Paradoxical Frameworks

It is the paradox of the Muslim that he refers to Islam for the ahkam around Salah and Fasting and the personal ibadat, yet he abandons his deen and it is no longer a reference point when he aims to address the political will of the ummah.

His very actions invalidate his bold claim that Islam is comprehensive and it is Islam that has a solution for every human problem.

How can the Muslim truly have confidence in Islam when he refers to secular politics and the methodologies of other nations and ideologies to implement the true radical change that Islam demands?

The Muslim fails to see that he has become victim to secular indoctrination where his leaning towards a secular framework to address even the problems of the ummah is almost subconscious - he seems to engage in these actions without the presence of deep thinking and comprehensive analysis of the problem at hand.

If his mind was truly free from colonisation then he would see that the lands of the ummah are still colonised; that colonisation never stopped. He would see that colonisation is not just the physical dividing and conquering of lands but it is the way a person is trained to think by his colonial masters.

He would not see it fit that he seeks a solution for the problems of the ummah from the given frameworks that only intend to protect and extend their influence. It is strange that many Muslims who seem to be more aware of the colonial infestation of Muslim minds - even these Muslims fail to refer to the methodology of Islam to address the vital issues of the ummah and they desperately plead within the secular frameworks hoping for change from the source of the problem itself.

May Allah(swt) open our minds, free our ummah from the shackles of mental enslavement and reward us with the victory and help that is so near.

Surah Al-Ahzab, Verse 36:
وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَلَا مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَمْرًا أَن يَكُونَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ وَمَن يَعْصِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَالًا مُّبِينًا And it is not fitting for a believing man and a believing woman that they should have any choice in their matter when Allah and His Apostle have decided a matter; and whoever disobeys Allah and His Apostle, he surely strays off a manifest straying.

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