ALL POWER & GLORY BELONG TO ALLAH! Righteousness Can Win His Mercy.

All Power And Glory
Belong To Allah!

Only Righteousness Can Win
His Mercy & Blessings!

(M. Javed Naseem)

"Whoever seeks glory and power, to Allah belong
all glory and power. To Him mount up (all) words
of purity. It is He Who exalts each deed of
righteousness. Those who plan (plot) of evil,
for them is a terrible penalty; and the plotting
(planning) of such will be void (of result).”
(al-Quran 35:10)

We all claim to be believers but a believer who strives his utmost in Allah's cause with his life and property is the best among all believers. Next comes the believer who stays away from the race of accumulating material wealth, spends his time glorifying Allah and leaves people secure from his mischief.

Unfortunately, in all Muslim countries leadership is in the hands of puppets or opportunists. They love to fight for their own benefit, or to stay in power; All those opportunists who are using people and money to remain in power, are not fighting for the cause of Allah. Are they sacrifying their lives and property for the sake of Muslim Ummah? Obviously not! On the contrary, they are using other people’s (or other country’s) money and resources to bring misery to the local population. People are dying, getting homeless, losing their properties and jobs, losing their children and families in floods and other natural disasters. Is their any power-hungry leader out there to help them with his money or property? Absolutely not. They don't believe in serving people. They fool people with empty promises.

The rich and powerful should support the needy. It is their obligationThey can use the money they made from that country to feed those hungry mouths who have lost everything in the floods and are looking up to the heavens waiting for food to survive for another day! Allah warns them:

"And follow the best of (the courses) revealed to
you from your Lord, before the penalty comes
on you suddenly while you perceive not!”
(al-Quran 39:55)

Are we seeing the first signs of that penalty yet? Open your eyes, people! These floods are just a reminder! We are surrounded by corrupt leaders, the crooks, the thieves. They are taking turns to fool us, plunder the wealth of this nation, secure the future of their own families/children and give us misery in return. And there are still more in the waiting line with golden promises and emotional slogans.

Here’s the good promise of Allah to those who are righteous and obey His commands to bring peace and security in the land to serve mankind:

“Allah has promised, to those among you who
believe and work righteous deeds, that He will,
of a surety, grant them in the land, inheritance
(of power), as He granted it to those before them;
that He will establish in authority their religion
(Islam) – the one which He has chosen for them;
and that He will change (their condition), after the
fear in which they (lived), to one of security and
peace. They will worship Me (alone) and not
associate aught with Me. If any do reject Faith
after this, they are rebellious and wicked.”
(al-Quran 24:55)

Almost all Muslim countries of the world today have corrupt governments and incompetent administrators who are, as a result, creating misery and despair for their people. A very few among them are honest, sincere, just, and are trying to pursue the right path but they are facing hardships. The lives of the righteous people have become miserable because of corruption and injustice of the powerful. They are oppressed. But, despite all odds, the righteous and the steadfast always stand the chance to be favored by Allah. Eventually, Allah grants them power and authority.

“And We desired to bestow a favor upon those
who were being oppressed in the land, and to make
them leaders (in Faith) and make them heirs.”
(al-Quran 28:5)

In the meantime, both the oppressor and the oppressed go through tests and trials. Allah has warned mankind of grave consequences if they spread corruption in the earth. But man always ignores such warnings when enjoying power and authority. These days, many Islamic countries are going through turmoil. Leaders are ‘fighting’ for power and survival. Allah has defined in the Holy Quran the qualifications of a just ruler of an Islamic state:

“(They are) those who, if We establish them in the land,
establish regular prayer and give regular charity, enjoin
the right and forbid wrong. With Allah rests the end
(and decision) of (all) affairs.”
(al-Quran 22:41)

If we are Muslims and believe in the Day of Judgment, there should not be any doubt then in our minds about the accountability process. A ruler or administrator is like a shepherd or a guardian who is responsible for the protection, safety, physical and economic well-being of the people under his charge.

According to a narration by Ibn Umar, Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) said:

"Beware! Every one of you is a shepherd and every one
is answerable with regard to his flock. The Caliph (ruler)
is a shepherd over the people and shall be questioned
about his subjects (as to how he conducted their affairs).
A man is a guardian over the members of his family and
shall be questioned about them (as to how he looked after
their physical and moral well-being). A woman is a guardian
over the household of her husband and his children and
shall be questioned about them (as to how she managed the
household and brought up the children). A slave is guardian
over the property of his master and shall be questioned about
it (as to how he safeguarded his trust). Beware, every one
of you is a guardian and every one of you shall be
questioned with regard to his trust.”

Those who are in charge of others, will be questioned on the Judgment Day.  There is no escape from it.  In a Muslim society, everybody is responsible. Abu Burda narrates:

“The Prophet (s.a.w.) sent my father (Abu Musa) and
Mu'adh bin Jabal to Yemen (as rulers/governors) and
said (to them): "Make things easy for the people and
do not put hurdles in their way, and give them glad
tiding, and don't let them have aversion (i.e., to make
people hate good deeds) and you both should work
in cooperation and mutual understanding."
Abu Musa said to Allah's Apostle: "In our country
a special alcoholic drink, called ‘Al-Bit’ is
common.” The Prophet (s.a.w.) said:
"Every intoxicant is prohibited.”

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