MUSLIM PERSPECTIVE Published Monthly by MASJID TUCSON DHUL QIDA 1406 JULY 1986 Editor: Rashad Khalifa, Ph.D. WHAT PRICE MUSLIM UNITY? Surely, those who divide their religion into sects, have nothing to do with you (0 Muhammad). (6:159) You shall submit to God, you shall observe the contact prayers (Salat), and idol-worshipers. Do not be among those who divide their religion do not be into sects; each sect happy with what they have. (30:31-32) Do not be like those who became divided and disputed after the clear signs have come to them; these will suffer a terrible retribution. (3:105) his is My path; you shall follow it, and do not follow any other paths, les hey take you away from the path of God. Such is God's advice to you, tha you may attain salvation. (6:153) God has decreed for you a religion that was enjoined upon Noah, as well as the one we inspired to you (Muhammad), and what we have given Abraham, Moses, and Jesus; that you shall uphold this one religion, and do not be divided... (42:13) You shall obey God and His messenger, and do not dispute among yourselves lest you fail and become weak. You shall steadfastiy persevere, for God is with the steadfast. (8:46) As illustrated in the verses shown above, unity among Muslims is an obligatory duty upon all sincere believers. Any disobedience of such powerful commandments is a clear symptom of disbelief in Qur'an, and a blatant defiance of God and His messenger. The Muslim Ummah we witness today is undeniably divided, humiliated, and can no longer be in God's grace. The Muslim Ummah of today does not meet the criteria of a truly Muslim Ummah as described in Qur'an 3:160, 22:40, 40:54, & 47:7. Obviously, someone is doing something wrong. Therefore, it behooves all Muslims, for their own good, to look around, examine their convictions carefully, and come up with the answers to two vital questions: What are doing wrong? and How can we correct our errors? WHAT PRICE MUSLIM UNITY? Unity among Muslims is guaranteed if all Muslims obeyed God and His messenger by believing in are source of religious guidance; one source of • jurisprudence. If all the Muslims believed in one book and one God, the inevitable result wouid unity, strength, and guaranteed dignity (24:55). Unfortunately, the Muslims have adopted four sources of jurisprudence in addition to Qur'an, namely; (1) Hadith: sayings falsely attributed to the Propnet.
attributed to the (2) Sunna: actions falsely Prophet. anti-Qur'anic Unanimity (limaa'): an (3) principle which states that if the scholars something, it must unanimously agreed on Qur'anic defies correct!!! statements in 6:116, 12:103 & 12:106 indicating of any people invariably that the majority the majority even path; the wrong follow to fall into destined believers of are idol-worship (see 12:106). (4) Analogy (Qiyas): the principle of comparing situations and circumstances with old new established jurisprudence that is not based totally on Qur'an. The fact that the Muslims of today have jurisprudence is a adopted five sources of loud declaration that the Muslims have rejected Qurian, and refused to believe God. For the Quran states repeatedly that it is complete (6:115. 20:114), perfect (6:38), fully. detailed (6:114). and that it shall be the only source of religious guidance and jurisprudence (6:19). Verse 19 of Sura 6 states that the adoption other sources gods besides tantamount to setting other God. Ironically, the Qur'an itself has prophecied teachings (see 25:30). The immediate result of the Muslims rejection dismissal from oi God's revelations grace, and deprivation understanding Qur'an. Verse 40 of Sura 7 states: Surely, those who reject our revelations and disregard the gates of heaven will never open up for them (to accept their prayers), nor will they enter Paradise; their admission into Paradise is as impossible as having a camel pass through the exe of a needle. Such is our retribution for the wicked. The principal reason for the existence of sects in today's Islam, in total defiance of Prophet, is the false doctrines God and His after Sunna. Centuries known as Hadith « • Shafe'i the Prophet's sect was death, the created because Imam Shafe'i believed that the Prophet had behaved in a certain manner as he walked, talked, prayerd, bathed, etc. Abu The same thing happened when Imam Hanifa. Imam Malek, Imam Ibn Hanbal, and others different opinions regarding the Prophet's actions and way of life. With the initiation of these sects, followers of each all others of apostasy and paganism. Many of them invented Hadiths condemning followers of rival sects. Today, these strong exist among the Sunni rivalries still as well as between the Sunnis and the Shias. world is superiority and guaranteed to uphold Qur'an, the whole Qur'an, and nothing but Qur'an. The Muslims have to give up all innovations. superstitions, traditions; Hadith, non-Qur'anic regulations. In order to attain unity and God's promise of sovereignty on earth, the Muslims have to abandon all excuses for setting up sources of religious guidance other than Qur'an: they have to believe God when He states that qur'an is complete, perfect, fully detailed, source of religious shall be the only and guidance (see 6:19,38,114). CORRECTION: THE FIVE DAILY CONTACT PRAYERS (SALAT) MENTIONED SPECIFICALLY IN QUR'AN mix-up in the typing Due to unfortunate and printing of the last issue of MUSLIM PERSPECTIVE, some numbers of verses and suras in the main article came out erroneous. The following are the correct numbers: The morning and sunset prayers are mentioned in 11:114. The noon prayer is mentioned in 17:78. The morning and night prayers are mentioned by name in 24:58. The afternoon prayer is mentioned in 2:238. We apologize for this mix-up and ask God's forgiveness for our forgetfulness and mistakes Page 2
FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED ISLAMIC NATION San Francisco Dhul Hijja 22-24, 1406 (August 29-31, 1986) Make your airline reservation NOW. Super Saver fares must be purchased 30 days before travel. FINAL PROGRAM Friday August 29 1:00 tn 2:00 / FRIDAY PRAYER. Br. Ismail Barakat (Vancouver,Canada). Conference President and Master of Ceremonies. Title of Khutba: Legal and Ethical Reasons for Rejecting Hadith. Pirooz (San Francisco. 2:00 to 2:20 / Welcome and opening ceremony. Sister Mehri California). 2:20 to 3:30 / The Advent of a New Era. Br. Rashad Khalifa, Imam of Masjid Tucson (Arizona). 3:30 to 4:30 / The Original Islam as Preached by the Prophet Muhammad. Dr. Ahmad Subhy Mansour, Professor of Islamic History, Al Azhar University (Cairo, Egypt). 1:30 to 6:00 / Afternoon Prayer. Talk by Brother Raymond Catton (Vancouver, Canada). 6:00 to 7:00 / Dinner. 7:00 to 8:00 / European Report. Sister Soussan Rey (Monte Carlo, Monaco). 8:00 to 10:00 / Sunset Prayer. General participation in questions and answers. Raymond Catton, Moderator. Saturday August 30 5:00 to 6:00 AM / Dawn Prayer. Talk by Sister Soussan Rey. 6:00 to 8:00 / Breakfast. 8:00 to 9:00 / Lecture by Brother Feroz Karmally (Vancouver, Canda). .... 9:00 to 10:00 / Lecture by Brother Kassim Ahmad, Renowned Muslim Scholar and Prominent Leader (Penang, Malaysia). 10:00 to 11:00 / General participation in questions and answers. Ismail Barakat, Moderator. 11:00 to 12:00 / Midwest Report. Brother Malik Ali (Cincinnati, Ohio). 12:00 to 2:00 / Noon Prayer. Lunch. 3 Page
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