Al-Muwahhid

In my opinion, the Congress works to a certain extent in how it was intended to work. It provides a stable way of handling power and letting ‘people decide’ what sorts of legislation becomes law. However, I do not agree with this sort of system, or the sorts of principles that it is based upon. The aim of the Congress in the “American Democracy” is in serving men, deifying their opinions and judgments, and making their fabricated ideas into law. Such an idea is oppressive and tyrannical in itself, in that it sets up man as a rival to God. There is not much difference between Nazi Germany setting Hitler up as its sole legislator, and in the United States attempting to turn every individual into a legislator. They are both oppressive and tyrannical in their own approach. One sets up a particular man as an object of deification, whereas another seeks to make every man an object of deification, either by their selves or others. Such systems go against our very foundation of existence, and define our relationship with this universe contrary to its reality. In the United States Congress, there is no room for quoting religious texts for the establishment of Law. The intense effort to keep religion and creed out of government in the United States brings about what it itself doesn’t fathom, a new creed and religion of its own.

The creed of the United States is partly in its obsession of ‘freedom’, as being the natural state of man. This in itself is a religious statement, however much people want to put it in the realm of ‘philosophy.’ It is a clear declaration that our position in this universe is as a ‘free human being’, completely taking no consideration to the fact that we are simply creations. The reality of our position in this universe is submission, not freedom. Every atom of our body is in a state of submission to God whether we are aware of it or not or whether we like it or not; if God wills something for us we have no choice in the matter whatsoever. The disregard for this reality is what drives the American ‘dream.’, and led to the development of systems such as the U.S. Congress, where men are made into legislators instead of God.

The reality of the issue, however, is that it is nothing but a dream, and its benefits are no more than an illusion of benefit. The success of the Congress is only in achieving what it intends to achieve, and this in itself is only partial. What it intends to achieve however is meaningless, worthless, and self-deception. To try to make the supreme authority in accordance with the majority is an absolute illusion. The supreme authority in reality belongs solely to God. The ‘aura’ and ‘feel’ of ‘freedom’ is what the Congress helps America achieve, even if people are not truly free.

The laws and legislation change and waver in the Congress according to the wavering of culture, whims, and ideas in the United States. A clear example of this is the amendment to the constitution for banning the consumption of alcohol, which was proposed by Congress on December 18, 1917. It wasn’t long before this law was abolished and the consumption of alcohol was permitted again. Other examples include homosexuality, drug consumption, penal code, and more. One could argue, according to widely held values of freedom and liberty, that suicide is something absolutely fine. One could easily say the one who commits suicide is ‘free to do it’. He is not harming anyone except himself. Yet why is suicide forbidden in the United States in general? Why is the principle of ‘freedom’ applied to the case of homosexuality yet not to suicide? When did one become right and the other wrong? Regardless of how this came about, it clearly shows the situation of legislation in America. It floats with whims, fancies, and culture.

The perception of what is ‘absolutely right’ and ‘absolutely wrong’ in the ‘American Democracy’ is temporary and short-lived. These types of perceptions are what make individuals such as congressmen some of the most notorious liars, in that they sell their souls for principles and legislations whose foundations are as flimsy as wool, and that will drift away as much as the leaves drift away with the wind. Whether he is a delegate or a trustee, or a combination of both, he has forfeited himself to a polytheistic lie. When did man become the sole determiner for what is absolutely right and absolutely wrong? When did individuals who were once drops of sperm in their father’s testicles become the individuals who decide what is permissible and impermissible? The American ‘dream’ is simply a dream, an illusion, and the Congress does its part in keeping the illusion alive.

assalamualaykum warahmatulalhi wa barakatuh,

 What I commonly have heard Muslims saying, due to the filth of modernism stenching their hearts, to defend America’s principles and feel close to it, is that they say:

“Doesnt America proclaim that it trusts in God and believes in God, and that they are One Nation under God?”

