In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful
For about 9 centuries,
from the 7th century AD, Muslims, as a community, had been in a good position,
politically or even otherwise, on a large part of this world. But gradually,
the community lost its Muslim character, and, consequently, lost its good position
too. The Muslims are still in ruling positions in some countries, but they
carry no weight, internationally.
The Qur'aanic Verse
13:11 tells us that Allah does not change a community's condition until it
changes its own character (ان الله لا يغيرو ما بقوم
حتى يغيرو ما بانفسهم ٠٠٠). The Muslims themselves are responsible
for their continually worsening condition. Most of today's Muslims do really
have no faith in Allah. Their minds entertain doubts even about the existence
of Allah. And they doubt the divine authorship of the Qur'aan! That is why they
do not try to follow the Qur’aan, in letter, and in spirit.
ہمیں شک ہے کہ شک ہی میں غرق ہو جاینگے ہم
جانتے بوجھتے، دیکھتے ہی دیکھتے، ﷲ کی مار کھاینگے ہم۔
(We are in doubt that
in doubt itself we're going to drown
Knowingly, imminently,
we're going to suffer Allah's frown)
In the very same Verse
quoted above, the Qur'aan informs us that when Allah wills calamity on any
community, none, other than He Himself, can avert it.
May Allah have mercy on
us!
Mohammad Shafi
