The task of real spirituality is to restore the sublime faith in Allah
the Almighty and to reflect the Divine attributes through the moulding of
purified individuals. Islam perfected and preserved in itself the purpose of
all religions which preceded it by recognizing the divine revelations of the
past. Further, it channelized the continuity of Divine revelations through
itself for all times to come. Leading the world on spiritual purification was the
heavy responsibility cast on the shoulders of the Muslim Ummah by the Creator
of the Universe. Contemporary Muslim leaders have failed to recognize the
extraordinary magnitude of the task, nor could they preserve the solid faith of
the early Muslims.
In his Friday Sermon of April 06, 2012 Khalifatullah Hadhrat Munir Ahmad Azim
Sahib (atba) of Mauritius continued his discourse on the ways in which true
faith has deserted the present day Muslims. Drawing upon the prescient prophecies
of the Holy Prophet (sa), he sketches the causes of spiritual decline. The preservation
of the true faith and real spirituality is a Divine Promise engraved upon the Holy
Qur’an by Allah the Almighty Himself. At a time when the sectarian divisions have
proliferated among Muslims and the spirit of Islam has gone away from the life of
Muslims, the raising of a Khalifa by Allah- Khalifatullah- is in tune with the enduring Divine practice.
Read the Extracts from the Sermon:
“By time, indeed, mankind is in loss, Except for
those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to
truth and advised each other to patience.” (103: 1-4)
Like I explained
in my sermon last Friday, history has proved that the first Muslims reached the
highest degrees of honour and glory whereas Muslims today have taken the
opposite route. It is clear according to these verses that the first Muslims
reached such a dignified status in life because their faith was solid and they
had excellent character.
In contrast, today the situation of the Muslims has
become deplorable because there is lots of weakness in our faith and character.
It is the opposite of what was found in the first Muslims. Therefore it would
not be untrue to say that nowadays, we have just preserved our names as
Muslims! In the same context, the truthful Messenger of Allah the Almighty,
Hazrat Muhammad (sa) foretold: “There shall be a time soon when Islam shall exist
in name only, and the Quran shall exist only in writing.”