What an interesting claim! Such people have not understood the meaning of laa ilaaha ila Allaah in its completeness and have thought that laa ilaaha illa Allaah is simply a proclamation that Allaah is the Creator and the Sustainer, and that His Lordship is complete! This is something proclaimed by even the mushrikun of Arabia, as Allaah says:

Say: “Whose is the earth and whosoever is therein? If you know!”

They will say: “It is Allah’s!” Say: “Will you not then remember?”

Say: “Who is (the) Lord of the seven heavens, and (the) Lord of the Great Throne?”

They will say: “Allah.” Say: “Will you not then fear Allah (believe in His Oneness, obey Him, believe in the Resurrection and Recompense for each and every good or bad deed).”

Say “In Whose Hand is the sovereignty of everything (i.e. treasures of each and everything)? And He protects (all), while against Whom there is no protector, (i.e. if Allah saves anyone none can punish or harm him, and if Allah punishes or harms anyone none can save him), if you know.”

 They will say: “(All that belongs) to Allah.” Say: “How then are you deceived and turn away from the truth?” [Surah al-Muminoon 84-89]

So it is clear from these ayaat that the Mushrikun of arabia affirmed that Allaah was the Only Lord and the Only Creator, and that they even used to call out to Allaah alone in distress, but this did not make them auliya(allies) of Allaah, or people who could be given the title of Islaam.

 But rather, the mushrikoon deviated in their worship, in that they worshipped other than Allaah, while affirming His sole Lordship, so Allaah pointed out their contradiction as can be seen in the ayaat quoted (earlier).

As for America, in general it affirmed the existence of God and His Lordship, which can be seen from their pledge of allegiance (one nation, under God) and from their statements “In God we Trust” and other than that, but none of this means they are believers, or close to God

 But rather, the apparent contradiction in their statements comes clear when you find statements such as that of Abraham lincoln regarding democracy:

 “Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.”

Interesting! A government of the people by the people, for the people, that “trusts in God”. Its interesting how this weighs with the statement of Allah:

إن الحكم إلا لله عليه توكلت وعليه فليتوكل المتوكلون

 “Indeed the Rule is for none but Allaah. In Him do I put my trust, and in Him let all the trusting put their trust.” [Soorah yusuf]

So here is the description of the one who trusts in God, (he is) the one who submits his face to Allaah, and accepts Allaah’s Decision and Rule, and affirms the rule is for none but Him.

How staunchly contrasted this is from the one who claims to trust in God but refuses to accept His legislation.

And probably the clearest example of this, is how America refuses to ban homosexuality completely, even though there is no doubt that homosexuality has been prohibited by Allaah, due to it being prohibited by every revealed religion, in fact, every religion in existence! And it refuses to let the argument

“But God says so!”

as a proof for legislation. Neither the remains of the Bible, or the Qur’an can be used as proof for legislation, even though the founding forefathers, and the intellectuals of America today were/are aware of the Qur’an’s preservations and authenticity.

But rather America states, over and over again, that the people are the source of legislation and this is their ‘right’ and religion has absolutely no part in this.

So how can someone say at this point that America “trusts in God!!” 

The situation becomes increasingly clear when one knows what the theological beliefs of the founding forefathers of America were. They are attributed to the beliefs of “Deism” which has two main definitions:

So the belief of America had two main aspects:

1) acceptance of the universal commandment of Allah and rejection of the Shar’i commandment of Allaah

2)Rejection of divine Wisdom or purpose behind creation

There is no difference between such an individual, or nation, who believes this, and shaytaan who believed in Allah’s Lordship, yet disobeyed the commandment of Allaah:

And (remember) when We said to the angels: “Prostrate yourselves before Adam.”. And they prostrated except Iblis (Satan), he refused and was proud and was one of the disbelievers (disobedient to Allah). [Surah Al-Baqarah aayah 34]

So the kufr of shaytaan was in his arrogance to accept Allaah’s Legislation, and not in his rejection of Allaah’s existence. It was due to his invalid qiyaas (analogous reasoning) that lead him to the rejection of Allaah’s commandment and self-deification or arrogance.

