Documents of the Right Word

[successive] days has suffered a loss. A Muslim must make
progress every day.” A wise youth who has heard of this command
and carefully reads the command “Forward!” by Hadrat ’Umar,
the Caliph of Rasûlullah (’alaihi ’s-salâm), will certainly not
believe the lies of this ignorant person, who passes himself off for
a “progressive” man. Islam does not command the approval of
inequalities, but justice and their eradication. The hadîth-i-sherîf,
“I came during the time of a just ruler,” praises even the justice of
disbelievers without holy books. A hadîth-i-sherîf written in Al-
Manâwî and Ad-Dailamî declares: “Those who will be the first to
enter Paradise are the just judges and the just statesmen.” Does
this hadîth sherîf command and promote suffering and inequalities
or avoiding suffering and inequalities? Our readers’ conscience
will certainly answer this correctly, and it will be understood very
well how deviated the disbelieving author is and whom he is
striving to serve.
Islam commands zakât, lending and mutual help. It informs us
that those who do these commands, which eliminate differences
between social classes, will go to Paradise. Not those who suffer
pain, but those who resign themselves to the Giver of pain, the
Creator, will enter Paradise. Islam is a progressive, dynamic
religion that guides everyone to the best life. Islam does not “fix
existing limits” but gives freedom to statesmen to keep in step with
contemporary conditions of trade, industry, agriculture and war
technology, and in applying every kind of scientific discovery for
making progress. Allâhu ta’âlâ ordered even His Beloved Prophet
(’alaihi ’s-salâm), the highest and wisest human being in every
respect, to “Consult with the Sahâbat al-kirâm! Hold counsel with
them!” Each caliph of Islam had counsellors, councils and men of
knowledge. It was not permissible for them to do anything without
consulting. There should be no changes or reforms in ’ibâdât; but
advancement and progress in technology and worldly affairs are
commanded. It was for this reason that Islamic States, established
anywhere in the East or West, became advanced in every respect.
Islam is a religion that facilitates individuality and freedom of idea.
Each Muslim is more valuable than the entire world.
10- “The religion resulted in internal and external exploitation.
Contentment and putting up with fate caused indolence and
exploitation. The resources of production were accumulated in
certain hands. The great masses were not considered to deserve
worldly happiness. The philosophy of ‘a morsel and only a coat’
did away with the strength to live and struggle. Hope for the next
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