Muslim State in India Today

The invasions of Muhammad bin Qasim, Mahmud of Ghazni and Amir Timur
seem to have happened yesterday. The Qutb Minar in Delhi reminds one
of Aibak and Iltutmish. One who visits the Taj Mahal of Agra,
remembers Shahjahan. Akbar andAurangzeb are still the talk of the
town. Truly has Bernard Croce said that all history is contemporary.
Our living presentis the extension of the past which in many ways is
still with us. No wonder then that Muslim state in India has not
ceased to exist. It is not known as Nizam-i-Mustafa, as, in the Indian
secular democracy, it cannot be known by that nomenclature. Butit has
been internalised in the Muslim psyche and is expressed in a number of
euphemistic phrases like Muslim Identity, Muslim Personal Law,
(Muslim) Minorities Commission, Muslim Waqf Board, Muslim (Madrasa)
Education, and so on. All in all, Muslims by their personal law and
separate identity represent aseparate system within the secular Indian
state, if not a separate state within the Indian state.
6.1. SEPARATE IDENTITY
The idea of Muslim exclusivenessand preservation of a separate
identity is nothing new. In Islam all human beings are not treated as
equals. It makes a distinction between Muslims and non-Muslims. This
distinction has been repeated in passages after passages both in the
Quran and the Hadis and observed by Muslims the world over. A
non-Muslim is a Kafir, an inferior being. Non-Muslims do not enjoy any
human rights in this world; they cannot enter Paradise after. death.
Let us repeat some of the"revelations" about non-Muslims to drive home
the point. "The unbelievers among the people ofthe Book (Jews and
Christians) and the pagans shall burn forever in the fire of Hell.
They are the vilest of creatures.""When you meet the unbelievers in
the battlefield, strike off their heads." "Do not yield to the
unbelievers but fight them strenuously." "Muhammad is Allah's apostle.
Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to
one another.' "Make war on them (theidolaters)." "Allah will chastise
them through you and humble them." 'Allah has promised the hypocrites,
both men and women, and the unbelievers the fire of Hell. They shall
abide in it forever - the curse of Allah is upon them. Theirs shall be
a lasting torment." "With chains and shackles round their necks they
shall be dragged through boiling water and burnt in the fire of Hell."
"Scalding water shall be poured upon their heads, melting their
skins... They shall belashed with the rods of iron.""Whenever in their
anguish, they try to escape from Hell, the angels will drag them back,
saying: 'Taste the torment of Hell-fire'." 1 On the other hand,
Muslims will repose in Paradise asportrayed in the Quran. "They shall
recline on coaches lined with thick brocade... They shall dwell with
bashful virgins - virgins as fair as corals and rubies." "They shall
recline on jewelled coaches face to face, and there shall wait on them
immortal youths with bowls and ewers and cups of purest wine.""The
righteous (i.e. believers) shall dwell in bliss... their Lord
willshield them from the scourge of Hell. He will say: Eat and drink
in joy. This is the reward of your labours." 2
All this and much more has already been cited before. The need to
repeat it is to emphasise the Islamic injunction that Muslims and
non-Muslims are distinct entities and the two cannot meet on terms of
equality. This separate identity was crystallized in the twenty
conditions laid down by Caliph Umar for the governance of the Zimmis.
The Zimmis (originally Christians and Jews and later Hindus) were
those subjects whose life was spared and who were a protected people
(although no punishment was awarded to a Muslim who attacked a Zimmi).
The conditionsare like this. The Muslims are to be respected. The
Zimmis are not to dress like Muslims. They must wear a humble dress so
that theymay be distinguished from Muslims. They are not to give each
other Muslim names. They are not to ride on horses with saddle and
bridle. They are not topossess swords and arrows. They are not to wear
signet ringsand seals on their fingers. They are not to rebuild any
old buildings which have been destroyed. Muslim travellers are not to
be prevented from stayingin their temples. They are not to mourn their
dead loudly. They are not to buy Muslim slaves. They are not to
propagate the customs and usages of polytheists among Muslims. If any
of their people show any inclination towards Islam, they are not to be
prevented from doing so. 3
One of the important condition was that the Zimmis were not to build
their homes in the neighbourhood of those of Muslims. There are clear
injunctions in the Quran for Muslims not to befriend
infidels."Believers, do not choose the infidels... for your friends."
The danger in the living together with unbelievers is clearly
spelledout in the Quran.....