Shaykh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy upon him) said in his book “Al-Uboodiyyah”:

“Whoever limits himself to the universal realities (of acknowledging Allaah’s existence and Lordship)and does not accede to the religious realities, is of the followers of the accursed Iblees and of the disbelievers in the Lord of the Worlds.” 

And the evidence from Allaah’s Book for this differentation is in His Statement:

ألا له الخلق والأمر

“To Him belongs the Creation and the Commandment”

So the one who acknowledges Him being the Creator (of the Universe)but does not acknolwedge His Legislative Commandment, is a kaafir, and this is exactly what was the belief of America’s founders, and through this belief and outlook they developed the American system (secular democracy).

The second aspect of their belief (that Allah created the universe but does not interfere with it) is a rejection of Allaah’s Wisdom and is negated by Him and refuted by Him:

أفحسبتم أنما خلقناكم عبثا وأنكم إلينا لا ترجعون

 فَتَعَالَى اللَّهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ

“”Did you think that We had created you in play (without any purpose), and that you would not be brought back to Us?”

So Exalted be Allah, the True King, La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Lord of the Supreme Throne! [Surah muminoon ayaat 115-116]

Allaah is Far exalted creating things without Wisdom or purpose. He did not create man except for worship, and He will recompense him for his deeds and beliefs on the Day of Judgement. The One who refuses to acknolwedge this, but rather limits himself to accepting Allaah’s Existence or Lordship, is no different from shaytaan, and can not be considered close to Allaah or holders of eeman.

 Wallahu Alam

-Brother against Baatil

assalamualaykum,

I saw a criticism regarding a statement by Ibn Taymiyya by an apparently stuanch ‘Wahhabi’ hater in which they say, and I quote:

Ibn Taymiyya establishes a clear-cut case of tamthil or similitude for Allah and His attributes by comparing Him to the moon in his interpretation of the verse 57:4: “He is with you wherever you are”:The phrase “and He is with you” does not mean that He blends into creation… Nay the moon… one of the smallest of Allah’s creations, is both placed in the heaven (mawdu`un fi al-samaa’) and present with the traveler and the non-traveler wherever they may be. And the Exalted is above (fawq) the Throne, as a watchful guardian of His creatures and their protector Who is cognizant of them.1Ibn Taymiyya’s admirers may claim that he represents the doctrine of Ahl al-Sunna, but we all know that none of the Ahl al-Sunna ever compared Allah to the moon, or Allah’s knowledge to the moon’s rays. Exalted is Allah high above the fancies of those who give such examples for Him. Yet we find today the same type of aberration still passing for Islamic education, in books such as Ibn al-`Uthaymin’s Sharh al`aqida al-wasitiyya, which we will address in a few pages, and where the author, dissatisfied with Ibn Taymiyya’s moon, turns to comparing Allah to the sun instead.

This is their supposed “clear-cut” case of tamtheel which would be considered to be a statement of kufr. What the author doesnt seem to understand, is that the similitude is not being made between Allaah and the moon, but rather simply between of the ‘concept’ of being with( maiyyah). To say that this is a case of tamthil is like stating that the Prophet sws made tamtheel in this hadeeth of a woman and her baby: `Umar bin Al-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Some prisoners were brought to Messenger of Allah (PBUH) amongst whom there was a woman who was running (searching for her child). When she saw a child among the captives, she took hold of it, pressed it against her belly and gave it a suck. Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “Do you think this woman would ever throw her child in fire?” We said, “By Allah, she would never throw the child in fire.” Thereupon Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “Allah is more kind to his slave than this woman is to her child“.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Was the Prophet sws ‘comparing Allah to His creation” when he stated that Allah is More kind to His slave than this woman is to her child? Or how about the hadeeth that states that Allah rejoices over the repentance of His slave, more than a man who lost his camel and found it unexpectantingly? If one were to criticize Ibn Taymiyya of making tamtheel for using such an example to explain the concept of ‘ma’iyya’ , then one would have to say the Prophet sws made tamtheel by using a woman and her baby to explain Allaah’s Mercy, or a man finding his camel to explain Allaah’s rejoicing.

