ISLAM AND THE UN ORGANISATION 02/09SHIRK AND KUFR IN THE MODERN SECULAR STATE Euro-Christian and Euro-Jewish civilization used to be based on faith in God and in His Sovereignty and Supremacy. In Euro-Christianity this was done through the theory of the Divine Rights of Kings administered by 'God's representative on earth' in the institution of the Church of Rome. But in consequence of revolutionary change, that civilization no longer recognized the God of Abraham ('alaihi al-Salam) as Sovereign, and no longer recognized His Authority and His Law as Supreme. The 'modern secular state' was now recognized as 'sovereign', and that was Shirk! (Shirk is the worship of any other than the God of Abraham ('alaihi al-Salam). Any corruption of that worship of that one God is also Shirk. Kufr is the rejection of Truth.) The authority and law of the 'modern secular state' were now recognized as 'supreme', and that, also, was Shirk. The state had the authority to declare Halal (i.e. legal and permissible) that which the God of Abraham ('alaihi al-Salam) had declared to be Haram (illegal and prohibited) -- and it proceeded to do so -- and that, also, was Shirk. The Qur'an declared Shirk to be the only sin that Allah would never forgive. The Prophet (sallalahu 'alaihi wa sallam) prophesied that Muslims would betray Islam by imitating and following the Jews and Christians (i.e., the Jewish-Christian alliance) to such an extent that even if they were to go down a lizard's hole, Muslims would follow them down the hole: "Narrated Abu Said al-Khudri: The Prophet said, You will follow the ways of those nations who were before you, span by span and cubit by cubit (i.e., inch by inch) so much so that even if they entered a lizard's hole, you would follow them. We asked, O Messenger of Allah (Do you mean) the Jews and the Christians? He responded, Whom else?" (Sahih, Bukhari) Then he warned that when Muslims would imitate the Jews and Christians (i.e., the Jewish-Christian alliance) there would be frightful consequences: "Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr, Allah's Messenger said: There will befall my Ummah exactly (all those) evils which befell the people of Isra'il, to the extent that if one amongst them openly committed fornication with his mother there will be among my Ummah one who will do so. And if the people of Isra'il were to fragment into seventy-two sects my Ummah would fragment into seventy-three. All of them will be in Hell Fire except one sect. They (the Companions) asked: Allah's Messenger, which one is that? Whereupon he said: It is one to which I and my companions belong." (Sunan, Tirmidhi) Muslims who pledge allegiance to the modern secular state, or vote in the elections of that state, cannot expect to be recognized as belonging to the one group that would escape the hellfire! Shirk is a very great sin. Indeed it is the greatest of all sins. It is the one sin that Allah, Most High, does not forgive: "Surely Allah does not (or will not) forgive Shirk. But He (can) forgive everything else to whomsoever He wishes. And whoever commits Shirk has committed an awesome sin." (Qur'an, al-Nisa, 4:48) Whoever commits Shirk, and dies in that state, can never enter into heaven: "... Allah has made it Haram for whoever commits Shirk to ever enter into heaven. Such (people) will dwell in hell." (Qur'an, al-Maidah, 5:72) The worship of idols is the most overt form of Shirk. This form of Shirk has largely disappeared from the world today. But the Hindu world has clung stubbornly to it. And so a believer can never be excused if he fails to recognize the Shirk of the Hindus! The Qur'an has clearly warned the believers that they would find, time and again, that Jews and those who commit Shirk (such as the worship of idols) would treat them with the greatest hatred and hostility: "You will find Jews and those who commit Shirk to have the greatest hatred and enmity (time and again) for the believers . . ." (Qur'an, al-Maidah, 5:82) But there are other forms of Shirk that are also described in the Qur'an. Pharaoh, for example, declared to Moses ('alaihi al-Salam): "I am your Lord-God the Most High", and he declared to the Chiefs of his people: "Oh Chiefs! No God do I know for you but myself . . ." That was Shirk. The worship of Pharaoh by the Egyptian people required them to submit to his authority as the supreme authority, and his law as the supreme law, in the land of Egypt. Can Muslims Vote in Elections of the Modern Secular State ?: http://www.imranhosein.org/articles/islam-and-politics/85-can-muslims-vote-in... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Hz. Imran N. Hosein Radi´Allahu´anhu code pour embarquer la vidéo : >>> http://www.youtube.com/embed/sgEdQHb7pLA <<< |