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The Snares of
Deception
By Hazrat
Moulana Abul-Hasan Ali Nadwiy (R.A.)
A man
should have not only emotional attachment to Islam he should also hate all
un-Islamic philosophies, thoughts and ideals. As a matter of fact, the Qur'aan
expresses at numerous places its hatred for the devil and the standard bearers
of falsehood and ignorance before giving a call to pin one's faith in ALLAH.
It says:
'and he who rejecteth false deities and believeth in Allah had grasped a firm
handhold which will never break.'
Even
the Muslim's affirmation of faith, the Kalimah, begins with the denial of gods
and goddesses. It first says that 'there is no god' and then affirms the
overlordship of the Lord with the words 'except ALLAH'. The Traditions of the
Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) tells us that the faith of a believer
is not perfected nor its true sense and meaning dawns on him until he learns
to abhore
apostasy and
all its manifestations. A tradition of the holy Prophet (sallallahu alaiyhi
wassallam) related in Bukhari runs as follows:
'Whoever has these three qualities shall be informed with the beatitude of
true faith. First, ALLAH and His MESSENGER are dearer to him than everything
else; secondly, he loves a man only for the sake of ALLAH; and thirdly, he
shudders at the very idea of going back to apostasy after having been saved by
ALLAH, as one fears being consigned to fire.'
A Muslim
should so much abhor acting against the interest of Islam or joining hands
with its enemies, that he should seek the forgiveness of ALLAH at the very
mention of such a suggestion.He should never even dream of such a possibility.
He should not only be sentimentally averse to ignorance but should also be
fully conscious of its deceitful manifestations so that he may never be
taken-in by its artifices. A Muslim should never allow himself to be duped by
the pious fraud of ignorance even if it appears dressed in the covering of
Ka'abah and with the Qur'aan in its hands. He should always seek refuge from
ALLAH against it and should be able to make it out in whatever shape or form
it is presented before it.
The tactics
or, better still, the strategy of Satan in fighting the Muslims is that he
always attacks wherever he finds a weaker and vulnerable flank of the latter.
He does not take recourse to the same device against every individual or every
section of the Muslims. His sneaking whisper to the pious and elect in faith
is never an allurement to indulge in pleasures of the flesh for he has no hope
of success in such an endeavour. He tries to mislead them by the spectacle of
fame and glory,self-conceit and jealousy, self-rule and love for power and
self. He tells them to strive for self-government, advancement of their
culture and language and supremacy of their nation at all risks. These are
some of the high-sounding objectives which have often led astray even the
learned and erudite as well as
those strong
in faith and spirit.
By Hazrat
Moulana Abul-Hasan Ali Nadwiy (R.A.)
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