Wallaahu Alam.

-Brother Against Baatil

In the Name of Allaah, Most Gracious Most Merciful,

 In a time when the word ‘freedom’ is thrown left and right, and forced down the throats of the Muslims, and used as a justification for war in the Muslim world, the question arises to some, what is freedom?

 Freedom, as stated by Western idealogy, consists of the pursuit of one’s own interests, ideas, and desires with as a little constraint as possible. It emphasizes the ‘will’ of the individual, as opposed to the ‘will’ of society.

 This is not true freedom, as its results are witnessable to any person. Individuals in the West are bound by status quos, peer pressure, ‘moral bias’, aggressive media, constant bombardments of advertisements and resprensations of whats worshipped by the majority. The soul of westerner is put in a harsh, painful, and unmerciful position, in that it must take the constant bombardment of ideas, arrogance, and the glorification of desires, all without any guidance from the Lord of the Heavens and the earth.

Is this freedom?

 Is it freedom when the basis of society runs upon an atheistic principle of capitalism, which is based upon a supposed innate ‘trait’ in human beings to seek after the ‘al-mighty’ dollar bill. And likewise, the implied fear of poverty that western capitalism is established upon can be seen by anyone.

 Is this freedom?

Can one be free when his fear, trust, hope, love is scattered amongst a multitude of materialistic pursuits?

Is one free when his mind, heart, and soul, are constantly bombarded with how others think, feel, believe, act, behave, all out of their own desires and limited perspectives?

Can one be free when all he can see is the narrowness of wordly things, worldly pursuits, and lowly meaningless things like money, sex, and desires which disappear with the death of humanity?

 The reality is, true freedom, is established upon laa ilaaha illa Allaah (there is no god but Allaah). It is a declaration of freedom from every servitude except unto the Creator, Controller, and Sustainer of all that exists. There is no power or strength except with Him, and true freedom lies in believing this, and actualizing this in one’s heart, statements and actions.

أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِكَافٍ عَبْدَهُ وَيُخَوِّفُونَكَ بِالَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِ

“Is not Allah Sufficient for His slave? Yet they try to frighten you with those (whom they worship) besides Him! ”

The false disbelieving concept of ‘freedom’ portrayed by the West tells the human being clearly, in plain terms, recognizable to everyone, that Allaah almighty, unto whom perfect attributes Belong, and who created every human being, is not sufficient for that human being. But rather, under the banner of ’secular democracy’, the west forces the people to believe that Allaah, their only Lord and sustainer, is not sufficient for them, but rather they must refer judgement to other than Him, and put their trust in other than Him.

 This is not freedom, and this brings absolutely no peace of mind to an individual, so much so that if you were to observe any westerner and talk to them, it is rare that you will find even one that has real peace of mind, but rather is soul is attached and enslaved to a multitude of things, usually being at the top of the list, wealth, for it is the drive of any society.

This is the likeness of those who commit shirk with Allaah:

 وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَكَأَنَّمَا خَرَّ مِنَ السَّمَاء فَتَخْطَفُهُ الطَّيْرُ أَوْ تَهْوِي بِهِ الرِّيحُ فِي مَكَانٍ سَحِيقٍ

“and whoever assigns partners to Allah, it is as if he had fallen from the sky, and the birds had snatched him, or the wind had thrown him to a far off place.”

Ibn al-Qayyim comments:

‘So ponder over this example, and how precise it is in describing the state of he who commits shirk with Allah, and place his hopwe with other than Him. In this example, it is as if He has drawn a comparison between the exaltedness, vastness and nobility to tawhid to that of the skies… and HJe has compared between he who leaves tawhid and iman to one who falls from the skies to the lowest pits, where there is nothing but ocnstriction and pain. And the birs that tear him to peaces and break his bones apart are the shayatin, which Allah sent upon him to agitate him, and to take him to his place of destruction. So every single shaytan has a piece of his religion and heart, just like every bird has a piece of his bones and flesh. And the wind that blows him to a remote, desolate place, is his very desire, which is what carries him to throw himself to the lowest of all places, and fall from the skies.’

