ISLAM IS A DIVINE MESSAGE AND THE MUSLIM UMMAT IS ITS CARRIER.
Unfortunately this fact was ignored and
neglected not only by the common Muslims but also by many of the the elites and
sheikhs. Consequently, the Muslims came to regard themselves as a nation in
that idiom in which other nations of the world are 'nations', that is, on
territorial considerations or racial peculiarities. However some Muslims of
understanding hold that, unlike other nations, the Muslim nationhood is constructed
on the threshold of religious ideology. But even they fail to realise that the
reality lies beyond this limited concept of nationhood.
The truth is that the Muslim Ummat is a community sent down to the world by Allah with a
specific message , whose sole obligation consists in preserving this message,
propagating it. and inviting people to fulfil its demands. Those who accept
this message of Allah form one universal brotherhood, having certain
obligations, and all believers belong to this universal brotherhood, or call
it. a nation. After coming to know this unique character and function of this
Ummat, it becomes manifest that the biggest responsibility of this Ummat consists
in
(1) proper understanding of this message,
(2) fulfilling the requirements of this
message,
(3) learning the essence of this message,
(4) inviting people to adhere to the demands of
this message and its propagation,
(5) establishing a universal brotherhood of
those who adhere to it, and
(6) fulfilling the obligations pertaining to
this brotherhood.
It is a pity that, within a century of the advent of Islam, the Muslims
became forgetful of this of their responsibility. The Muslim sultans and kings
were content with making conquests and expanding their domains, thereby
collecting ransom and land-revenue, believing that leading a life of comforts
and luxuries was the only end worth achieving. The ulama and the scholars limited
themselves to scholastic pursuits, preferring the life of contentment and
seclusion to the trails of the world. The sufis and the darveshes resorted to
prayers and counting rosaries and adopted the cloistered life of the hermits,
away from the busy life of the world. This resulted in that due to the absence
of true guidance and direction, the Ummat became forgetful of its position, and
the actual cause of the bringing forth of Muslim Ummat was lost sight of by all
sections of the Muslim Community.
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DAWAH MANHAJ PRINCIPLES METHODOLOGY IN
THE HOLY QURAN AND MESSANGER LIFE
THE HOLY QURAN AND MESSANGER LIFE
By
ALLAMA SYED SULAIMAN NADVI (R.A.)
The celebrated biographer of Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam (Book Seeratun Nabi ) Great Islamic Scholar of last century founder of Darul Musannefin
The celebrated biographer of Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam (Book Seeratun Nabi ) Great Islamic Scholar of last century founder of Darul Musannefin
