Commentary On Islam

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Commentary On Islam

By Isma'il abd al-Haqq

Islam is a moving force in the world today. Although some would like to consider it a dead religion, especially in the West, the facts prove otherwise. One out of every six people are Muslims, and the numbers are steadily increasing. The religion of Islam has gone through it's transformations, just as all religious creeds have in the past. From it's humble origins in the Arabian Peninsula, to it's rise as an Empire rivaling that of any European power structure, Islam has spread to all corners of the world. The thing that makes this so interesting is that Islam does not endorse the separation of Church and State. This, therefore, integrates all it's adherents into essentially one potent force governed in their everyday lives by the tenants of the Holy Qur'an regardless of whether they live in Iraq, Egypt, Malaysia, India or the Americas. This unity is the strength of Islam, and could potentially be the cause of it's ultimate success both religiously and politically.

Islam has also always been open and receptive to contemporary science and the pursuits of higher learning. While Christian Europe was in the midst of it's Dark Age, characterized by morbid ideologies and fanatical suppression of any ideas outside the scope of the Church, Islam was fast emerging as the center of the arts and sciences. Literature, Medicine, Astronomy, Mathematics and Philosophy were but a few of the areas being explored openly by Muslims. This attitude can be partially explained by the Islamic belief that all knowledge comes from Allah, and therefore there is no harm in seeking out the truth and thereby improving upon ones limited knowledge. This idea of furthering ones knowledge, is extremely important in today's technological world. Has Islam lived up to it's promising past attitude? Well, not quite.

It seems there are those who hold that contemporary society is at odds with the precepts of Islam. These religious leaders desire to keep Islam groping in the past. Their paranoia threatens to stifle the advancement of the Muslim world and will inevitably crush all chances of continuing onward through the 21st Century. If such leaders do not wake up and realize their is no harm in technology, all devout Muslims should stand against such restraint with utter defiance. Their is no Priesthood in Islam, and those who have set themselves up as such, will face their consequences when they inevitably go to meet their Lord on the Last Day. There is great potential for the whole Muslim World to grow and become closer to Allah and each other. Technology is a tool. Like any tool, it will harm or hurt only according to how it is used. May Allah guide us to the path that is straight, the path of those He has blessed, Not of those who have earned His anger, nor of those who have gone astray.

’As-salamu ‘alayna wa ‘ala ‘ibadil-lahi s-salihinah

(Peace be upon us all, and upon the righteous servants of Allah)


	Kissing Kali \| home Critique of Universal Consciousness \| As Brothers Fight Ye \| Commentary On Islam \| Fortress \| POISON \| Old Man and Young Girl Commentary On Islam By Isma'il abd al-Haqq Islam is a moving force in the world today. Although some would like to consider it a dead religion, especially in the West, the facts prove otherwise. One out of every six people are Muslims, and the numbers are steadily increasing. The religion of Islam has gone through it's transformations, just as all religious creeds have in the past. From it's humble origins in the Arabian Peninsula, to it's rise as an Empire rivaling that of any European power structure, Islam has spread to all corners of the world. The thing that makes this so interesting is that Islam does not endorse the separation of Church and State. This, therefore, integrates all it's adherents into essentially one potent force governed in their everyday lives by the tenants of the Holy Qur'an regardless of whether they live in Iraq, Egypt, Malaysia, India or the Americas. This unity is the strength of Islam, and could potentially be the cause of it's ultimate success both religiously and politically. Islam has also always been open and receptive to contemporary science and the pursuits of higher learning. While Christian Europe was in the midst of it's Dark Age, characterized by morbid ideologies and fanatical suppression of any ideas outside the scope of the Church, Islam was fast emerging as the center of the arts and sciences. Literature, Medicine, Astronomy, Mathematics and Philosophy were but a few of the areas being explored openly by Muslims. This attitude can be partially explained by the Islamic belief that all knowledge comes from Allah, and therefore there is no harm in seeking out the truth and thereby improving upon ones limited knowledge. This idea of furthering ones knowledge, is extremely important in today's technological world. Has Islam lived up to it's promising past attitude? Well, not quite. It seems there are those who hold that contemporary society is at odds with the precepts of Islam. These religious leaders desire to keep Islam groping in the past. Their paranoia threatens to stifle the advancement of the Muslim world and will inevitably crush all chances of continuing onward through the 21st Century. If such leaders do not wake up and realize their is no harm in technology, all devout Muslims should stand against such restraint with utter defiance. Their is no Priesthood in Islam, and those who have set themselves up as such, will face their consequences when they inevitably go to meet their Lord on the Last Day. There is great potential for the whole Muslim World to grow and become closer to Allah and each other. Technology is a tool. Like any tool, it will harm or hurt only according to how it is used. May Allah guide us to the path that is straight, the path of those He has blessed, Not of those who have earned His anger, nor of those who have gone astray. ’As-salamu ‘alayna wa ‘ala ‘ibadil-lahi s-salihinah (Peace be upon us all, and upon the righteous servants of Allah)