This description is completely applicable to the hopeless, painful, constricting nature of Western society. How it appeals to the desire of the human being and he is dragged into a pit of self-enslavement, by which the shayatin amongst men constantly eat away whatever dignity is left of him.

And we ask Allah to make us from amongst those who are truly free, and submissive to Him alone.

-Brother against Baatil

The Weight of Tawhid

Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that Allaah’s Messenger (sws) said; “Musa (alayhi al-salam) said, ‘O Lord! Teach me something I can remember you and call upon you with!’ He (Glorified and Exalted be He) said, ‘O Musa! Say: ‘La ilaha illa Allaah” (none has the right to be worshipped except Allah).’ He said, ‘But all of your worshippers say this.’ He (glorified and exalted be He) said, ‘O Musa! If the seven heavens and what is in them other than Me, and the seven earths were in a pan (of the scale) and La ilaha illa Allah was in another pan, then La ilaha illa Allah would outweigh them.”

The tesetimony of La ilaha illa Allah is recited by Muslims daily, yet has become simply a word of the tongue devoid of its necessary implications. This statement, this testimony of tawhid, outweighs the heavens and the earth.

Likewise, shirk , however small of an occurence it may be, is a severe matter that can not be taken lightly. Allah ta’ala censures those who assign a ’son’ to Him, saying:

تَكَادُ السَّمَاوَاتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَتَنشَقُّ الْأَرْضُ وَتَخِرُّ الْجِبَالُ هَدّاً

“Whereby the heavens are almost torn, and the earth is split asunder, and the mountains Hadda”

أن دعوا للرحمن ولدا

That they ascribe a son (or offspring or children) to the Most Beneficent (Allah).

Ibn Jarir reported that Ibn `Abbas said concerning this statement:

“Verily, the heavens, the earth, the mountains and all creatures — except for humans and Jinns — are frightened by the associating of partners with Allah. Creation will almost cease existing before the association of partners with Allah, due to His Greatness.”

There is not a single entity in the creation, but that it prostrates itself to Allaah

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَسْجُدُ لَهُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ وَالشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ وَالنُّجُومُ وَالْجِبَالُ وَالشَّجَرُ وَالدَّوَابُّ
“See you not that to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the mountains, and the trees, and Ad-Dawab (moving living creatures, beasts, etc), ”

There are also those amongst men who prostrate themselves willingly and actualize tawheed in their life:

وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنَ النَّاسِ

“and many of mankind…”

Yet, still many amongst mankind are those who refuse to prostrate:

وَكَثِيرٌ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِ الْعَذَابُ

“But there are many (men) on whom the punishment is justified…”

Are such people worried about honour or status, or that he will be misguided into destruction?

وَمَن يُهِنِ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِن مُّكْرِمٍ

“And whoever Allah disgraces none can honour him…”

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاءُ

“Indeed, Allah does what He wills.”

The tremendous lie(s) of the West

The tremendous lie of the West, or perhaps the tremendous lies, due to the existence of so many, contradicts the very fundamental that the universe is founded upon, this fundamental of tawheed (la ilaaha illa Allah),

And from amongst their horrendous lies are:

1) Democracy, in that, the law, the rule, should be for the people, and the final judgement rests in the people. Such obvious falsehood contradicts the very foundation of this universe, the very truth of existence, have they not pondered upon the statement of Allaah:

وإليه يرجع الأمر كله

“and to Him return all affairs (for decision).”

2) Secularism: the idea that the religion should be separate from the state. Is not Allah , the Most High, the Most Great, whom no state, governent, or organization can do anything against? Have not these liars pondered upon the statement of Allaah:

والله غالب على أمره ولكن أكثر الناس لا يعلمون

” And Allah hath full power and control over His affairs; but most among mankind know it not.”