2a] The meaning of the hadeeth “ ‘Qul Huwa Allaahu Ahad” is equivalent to one-third of the Qur’aan” - Details at-http://bit.ly/LxgK84

2a]
Sura Ikhlas is the substance of 1/3 of the quraan.it is amazing to
believe that reading the sura Iklas 3 times will give you the blessing
of reading the ENTIRE quraan,then there is no point reading the entire
Quraan.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly: there follow some of the ahaadeeth narratedfrom the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) which state that Soorat
al-Ikhlaas (QulHuwa Allaahu Ahad) is equivalent to one-third ofthe
Qur'aan.
Al-Bukhaari (6643) narrated from Abu Sa'eed that a man heard another
man reciting Qul Huwa Allaahu Ahad and repeating it. The next morning
he came to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) and told him about that. The man thought that it was too
little, but the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: "By the One in Whose hand is my soul, it is equivalent
to one-third ofthe Qur'aan."
Muslim (811) narrated from Abu'l-Dardaa' that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Is any one of you unable to
recite one-third of the Qur'aan in one night?" They said, "How could
anyone read one-third of the Qur'aan?" He said, "Qul Huwa Allaahu Ahad
isequivalent to one-third ofthe Qur'aan."
Muslim (812) narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: The Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Gather together,
for I willrecite to you one-third of the Qur'aan." So those who could
gather together gathered there, then the Prophet of Allaah(peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) cameout and recited Qul Huwa Allaahu
Ahad, then he went in. They said to one another, Perhaps there has
been some news fromheaven on account of which he has gone inside (the
house). Then the Prophet of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) came out and said, "I told you that I wasgoing to recite to
you one-third of the Qur'aan. Verily it is equivalent to one-third of
the Qur'aan."
Secondly: The bounty of Allaah is immense, and Allaah has bestowed His
bounty upon this ummah and has made up for its short life span by
giving itmore reward for simple deeds. It is strange that with some
people, insteadof this motivating them to do more good, this makes
them apathetic and lazy in doing acts of worship, or they feel that
this bounty and reward is strange and farfetched.
With regard to the meaning of the hadeeth:
There is a difference between jaza' (reward) and ijza' (what is
sufficient). What is making the brother confused is that he does not
see the difference between them.
Jaza' means the reward which Allaah gives for obeying Him.
Ijza' means what is sufficient and takes the place of something else.
Reciting Qul Huwa Allaahu Ahad brings a reward equivalent to reciting
one-third of the Qur'aan, but it does not take the place of reading
one-third of the Qur'aan.
If a person vows – for example – to read one-third of the Qur'aan, it
is not sufficient for him to read Qul Huwa Allaahu Ahad, because it is
equivalent to one-third ofthe Qur'aan in reward, butnot in terms of
being sufficient or taking the place of reading one-thirdof the
Qur'aan.
The same may be said of reciting it three times. If a person recites
it three times in his prayer, that does not mean that he does not have
to recite al-Faatihah, even though he will be given the reward of
reciting the whole Qur'aan.
A similar example is the reward given by the Lawgiver to one who
offers a single prayer in the Sanctuary of Makkah, and that he will
have the reward of one hundred thousand prayers. Does anyone take this
divine bounty to means that he does not have to pray for decades
because he offered a single prayer in the Haram that is equivalent to
one hundred thousand prayers?
Rather this has to do with reward; as for what is sufficient, that is
another matter altogether.
Moreover, none of the scholars has ever said thatthere is no need for
us to read the Qur'aan or that Qul Huwa Allaah Ahad is sufficient and
takes the place of that. The correct scholarly view is that this
soorah has this great virtue because the Qur'aan deals with three
topics: one-third for rulings, one-third for promises and warnings,
and one-third for the Divine names and attributes.
This soorah combines names and attributes.
This is the view of Abu'l-'Abbaas ibn Surayj, and Shaykh al-Islam Ibn
Taymiyah stated that it was good in Majmoo' al-Fataawa, 17/103.
The Muslim cannot do without the two other issues, which are the
rulings and the promises and warnings. His knowledge cannot be
complete unless he looks at the Book of Allaah as a whole. The one who
stopsat Soorat al-Ikhlaas cannot know the other two matters. :->
:-* key word:- Quraan and its Sciences

Assalamu Alaikum - - 29.8.wed

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