The Never-Ending Series of Problems for Muslims: A Matter of Concern

By Dr Yusuf Rampuri 31 December 2022 Translated into English by Ghulam Ghaus Siddiqi, New Age Islam Reasons Why Muslims Are Openly Condemned And Characterised As Immoral And Barbaric Main Points 1. Muslims currently have a miserable social life. Some pervasive evils in their society are what are causing their decline. 2. The division and chaos among Muslims have shattered the cohesiveness of the whole Muslim world. 3. Sincere worship is no longer practised in the Muslim community. 4. Morals are rapidly declining, while bad temper, poor behaviour, and bad temper are all on the rise. 5. Why is Muslim society being openly condemned and characterised as extremely immoral and barbaric? 6. Everyone in the Muslim community must be exhorted to lead a simple life in order to promote equality, balance, and peace among the people ------ When we examine the roles played by Muslims in a variety of sectors of life and hear and read reports of their failures and tragedies, the only question that arises in our minds is: What is the sphere in which Muslims have not failed? Where should they concentrate their efforts to succeed, where should they show steadfastness, and where should they grow in these circumstances? It is claimed that problems appear continuously and from all sides, making it difficult to find a solution. But the opposite is also true: there must be a solution to the maze of problems, and when it is attained, the maze will untangle itself. If the Muslims are to put an end to the never-ending cycle of problems and repel the relentless attacks of trouble and failure, they must now discover a clue that will make everything clear and leave no room for doubt. In general, though, the discovery and recovery of any aspect of human existence has its place and can pave the way for success in a variety of other fields. For complete success, all sectors of life require effort and hard work. From this vantage point, we can see that sociology is one of the many disciplines and parts of human existence whose success may be used to forecast the success of other facets of human existence. It is indisputable that Muslims currently have a miserable social life. Some pervasive evils in their society are what are causing their decline. When it comes to this, the division and chaos among Muslims have shattered the cohesiveness of the whole Muslim world. There are groups among Muslims at every level, regardless of what the issue is—educational, political, economic, religious, family-related, or rooted in a particular region. The issue is how to create the way for the success of the Muslims when there are such divisions in Muslim society. The simplicity of social life paints a lovely picture, yet even at this level, the picture of Muslim civilization is fading in colour. People feel it is important to display their cherished job or their reputation, which is the scenario of artificiality and fabrication. Showing off can be found everywhere, from eating and drinking to large gatherings and celebrations. Various fashions are being embraced in terms of attire. Muslim men and women dress strangely and shriveledly in an effort to be attractive. They do not understand the extent to which Islam's directive to conceal certain organs has been carried out. Furthermore, sincere worship is no longer practised in the Muslim community. Looking closely at Muslim society now, one cannot conclude that simplicity is still present. Morals are rapidly declining, while bad temper, poor behaviour, and bad temper are all on the rise. This is the reason why Muslim society is being openly condemned and characterised as extremely immoral and barbaric. Even though these facets of social life are highly significant, there is a lack of education, training, seriousness, and discipline in the Muslim community. A significant issue among Muslims is their low level of education, because in any community, the ideal of seriousness and modesty cannot be realised without education. In terms of cleanliness, Muslims are well known for having a poor sense of hygiene. Their communities are squalor-filled and their drains and roads are not clean. Additionally, there is no decorum in the homes. That is accurate, right? Although there is no such thing as impurity or filth in Islam, denying this is equivalent to denying the fact that the majority of Muslim villages and localities are dirty. In contrast to this situation, we learn from reading about Islam that "purity" is referred to as "half faith." Everyone in the Muslim community must be exhorted to lead a simple life in order to promote equality, balance, and peace among the people as well as safeguard society from the detrimental consequences of extravagance and outward display. For instance, a marriage should be consummated swiftly and easily to avoid costing the parents money. However, unnecessary ceremonies are adopted in Muslim society on the occasion of marriage while the Islamic commandments are utterly disregarded. As part of the dowry, women are also given dozens of pricey outfits, jewellery made of gold and silver costing millions of rupees, and other luxury items. The food feast for neighbours and others, as well as the wedding procession (Baraat) including hundreds of people, are lavishly arranged. The parents of daughters are so compelled to spend thousands or millions of rupees on the marriage of their daughters. Additionally, a lot of unsettling and bizarre things and situations occur in conjunction with marriage. Islam made marriage simpler, but Muslim culture has made it more challenging and expensive. A poor and backward person is finding it increasingly difficult to arrange a marriage for their children. In addition, contemporary Muslim society does not meet the needs of human values or nature. Things like lying, breaking promises, being dishonest, and committing fraud are becoming more and more common in Muslim society. People freely tell lies without consequence, breach their commitments without worrying about repercussions, and cheat without it being seen as a sin. Even when beatings and killings occur for the most trivial of causes, they are not socially punished. Muslims are now more than ever experiencing inferiority complexes and complaints, which is a grave issue in Muslim society. Muslims of today can be seen complaining against others, but they do not believe that their issue is the result of their own mistakes. As a result, they look to others for righteousness and reformation rather than identifying and correcting their own inadequacies. It goes without saying that someone or a community cannot be changed by someone else if he himself is not prepared to address his own flaws and improve his own condition of affairs. Similar to this, it takes hard work and self-sacrifice to achieve success and growth. Given the circumstances, Muslims must pay attention to all facets of social life and make reformations where they are necessary. They will achieve success in other areas of life in addition to the social sector by doing this, and they will progress in that direction. ----- Urdu Article: The Never-Ending Series of Problems: A Matter of Concern مسائل کے لامتناہی سلسلے : لمحۂ فکریہ URL: https://newageislam.com/islamic-society/islamic-muslims-concern/d/128759 New Age Islam, Islam Online, Islamic Website, African Muslim News, Arab World News, South Asia News, Indian Muslim News, World Muslim News, Women in Islam, Islamic Feminism, Arab Women, Women In Arab, Islamophobia in America, Muslim Women in West, Islam Women and Feminism