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    Fa'inna Tadhhabun? On Freedom, Hope, & Islam
    Fa'inna Tadhhabun? On Freedom, Hope, & Islam
    Fa'inna Tadhhabun? On Freedom, Hope, & Islam
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    Fa'inna Tadhhabun? On Freedom, Hope, & Islam

    By Shaykh Ahmad Al-Ansari

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    This book contains the ideals of a free Ummah and is based on the author's perspective of the problems of the world based on historical data and current world trends creating the problem of hopelessness in many areas. It defines why we must defeat's "Asabiyya" based on incidence and occurrences of abuse, racism, and ethnicity. It explores the possibilities of Islamic governance in the modern world and an Islamic perspective on hope. It is aimed at a different kind of Islamic revolution. One based on peace and equality and justice. Teamed together mankind can conquer and become united and apply sacred law to modern living conditions.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherShaykh Ahmad Al-Ansari
    Release dateApr 15, 2015
    ISBN9781311066732
    Fa'inna Tadhhabun? On Freedom, Hope, & Islam
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    Shaykh Ahmad Al-Ansari

    Author Ahmad Al' Ansari is a Denver, CO resident, originally from Pensacola, FL. Mr. Ansari is hoping to spread awareness to modern day society regarding the need for Muslim Americans to take a stand as community leaders, political advisors, recognized and respectable American citizens.Thank you for your time!Please feel free to contact his team via Twitter @1Ansari_A, or via Email: Alansari.Associates1@Gmail.com

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      Fa'inna Tadhhabun? On Freedom, Hope, & Islam - Shaykh Ahmad Al-Ansari

      Fa’inna Tadhhabun?

      On Freedom, Hope, & Islam

      Published by Shaykh Ahmad Al Ansari at Smashwords

      Copyright 2015 Shaykh Ahmad Al Ansari

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      To

      Bold, forward thinking doers

      "Islam properly understood and rationally interpreted is not only capable of

      moving along with the progressive and evolutionary forces of life, but also of

      directing them into new and healthy channels of every epoch."

      Sir Myhammond Iqbal

      (1877-1938)

      Table of Contents

      Preface

      Acknowledgements

      Chapter 1. Establishing a free Ummah

      Chapter 2. The Problem of Hopelessness

      Chapter 3. Why we must defeat Asabiyya

      Chapter 4. Is Islamic Governance (hakimiyya)

      Possible in the modern world?

      Chapter 5. An Islamic perspective on hope (Raja)

      Chapter 6. Towards a different kind of Islamic revolution (al-thawra)

      Chapter 7. The promise of Victory together

      Conclusion

      Acknowledgments

      The there are too many great teachers, both men and women, in the Muslim world to adequately thank and give due credit to. However, I would like to mention that I was deeply influenced by the works of Imam Al Ghazali, Imam Said Nursi, Imam Warith Deen Muhammed and Imam Fathullah Gulen—Dar al Islam is well supplied with those who strove for social justice with both firmness of purpose and vision. Sister Zaynab al-Ghazali and Sister Mariam Jameelah come to mind. In thinking of their sacrifice this project began with the basic question; which direction is the Muslim Ummah headed in today’s complex, hyper-competitive world?

      I am a Muslim-American who views the din (Islam) as the basic element for progressive social change. Political activism requires both a vision and courage all too uncommon among common people. Those who support this work share the same vision to spread justice and protect the vulnerable from injustice. This work was supported considerably by my family at Masjid Taqwa in Denver. Special thanks to Imam Abdur Rahim Ali, who has guided my thinking on Islamic approaches (minhaj) to progressive social change and community development. Thanks to all of the Muslims who supported this project by providing useful feedback to me throughout its development. Thanks to my friends for believing in the vision and having devotion. Any deficiencies that remain are my own errors.

      Preface

      All praises and thanks are Allah’s, Subhana wa ta’la, the Lord of all that exists and peace be upon our prophet Mohammed, sallallahu alayha wa salam.

      This project was undertaken in response to what the author perceived as a widespread spiritual malaise in contemporary American society. It is a literary effort at challenging the impact of secular materialism on the nafs in particular, and its effect on the human condition in general. Indeed, this work is a direct challenge to the concept of secular humanism, which posits ‘man’ to the measure of all things. However, the Quran provides the clearest argument that Allah is the owner of the heavens and the earth’s and that humankind is merely the recipient of divine blessing(barakat).

      "He it is who created for you all that is on earth, then He rose towards the

      Heaven and made them a seven heavens and He is the all-knower of everything.

