Al-ghurabah
18-11-05, 10:24 AM
How should we regulate the jama'ah?
and what is the way to preserve the work of jama'ah?
In our time now, there are plenty of Muslims who are great people.
The Ummah has swelled to one billion in number. There are so many
Muslims that they are large in number like ants.
The amount of people who are entering into Islam is startling and is
surprising even the Orientalists, who study professionally to destroy
Islam.
Yet, Muslims as a group seem to be failing pathetically, but
succeeding well as individuals. It is sad that group work, which is
known of Islam, is one of the most forgotten principles today.
Gone are the days when groups worked together for the common good and
sacrificed their own personal needs. Since the evaporation of the
Khilaafa system by the enemies of Islam between the years 1919-1924,
the group work that Islam was known for passed into near oblivion,
with the exception of the strong Ulama, knowledgeable people
dedicated to working for Islam in da'awa and other activitiies and
the Mujaahidin, striving for Islam.
When we say Ahl us-Sunna walJama'ah, many people are prepared to say
that they are striving for the Sunna, however they want nothing to do
with the Jama'ah and other Muslims.
Some Muslims have become so self-righteous that they don't need group
work. Everyone wants to work on their own, and no one needs help. In
the 'modern' times, no one needs groups and everyone is just fine on
their own. Who needs groups, they say. We just want to practice
Islam.
If only they knew that Islam is group work. The Jama'ah (Group) is
what makes up Islam. And if it was not for the group, there would be
no Islam, as Umar (RAA) has said, 'There is no Islam without jamaah.'
As we know in the Qur'an, Allah (SWT) is always referring to the
group work that this Ummah is supposed to be doing. He has said,
'You are the best Ummah that has been brought forward for people. You
enjoin the right and forbid the wrong and you believe in Allah.
'And if the People of the Book had believed, it would have been
better for them. From among them are believers, but most of them are
Faasiqun (rebellious sinners),' Surah Aali Imraan, ayah 110.
Thus Allah has told us that we are the best Ummah. He has also shown
us that one of the great errors of the Ummahs of the past, like the
Jews and Christians, besides their major shirk, was the fact of their
failure in group work.
Allah (SWT) then addressed the Jews regarding their group work. Part
of their group work was that they were entrusted with the Torah and
to preserve it together and with discipline.
But the Jews did not preserve it, and they failed in their group
work. This led to the evaluation by Allah (SWT) of their group work,
'The likeness of those who were entrusted to bear the Torah and they
did not bear it is the likeness of the donkey bearing books. Evil is
the likeness of the people who deny the signs of Allah. But Allah
does not guide the oppressive people,' Surat ulJumu'ah, ayah 5.
Thus in the task of preserving the Torah and speaking the truth with
it, they failed and they were not willing to benefit from the
knowledge.
The comparison between them and the donkey is a strong one, as the
donkey is laden with weight, and he makes no difference between the
weight of gold and the weight of books.
Thus whether it is knowledge or dead weight, it is all the same to
the donkey. The Jews have been the same way with their conservation
and preservation of the Torah.
And in their group work, they failed. And as Allah has shown us,
failing to work in a group can lead to the denial of some of or all
of the signs of Allah.
And there is no worse oppression than that which people do to
themselves when they fail in their group work, deny the signs of
Allah and tamper with the words of Allah.
The group work is how the people have gone astray. This area has been
one of the greatest stumbling blocks that has hurt this Ummah since
the devastation of the khilaafa system.
This is precisely why so many times in the Qur'an, Allah (SWT) has
informed us, 'O you who believe, O you who believe, not the
statement, 'O the person who believes, or 'O you man who believes.'
This is due to the fact that Allah is addressing the group and he
wants the group to work.
Only through group work can the full fruit of the Ummah be harvested
and success can be realised. Allah has attached so much reward to
working in the Jama'ah system, that he said of those struggling for
His cause,
'If there are among you twenty patient ones, they will overcome 200,
and if there are 100, they will overcome 1000 of those who are
kuffar, because they (the kuffar) to not have understanding,' Surat
ulAnfaal, ayah 65.
The kuffar can not understand how they have been overcome by the
group work of the believers! This type of work is like no other. The
group work comes from the love that is showered on those who believe
by Allah when they put their hands together and strive to preserve
and honour this beautiful religion of Islam,
'Truly Allah loves those who fight in his cause in rows together as
if they were one solid and strong stucture,' Surah Saff, ayah 4
The kuffar have no such affection and love from Allah, and the
Almighty has only said of the way that they work with each other,
'On the contrary, those who are kuffar are in strong enmity and
divisions,' Surah Saad, ayah 2
In all such matters and cases, the kuffar, when they are amongst
eachother, have nothing but strong hatred and enmity for one another.
