Majority of people do not consider Islam as a way of life, but treat it like a "religion", and that is why instead of teaching Islam as a way of life, we are still teaching Islam as "
Islamiyat". Instead of
Islamization of modern knowledge many of the scholars of the past and even present continued teaching it as "Islamiyat". Due to this fact, slowly and gradually Islam got pushed back from the front office to the back office and with this,
Deen and
Duniya became two different truths.
The generation that emerged due to this blunder forgot that the
Deen came for
Duniya (i.e. World).
Deen is the way of life, the way of succeeding in this world, then how could it either be excluded or be separated from the world?.
Don't you hear all that slogans, that "let's keep the Islam out of politics" , or "what Islam has to do with medicine" and " at present, our challenge is to make our children successful in this world, and later on what they will have achieved it, then we will think of becoming successful for the life hereafter".
All these comments and many others are due to the very same reason that Islam was and even at present is being taught as a subject and not as a way of life. Islam is the way of life and success.
The society divided among " extremists" and "moderates". Extremists coming from seminaries without the knowledge of the modern world called the educated people materialists and denounced their worldly success as evil. To them, a true Muslim is poor, orthodox, lazy and bearded, lives on charity and shuttles between home and mosque.
To them good office clean houses, hygienic food, TV, Internet, modern books, suits are all signs of evil.
The other segment that calls itself " moderate" is the other extreme. To them, Islam is the religion of orthodox people and offering a prayer or two or reading Qur'an occasionally is good enough. To them, life is all about having fun, building houses, accumulating wealth by hook or crook and wasting it on trifles, visiting shrines and going for pilgrimage, and once in a while arranging Qur'an recital at home. They are more into rituals than practice. They may have tremendous knowledge about the world but no knowledge about true Islam. Many of them might even not read Qur'an.
These are two Extremes; one cut off from this world and the other from the world hereafter. No sensible person will buy aither of these. Islam is all about balance. No escape, it is about living this life following the guidelines Qur'an and the life of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH hand out.
In the words of Qur'an:
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Thus have We made of you an Ummah justly balanced that might be witnesses over the nations (2:143)"
Muslims are a nation that in the words of Qur'an was sent to lead the world
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Ye 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. (3:110)
How can Muslim provide leadership to others if they cannot even fix their own lives? Why would this world follow Muslims, if their system, Islam, did not help them succeed? Young generation need answers to these questions.
History is witness that Islam spread throughout the world and Muslims became role models for all other civilizations by proving the superiority of their social, economic and political system. West owes to Islam and Muslims its civilization, including culture, music, geography, mathematics, physics, algebra, medicine construction, architects, literature, philosophy and engineering.
Suffice is to say, there is not a single Islamic country that can present itself as a role model for the West. Now instead of leading the world, Muslims are following others. They have lost track. With the dawn of the new century, when the modern world is talking about a New world Order, they are busy protecting and strengthening their own power bases and leaving fellow Muslims in the lurch.
Well I am sorry for this emotional speech. All I am saying is that Islam has everything to do with this modern world of ours.
