Guidance and Misguidance
All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. May Allah bless our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his companions, and grant them Peace.
Indeed the support and help come through the Quran and sword.
Allah, the Most High says:
"Certainly We sent Our apostles with clear arguments, and sent down with them the Book and the balance that men may conduct themselves with equity; and We have made the iron, wherein is great violence and advantages to men, and that Allah may know who helps Him and His apostles in the secret; surely Allah is Strong, Mighty".
(The Holy Quran, Surah 57. "The Iron", verse 25)
This is the path that was chosen by the companions who followed the Book of Allah and were obedient on Armed Jihad; this is the reason why Allah has purified their faith and granted them victories on the battlefields.
Allah, the Most High says:
"Allah has promised to those of you who believe and do good that He will most certainly make them rulers in the earth as He made rulers those before them, and that He will most certainly establish for them their religion which He has chosen for them, and that He will most certainly, after their fear, give them security in exchange; they shall serve Me, not associating aught with Me; and whoever is ungrateful after this, these it is who are the transgressors".
(The Holy Quran, Surah 24. "The Light", verse 55)
Later, when the practice of the Book and Armed Jihad was brought to a stall, the power of Muslims had dramatically declined.
Wherever the banner of Jihad was set, you already see Mujahideen are in a hurry to go there, searching for martyrdom, wherever it could be found. You could see very few among them who had spent some time studying in the past. But you will not see among them scholars who would advise the Mujahideen to strengthen their faith.
The Prophet, may Allah bless him, and grant him Peace, said:
"A group of people from my Ummah will continue to fight in defense of truth and remain triumphant until the Day of Judgment".
One of the indications of the weakness of the Ummah and its deviation from the description of the Victorious Group today is the fact that there are very few well learned who are fighting in the fields of Jihad.
The revival of Armed Jihad, which the Ummah experiences today, is a right time for the seekers of the true knowledge to make a step towards Hijrah and Jihad on the path of Allah, because He, the Most High says:
"And whoever flies in Allah's way, he will find in the earth many a place of refuge and abundant resources, and whoever goes forth from his house flying to Allah and His Apostle, and then death overtakes him, his reward is indeed with Allah and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful".
(The Holy Quran, Surah 4. "The Women", verse 100)
A muhajir would find a place of safety, letting his enemies cope with their rage on their own. The muhajir would find abundant resources for spiritual and physical strength in the full sense of these words. This is a virtue of the guidance, response to the call to make Hijrah and then go for Jihad to fight the enemies of Allah physically.
Well-being has a key option: laying down the basis of freedom from sorrow and depression triggered by living side by side with the enemies of Allah; it is leaving a country where tyrants and their proxies transgress framing and exercising their imaginary laws on its subjects, and, finally, it is moving in exchange for Paradise towards the nobleness, power, Jihad and the victory and life in accordance with the Sharia that is the monotheism and laws of Allah, the Most High.
Scholars are the successors of the prophets. They are obliged to bear their mission; i.e. to carry the truth of Allah, the Most High forth, and conduct Jihad to guard it. It is them, the scholars, who must lead Muslims to Jihad against the enemies of Allah.
There are distinctions in quality between sincere and wicked scholars. The very first of them is the integrity of faith, words and deeds.
The Prophet, may Allah bless him, and grant him Peace, said:
"On the Day of Resurrection the feet of the son of Adam will not move away till he is questioned about four matters: how he spent his lifetime, how he spent his youth; from where he acquired his wealth and how he spent it, and what he did with his knowledge".
There is a reference to the guidance in the opening Surah of the Quran; the guidance to the straight path to al-Jannah, that Allah has granted the prophets, martyrs, righteous and truthful, who are neither under the wrath, like those from among the Jews and wicked scholars of the Muslim Ummah, because of their ignorance of the truth, nor were lead astray, who committed acts without the knowledge, like the Christians and the corrupt of our Ummah.
Sufyan ibn 'Uyayna, may Allah bestow His mercy on him, said:
"Our wicked scholars have something from the Jews, while the corrupt Muslims have something from the Christians."
Allah, the Most High has mentioned the both peculiarities in His Book:
"O you who believe! most surely many of the doctors of law and the monks eat away the property of men falsely, and turn (them) from Allah's way; and (as for) those who hoard up gold and silver and do not spend it in Allah's way, announce to them a painful chastisement".
(The Holy Quran, Surah 9. "The Repentance", verse 34)
The guidance could only be achieved by the righteous and truthful deeds which are supported by the knowledge and promptness to answer the call:
"And if We had prescribed for them: Lay down your lives or go forth from your homes, they would not have done it except a few of them; and if they had done what they were admonished, it would have certainly been better for them and best in strengthening (them); And then We would certainly have given them from Ourselves a great reward. And We would certainly have guided them in the right path. And whoever obeys Allah and the Apostle, these are with those upon whom Allah has bestowed favors from among the prophets and the truthful and the martyrs and the good, and a goodly company are they!"
(The Holy Quran, Surah 4. "The Women", verses 66-69)
Those who claim to have a degree and ascribe themselves to the righteous salaf of this Ummah, but hide the truth, keep out of Jihad, turn away from the path of Allah for the sake of earthly goods, these are the liars in their claims. They are the closest of all people to the description of the Jews, who are under the wrath of Allah, the Most High, Who says:
"And do not mix up the truth with the falsehood, nor hide the truth while you know (it). And keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate and bow down with those who bow down. What! do you enjoin men to be good and neglect your own souls while you read the Book; have you then no sense?"
