Tuesday, June 28, 2022

'Dawa' and the Renewal of Islam

 

Islam stands for Tawheed, the uncompromising belief in the Lordship of a Unique God who is the controller of all affairs in all the worlds. True faith in the Lord Almighty is reflected in good deeds- actions that stand to benefit all of His creations in this world. Hence, Islam expects the Muslim to accomplish the worship of Allah by serving humanity; standing up for the truth; establishing justice by fighting against evil; promoting goodness in society by caring and sharing life's blessings with the less fortunate, and thereby help creating a social order of equity and balance.


 

In a world riven by competition, and conflicts over mundane resources and other material interests among different groups splintered on diverging identities; the Muslim Ummah everywhere also face these profound structural and existential conditions of societies today. Whereas Allah (swt) has willed the diversity of His creation as a grand Sign of His Unicity, and to test the true mettle of the humans who inhabit this world, the real challenge and larger task of the Muslims in every era is to become a beacon of divine light and spiritual hope. In a morally- darkened world of egoistic passions of jealousy, hatred and arrogance; creating an alternative social order is indeed a heavy responsibility: a world inspired by faith in God and the higher values of life and fostered by true piety and goodwill for everyone.  

 

 

Recently, Imam- Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam Hazrat Muhyiuddin Al Khalifatullah Munir Ahmad Azim (aba) of Mauritius launched a very important initiative for the religious education and spiritual training of the Jamaat members in Kerala, India, Alhamdulillah, Summa Alhamdulillah. While announcing the establishment of the Dawa Academy in the region, and also entrusting the coordination of administrative responsibilities among members, Hazrat Khalifatullah (aba) urged the believers to arise and diligently and patiently strive to create a just world under Islam. In this context, Hazrat Saheb (aba) shared with everyone some of the Divine revelations and visions he received as early as April 2004 during the early days of the Divine Manifestation, in the times of the Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Al Muslemeen.  The revelations and spiritual visions, between them, contain a deep and profound message of wisdom for the resurgence of the true spirit of Islam among the Muslim peoples in this era. May Allah (swt) grant everyone the blessing of comprehending the ways of attracting Divine pleasure and the benefits of harmony and unity, true faith and patient striving in spiritual and temporal life, Insha Allah, Aameen
 

 

Read the Extracts from the Announcement:  

 


Yaa ayyuhallaziina aamanut-taqullaaha quuluu qawlan sadiida.


O you who believe! Fear Allah, and say what is right.

 

 

Yuslih lakum a-maalakum wa yaghfir lakum zunuu-bakum : wa many-yuti illaahaa wa Rasuulahuu Faqad Faaza Fawzan Aziima.



He will put your deeds right for you, and forgive your sins. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, has truly achieved a great triumph. (Al-Ahzab 33: 71-72)

 


In the present circumstances when the Muslim Ummah is faced with monstrous issues of war and bloodshed or backwardness and moral depravity, poverty and squalor, Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam can play its part by reforming and uniting the diversified and disjointed Muslim Community. For performing such a duty, formation of a moral code for Muslims, Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam, which should lead them to a path of the most pious, is a must. The Quran is a complete code of life and provides guidance to man in all fields of life.

 


Dawah Work

 

Preaching and propagation of Islamic values – one of the fundamentals of an Islamic State system – lays stress upon all Muslims to work for this cause. In this respect, mass communication is one vital ingredient of Dawah, the function of which is the training of the future generation as per Islamic injunctions. The concept of propagation of Islam itself without the assistance of modern state-of-the-art technology bears a potential threat for the religion. Once this idea is allied with modern information technology of computers and satellites, it will initiate completely a new era of Muslims ascendancy. It is this concealed threat that is bothering the West and unified efforts are being made to keep Muslims’ brains behind the dark curtains of ignorance.


 

Non-Muslims until now have been successful in their designs and the mental depravity prevalent in Muslim States is the result of the efforts. Furthermore, endeavours are on to decentralized Ummah by highlighting the racial, linguistic and sectarian issues among the Muslims.


 

The Muslim States all over the world are being engaged in wars and slaughter of their own brothers. The idea is to promote the passions of hatred and aggression and to afford them no time to materialize their goal of a global Muslim brotherhood. The realization of multi-dimensional backwardness of Ummah and the impending dangers is the crux of the time and once it is realized, a thought confrontation is expected between Islam and secularism, especially after the unveiling of important features of the American New World Order.


 

Pressure of whatever kind, be they secular or economic, always have a limit and at the breaking point, they are released. It is high time that the future challenges can be realized in Palestine, Sudan, Algeria, Libya, Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Kashmir. In such circumstances, Media can play a prominent role in the resurgence of Islam. It is basically the weak co-ordination among the efforts in Muslim world and particularly the censorship on news coverage of Islamic Movements that is keeping the people ignorant of their predicament. One can realize therefore, the heavy responsibility which falls upon the shoulders of a media-man, which he has to discharge with a missionary zeal in utter disregard to all hardships.