But if the issue of Islam should arise, then they unite quickly in
one solid block to resist Islam and to attack and disfigure its'
adherents.
One of the greatest examples of history of this agreement and
alliance was in the Battle of Trench, also known as the battle of the
clans.
In this battle, a massive trench was dug by the Muslims to safeguard
themselves from invasion by the kuffar. This way, the kuffar would
not be able to cross the trench and those that tried would be quickly
impeded by the breadth and length of the trench.
But the dynamic and reality of group work was manifested in this
pivotal battle. On the outside of the trench were those who were
attempting to lay siege to the Muslims. These included the pagans of
Makkah, the Jewish tribes as well as the various Christian factions.
And on the inside, defending the principles of the worship fo one
true lord were the Muslims, alone, exhausted but triumphant and
honourable in their defense of the truth, and most of all, SUCCESSFUL
IN THEIR GROUP WORK.
In recent times, the Battle of the Trench has come again, with the
Buddhists (believed by many to be peaceful) in Burma killing and
expelling Muslims from the land, the Hindus killing Muslims on the
island of Bali in Indonesia, the Jews killing Muslims in Palestine
and the Orthodox and Russian Orthodox factions of Christianity
slaughtering the Muslims in Bosnia, Albania, the former Russian
rebublics and many other former Soviet sattellites.
Sadly, however, Muslims have forgotten the Battle of the Trench and
some are actually crossing over to the other side. Others have become
indifferent and have actually just cooly stood by watching the
carnage.
We Muslims have to return to our group work, we have to stop our self
righteousness, and we have to be willing to work with a jama'ah
together and shed some blood for the sake of Allah to preserve the
religion.
This could be realised by working in da'awa, making hijrah with the
intention to preserve one's religion, and the highest of all of these
is to fight in the cause of Allah against the enemies of Allah and to
protect the friends and helpers of Allah.
And May Allah help us and make us from among his helpers and
supporters and let us always be vigilant to the modern day, BATTLE OF
THE TRENCH.
and what is the way to preserve the work of jama'ah?
In our time now, there are plenty of Muslims who are great people.
The Ummah has swelled to one billion in number. There are so many
Muslims that they are large in number like ants.
The amount of people who are entering into Islam is startling and is
surprising even the Orientalists, who study professionally to destroy
Islam.
Yet, Muslims as a group seem to be failing pathetically, but
succeeding well as individuals. It is sad that group work, which is
known of Islam, is one of the most forgotten principles today.
Gone are the days when groups worked together for the common good and
sacrificed their own personal needs. Since the evaporation of the
Khilaafa system by the enemies of Islam between the years 1919-1924,
the group work that Islam was known for passed into near oblivion,
with the exception of the strong Ulama, knowledgeable people
dedicated to working for Islam in da'awa and other activitiies and
the Mujaahidin, striving for Islam.
When we say Ahl us-Sunna walJama'ah, many people are prepared to say
that they are striving for the Sunna, however they want nothing to do
with the Jama'ah and other Muslims.
Some Muslims have become so self-righteous that they don't need group
work. Everyone wants to work on their own, and no one needs help. In
the 'modern' times, no one needs groups and everyone is just fine on
their own. Who needs groups, they say. We just want to practice
Islam.
If only they knew that Islam is group work. The Jama'ah (Group) is
what makes up Islam. And if it was not for the group, there would be
no Islam, as Umar (RAA) has said, 'There is no Islam without jamaah.'
As we know in the Qur'an, Allah (SWT) is always referring to the
group work that this Ummah is supposed to be doing. He has said,
'You are the best Ummah that has been brought forward for people. You
enjoin the right and forbid the wrong and you believe in Allah.
'And if the People of the Book had believed, it would have been
better for them. From among them are believers, but most of them are
Faasiqun (rebellious sinners),' Surah Aali Imraan, ayah 110.
Thus Allah has told us that we are the best Ummah. He has also shown
us that one of the great errors of the Ummahs of the past, like the
Jews and Christians, besides their major shirk, was the fact of their
failure in group work.
Allah (SWT) then addressed the Jews regarding their group work. Part
of their group work was that they were entrusted with the Torah and
to preserve it together and with discipline.
