A Practical Guide to Human Rights in Islam

Haqooq ul Ibad

 

 
 Chapter 13

 Democracy and Islam

We were talking about our shortcomings and were discussing the possible factors of the September 11 incident.  In the meanwhile a heart-breaking thing happened that the Prime Minister of Italy issued a statement saying that the western democracy is better than Islam.  We ourselves are responsible for what he dared to say.

You might be amazed at this supposition that, how come we are responsible for his statement?   Have we not defaced the Islam as it was revealed to us over 1400 years ago?  Have we not given factions more importance than Qur’an and Sunnah?  We might have put the horse behind the cart, so how would the cart move.  We cannot impress others if we do not practice Islam in our own lives or do not have Islamic laws established in any of the Muslim states.   Where do we showcase Islam?  Should we take the people to museums?  Even there we find music instruments in the name of Islamic culture.   The people who do not have access to our religious books, will observe you or the Islamic states and develop there opinion about Islam from that.  What they think of Islam is right in front of you.  We cannot name gold as brass or vice versa.  The gold (The Qura’n) you have, is hidden under covers and you are showing off the brass and want people to call it gold! 

People will not develop such opinion that western democracy is better than Islam, if we adopt Islam even now.   Are you ready to practice Islam in your lives?   If so then go for it in the name of ALLAH because now the situation is such that our leaders are not ready to lose their self interest and do not want to accept the supremacy of Allah, while our enemies are active against us and do not waste any opportunity to disgrace Islam.  They do not have any axe to grind against the people who are so called modern and instead of ALLAH’S law they accept western type of democracy.  In Islam it is blasphemy (shirk) to accept any one other than ALLAH as sovereign and law maker, and Allah will not forgive this sin since, it is shirk.  It is Qur’an that says so, not me.  I have already stated that it is not a sin to live in a non-Muslim country.  We must abide by the laws of that country, however to consider any system better than Islam is like being out of Islam.   Certain things can be accepted under pressure in the Non- Muslim countries, but not in so-called Islamic states.  In this background you can guess whether their opinions are based on ignorance or reality, because they say what they see.  Instead of our lip service to Islam, we do not have any quality that observers can see to say that Muslims are better or their religion is better then others.  We have forsaken Islam ourselves.   The solution to correct this situation is that we should ourselves come back to Islam and walk the straight path before the rest of the world accepts us.  You have such a gem that is millions of times better than Koh-I-Noor diamond and that is worrisome for the enemies.

The war that is being fought is not between Islam and Christianity; it is between humanity and capitalism.  We should approach the ones who have gone astray and should explain to them what the reality is and what we really believe in.  However first of all you will have to educate yourself about Islam and practice it.  I will tell you a joke about this.  Once an uneducated person captured a villager and asked him to recite Kallema or be prepared to get killed.  He said, please recite it to me and I will follow you.  “Why would I ask you to recite it if I knew it”, He said. 

This is the reason why Islam made it obligatory to get education and practice this knowledge.  These are the two things that affect a person most.  No body will believe anything that does not have rationality and to develop rationality Knowledge and practice of it are essential.  For example you cannot expect good ethics from others if you do not have this yourself.  If you’re not good yourself you can preach whole day to someone and not have an effect.   You have to change yourself and stop hating humanity.  Start with your neighbor because they deserve the most.  It has been emphasized so much that once the companions (RA) of the prophet (PUBH) were afraid that might get inheritance rights.   If, within 40 homes around in your neighborhood, somebody is hungry than you do not have a right to eat yourself.  Mind you here the word neighbor has been mentioned without any condition of being a Muslim or a Non-Muslim. 

You may not find it easy here as within our culture we are fond of poking our nose in other’s affairs, backbiting, saying bad things about others behind their back, gossiping and ridiculing others.  People here are different in the way that they do not believe in such things and neither do they practice any of this.   When you meet someone exchange smiles, talk about the weather a bit then they will come closer to you.  One day, after observing your good ethics and sincerity, they will confide in you about their personal matters.  They will enquire about your beliefs and you can imagine what results this will bring.

You must realize that this is the second time we are being conspired against after Hispania.  It is not the individuals that are being targeted, individuals are only scapegoats.  As I had mentioned before, this is a multifaceted conspiracy so that the Muslims are hated.  This flood of immigration has made Muslims first or second minority at many places so that they can be contained and if possible they be evacuated.  Due to lower birthrate, the less populated countries are being settled with people who do not have any particular way of life and are not a threat to the capitalism.  This policy is being adopted actively.  We all have to be aware of this and by grace of ALLAH we will be safe if we become faithful to Allah.  He says, “My faith will prevail in spite of it being not liked by infidels”.   If you believe in Qur’an then you should remember this promise of ALLAH and His help will be with you always. 

To argue with these people is useless because they themselves are not free.  They come to power with people’s votes and are supposedly representatives of people; however the capitalists do investment on them.   They only represent the capitalists, no matter which country they lead.  So remember what I said, that some are sole distributors with some securities and some are their agents.  In our neighbor country the party in power has people who are manufacturers of weapons.  Whenever this party came to power there was a war and this time it will happen too.  I was amazed when they said that they are a great nation and that they do not have the word “impossible” in their dictionary.  If you search the history, you will find that whosoever has uttered these words has always failed.  ALLAH does not like such words.  Just remember the saying of Russia that," they have eliminated Allah and there is nothing impossible for them”, or what Napoleon said that," The word impossible is not part of his dictionary" or what Mr. Bhutto said that his chair is very strong.  However a short time after, Zia ul Haq turned this chair over.   May Allah take pity on the people who become excessively proud. We still have time to repent.  If we make coalition for justice then all these terrorist movements will die away.  These are a product of deprivation and are borne from feeling of deprivation.  ALLAH does not like terror.  Islam condemns both terror and terrorists.  At the end I will request that you should recite Surah Alkosar and don’t ask me why?

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