“O you who believe! Let not your
riches or your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah. If any act
thus, the loss is their own.”(Al-Munafiqun, 63: 10).
“So veer away from those who turn back from Our
Remembrance and desire nothing but the life of this world.
That is what they
could reach of knowledge. Surely your Lord is He Who knows best the ones who
have erred away from His way, and He knows best the ones who are guided.”(An-Najm, 53: 30-31).
The Remembrance (Zikr)
of Allah is certainly food for our soul. The soul is such an entity that is
associated with his Creator and thus to preserve the relationship between the
soul and the Creator, man must strive to praise Allah (God Almighty) and
remember Him, His Omnipotence and His Love and Mercy upon him in all aspects of
his life so that he remains connected with Him (Allah).
Abu Musa
Ash’ari (ra) narrated that the Prophet of Allah Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh)
said: “He/ She who does Zikr of Allah
(practice the remembrance of Allah) and he/ she who doesn’t, their example is
of like an alive and a dead.”(Bukhari)
By the grace of Allah,
on Tuesday 08 March 2016, after the Esha prayer, I received several times a
verse of the Quran as revelation. This revelation came with such force on my
tongue/ my lips and this made me ponder a lot over it. That Quranic verse/
revelation is as follows:
Jaaa-al Haqqu wa Zahaqal-Baatil Innal Baatila kaana Zahuuqa.
The truth has come and falsehood has vanished; surely
falsehood is bound to vanish.
The next day, 09 March
2016, I received several calls from an Ahmadi who informed me that on Youtube,
Mubarak Boodhun labelled me as an “insane
person/ mentally sick”. Before proceeding further with the matter, like the
Quran and Hadiths teach us, I made the necessary to contact a member of the
Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam to research on whether the news about the stupid
remark is true or not. I was at that time in the midst of an important work,
and after giving this instruction, I received a revelation from my Rab, my
Allah (swt) who informed me (and thus confirming me the news): Unzur Kayfa zarabun lakal amsaala fa-zallun. See
the kind of examples they invent for you. They have gone astray.
Debate between the Salafiyya and Ahmadiyya
When I returned home at
night, I had the opportunity to see it for myself on Youtube. All this happened
through a meeting which was held between the Salafiyya and Ahmadiyya, and it
was the Salafiyya who posted all those Questions & Answers and subsequently
the debates on their Youtube Channel. Shame on the Jamaat Ahmadiyya! In the
year 2011, just before Ramadan, they had three meetings and debates with the
Salafiyya, in Port-Louis (Plaine Verte) and afterwards in Quatre-Bornes, at the
Pavillon. The Salafiyya was represented by Shabbir Chowtee and Jamaat Ahmadiyya
was represented by Mubarak Boodhun.
The first question of
Mubarak Boodhun was on: Who was a Muslim according to the Quran and Hadiths,
especially according to the Quran and as defined by Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh)?
The
second question– from Mr. Shabbir to Mubarak Boodhun – after Hazrat Muhammad
(pbuh) till Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as), how many prophets there were? And a
series of Questions & Answers ensued whereby each of them presented his
arguments – but unfortunately the arguments were not presented in the best ways
– till they reached a point before the conclusion of their session when Mr.
Shabbir put before Mubarak Boodhun about the fact that after Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
(as), Muhyiuddin Munir Ahmad Azim was proclaiming to be prophet, therefore he
wanted to have the opinion of Mubarak Boodhun on this issue.
With every fiber
of arrogance and boastfulness, Mubarak Boodhun said, concerning me: “He has nothing to do with the Jamaat
(Jamaat Ahmadiyya); he has been expelled from the Jamaat.”And therefore
Mr. Shabbir insisted on his question, to make that arrogant and boastful man
confess if whether a prophet can really come after Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as) or
not?
Upon the insistence of
Mr. Shabbir, Mubarak Boodhun did not know what to say; he was put in a fix and
did not know whether to say yes or no! Therefore, in a confused state, he began
saying that no prophet shall come (after Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as)) and
afterwards he retracts his words and confess that the POSSIBILITY exists that
prophets shall come after Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as). He said: “No, no one
will come… (Pause, then he
said)…
The possibility exists but I have not witness (the advent of) any (such
prophet/s).”
