Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Apostate prophet overly emotional; do not rely or do not befriend?

In answer to the video "The Hateful World of Islam"

When all things are ultimately limited and perishing, the best one can do is to
25:58-59"rely on the Ever-living Who dies not".
That is why He is sufficient as a Guardian and Protector 3:28,4:45,81,132,47:11. No entity, humans or else 60:3, has the power to prevent God's just retribution, whether in this world or the next. Those who might think otherwise and rely on others for protection, including the hypocrites among the Muslims and those harbouring doubts following their setbacks, are urged to desist from this delusion 18:102,45:10. Ibrahim aforetime warned those that had gathered to murder him, ignoring his appeals to spiritual reform, to give up the thought that the bond existing among them in this world and giving them a sense of protection, will perdure in the Hereafter. There, all ties based on falsehood will be severed and none will be sheltered from God's justice
30:14,29:25"You have only taken for yourselves idols besides Allah by way of friendship between you in this world's life, then on the resurrection day some of you shall deny others, and some of you shall curse others".
The Israelites, as attested in their own books, made a first hand experience of such reality, in this very world, as they were time and again subdued and destroyed when they stopped relying on Allah and gave up on their spiritual mission of guiding mankind, befriending and relying instead on those who disbelieve and oppose the religion, not guarding eachother against sin and transgression 4:51,5:62,79,80.

Similarly Muslims cannot and should not give up on the spiritual task now entrusted to them. They cannot, instead of relying on the righteous among them and on Allah ultimately, make alliances and build bonds with non-Muslims when they
3:118"do not fall short of inflicting loss upon you; they love what distresses you; vehement hatred has already appeared from out of their mouths, and what their breasts conceal is greater still".
When confronted with such people, regardless of their difficult circumstances, setbacks and troubles, believers should never seek bonds of friendship and protection other than with those from within the righteous community who invite to the truth
9:119"O you who have Faith! Be in awe of Allah and be (always) with the truthful ones".
Especially in such critical times of hardships, that is where spiritual resolve is most vulnerable and most tested. This also shows that the selection criteria of what should constitute one's intimate circle concerns members of the Muslim community itself among wom one should be watchful and selective, not only among the non-Muslims
11:113"And do not incline to those who are unjust, lest the fire touch you, and you have no guardians besides Allah, then you shall not be helped".
As shown earlier, the Quran urges the believers in such times, to cleanse their hearts through charitable deeds as well as cleanse their physical environment so as to shelter their souls in challenging times. They should only lend ears to the righteous among them, interact with them with full trust and intimacy as denoted with "bitana" 3:118-120, being soft, lenient and compassionate to the believers like themselves, while turning to hard rocks in the face of those attempting to corrupt them
15:88,5:54-5"humble towards the believers, mighty against the unbelievers. Only Allah is your Guardian and His Messenger and those who believe, those who keep up prayers and pay the poor-rate while they bow".
There is no rest however even after the selection has been done, one must remain vigilant and maintain himself on the correct path, avoiding any collusion whether in principles or in deeds with a people whose behavior is clearly contrary to uprightness
11:112-113"Continue then in the right way as you are commanded..And do not incline to those who are unjust..you have no guardians besides Allah".

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