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April 15, 2011 at 4:58pm

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We must give up the idea of nationalism because it is exactly what is dividing us. Quran
says not to be divided, and several hadeeth talk against the disease of nationalism. Is the
word of Allah and the messenger of Allah not enough for us ? If we take a look at current
problems of Ummah, among other problems, it is obvious that we're divided, and therefore
weak.
"And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allh (i.e. this Qur'n), and be not divided
among yourselves, and remember Allh's Favour on you, for you were enemies one to
another but He joined your hearts together, so that, by His Grace, you became brethren (in
Islmic Faith), and you were on the brink of a pit of Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus
Allh makes His Ayt (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.,) clear to
you, that you may be guided."
Q.3:105

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"And be not as those who divided and differed among themselves after the clear proofs had
come to them. It is they for whom there is an awful torment."
Q.6:159
"Verily, those who divide their religion and break up into sects (all kinds of religious sects),
you (O Muhammad SAW) have no concern in them in the least. Their affair is only with
Allh, Who then will tell them what they used to do."
Q.23:52
"And verily this Ummah of yours IS A SINGLE UMMAH and I am your Lord and Cherisher:
Therefore Fear Me (and no other)."
Q.23:53
"But people have cut off their affair (of unity), between them, into sects: Each party rejoices
in that which is with itself."
Q.30:32
"Those who SPLIT up their religion, and become mere sects each party rejoicing in that
which is with itself!"
Q.42:13: ".
.....that ye should remain steadfast in religion and make no DIVISIONS therein..... "
Q.49:13

"O Men, We created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you
may KNOW one another (NOT THAT YOU MAY DESPISE EACH OTHER)."
Q.30:22
"And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the difference of
your languages and colours. Verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge."
Lets analyze, and see what the Quran's verses quoted above are all about.

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The verses above are ordering and warning us not to be divided, split up, or form sects out
of the religion. We're created into so many different beautiful races, and cultures so that we
KNOW each other, NOT get divided into many different countries, etc.

Nationalism is also a way of disuniting the UMMAH. As currently seen in the world,
we are over FIFTY-FIVE MUSLIM COUNTRIES AND GROWING ! There should only be
ONE Muslim country (Khilafah).

Quraan CLEARLY orders us NOT to be Divided

Quran CLEARLY orders us NOT to be divided and separated and yet we have
REFUSED to do so and decided to live in over 55 countries.

We are too busy being proud Palestinian, Jordanian, Yemeni, Turkish, Iranian, Iraqi, Saudi
Arabian, Syrian, Pakistani, Kashmiri, Chechen, Bosnian, Algerian, Libyan, Egyptian,
Moroccan, Lebanese, Bengali, etc. How many more nationalities are we going to see in the
UMMAH ? How many more divisions? How many more separations ? The Kaffir are killing
us one by one, as seen in the "New World Order"
(Chechnya, Bosnia, Kashmir, etc). Divide-and-conquer is really working on the UMMAH.
Lets all work together to put an end to this nonsense called Nationalism, a completely alien,
and forbidden ideology in Islam.
The Hadith Says:
Resources From Messenger of Allah (Salal Lahu Alehi Wasalam)
Nationalism is HARAM because the Prophet Mohammad (saw) said in the following
Hadeeths:
"Leave it. It is Rotten " [Bukhari & Muslim] refers to all forms of Asabiyah, nationalism,
racism, and patriotism.
Grouping the Muslims on tribalistic lines is clearly forbidden. It is narrated by Abu Daud that
the Messenger of Allah (Salal Lahu Alehi Wasalam) said, "He is not one us who calls for
`Asabiyah, (nationalism/tribalism) or who fights for `Asabiyah or who dies for `Asabiyah."
" ...People should give up their pride in nations because this is a coal from the coals of hellfire. If they do not give this up Allah (swt) will consider them lower than a lowly worm which
pushes itself through khur (feces)." [abu Dawd and Tirmidhi].
In the Hadith recorded in Mishkat al-Masabith, the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, "He who
calls for `Asabiyyah is as if he bit his father's genitals" Also, the Messenger of Allah (saw)
said, narrated by At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud, "There are indeed people who boast of their
dead ancestors; but in the sight of Allah they are more contemptible than the black beetle
that rolls a piece of dung with its nose. Behold, Allah has removed from you the arrogance
of the Time of Jahiliyyah (Ignorance) with its boast of ancestral glories. Man is but an Allahfearing believer or an unfortunate sinner. All people are the children of Adam, and Adam
was created out of dust."
Also, the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, "Undoubtedly Allah has removed from you the
pride of arrogance of the age of Jahilliyah (ignorance) and the glorification of ancestors.
Now people are of two kinds. Either believers who are aware or transgressors who do
wrong. You are all the children of Adam and Adam was made of clay. People should give
up their pride in nations because that is a coal from the coals of Hell-fire. If they do not give
this up Allah (swt) will consider them lower than the lowly worm which pushes itself through
Khara (dung)." [Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi]
When the news reached the Messenger of Allah (Salal Lahu Alehi Wasalam), he (saw) said,
"O Muslims, remember Allah, remember Allah. Will you act as pagans while I am present

