'AND HOLD FIRMLY TO THE ROPE OF ALLAH, ALL TOGETHER, And Not Be Divided!'

 

'And hold firmly to the rope

of Allah, all together,

and not be divided!'

(al-Quran)

(M. Javed Naseem)

 

The Muslim Ummah is in such a dilapidated state today as it was never before. We have no leadership, no direction, no plan and no clue as to how we are going to get out of this crisis.

The Zionists are running a fierce campaign of Islam-bashing and every day more and more countries (or their leaders) are joining the band wagon. Their hands are bloody with the innocent blood of Palestinian, Iranian, Iraqi, Libyan Sudanese, Syrian and Yemeni children, women and the elderly. They sympathize with the victims with their mouths but help the terrorist groups with their hands to kill more Muslims and destroy more towns. The hypocrites are dancing with joy while the innocent victims of aggression are bleeding to death. There’s nobody to stand up to the aggressors and stop the oppression. The world is full of hypocrisy.

The only people you can blame for this tragic situation are the leaders of the Muslim states who are mere puppets, pimps, corroborators in evil, inept to govern, incapable to deliver social justice to their people and unfit for the Parliaments. They go beyond any point of corruption and low-life to protect their own interests and stay in power. They lick the boots of their evil Zionist masters and try to please them by doing anything they want.

The general populace is not guilt-free either. They claim to be Muslims but are far away from Islam and the Quran – the source of all guidance. They have become hypocrites and Allah does not like the hypocrites. So, who is better or who is worse in this scenario, is hard to decide. Bad people are being governed by bad leaders. The only thing that is clear is the identity of the ‘aggressor’. All others are victims.

People talk about tolerance but the oppression and apartheid cannot be tolerated. Discrimination and racism are against all international laws and the codes of ethics. The powerful West is supporting each other in good as well as evil acts. They offer only lip-service to other nations who are the real victims of the evil practices and agenda of the West.

People talk about peace but nobody is making any sincere effort to bring peace. On the contrary, more arms and bombs are being sent to the disaster areas. You cannot promote peace with bombs and guns. Peace is based on justice, equality and fair-play. If there’s no justice, there’ll be no peace!

Peace is another word that is being abused. Even the cease-fire agreements in the war-torn areas are not respected. The game of death & destruction continues.

People talk about co-existence but don’t do anything to stop the ethnic cleansing of the weak. They are being driven into non-existence. The existence seems to be made easier for the rich and the powerful. There is no such thing as 'co-existence', as everybody is forced to exist on his/her own. There's hardly any support from the other part of mankind to the needy. The so-called world-leaders are just talking to get a few seconds' fame. They are playing games as they are all in the same evil team which is pushing he New World agenda. This world is full of hypocrisy!

Under these circumstances, the weak, the wretched, the down-trodden look up to the heavens and expect some miracle. The miracles do happen and let’s hope for one now. The question is how? Do we qualify to ask Allah for any help or a miracle? I guess not! Allah says:

'Then do remember Me; I will remember you!

Be grateful to Me and reject not me!'

(al-Quran 2:152)

We don’t respect Allah the way we should. We don’t love Allah although we claim to do. We don’t fear Allah the way He should be feared. And we don’t obey Allah at all. We show our ingratitude, disobedience, defiance, stubbornness, revolt or even rebellion and disrespect day in and day out. That's not the way the creation should behave towards its Creator. If we obey Allah as His faithful servants, He’ll surely help us because He has promised it. Allah helps those who try to help themselves. We need to stand up and fight the aggression. We need to do our part first and then expect the miracles.

'Verily Allah will defend (from ill) those who believe.

Verily, Allah loves not any that is a traitor to faith, or

show ingratitude to those against whom was is made.

Permission is given (to fight) because they are wronged;

and verily, Allah is most powerful for their aid.'

(al-Quran 22:38-39)

God helps those who help themselves. He has given us a Book of Guidance (the Quran) and that Book guides us at every step. It tells us how to seek Allah’s help:

“O you who believe! Seek (Allah’s) help with

patient perseverance and prayer; for Allah is

with those who patiently persevere.”

(al-Quran 2:153)

Do we follow the Book that also tells us that we should stick together in the name of Allah because there is strength in unity?

“And hold on fast, all together, to the rope of

Allah, and be not divided (among yourselves)”.

(al-Quran 3:103)

The blessed Book also tells us that we should be grateful to our Lord for all the favors so that we enjoy more of His bounties.

“And remember! Your Lord caused to be

declared (publicly): If you are grateful, I will add

more (favors) unto you; but if you show ingratitude,

truly My punishment is terrible indeed."

(al-Quran 14:7)

By the above measures, if we review our relationship with Allah, where do we stand? Can we call ourselves "friends of Allah" or even 'servants of Allah'? Do we enjoy a close relationship that we could command miracles? I guess not! We are shamelessly ungrateful. And Allah is very well aware of it. Allah does not favor the ungrateful, the disobedient and the arrogant.

“Truly man is, to his Lord, ungrateful”

(al-Quran 100:6)

'They recognize the favors of Allah

then they deny them; and most of them

are (creatures) ungrateful.'

(al-Quran 16:38)

Allah warns us that He does not like the ungrateful folks and there’s no guidance for them. Allah loves grateful and obedient servants. The ungrateful and disobedient would rather be punished. 

'But those who reject (Allah), for them

will be the Fire of Hell. No term shall be

determined for them, so they should die,

nor shall its Penalty be lightened for them.

Thus do We reward every ungrateful one!'

(al-Quran 35:36)

It tells us that we must believe in Allah with all sincerity and honesty to get Allah’s favors in the fight against Unbelievers. Allah has guaranteed that the Unbelievers will never succeed against the believers, but the believers should also first prove that they are true believers.

'Let not the unbelievers think that they

can get the better (of the godly). They

will never frustrate (them).'

(al-Quran 8:59)

When you are a believer, you become a part of God's party. But if you are an unbeliever, you belong to the Devil's party. And the Devil is destined to Hell. The Unbelievers always get united against the believers but they will be defeated. God's help is guaranteed only to the believers. Only we need to prove that we are the true believers.

“The Unbelievers spend their wealth to hinder

(man) from the path of Allah, and so will they

continue to spend; but in the end they will

have (only) regrets and sighs; at length they

will be overcome; and the Unbelievers

will be gathered together to Hell.”

(al-Quran 8:36)

 

The first thing we need to do right now is to repent; beg for Allah’s forgiveness and then ask for His Mercy and help. This is the only way to fix our relationship. The Most Merciful will definitely grant us solidarity, steadfastness, stability and finally the victory too. Let’s hope that sanity and reason prevail and hardships of the innocent victims are eased up.

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