On The Day Of Judgment:
How Would You Answer Allah?
Did you enjoin what is right?
Did you forbid what is wrong?
Did you fight injustice, oppression?
Did you help the victims of aggression?
Don’t you know that silent spectators
are partners of the oppressors?
(M. Javed Naseem)
وَٱلْفِتْنَةُ
أَكْبَرُ مِنَ ٱلْقَتْلِ
“… Tumult and oppression are worse
(bigger crimes) than killing…”
(al-Quran 2:217)
The ‘New World Order’ means ‘slavery and oppression’ at the
hands of a few powerful but evil elements – the oppressors of the world. Justice,
fairness, faithfulness, loyalty, honesty, sincerity, truthfulness and hard-work
would not be appreciated, it would rather be punished. The only acceptable
loyalty would be the loyalty to the oppressors – the controllers and plunderers
of the world. If you raise voice or protest against injustice and oppression,
you would be eliminated. Killing is not a crime for them. They slaughter humans
for any reason to create fear and terror. It’s their way or no way! The Devils
have become so strong and powerful that they are not only supported by the corrupt
politicians and community leaders but also by the opportunist religious
scholars and Muftis or Imams in the Muslim world. This is the ‘End Period’.
We are going through this phase (or period) in the history
now. People are terrorized. They are so scared that they don’t raise their
voices against injustice or oppression or even aggression. On the contrary,
they accept it and become a tool in the hands of the oppressors and aggressors.
According to the Quran, persecution, tumult and oppression are worse than
killing people. Allah says:
وَٱلْفِتْنَةُ
أَشَدُّ مِنَ ٱلْقَتْلِ
“…For tumult and oppression
“…For tumult and oppression
are worse than slaughter…”
(al-Quran 2:191)
So, who is going to change this situation if we are not
going to try ourselves?
How would we answer Allah on the Day of Judgment? How would
we explain and what would we say if Allah asked:
What did you do when your brethren were
starving to death because they had no food, water, clothing or shelter?
What did you do when other humans suffered due
to Tsunami, earthquakes, fires, floods and other calamities? Did you help the
victims?
What did you do when the unbelievers and the
Munafiqeen unleashed the terror through killing and bloodshed in Palestine,
Iraq, Libya, Syria, Afghanistan, Egypt, Sudan, Bosnia, Yemen, Kashmir, Burma, Chechenya, India,
Bangladesh, Pakistan, Philippines, etc.? Did you try to stop the bloodshed? Did
you ward off evil aggression and fight back in the way of Allah? Did you help
the Muslim victims?
What did you do when, in Pakistan , the
goons of rich Makhdooms (feudal lords) humiliated the Muslim women of the poor
opposite group, stripped them naked and forced them to march in the streets
with thousands of spectators? They were crying for help.
What did you do when, in Sialkot/Pakistan,
goons of the influential feudal lords beat to death with cricket bats two young
brothers, with Police and thousands others watching? Those two Muslim brothers
were crying for help.
What did you do when the Kaafireen were
spreading viruses, AIDS, diseases and maladies in the poor countries, and made
millions of dollars by selling them ‘treated water’ in the name of vaccine?
What did you do when the unbelievers were
destroying your culture and misleading your future generations through
TV/media, promoting nudity, sex, dance, music and labeling it as ‘star academy’
or ‘talent shows’? Why did you replace the Quranic education?
Why did you disobey Allah when He repeatedly
warned you in the Quran of the Shaitan (the Devil) and commanded you not to
follow his footsteps?
Why didn’t you pay thanks to Allah, the
Merciful, for all the blessings and bounties He bestowed upon you in this
worldly life despite His reminders in the Quran?
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لاَ
يَشْكُرُونَ
“….. For Allah is full of bounty to mankind,
“….. For Allah is full of bounty to mankind,
but Most of them are ungrateful.”
(al-Quran 2:243)
وَإِذْ
تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكُمْ لَئِن شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ
وَلَئِن
كَفَرْتُمْ إِنَّ عَذَابِى لَشَدِيدٌ
“And when your Lord proclaimed: If you
give thanks, I will give you more; but if
you
are thankless, lo! My punishment is dire.”
(al-Quran 14:7)
I am sure you don’t have any answers to the above questions.
You better start working on it and prepare some answers before it’s over. And
it would be over in a few years. Guaranteed!
There is left only a small minority of pious, honest and
righteous people in the world and they are doing whatever they can to guide
others and wake them up. They are clinging to ‘Hope’ and hope never dies! Why?
Because hope is related to Allah and He loves to help and guide humans when
they cry for help. Allah has commanded us to promote good (or righteousness)
and forbid evil (or wrong-doing, corruption).