3) Individualism, or the idea that people should express their own individual passions and ideas regardless of anything else(that is of course if it doesnt contradict what the government sets down as prohibitions for them, based upon the will of the people!)… Have they not heard the statement of Allah:

وَاللّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لاَ تَعْلَمُونَ

“And Allaah knows, and you know not.”

These are just a few from the many lies that the west bases itself upon, contradicting the very foundation of existnece in their disbelief and denial of the Lord of the Worlds.

And from the proofs that such people use, to justify their unbelief, are sciences and worldly experiences that constitue the dhaahir of wordly life, all the while ignoring the very One who created all of this! Allah says:

يَعْلَمُونَ ظَاهِراً مِّنَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ عَنِ الْآخِرَةِ هُمْ غَافِلُونَ

“They know only the outside appearance of the life of the world (i.e. the matters of their livelihood, like irrigating or sowing or reaping, etc.), and they are heedless of the Hereafter.”

Where is our Baraa’?

Where is our baraa(disavvowal) from such dispicable paganism and unbelief? Where is our clear stance against against kufr, and our clear upholding of Islaam, as was taken by all of the Messengers of Allaah. Where are we, in comparison to Ibrahim (alayhe salam) and those with him when they said to their people:

إنا برآء منكم ومما تعبدون من دون الله كفرنا بكم وبدا بيننا وبينكم العداوة والبغضاء أبدا حتى تؤمنوا بالله وحده

“Surely we are clear of you and of what you serve besides Allah; we declare ourselves to be clear of you, and enmity and hatred have appeared between us and you forever until you believe in Allah alone” [surah mumtahinah aayah 4]

A concern uttered by some panzies

There are some amongst the Muslims who say that this methodology of baraa from shirk and its people is an innovation by the sect known as the ‘Wahhabis’. And it wont be long before they are quick to accuse you of being a wahhabi. Their main concern is represented in such statements of theirs like:,

“\All you wahhabis say is Shirk shirk shirk, Bid’ah bid’ah!”

Is being concerned about shirk something to be censured for? Is being concerned about the unforgivable sin(in the sight of Allaah) something to be looked down upon for? Is constantly warning about, waging war against and being afraid of falling into this reprehensible sin, upon which the heavens and the earths are too frigtened to commit, an act of extremism and paranoia(like you say)?

Was Ibrahim (alayhe salam) a Wahhabi when he made du3a to his Lord (saying):

واجنبني وبني أن نعبد الأصنام

“save me and my sons from worshipping idols”

And Allaah, the Most High, knows best.

-Brother Against Baatil.

assalamualaykum warahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

A lot of Muslims in the present day are dazzled by the phenomenon known as ‘democracy’ which is embezzled with such terms as ‘freedom’, ‘human rights’, and ‘liberty.’ It is important to know the reality of democracy and its implications, its inherent kufr and shirk, and its antithetical nature to Islaam.

Democracy: the rule of the ‘people’

The word Democracy comes from the greek ‘demos’ meaning ‘people’ and ‘kratos’ meaning rule. In theory, Democracy lies upon the idea that the rule and mastership belongs to the people, or the masses. This extends to all levels, whether executive and administrative, or legislative. Abraham Lincoln stated that “Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.” James Madison also stated that in a democracy: “The ultimate authority … resides in the people alone.”

This is how the founders and symbols of Democracy in the West have described, and it is not how some of the Muslims may have imagined. It is not simply a system of ‘consultation(shura)’ but rather is established upon a principle of kufr which places the god-head on man, and sets him up as a rival to Allah (glorified and exalted be He).

Allah states in the Qur’an in several ayaat,

إن الحكم إلا لله

“the command(rule or judgement) is for none but Allah”

In a democracy this sole right of Allaah, of legislation, is given to man, and this is the foundation of democracy, and the actualisation of what they call ‘freedom.’

This is obvious shirk and disbelief in Allaah of which no Muslim can believe in or call to.