      Q2.29

      (huwa alladhila lakum ma fi l’ardi jama’an thumma istawa illa as-samai fasawwa hanna

      saba samawatin wa huwa bi kulli shayin aleem)

      While the Quran confirms that the treasures of nature must render service to humankind, he must re-examine how our present state of affairs compares to Islam as a way of life and how contemporary life contrasts with Islamic principles, because I am thinking and writing about these things in the backdrop of a polarized American electorate, the rise of China as an economic and the military superpower, a weak global economy and widespread ‘fasad al-zaman’ (corruption of the times) in Dar al Islam. I believe leave the urgency exists for a book on spiritual strength, political victory, and an Islamic approach to meaning/purpose, happiness and hope.

      This is the book, whereof there is no doubt a guidance to those who are dutiful, who believe in the unseen and perform the prayers and spend out of what we have provided for them.

      (dhalika l’kitabu la rayba fihi hudan’a film lil muttaqin Alladhinayu’minuna bilghaybi wa yuqimuna as-salata wa mimma razaqnahum yuntiquna)

      The Quran puts and an end to academic questions on meaning and purpose, being and time and all of the other trendy philosophic schools born out of Secular Humanism, empiricism, existentialism, logical positivism, pragmatism and phenomenology. This work is neither a categorical rejection of Western philosophy nor any other belief system outside of Islam, rather, this work’s purpose is to make clear the strength of Islam’s university on the same metaphysical and political questions that secular humanists have repeatedly failed to answer. To be sure, this is not a philosophic treatise proffers theories on deep questions. On the contrary, Fainna Tadhhabuna is advocacy for those who may suffer from spiritual and emotional paralysis (and in these times where helplessness and despair seem ubiquitous) that one must turn to Allah(swt) in order to deal effectively with the twin evils of spiritual malaise and emotional despair.

      Most importantly, please keep in mind that Fainna Tadhhabuna offers no substitute for traditional Islamic scholarship by the ‘ulema as we must acknowledge that even the smallest gains in our religious understanding of the figh sciences are a mercy (rahmat) from Allah, subhana wa ta’la. However, the author contends that iman (faith), tagwa (God consciousness), and sabr (patience) provide the best alternative to nonbelief or materialism in dealing with our cosmic and existential anxieties.

      "That is because Allah is the protector of those who believe and the disbelievers have

      no protector." {Q47:11}

      (dhalika bi’anna allah maula alladhina amanu wa’inna l’kafirina la maula lahum)

      Under the guise of medicine, the Secular Humanists (and Materialists) claim to have the ability to heal or provide temporary relief from cosmic and existential anxieties. In reality, they are little more than promoters to the enormous disservice to those most in need of advice (nasiha) and guidance (huda).

      As Muslims, we believe the Quran and Sunnah to be completely adequate as foundations for the healing (shifa) process. The growing influence of secular materialism has deceived many contemporary Muslims into thinking that Islam is ineffective in navigating a complex, interconnected technologically driven, ultra modern world. Since 9/11 Muslims have paid a very large price in increased suspicion and discrimination. As spiritual malaise and emotional despair has affected nearly every area of life, the growing influence of secular ideals promises to exact failure in the Muslims private and public life.

      During the Arab Spring (2011), it was amazingly clear how many Muslims showed little interest in the proper application ofal-Shariah or Islam as both of these concepts were viewed with great disdain byneo-revolutionaries seeking to separate mosque from state (din wa dawla). Perhaps, that is why it was an Arab spring instead of an ‘Islamic’ Renaissance. Keep in mind that we (Muslims) will not prosper by looking for solutions to our deep problems outside of Islam. We must be cautious of using any secular ideas that are fundamentally incompatible with the din.

      Muslim political identity is an important matter in the 21st century. For this reason this book focuses on the necessary and sufficient conditions that would establish vibrant Islamic communities, faith (iman) and tranquility (sakinah).

      It’s also important for contemporary Muslims to adopt an Islamic world view. Because of the pervasiveness of Western culture, an authentic Islamics’ worldview may be a mystery even to those who reside in Dar al Islam. For many Muslims, the vast freedoms granted by open societies in the West are alluring and present great opportunities to increase one’s quality of life. I won’t posit any argument against freedom-- however, the purpose of this book is to provide hope and strength (from an Islamic perspective) in order to counter the cynicism that seems to have become an integral part of the human psyche.

      Sadly, as more Muslims become affected by secular materialism, they become more ambivalent about sacred law (al Shariah) and other pertinent matters of the din. The Quran warns us about two things concerning worldly life (ad-dunya); (1) that it is nothing but play and amusement and (2) it is extraordinarily deceptive to humankind. We need to abandon our rush to embrace secular materialism and its pervasive hold on modern life. We need to rediscover the beauty of Islam and stop looking for secular answers to our spiritual and emotional problems. The

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