كُنْتُمْ خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ
وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَلَوْ آمَنَ
أَهْلُ ٱلْكِتَابِ
لَكَانَ خَيْراً لَّهُمْ مِّنْهُمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَأَكْثَرُهُمُ
ٱلْفَاسِقُونَ
“You are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind,
“You are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind,
enjoining what is right, forbidding what
is wrong,
and believing in Allah. If only the People
of the
Book had faith, it were best for them;
among them
are some who have faith, but most of them
are
perverted transgressors.”
(al-Quran 3:110)
We are all crying for help these days but how many of us
really qualify for Allah’s help? Allah helps those who help themselves. To
qualify for help, we should fight the injustice and oppression. We should obey
the commands of Allah. We should try to do all we can and then leave the rest
to Allah. In the meantime, we patiently persevere and pray. That’s the
procedure to seek Allah’s help (except in emergency). Allah says:
يَآأَيُّهَا
ٱلَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ ٱسْتَعِينُواْ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَٱلصَّلاَةِ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّابِرِينَ
“O you who believe! Seek help with patient
perseverance and prayer; for Allah is with
those who patiently persevere.”
(al-Quran 2:153)
It is very unfortunate that we Muslims take neither Islam nor
the Quran seriously. We take one part and leave the other. We look for easy way
out and while choosing that, we don’t even care that we are disobeying Allah’s
command for the other part. For example, these days every Muslim country is
facing problems – some are going through the worst bloodshed ever. There is
evil, wrong-doing and corruption all over. Naturally, everybody is complaining or
protesting. But the question is: When things started going wrong, in the
beginning of the crisis, what did we do to fix them? Did we play our part and
discharge our obligations of “amr bil maaroof wa nahi-a anil munker”? Did we
obey and observe the command of Allah to ‘ward off evil’?
No, we did not. We let things get out of control. We are not
true believers (Muslims). Allah has defined the true believers in the Holy
Quran:
وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ
وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍ يَأْمُرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ
وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ
ٱلْمُنْكَرِ وَيُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلواَةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَواةَ
وَيُطِيعُونَ ٱللَّهَ
وَرَسُولَهُ أُوْلَـٰئِكَ سَيَرْحَمُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
“The Believers, men and women, are protectors
“The Believers, men and women, are protectors
one of another. They enjoin what is just,
and forbid
what is evil. They observe regular
prayers, practice
regular charity, and obey Allah and His
Messenger.
On them will Allah pour His mercy,
for Allah is Exalted in power, Wise.”
(al-Quran 9:71)
We did not enjoin what was just/right and we did not forbid
what was evil/wrong. We didn’t do our duty and now we complain because the punishment
is knocking at our doors! It is too late. When there was time to stop the evil,
we did not. We said it was not our problem because it was not happening to us.
It has spread since then and now we are in the middle of it with no way out. The
flames of the fire of evil have eventually engulfed us. Who is responsible for
that? Others, of course, and not us!
The saying goes: What you sow, so shall you reap.
So, we are reaping it now!
But there is another saying: Better late than never!
If we repent now and turn to Allah begging for His pardon
and mercy, He’ll surely forgive us. With His mercy and help we can be
redirected to the right path. Just listen and follow the righteous people who
are calling on you (and I am not talking about Mullahs or Jaahil promoters of
religion or the bearded politicians)!
وَلْتَكُنْ مِّنْكُمْ أُمَّةٌ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ
بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ وَأُوْلَـٰئِكَ هُمُ
ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ
“Let there arise out of you a group of people
“Let there arise out of you a group of people
inviting to all that is good, enjoining
what is right,
and forbidding what is wrong: They are the
ones
who are successful.”
(al-Quran 3:104)
يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلآخِرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ
وَيَنْهَوْنَ
عَنِ ٱلْمُنْكَرِ وَيُسَارِعُونَ فِى ٱلْخَيْرَاتِ وَأُوْلَـٰئِكَ مِنَ
ٱلصَّالِحِينَ
“They believe in Allah and the Last Day;
“They believe in Allah and the Last Day;
they enjoin what is right, and forbid what
is wrong;
and they hasten (in emulation) in (all)
good works.
They are in the ranks of the righteous.”
(al-Quran 3:114)
Judge yourself
and others according to the standards set by the Quran; as per the rules and
the yardstick prescribed for you by Allah. And here’s that yardstick with which
you can measure the righteous believers:
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ
يَأْمُرُ بِٱلْعَدْلِ وَٱلإحْسَانِ وَإِيتَآءِ ذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَيَنْهَىٰ
عَنِ ٱلْفَحْشَاءِ
وَٱلْمُنْكَرِ وَٱلْبَغْىِ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
“Allah commands justice, the doing of good, and
“Allah commands justice, the doing of good, and
liberality to kith and kin, and He forbids
all shameful
deeds, and injustice and rebellion. He
instructs you,
that you may receive admonition.”