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with you after Allah has guided you to Islam, and honored you thereby and made a clean
break with paganism; delivered you thereby from disbelief; and made you friends thereby?"
When they heard this they wept, and embraced each other.
This incident clearly highlights how the Messenger of Allah (Salal Lahu Alehi
Wasalam) rebuked any forms of tribalism.
It is narrated by Qatada that Ibnu Abi Hathim said that in the verses quoted above Allah
(swt) has ordered the Muslims to hold fast to the book of Allah, His Deen, and to his
covenant, and He has forbidden the Muslims to divide amongst themselves and to dispute
with each other. In another incident, Jabir ibn `Abd Allah al Ansari, narrated what happened
at the watering place of al Muraysi which led to the Munafiqun stirring up the traces of
`Asabiyah and seeking to destroy the unity of the Muslims. He said: "We were on a raid
when one of the Muhajirun kicked one of the Ansar.
The Ansar said, `O Ansar! Help me! (calling his tribe) and the Muhajir said, `O Muhajirun!
Help me! (calling his tribe). The Messenger of Allah (saw) heard them and said, "Why are
you stirring up something which belongs to Jahilliyah?" The Messenger of Allah (saw) did
not deal with the situation only by speaking to his men, but he walked with the men all that
day until nightfall, and through the night until morning and during the following day until the
sun distressed them. Then he halted them, and as soon as they touched the ground, they
fell asleep. He did this to distract their minds from what had transpired.
It is transmitted by at-Tabarani and al-Hakim that in one incident some people spoke very
lowly about Salman al-Farsi. They spoke of the inferiority of the Persian in relation to the
Arabs, and upon hearing this the Messenger of Allah (saw) declared, "Salman is from us,
the ahl al-bayt (the Prophet's family)." This statement of the Messenger of Allah (saw)
disassociates all links based on lineage and tribal considerations.
It was also transmitted, in two different versions, by Ibn al-Mubarak in his two books, Al-Birr
and As-Salah, that some disagreement occurred between Abu Dharr and Bilal and Abu
Dharr said to Bilal, "You son of a black woman." The Messenger of Allah (Salal Lahu
Alehi Wasalam) was extremely upset by Abu Dharr's comment, so he (Salal Lahu
Alehi Wasalam) rebuked him by saying, "That is too much, Abu Dharr. He who has a
white mother has no advantage which makes him better than the son of a black mother."
This rebuke had a profound effect on Abu Dharr, who then put his head on the ground
swearing that he would not raise it until Bilal had put his foot over it. These incidents
demonstrate that tribal ties have no place in Islam. Muslims are commanded to stick
together and not to disassociate themselves from each other just because they come from
different tribes.
The Messenger of Allah (saw) also said, "The believers, in their love, mutual kindness, and
close ties, are like one body; when any part complains, the whole body responds to it with
wakefulness and fever." [Muslim], "The faithful are like one man: if his eyes suffers, his
whole body suffers." [Muslim], "An Arab is no better than a non-Arab. In return, a non-Arab
is no better than an Arab. A red raced man was not better than a black one except in piety.
Mankind are all Adam's children and Adam was created out of clay." [Al-Bukhari and
Muslim, on the authority of Abu Musa] Meaning that the Muslims, whether they are of
Chinese, African, European or Asian origin, are one Ummah and they cannot be separated
from each other.
No tribalistic ties should ever break their unity. The Messenger of Allah (saw) said, "The
Faithful are to one another like [parts of] a building - each part strengthening the others"
and "Every Muslim is a brother to a Muslim, neither wronging him nor allowing him to be
wronged. And if anyone helps his brother in need, Allah will help him in his own need; and if
anyone removes a calamity from [another] Muslim, Allah will remove from him some of the
calamities of the Day of Resurrection; and if anyone shields [another] Muslim from disgrace,
Allah will shield him from the disgrace on the Day of Resurrection." [Al-Bukhari and
Muslim, on the authority of `Abd Allah ibn `Umar].
Some people claim that the Messenger of Allah (saw) approved of nationalism because
during the migration to Madinah, he (saw) said about Makkah with tears in his (saw) eyes,
"You are the most beloved land of Allah to me." However, this saying has nothing to do with
nationalism, and this can be seen from the full saying which people often do not quote,