(The Holy Quran, Surah 2. "The Cow", verses 42-44)
All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. May Allah bless our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his companions, and grant them Peace.
Indeed the support and help come through the Quran and sword.
Allah, the Most High says:
"Certainly We sent Our apostles with clear arguments, and sent down with them the Book and the balance that men may conduct themselves with equity; and We have made the iron, wherein is great violence and advantages to men, and that Allah may know who helps Him and His apostles in the secret; surely Allah is Strong, Mighty".
(The Holy Quran, Surah 57. "The Iron", verse 25)
This is the path that was chosen by the companions who followed the Book of Allah and were obedient on Armed Jihad; this is the reason why Allah has purified their faith and granted them victories on the battlefields.
Allah, the Most High says:
"Allah has promised to those of you who believe and do good that He will most certainly make them rulers in the earth as He made rulers those before them, and that He will most certainly establish for them their religion which He has chosen for them, and that He will most certainly, after their fear, give them security in exchange; they shall serve Me, not associating aught with Me; and whoever is ungrateful after this, these it is who are the transgressors".
(The Holy Quran, Surah 24. "The Light", verse 55)
Later, when the practice of the Book and Armed Jihad was brought to a stall, the power of Muslims had dramatically declined.
Wherever the banner of Jihad was set, you already see Mujahideen are in a hurry to go there, searching for martyrdom, wherever it could be found. You could see very few among them who had spent some time studying in the past. But you will not see among them scholars who would advise the Mujahideen to strengthen their faith.
The Prophet, may Allah bless him, and grant him Peace, said:
"A group of people from my Ummah will continue to fight in defense of truth and remain triumphant until the Day of Judgment".
One of the indications of the weakness of the Ummah and its deviation from the description of the Victorious Group today is the fact that there are very few well learned who are fighting in the fields of Jihad.
The revival of Armed Jihad, which the Ummah experiences today, is a right time for the seekers of the true knowledge to make a step towards Hijrah and Jihad on the path of Allah, because He, the Most High says:
"And whoever flies in Allah's way, he will find in the earth many a place of refuge and abundant resources, and whoever goes forth from his house flying to Allah and His Apostle, and then death overtakes him, his reward is indeed with Allah and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful".
(The Holy Quran, Surah 4. "The Women", verse 100)
A muhajir would find a place of safety, letting his enemies cope with their rage on their own. The muhajir would find abundant resources for spiritual and physical strength in the full sense of these words. This is a virtue of the guidance, response to the call to make Hijrah and then go for Jihad to fight the enemies of Allah physically.
Well-being has a key option: laying down the basis of freedom from sorrow and depression triggered by living side by side with the enemies of Allah; it is leaving a country where tyrants and their proxies transgress framing and exercising their imaginary laws on its subjects, and, finally, it is moving in exchange for Paradise towards the nobleness, power, Jihad and the victory and life in accordance with the Sharia that is the monotheism and laws of Allah, the Most High.
Scholars are the successors of the prophets. They are obliged to bear their mission; i.e. to carry the truth of Allah, the Most High forth, and conduct Jihad to guard it. It is them, the scholars, who must lead Muslims to Jihad against the enemies of Allah.
There are distinctions in quality between sincere and wicked scholars. The very first of them is the integrity of faith, words and deeds.
The Prophet, may Allah bless him, and grant him Peace, said:
"On the Day of Resurrection the feet of the son of Adam will not move away till he is questioned about four matters: how he spent his lifetime, how he spent his youth; from where he acquired his wealth and how he spent it, and what he did with his knowledge".
There is a reference to the guidance in the opening Surah of the Quran; the guidance to the straight path to al-Jannah, that Allah has granted the prophets, martyrs, righteous and truthful, who are neither under the wrath, like those from among the Jews and wicked scholars of the Muslim Ummah, because of their ignorance of the truth, nor were lead astray, who committed acts without the knowledge, like the Christians and the corrupt of our Ummah.
Sufyan ibn 'Uyayna, may Allah bestow His mercy on him, said:
"Our wicked scholars have something from the Jews, while the corrupt Muslims have something from the Christians."
Allah, the Most High has mentioned the both peculiarities in His Book:
"O you who believe! most surely many of the doctors of law and the monks eat away the property of men falsely, and turn (them) from Allah's way; and (as for) those who hoard up gold and silver and do not spend it in Allah's way, announce to them a painful chastisement".
(The Holy Quran, Surah 9. "The Repentance", verse 34)
The guidance could only be achieved by the righteous and truthful deeds which are supported by the knowledge and promptness to answer the call:
"And if We had prescribed for them: Lay down your lives or go forth from your homes, they would not have done it except a few of them; and if they had done what they were admonished, it would have certainly been better for them and best in strengthening (them); And then We would certainly have given them from Ourselves a great reward. And We would certainly have guided them in the right path. And whoever obeys Allah and the Apostle, these are with those upon whom Allah has bestowed favors from among the prophets and the truthful and the martyrs and the good, and a goodly company are they!"
(The Holy Quran, Surah 4. "The Women", verses 66-69)
Those who claim to have a degree and ascribe themselves to the righteous salaf of this Ummah, but hide the truth, keep out of Jihad, turn away from the path of Allah for the sake of earthly goods, these are the liars in their claims. They are the closest of all people to the description of the Jews, who are under the wrath of Allah, the Most High, Who says:
"And do not mix up the truth with the falsehood, nor hide the truth while you know (it). And keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate and bow down with those who bow down. What! do you enjoin men to be good and neglect your own souls while you read the Book; have you then no sense?"
(The Holy Quran, Surah 2. "The Cow", verses 42-44)