(al-Quran 16:90)
ٱلتَّائِبُونَ
ٱلْعَابِدُونَ ٱلْحَامِدُونَ ٱلسَّائِحُونَ ٱلرَّاكِعُونَ
ٱلسَّاجِدُونَ
ٱلآمِرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَٱلنَّاهُونَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ
وَٱلْحَافِظُونَ
لِحُدُودِ ٱللَّهِ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
“Those that turn (to Allah) in repentance; that serve
“Those that turn (to Allah) in repentance; that serve
Him, and praise Him; that wander in
devotion to the
cause of Allah, that bow down and
prostrate themselves
in prayer; that enjoin good and forbid
evil; and observe
the limits set by Allah (These do
rejoice).
So proclaim the glad tidings to the
Believers.”
(al-Quran 9:112)
Those who claim
to be Muslims but practically behave like the Kaafireen, they are not true
believers. They are called the ‘Munafiqeen’ (the hypocrites). They have the
Muslim names only. They don’t practice Islam. They read the Quran but they
don’t apply it to their lives. On the Day of Judgment, they would become the
fuel of Hellfire. You’ll find them in every Muslim country these days. They are
very influential and shape the educational and cultural policies of those
countries. Their main goals are to destroy Islamic culture, eliminate Quranic
education and promote nudity, vulgarity, sex-education and perversion in the
name of liberty/freedom.
ٱلْمُنَافِقُونَ
وَٱلْمُنَافِقَاتُ بَعْضُهُمْ مِّن بَعْضٍ يَأْمُرُونَ بِٱلْمُنكَرِ
وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ
ٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَقْبِضُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ نَسُواْ ٱللَّهَ فَنَسِيَهُمْ
إِنَّ
ٱلْمُنَافِقِينَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ
“The Hypocrites, men and women, (have an understanding)
“The Hypocrites, men and women, (have an understanding)
with each other: They enjoin evil, and
forbid what is just,
and are close with their hands. They have
forgotten Allah;
so He has forgotten them. Verily the
Hypocrites are
rebellious and perverse.”
(al-Quran 9:67)
These are the people we should be fighting against. These
are the people that need to be eliminated from the Islamic culture and society.
They are the aggressors who have attacked your Deen, misguided your future
generation and are trying to ruin your ‘Aakhirah’ or the Hereafter. They are
the enemies of Islam, enemies of Allah!
وَقَاتِلُوهُمْ
حَتَّىٰ لاَ تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ وَيَكُونَ ٱلدِّينُ للَّه
فَإِنِ ٱنْتَهَواْ
فَلاَ عُدْوَانَ إِلاَّ عَلَى ٱلظَّالِمِينَ
“And fight them on until there is no more tumult
“And fight them on until there is no more tumult
or oppression, and there prevail justice
and faith
in Allah; but if they cease, let there be
no hostility
except to those who practice oppression.”
(al-Quran
2:193)
وَقَاتِلُوهُمْ
حَتَّىٰ لاَ تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ وَيَكُونَ الدِّينُ
كُلُّهُ لِلَّهِ
فَإِنِ انْتَهَوْاْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ
“And fight them on until there is no more tumult
“And fight them on until there is no more tumult
or oppression, and there prevails justice
and faith
in Allah altogether and everywhere; but if
they
cease, verily Allah does see all what they
do.”
(al-Quran 8:39)
Ahadith from the Sahih
Bukhari:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "Whoever has oppressed another
person concerning his reputation or anything else, he should beg him to forgive
him before the Day of Resurrection when there will be no money (to compensate
for wrong deeds), but if he has good deeds, those good deeds will be taken from
him according to his oppression which he has done, and if he has no
good deeds, the sins of the oppressed person will be loaded on him."
(Bukhari, Vol. 3, Book 43, No. 629)
Narrated Abdullah bin Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "A Muslim is a brother of another
Muslim, so he should not oppress him, nor should he hand him over to an
oppressor (Examples: Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, Ben Laden, etc.) . Whoever fulfilled
the needs of his brother, Allah will fulfill his needs; whoever brought his
(Muslim) brother out of a discomfort, Allah will bring him out of the
discomforts of the Day of Resurrection, and whoever screened a Muslim, Allah
will screen him on the Day of Resurrection."
(Bukhari, Vol. 3, Book 43, No. 622)
Narrated Anas:
Allah’s apostle said: Help your brother whether he is an
oppressor or the oppressed one.
People asked, "O Allah's Apostle! It is all right to
help him if he is oppressed, but how should we help him if he is an
oppressor?"
The Prophet said, "By preventing him from oppressing
others."
(Bukhari, Vol. 3, Book 43, No. 624)
Narrated Ibn Umar:
The Prophet said, "Oppression will be a darkness on the
Day of Resurrection."
(Bukhari, Vol. 3, Book 43, No. 627)
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet (s.a.w.) sent Mu'adh to Yemen (as
Governor) and said, "Be afraid from the curse of the oppressed as there is
no screen between his invocation and Allah."
(Bukhari, Vol. 3, Book 43, No. 628)
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