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From: M.Z.CHIDA <ch...@airtelmail.in>
Subject: [AligarhNetwork] Backward Islam
To:
Date: Sunday, 18 October, 2009, 9:33 AM
Subject: Backward Islam
From: adil naveed <adilnav...@yahoo. com>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:58:33 -0700 (PDT)
Backward Islam
Moulana Mohammed Aslam
Upto this day we had only one impression of Islam…..the bright Islam, the
quintessence of enlightenment, a bringer of radiance; a herald of glowing
teachings from beliefs to worship, from interactions to mannerisms; when its
wisdom is followed, the light spreads everywhere……in your outer self, in your
inner self; in the surroundings, in your home. Whoever clasps it to their
breast will be encircled by a halo of light. If a hundred year old kafir
embraces it, the darkness of kufr leaves him to be replaced by a gentle
glow……but…..a few days back it was exposed that Islam is of two types: the
illuminated Islam and the dark Islam, the modern Islam and the backward Islam!
This revelation was made not by any common man but by the President of Pakistan
himself!
In a BBC program aired the view that the idea of confining women to their
houses was absolutely incorrect. He thought that the women staying inside their
homes and those wearing the veil outside reflect the "backward Islam". He said
that some people think that women should be confined to their homes and not
step out which was totally wrong. He said, ""My wife is travelling around. She
is very religious but she is very moderate*,"
A Muslim with his eye on the Book and Sunnah is in a quandary whether to accept
the "modern Islam" or the "backward Islam". If he takes the latter, he will be
a target for fun, mockery, and ridicule. He will be called a mulla, outdated,
fundamentalist, and an enemy to progress. If he accepts the former, where
shaking hands with non-mehrams, mixing with the opposite sex, intimate
correspondence, free behaviour is all allowed; where it is okay to go in
bazaars and markets, clubs, and foreign countries, then the beliefs of the Book
and Sunnah slip from he hands and you have to negate the Islam taught by the
sahabah-e-kiraam, mufassarin, and muhditheen.
In Surah Ahzab, Allah Ta'ala commands the wives of Rasoolullah (sallallahu
'alaihe wasallam),
"You are not like any of the (other) women: if you do fear ((Allah)), be not
too complacent of speech, lest one in whose heart is a disease should be moved
with desire: but speak you a speech (that is) just."
This command is being given to those chaste and pure hearted women who were not
only given the honour of being sahabiyaat but had been through special training
as the wives of the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihe wasallam). Then they were the
mothers of the ummah, not only in name and in respect but truly for it was
haraam to marry any of them after the demise of Rasoolullah (sallallahu 'alaihe
wasallam). Most of the men talking to them were the sahabah who have been
accepted by Allah Ta'ala and whose purity has been attested by Him in His Book.
Also keep in mind that whatever conversation took place used to be behind a
curtain, because the order is,
"When you ask for something, ask from behind a screen; there is purity of heart
for you and for them in this."
Think and think again that when the sacred mothers were not allowed to come
before chaste persons like the sahabah, not even talk to them in a womanly
fashion, then how do you expect the lustful people of the fifteenth century to
be allowed to exchange secrets with, shake hands with, or mix freely with
someone's daughter or sister?
The next ayah of Surah Ahzab commands,
"And stay quietly in your houses, and make not a dazzling display, like that of
the former Times of Ignorance; "
The Lord of the Worlds is commanding to sit quietly in your homes and not go
out except for need, but if this injunction is paralleled with "backward
Islam", answer me fairly, is it not a clear rebellion of the Command of Allah?
Before us is the infested, rotten civilisation of glittering Europe, bemused
with which we are rebelling against the Book and Sunnah. Why do we not stop to
think that the consequences for following this civilisation will be nothing but
the destruction of the family system, termination of contentment, souring of
marital life, the ruin of the daughter of Eve, and social mayhem. Why are the
followers of this civilisation fed up with it themselves? The fire of egotism,
obscenity, and immodesty that they had stoked is burning their own hearts; the
wonder is that the followers of Azir are clamouring to jump out of this fire
while the followers of Khalil (`alayhisalaam) are dying to jump into it!