Majority rule

Since it is impossible to assure that the ruling of man will always be the same, in theory democracy refers the rule to the majority, in all disagreements. This is completely contradiction to tawheed and Islaam. Allah says in the Qur’an:

وما اختلفتم فيه من شيء فحكمه إلى الله ذلكم الله ربي عليه توكلت وإليه أنيب

And in whatsoever you differ, the decision thereof is with Allah (He is the ruling Judge). (And say O Muhammad SAW to these polytheists:) Such is Allah, my Lord in Whom I put my trust, and to Him I turn in all of my affairs and in repentance. [Surah As-shoora aayah 10]

Harry Emerson Fosdick said: Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.

This is the reality of democracy and rule of the majority. It sets man to the position of a god and worships him, and trusts in him, and seeks his judgement, with the assumption that this is his ‘right’

But the reality is, this is a right of Allah, the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, unto Whom all matters are returned. Just as He alone created the universe and dominates it, He alone should be referred to for Judgement and legislation. Allah says:

ألا له الخلق والأمر

“His verily is all creation and commandment. ” [Surah Al-3araaf aayah 54]

Bush’s war for ‘democracy’ and its implications

In a recent speech by U.S. president George W. Bush, he made several remarks attacking the Shar’iah and the callers to Sharia. Yet he still insisted that the war for ‘freedom’ was not a war on Islaam. Putting the agendas of oil, and animosity to Islaam aside, let us evaluate the statement. If it were truly the case that a democracy were established in a Muslim land at the point of the gun, would this not be a war against Islaam?

The reality is, the war for this American concept known as ‘freedom’ in the middle east, entails nothing but a war against Islaam. This is because Islaam and democracy are in a no way compatible, theoretically or practically.

In the U.S. congress, laws are debated and disputed over for months before they actually can be passed. This is all in the intention of protecting the ‘right’ of the people to rule. In an Islamic state there is no dispute over Allah’s laws, and there is no recognized right of the people as such that democracy proposes.

And this ‘right’ is simply a manifestation of what Bush and other supposed callers of democracy call ‘freedom’. Such a scenario implies freedom from Allah’s Laws, and complete deification of man, and not Allaah. This proclaimed war for ‘freedom’ in the Muslim world is nothing less than saying: ‘accept our shirk(polytheism), or die’

And this is nothing more than a war against Islaam and war for the domination of kufr. The Prophet salallahu alayhe wasallam said:

“Islam is dominant and is not dominated”.

And their goal is to make shirk dominant, and keep the religion of Islaam completly separate from societal and political affairs, in order that the ‘rule of man’ and ‘freedom’ will reign.

So the reality is, the war is against Islaam, whether they proclaim it outright or not. Because whats incumbent upon the Muslims is judging by what Allah reveals and not following desires. And the Muslim can not be considered a holder of eeman and a believer in tawhid unless he accepts the rulings of Allah with complete submission.

فلا وربك لا يؤمنون حتى يحكموك فيما شجر بينهم ثم لا يجدوا في أنفسهم حرجا مما قضيت ويسلموا تسليما

But nay, by thy Lord, they will not believe (in truth) until they make thee judge of what is in dispute between them and find within themselves no dislike of that which thou decidest, and submit with full submission. [Surah An-Nisa 4:65]

So the goal of Islaam is submission (to Allaah) and not freedom. If it is said that Islaam supports freedom, then it supports the freedom from every taghut, living or dead. It declares freedom from every false servitude, whether that be unto rocks or trees, or unto the desires of human beings. And it fights for this freedom until Allah, the Lord of the heavans and the earth, is worshipped alone without any partner.

و قاتلوهم حتى لا تكون فتنة و يكون الدين كله لله

And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and polytheism: i.e. worshipping others besides Allah) and the religion (worship) will all be for Allah Alone [in the whole of the world].Surah Al-Anfal aayah 39]

-Brother Against Baatil

assalamualaykum,

Ive decided to make this blog in order to save Islam from pacifists, losers, panzies, cowards, wimps, weisels, submissive modernists, bush-lovers, democracy-promoters, and all types of enemies and forsakers of tawheed.

Insha’Allah I hope my posts will benefit you all.

-Brother against Baatil.