But the Jews did not preserve it, and they failed in their group
work. This led to the evaluation by Allah (SWT) of their group work,
'The likeness of those who were entrusted to bear the Torah and they
did not bear it is the likeness of the donkey bearing books. Evil is
the likeness of the people who deny the signs of Allah. But Allah
does not guide the oppressive people,' Surat ulJumu'ah, ayah 5.
Thus in the task of preserving the Torah and speaking the truth with
it, they failed and they were not willing to benefit from the
knowledge.
The comparison between them and the donkey is a strong one, as the
donkey is laden with weight, and he makes no difference between the
weight of gold and the weight of books.
Thus whether it is knowledge or dead weight, it is all the same to
the donkey. The Jews have been the same way with their conservation
and preservation of the Torah.
And in their group work, they failed. And as Allah has shown us,
failing to work in a group can lead to the denial of some of or all
of the signs of Allah.
And there is no worse oppression than that which people do to
themselves when they fail in their group work, deny the signs of
Allah and tamper with the words of Allah.
The group work is how the people have gone astray. This area has been
one of the greatest stumbling blocks that has hurt this Ummah since
the devastation of the khilaafa system.
This is precisely why so many times in the Qur'an, Allah (SWT) has
informed us, 'O you who believe, O you who believe, not the
statement, 'O the person who believes, or 'O you man who believes.'
This is due to the fact that Allah is addressing the group and he
wants the group to work.
Only through group work can the full fruit of the Ummah be harvested
and success can be realised. Allah has attached so much reward to
working in the Jama'ah system, that he said of those struggling for
His cause,
'If there are among you twenty patient ones, they will overcome 200,
and if there are 100, they will overcome 1000 of those who are
kuffar, because they (the kuffar) to not have understanding,' Surat
ulAnfaal, ayah 65.
The kuffar can not understand how they have been overcome by the
group work of the believers! This type of work is like no other. The
group work comes from the love that is showered on those who believe
by Allah when they put their hands together and strive to preserve
and honour this beautiful religion of Islam,
'Truly Allah loves those who fight in his cause in rows together as
if they were one solid and strong stucture,' Surah Saff, ayah 4
The kuffar have no such affection and love from Allah, and the
Almighty has only said of the way that they work with each other,
'On the contrary, those who are kuffar are in strong enmity and
divisions,' Surah Saad, ayah 2
In all such matters and cases, the kuffar, when they are amongst
eachother, have nothing but strong hatred and enmity for one another.
But if the issue of Islam should arise, then they unite quickly in
one solid block to resist Islam and to attack and disfigure its'
adherents.
One of the greatest examples of history of this agreement and
alliance was in the Battle of Trench, also known as the battle of the
clans.
In this battle, a massive trench was dug by the Muslims to safeguard
themselves from invasion by the kuffar. This way, the kuffar would
not be able to cross the trench and those that tried would be quickly
impeded by the breadth and length of the trench.
But the dynamic and reality of group work was manifested in this
pivotal battle. On the outside of the trench were those who were
attempting to lay siege to the Muslims. These included the pagans of
Makkah, the Jewish tribes as well as the various Christian factions.
And on the inside, defending the principles of the worship fo one
true lord were the Muslims, alone, exhausted but triumphant and
honourable in their defense of the truth, and most of all, SUCCESSFUL
IN THEIR GROUP WORK.
In recent times, the Battle of the Trench has come again, with the
Buddhists (believed by many to be peaceful) in Burma killing and
expelling Muslims from the land, the Hindus killing Muslims on the
island of Bali in Indonesia, the Jews killing Muslims in Palestine
and the Orthodox and Russian Orthodox factions of Christianity
slaughtering the Muslims in Bosnia, Albania, the former Russian
rebublics and many other former Soviet sattellites.
Sadly, however, Muslims have forgotten the Battle of the Trench and
some are actually crossing over to the other side. Others have become
indifferent and have actually just cooly stood by watching the
carnage.
We Muslims have to return to our group work, we have to stop our self
righteousness, and we have to be willing to work with a jama'ah
together and shed some blood for the sake of Allah to preserve the
religion.
This could be realised by working in da'awa, making hijrah with the
intention to preserve one's religion, and the highest of all of these
is to fight in the cause of Allah against the enemies of Allah and to
protect the friends and helpers of Allah.
And May Allah help us and make us from among his helpers and
supporters and let us always be vigilant to the modern day, BATTLE OF
THE TRENCH.