Hearing the strict injunctions of Allah and His Rasool (sallallahu 'alaihe
wasallam) about Pardah, the sahabah and the sahabiyaat made such effort in this
respect that even extremes of sorrow or happiness did not prevent them from
observing hijab. Hazrat Qays bin Shamas (radhiallahu `ta`ala anhu) relates that
a sahabiya named Umme Khallad (radhiallahu `ta`ala anhu) came to the Holy
presence (sallallahu 'alaihe wasallam) to enquire about her son. Her son had
been martyred in some battle. She had come with her face behind a veil. Looking
at her a sahabi said in wonderment, you come to ask about your son with a veil
on your face? She replied with some spirit, if I have become distressed
regarding my son, should I heap another kind of distress on my head? (meaning
that the leaving of modesty is as distressing as the death of a son). It was as
if she was saying, People, if my son is dead, my 'hya (modesty) is not. That is
alive and well, then why should I not
cover myself? The 'hya of uncovered women is dead and with 'hya goes Imaan.
The two are closely related. Hazrat 'Abdullah bin Umar (radhiallahu `ta`ala
anhu) reports that Rasoolullah (sallallahu 'alaihe wasallam) said,
"'Hya and Imaan are joined together; when one of them leaves, the other is
lifted too."
The sahabah were the followers of the same Islam that is today being labelled
as the "backward Islam". Come, let's have a look at the lives of those who were
the supporters of "Modern Islam".
Who can deny the "open mindedness" of Sir Sayyed? In his open mindedness he
even wrote an explanation of the Qur'an that openly refutes the
salf-e-saliheen. It is written in his memoirs that when the Muhammadan College,
Aligarh had been established, the British Governor of UP was in Aligarh with
his wife. His wife wished to visit the daughter-in- law of Sir Sayyed at his
home. Sir Sayyed wrote in his answer,
"My daughter-in- law observes Pardah, and Islam does not allow meetings with
uncovered non-Muslim women. Therefore, with due respect to the Governor and his
wife, I and my daughter-in- law are powerless (to accede to your request)."
The readers should keep in mind that this incident occurred at a time when
refusing a common British officer would have been as good as inviting disaster,
let alone a governor. Although Sir Sayyed was considered one of the British
sycophants, at this occasion he neither feared nor toadied to the request of
the governor, but gave such an answer that shows his honour and nobility.
Now another incident of Sir Sayyed that has been told by Dr. Abdus Salaam
Khursheid. He writes that once Maulvi Sayyed Mumtaz Ali went to Sir Sayyed and
presented his treatise on women's rights. Sir Sayyed's colour changed as he
turned each page. At last he tore it apart in anger and said, 'Mumtaz Ali! We
lost our leadership, we lost our civilisation, now will we lose our women too?"
Allama Iqbal was one of the intellectuals which popular opinion thought to be
broad minded and he is often made out to be opposed to "Backward Islam". Hakim
Muhammad Amritsari who had close relations with him is said to relate that once
Allama Iqbal went with a delegation to a western country. All members were
going with their spouses, Allama was invited to bring along his wife too. He
declined saying, my wife observes Pardah and there is no chance of that in
delegations like this.
Once he was invited to Sir Muhammad Shafi's "with family", but he went alone.
Sir Shafi asked, "You didn't bring your wife?" he replied, "She strictly
observes Pardah." His host said, "She could sit in the zanana (women's
quarters)". The poet replied, "Uncovered zanana's are all the same (as mixed
gatherings). "
At one time a person asked the Allama what he thought of Pardah for women. He
said, "I think today's boys must observe Pardah too."
Alright, so if you are put off by the advocates of "Backward Islam" why not
take up what the adherents of "Modern Islam" say? To you these people are ideal
and the right interpreters of Islam, so why hesitate in agreeing with them?
Believe me, we too want our country on the road to success; we too wish not
only our nation, but the whole of the Islamic world to leave others behind in
science, technology, space programs, business, and modern facilities……but, we
want to continue this journey in company of the boundaries of Islam.
Let it be known that our ideals are the Pure ladies of the Prophetic household,
the chaste daughters, and the sahabiyaat-e- Rasul. Their way of life is the
coolness of our eyes and the contentment of our hearts. No one can hold a light
to them, no one else can be as wonderful as them; and all of them were strict
adherents of Islam, the same Islam that is now being labelled "Backward".
*Yvonne Ridely in a lecture at Cairo said Islam is like pregnancy-either you
are pregnant or not pregnant.There is no moderate pregnancy.
Allah Knows Best
Adil Naveed
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