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"You are the most beloved land of Allah to me because you are the most beloved land of
Allah to Allah." The Messenger of Allah's (saw) love for Makkah was based on the noble
status that Allah (swt) has given to Makkah, and not because he (saw) was born there. All
Muslims should have this love and affection for Makkah because it is the most beloved land
in the sight of Allah (swt). After all, the Muslims pray towards Makkah and go there to
perform Hajj there as it houses the Ka'ba.
The above saying of the Messenger of Allah (saw) therefore has nothing to do with
nationalism. If Rasoolillah (saw) and the Muhajireen amongst the Sahabah (ra) were tied to
the homeland (of Makkah), they would have settled in Makkah after it became part of the
Islamic State. Not only does Islam forbid people from grouping on nationalistic ties, but it
also prohibits the establishment of more than one state, whether these states are based on
nationalism or otherwise. The only state that is allowed for the Muslims is the Islamic State,
which is a state that is governed exclusively by Islam. Allah (swt) addressed the Messenger
(saw), "And rule between them by that which Allah revealed to you, and do not follow their
vain desires away from the truth which came to you" [Surah Al-Madinah (5): ayah 48] and,
"And rule between them by that which Allah revealed to you and do not follow their whims,
and beware (be on the alert) that they may deviate you away from even some part of what
Allah revealed to you." [Surah Al-Maidah (5): ayah 49].

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Iron FiftySeven, Asai Afriqi, Rikudo Sennin and 115 others like this.
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True Modesty subhanallah..hold on 2ur deen,n b gr8ful to Allah SWT.
April 16, 2011 at 6:15am
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fif bla Baraka Allah fikom
April 16, 2011 at 1:28pm
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Abu Manha Alhamdulliha! Appropriate explanation. Hope it could help Ummah. Game like Olympic, football,
circket etc are the part of nationalism and tribalism. People are busy to support there own desire rather then
play.
September 13, 2012 at 3:10am
Saad Bin Muhammad Sena Bekarolu Read it.
February 27, 2013 at 2:22pm
Yusuf Mwangata Salaam,afwan,the issue of nationalism Insha Allah can be sorted but sects of islam is
another hard nut;Re:The Differences of imams by sheik M M Z Kadhlawi. 4Imams of ahli sunnah differ slightly in
fiqh.(b)All muslims except salafis practice and salafis... See More
July 7, 2013 at 2:06am
Salisu Mohammed tnx lets be one and strong
November 28, 2013 at 12:53am

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Salisu Mohammed tnx lets be one and strong lolx
November 28, 2013 at 12:54am
Salisu Mohammed tnx lets be one and strong lolx.Alhamdullh
November 28, 2013 at 12:54am
Abdurazaq Jabril true
February 18 at 11:08pm
Norsiah Subri SubahanaAllah,
March 7 at 11:19am
Farah Faiz Shadha Mariyam
July 13 at 3:19am
Luqman Moosa Subhan Allah great compilation
July 20 at 5:31am
Babar Al-Hussaini Irshad Sikandar Rayeen Faizan Khan , jaroor padhen..
August 6 at 1:14am Edited
Faizan Khan SubhanAllah....
August 6 at 7:22pm
Farzana Sarwar
August 14 at 11:22am
Rafh Rafh Narawi Samma then why majority of ISIS fighters using their nationality as names like abu
sakar Al-maghribi, Al- Australi, Al-shishani, Al-britani, Al-Yamani, Al-plutoni, Al-Venusi,. is this also haraam
according to the statement above.
October 9 at 8:47pm
Asai Afriqi ... however one has to use this in a proper context ... for instance, loving one's country is
commendable (provided it is done without a tinge of bigotry ...) ... also identifying oneself with a certain tribe or
ethnicity doesn't seem to be against bad... See More
October 16 at 12:53pm

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