 

Every effort should be made to unify the Muslim Ummah and for the elimination of corruption, weakness and backwardness. Efforts should be made for the rule of Shari’a and its implementation in the society. Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam should think in the light of the Quranic Verses on universe for comprehensive understanding of Islam and then its use in your programs for educational, cultural and ideological propagation. Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam should become the heart of the Ummah to realize its problems and issues – spiritual and temporal. Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam should make all-out efforts to awaken the Ummah from the deep slumber in which it has put itself into and should forecast the impending dangers. Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam should act according to the laid-down injunctions of the Holy Quran and the Sunnah. Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam should spare time for Dawah directly or indirectly for the guidance of humanity. Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam should be eager to seek truth and be afraid of Allah in peoples’ matter and not worry for people in Allah’s matters. The Pleasure of Allah can lead a person to heaven and displeasure of Allah can throw him into hell.

 

© Munir Ahmad AZIM [Originally received on Tuesday, the 20th of April 2004 @ 09: 05 am [in the times of the Divine Manifestation - Jamaat Ahmadiyya Al Mouslemeen]


 

KASHAF:

 

In a Kashaf on 19 April 2004 at 10:30 am while writing this text [Dawa Text], I saw a great patriarch. I said: “Respected Sir, you set new standards of love, you established the fabric of our commonwealth on a firm basis, please prescribe some remedy for the woes that plague us.”


 

Then the man said: 


“Get guidance from Surah Ikhlas in the Holy Quran. The remedy for all your maladies lies in holding fast to the doctrine of the Unity of God. God wanted all the Muslims to be one Millat [Community] but you have created divisions among you and labelled yourselves as Afghans, Iranians, Turks and so on. By such divisions, you have undermined your own strength. You are like the fruit that has fallen unripe from the tree. The remedy of your woes is that you should discard these divisions. The Muslims should be integrated into community and should thus be a manifestation of the Unity of God.”

 

And he recited also a Verse (Al-A'raf 7:205 ):

 

“When the Quran is being read, listen to it with attention. And hold your peace that ye may receive mercy.”

 


Before leaving he said: “Yes! Congratulate the Djawaharat-Ul-Kamal [Siraj Makin], The Sadr Saheba Ummul Mumineen and the team for their excellent works, and O Muhyiuddin! Encourage them and approve their budget also, if so, you will have to answer in front of your Rab… and tell them to tell the Muslim Women:

 

O Muslim women! Out of the evening, create a dazzling morn to the true lovers of God. Recite the Holy Quran and enthusiastically translate its spirit into action. Don’t you know that the pathos of your recitation changed altogether Umar’s fate?”


 

And the man continued. He said to me:

 

“O Muhyiuddin! Whoso does not manifest patience has no faith. In all affairs, the value of exercising patience is just as a head is for a body. When a head is cut off from a body, the body dies. Likewise, in the affairs of religion, if patience is not exercised, then all affairs are vain…


 

O Muhyiuddin! If you study the Quran, you will find two distinct and clear-cut “Jama’ats”, i.e. Hizb-ur-Rahman (Allah’s Party) and Hizb-us-Shaytan (Devil’s party). But you are the Hizb-ur-Rahman. No doubt Jamaat Ahmaddiyya Al Mouslemeen [i.e. now by the grace of Allah, Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam] belongs to Hizb-ur-Rahman (Allah’s Party) and do the Dawah work according to the instructions you get.


 

O Muhyiuddin! You know:

 

1.     There is no faith greater than modesty and patience. Lack of patience is the biggest calamity.


2.     Allah has never blessed any person with a better gift than patience.


3.     Whoso shows self-restraint at the time of anger, Allah will fill his heart with a Divine Peace. A great goodness lies in keeping your problems to yourselves.


4.     The best form of patience is to keep eyes open in a time of distress and to keep the tongue shut. Whoso prays to Allah for self-sufficiency, Allah will bestow upon him self-sufficiency, and whoso prays to Allah for patience, Allah will give him patience.

 


And the man left with the word “FALAH, FALAH, FALAH” which means prosperity, betterment and success of both worlds.

 



DIVINE REVELATIONS

 

Manihtadaa fa innamaa yahtadii li-nafsih ; wa man zalla fa’innamaa yazillu alay-haa ; wa laa taziru waazira-tuww-wizra ukhraa ; wa maa kunna muazzibiina hatta nub-asa rasuulaa.


 

Whoever is guided is only guided for it is only for their own good. And whoever chooses to stray, it is only to their own loss. No soul will bear another’s burden, nor do We punish until We have sent a messenger (to warn the people). (Bani Isra’il 17: 16)

 

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