm and was finished in 1969. It has a capacity of around 30,000 worshipers of whom 5,000 can pack inside the dome structure.
One of the largest religious school and boarding services are provided free of cost at Mansoora, headquarter of the Jamaat-e-Islami organization, which was previously involved, alongiwith Osama bin Laden and Taliban, in the Jihad against the infidel Soviets. And after the fall of Soviets, against the Americans. It was probably here - and at other such main centers - where the likes of Osama and Al Zahwari poured their collected funds worth millions of dollars. It was here where training to the to-be Jihadis was provided along with solid funding. People from this school went to Kashmir and Afghanistan to wage Jihad against Infidels and against fellow Muslims whom they thought weren't up to their own standards. Now Osama, their main supplier of weapons and dollars, is dead. But Jamaat goes on.
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O' the glittering concluding couplet of the poem of prophethood
You have made this poem af first couplet which is full of light.
It means that Hazrat Muhammad صلي الله عليه وسلم is the last prophet of Allah.
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Call only God for help. Sirf Ya Allah Madad pukariye. Allah ke siwa koi madad karne ki taqat naheen rakhta.
Never say, Ya Nabi, or Ya Ali madad. This is shirk.
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If want to know about Islam search for Dr. Zakir Naik's lecture in the youtube.com
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Barelvi Sunni Tahreek k 5,000,00 k Challenge ka Jawab or Ahlehaq ki taraf Say 100,000,00 ka Challenge...(MUST READ)
Barelvi Sunni Tahreek k 5,000,00 k Challenge ka Jawab or Ahlehaq ki taraf Say 100,000,00 ka Challenge...(MUST READ)
If want to know about Islam search for Dr. Zakir Naik's lecture in the youtube.com
And if you are a bangalee then go to furqanmedia.wordpress.com to have the speeches given by Shiekhul Hadith Mufti Jasimuddin Rahmani.
Barelvi Sunni Tahreek k 5,000,00 k Challenge ka Jawab or Ahlehaq ki taraf Say 100,000,00 ka Challenge...(MUST READ)
Barelvi Sunni Tahreek k 5,000,00 k Challenge ka Jawab or Ahlehaq ki taraf Say 100,000,00 ka Challenge...(MUST READ)
Such jholas are found across many of the Mazars (Tombs of Muslim Saints) in Pakistan. These are kept by the infertile women and women asking for a male child. When the child is born, the women come to the Mazar to pay their respects to the Saint along with sweets, which are then distributed among those who are present. People belonging to Wahabbi and Deobandi sects within Sunni Islam consider this as heresy and often are at loggerheads with the opposing Barelvi sect.
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