Reading time: 4 - 7 minutes
I begin in the Name of Allaah, the most Merciful, the One Who bestows Mercy
Verily all praises are due to Allaah alone, and may the Salaah and Salaam of Allaah be upon His messenger.
Islaam: Complete and Comprehensive
( … )
Shaikh ‘Abdu’r-Rahmaan wrote, “Islaam with which our beloved messenger sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam was sent is a religion which is shaameel (comprehensive), kaameel (complete).”
The Cambridge Online Dictionary defines the word comprehensive to be “complete and including everything that is necessary”.
Buddhism for example, is not a comprehensive religion, because it does not teach us everything, such as finaincial aspects, social aspects etc.
Christianity as it exists today is not comprehensive, even though it was at first a comprehensive religion.
In England, a few centuries back, by law Christians were not allowed to deal in usury (Jews were made an exception of, because apparently Judaism allows dealing with usury). They caved in at the end and usury prevailed in the UK. Europe has a very bad history of clashes between Church and “State”. Weak people were oppressed and were taken advantage of. At the end of the struggle Christianity was subdued, and all its political aspects were taken away, until it became only to be known as the official religion of the country and that’s about it. They have no power over politics or economics, so much so that now they have gay and lesbian ministers and bishops! They made a deal with the devil saying that we will look after religion and you look after politics and now they are paying for that deal. Now these people are messing around with their religion! They have no power to say that you cannot have gay and lesbian bishop just as you cannot have a Muslim priest!
Islaam is not just about coming into the Masjid (Mosque) praying five times a day and then going out smoking, drinking and committing zinaa (illegal sexual intercourse). It covers our life from the moment we wake up until we go to sleep. The moment one says “there is no diety worthy of worship except Allaah”, what he is saying effectively that “I am completely submitting my will to Allaah and I will do whatever He asks of me” (not only in the Masjid!).
Say (O Muhammad): “Verily, my Salât (prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allâh, the Lord of the ‘Alamîn (mankind, jinns and all that exists).
[Soorat al-An'aam (006:162)]
Islaam was revealed to the Prophet sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), how to pray, how to collect zakaah, who to take it from, what to take and what not to take, who to distribute the zakaah to, how to fast, how to perform Hajj, how to celebrate ‘Eed, how to buy and sell, what are subject to the rulings of usury, how farmers should sell their harvest, who inherits and what they inherit, how to get married, who to get married to, who to punish for what, theft, murder rape, adultery etc.
Detailed rules were laid down.
In the Qur’aan every single details of inheritance were mentioned in detail and yet people turn around and say Islaam has nothing to do with politics and is not comprehensive!
Nearly all books of Islaamic Jurisprudence end with the chapter of Judicial System in Islaam. How does a Judge behave, what he should accept as evidence, how should he pass on the ruling, who should enforce the judgement issued by the Judge, how does the Islaamic society deal with the bankrupt person, how to get him off his debt. All of these things were mentioned by the Prophet sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and he brought to us to live by. This is what it means by “there is no diety worthy of worship except Allaah”.
Shaikh ‘Abdu’r-Rahmaan wrote, “The Straight Path, is something the milestones of which have been laid down very clear for everyone to see and all the rulings of it have been labelled in detailed starting from Tahaarat al-Qalb (purification of the heart, by having faith in the Tawheed of Allaah) and ending with the purification from all types of physical impurities.”
And (remember) the Day when We shall raise up from every nation a witness against them from amongst themselves. And We shall bring you (O Muhammad) as a witness against these. And We have sent down to you the Book (the Qur’aan) as an exposition of everything, a guidance, a mercy, and glad tidings for those who have submitted themselves (to Allaah as Muslims).
[Soorat an-Nahl (016:089)]
… This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islâm as your religion…
[Soorat al-Maa'idah (005:003)]
( … )
[Source: http://siraatalmustaqeem.wordpress.com/]
Loading ...