Then Mr. Shabbir
said: “If he (that prophet) comes and
you people don’t have faith (believe) in him, then this means that you are aKafir?” He gave precision to his
words and told Mubarak:“If Muhyiuddin Munir Ahmad Azim (I have seen his photo on
the internet) is a TRUE prophet, this means you are a Kafir?”Mubarak replied: “Not only me, but every
one of us!”
Islam forbids
aggression, but orders us to fight if the limits of decency and freedom of
conscience are exceeded and that truth and peace are in danger. In this case,
the Muslim is called to fight and should not shrink from the fight to protect
the religion approved by Allah, that is to say, Islam and the Muslims.
This is
the teaching on the basis of which the Holy Prophet (pbuh) set his own line of
conduct. He continued to suffer in Mecca and did not fight the aggression of which
he was the innocent victim. Even after his flight to Medina, the enemy went
there to extirpate Islam; he had to fight for truth and freedom of conscience,
but the fights he had subsequently directed were ordained by Allah, especially
on self-defence basis and to save the worship of God and His sincere adherents/
servants.
“Permission (to fight) has been given to
those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is
competent to give them victory. Those who have been driven from their homes
unjustly only because they said: Our Lord is Allah - For had it not been for
Allah's repelling some men by means of others, there would have been
demolished monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques in which the
name of Allah is much mentioned.
And Allah will surely support those who
support Him – Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might – Those who, if We
give them power in the land, establish worship and pay the Zakat and enjoin
kindness and forbid iniquity. And with Allah rests the end of (all) matters.”(22: 40-42).
What are natural
disasters, according to human terms? These are on one hand repressible
calamities and on the other uncontrollable disasters varying according to the
intensity of the calamities in question, for example:earthquakes, storms,
droughts, floods etc.They are classified into two parts: (1) those which manifest
as the consequences of what the hands of men have brought forth. For e.g. Global
warming by the greenhouse effect, pollution, etc. (2) those which manifest by
the nature itself of how the earth and the heavens function, sometimes
predictable, sometimes unpredictable.
In themselves, by their
nature they are form an integral part in the overall scheme of things in which
all life is created. Their roles in this scheme are determinants and are not at
all nonsense. So in the interest of a great number of lives, some small
individual interests are often sacrificed. This is the accepted principle.
Because of the important role that these disasters play in the planning of things
and in the journey of life and progress, they cannot then be taken as
meaningless just because some individuals are victims are them.
Ethics of Creative Destruction
The general philosophy
behind these disasters could be understood if you study the phenomenon of life
and death – the fight of one in the face of the other. Every step forward in
the evolution of life brings in its wake millions and millions of victims. Each
step causes the destruction of countless potential life. Even when we see in
the universe millions of species and a number, which cannot be counted, of
creatures in various forms of life – then what is their ultimate goal? If you
understand how things are patterned you will discover that they are made to
serve man and their roles are ultimately to serve the ecology of which man
needs. All this is only part of the process. Thus the number is sacrificed for
the profit of quality. This is the essence of this whole plan. If billions of
lives are sacrificed for the benefit of man – the superior creature/ being – in
order to increase his qualities and this after taking the test/ trial – then
some sacrifices are justified for this great planning of things.
In the context of the besiegement
by the ISIS
(Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) of some Muslim states by proclaiming a
caliphate which has not been mandated neither by Allah, nor the truly pious
people, both the Islamic and non-Islamic worlds now see themselves facing a
real danger. After Al-Qaeda and other terrorist cells, the ISIS is doing havoc in Iraq and
Syria and is trying by force and terror to make people succumb to their command.
According to them, the first objective of the Ummah must be the seizure of secular
power so as to be able to reign in supremacy. And so, without referring themselves
specifically to the Holy Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh), these
people spread terror in both Muslim and non-Muslim camps.
The world is facing a
real crisis. That is why in this century, the Caliph of Allah, the Reviver of Faith
of this century has been raised by Allah to thwart the purpose of any other
false caliphate which is just like a flame blazing and burning further the
fragile state of Islam.
