Third
Obligation
To Establish Religion
Quran has clearly stated!
“Religion in the sight of the God is Islam”.
We often state that Islam is a complete system of
life, yet we do not fulfil the right of this claim.
This is to be kept in mind
that until and unless the regulations of Islam are established as a functioning
system, the thought would be considered as utopia because the practical
application is not there.
It implies that one should raise the status of God,
Quran in this regard says, ‘And raise the status of God’!
On another place, it says , ‘no doubt, the order is
that of God alone’.
This implies that there must be such a system where in
the absolute sovereignty belongs to God.
It is important to mention and that
Islamic philosopher of subcontinent revived this concept.
Quran reminds!
“O People, know this well, the life of this world is
temporary like a small play, the real life is that of hereafter may people understand”.
“And do these people not understand that they will
resurrect one day? All human kind will stand before God and be held accountable
for their actions”.
The whole point of this struggle is raising the status
of God. The practiced example of such a system was the one established by the
Holy Prophet PBUH in the State of Madina and in that system the supreme
authority was that of God, the one and only absolute sovereign.
With regard to
this responsibility this is the second term. Quran has stated, “Establish the religion,
and do not part in to groups in this matter”.
‘O messenger,
clearly say to the people of the book, that you are not on the standard set by
God Unless you establish the old and new testament of your Bible which was
revealed to you by God’.
This is a wakeup
call for the Muslims. If we do not establish Islam, then surely, we are not on
the standard set by God, which implies, politico-socio-economical system of
global social justice and not just the rituals of daily routine.
Religion ought to be for God
Quran states!
“And fight the
pagans, to the point where there is no evil remaining and religion becomes that
for God”.
On another
place!
“O believers,
battle them until the evil perishes and religion because all that of God”.
Some modernists
say that religion can only be practiced on personal level and it cannot be
applied to political or social matters.
They quote the example of British
ruling the India subcontinent without forcing practice of faith on personal
level. Their slogan is referral to keeping religion as personal law only. This
way of thinking is highly corrupted.
In the modern time, there has to be a way
or a set of ways to incorporate religious bindings in the political, social and
economic matters of a state. Presidential or parliamentary system can be
moulded via legislation and incorporation of Islamic principles and should be.
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