We are in a state of
emergency. Muslims must refer themselves first of all to the Holy Quran and the
Sunnah of our beloved prophet (pbuh). What these so-called Muslims and defenders
of the Ummah are doing has nothing to do with the practice of the Holy Prophet
Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh). The latter (pbuh) had established the Quran first; long
before he even gained political power. The teachings (of the Quran) were
observed/ put into practice even if the political powers of the time opposed them.
The Holy Prophet (pbuh) remains verily our only source of light. His ascension
to political supremacy was primarily free of all injustice and coercion.
Man’s future, our future rests in our Creator, in our pure
relationship (between Him and us) which existed long before our existence on
this ephemeral earth. So why is there this distance, now that we exist on this
earth? Certainly the pursuit of pleasure associated with uncontrolled freedom
has made the society as it is today. We profess to be free, but free from what?
(Sadly) We have liberated ourselves from the bonds that bind us to our Creator!
It is what we now observe worldwide on the concept of freedom; to be free of
anything related to the nobility of the soul, to be free of the magnanimity of
the heart that creates in man his sense of responsibility and limiting his
unbridled pursuit of pleasure. It’s that kind of freedom that the Muslim world
and the world in general now continue to pursue – a mad pursuit of this
pleasure – anywhere he can find it and forgetting limits that must not be
exceeded.
Man is born with capabilities, resources and a limited
imagination; and thus should his pursuit of pleasure be limited, for if unchecked,
shall lead him to a dead end. Numerous side effects then stand in his way and
society becomes increasingly nervous and turbulent. The Muslim world is
unfortunately not spared today.
People who are rather
short-sighted and lack discernment define different reasons for their lives and
are limited to worldly objectives and ambitions. But the purpose decided for
man by God Almighty is according to His own holy words:
“And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.” (51:
57)
The real aim of God is
to make the man understand the main purpose of his existence on earth, that is
to say, to be completely devoted to Him. It is obvious that man cannot set a
goal to his own life because he neither comes into this world on his own nor does
he leave this world on his own, according to his will. He is a creature and the
One who has created him and invested in him better faculties which are superior
to animals has also identified a goal for his life. We understand it or not, the
fact remain that the purpose of the creation of man is undoubtedly worship and
understanding of God and a complete devotion to Him. Elsewhere in the Holy Quran,
God Almighty has said:
“Surely the true religion in the sight
of Allah is Islam...”(3:
20)
“So direct your face toward the religion, inclining to truth (as
one devoted to God). It is the nature made by Allah, the nature according to
which He has created men. There can be no change in Allah’s creation. This is
the true religion. But most people do not know.”(30:
31).
The religion that gives
us a real appreciation of God and prescribes His true worship is Islam. Islam
is inherent in human nature and man was created in accord with ISLAM
- submission to the One God - and such is the eternal and true faith. This is
to say that God wanted man to be fully devoted to His worship, that he loves
and obeys Him with all his faculties. So He (Allah) has blessed man with all
appropriate faculties to achieve ISLAM(to
submit to Him, that being the real target for the creation of mankind).
Despite the fact that
man is taken up by the various projects of his life, he can find true happiness
only in God Almighty (Allah).After having accumulated enormous wealth, after
having held high office, after having become a great trader, and ruled over a
vast kingdom, and after having been recognized as a great philosopher, at the
end he leaves all these commitments with great regret.His heart constantly
reproaches himself for his total concern for worldly affairs and his conscience
never accepts his illicit activities full of trickery and artifice.
An intelligent person
can better understand that problem. We cannot assign a higher purpose to
something beyond its/ his capacity, beyond which it/ he can no longer function.
For example, the highest work of a bull is the ploughing of fields or
irrigation or transportation. Its faculties are not adapted to anything else.
Thus the aim of the life of a bull comes down to these three functions. It has
no ability to do anything else.
But by examining the faculties of man and
trying to find their limits, we find him in search of God the Exalted. He
wishes to become so devote to God that he devotes everything he owns/possesses
to God. He shares with other animals his natural survival instinct. However, in
the field of manufacturing certain animals surpass him. Indeed the bees extract
the essence of different varieties of flowers to produce a honey so excellent
that it surpasses the understanding of man up till now. It is therefore obvious
that the summits of human faculties are to meet God the Exalted. So the real
purpose of his life is that the window of his heart should open to God.
