Salaam Aley kum

The Messenger Muhammad [saw] said:

And Whoever awakens and his concern is not for Allah, he does not belong to
Allah. And: Whoever awakens not concerned with Muslims (affairs) is not from
them.

Political Awareness is an outlook towards Understanding of the world's

political issues based on Islamic Aqeeda. This Outlook is not gained only for
intellectual Enjoyment; rather it is turn Muslims into Islamic Statesmen.
Political awareness will help Muslims to be aware of the Plans and strategies
that Kuffar are plotting against the Muslims and Islam.
Umar (ra) once said: 'Any Muslim who does not care about what the enemies of
Islam prepared against him, nor distinguishes between what is Jahiliyah (ignorance)
and what is not, he is not a Muslim.
Please read this ARTICLE carefully. Your questions and comments and protest are
most welcomed.

Muslims in Need for Political Awareness

But it is nothing else than a reminder to all the Alamin. (al-qalam:52)

Understanding Islam
The Role of Aql (Intellect)
The Political Thoughts
The Politics
The Political Awareness

The Political Medium

Understanding Islam
The above ayat provides the definition of Islamic Aqeeda, that, Islam is for
whole Mankind and it governs every aspect of Mans Life.
The Role of Aql (Intellect)
The Aql (Intellect) plays very vital role in Islam. It is used to understand
comprehensively the concept of Islamic Aqeedah and accept it. Thus, Aql
(Intellect) is the only way to enter Islam. Islam compels the use of intellect, as it
comprehends the rational evidences provided by Islam regarding the proof of
existence and oneness of Allah (swt), the Prophet hood of Muhammad (saw) and
that the Quran is from Allah alone. This way, the basis of believe in Islamic Aqeedah
is build upon conviction through intellect. This process or sound proof satisfies
the heart and the intellect and devoid any notion of blind faith or superstitions.
Once the Islamic Aqeedah is embedded intellectually, then intellect is used to
understand the issue(s) and the revelation and using revelation as a source and
applying the revelation to the issue(s) from Wadu, to abortion, cloning, to
stock market, to the foreign policy of Islamic State.
Muhammad (saw) took great care of the Sahabah (raa) in proper use of the
Intellect. He (saw) not only clarified the matters of the law that dealt with their
actions but also laws the directed their intellect and clarified its limitation. For
instance, when the sun eclipsed during the time of the Prophet (saw) on the same day
that his (saw) son Ibrahim died. When people suggested that sun eclipsed because of
the prophets (saw) sons death, prophet (saw) told them, The sun and moon are
signs of Allah (swt). They do not eclipse for someones death or birth; therefore there
is no relationship between two events.

He (saw) made sahaba (ra) realize that intellect cannot be used to conjure up a
reason for a ruling, unless the reason is mentioned in the Quran and claiming a
reason for any ruling implies that we can comprehend what Allah (swt) intended
for that ruling, which is not possible. For instance, we cannot use the intellect to
infer a reason for why we perform Wadu. The intellect would probably lead one to
assume that it is for the sake of personal hygiene. However, if water is not
accessible then we are supposed to do Tayammum. If the reason behind Wadu is
cleanliness, then why would Allah (swt) order us to wipe ourselves with dust if
water is inaccessible?
The training of Muhammad (saw) in proper use of Aql (Intellect) can be seen in
the Sahaba (raa). During the battle of Badr the Prophet (saw) had stationed the army
at a certain location. Khabab bin al Munthir (ra) inquired from the Prophet (saw)
whether his (saw) decision was based on Wahi or was his (saw) own. The Prophet
(saw) replies that it was his (saw) own decision. Upon this Khabab bin al Munthir
(ra) said that location was wrong one, thus, the army should be stationed around the
wells so that kaffirs dont have access to the water. This example clearly
illustrates that Sahaba (ra) recognized the fine line between the revelation and
the intellect. They never used their thinking to pass judgment on revelation.
The Political Awareness
There were only six sahaba (ra) when this ayat But it is nothing else than a
reminder to all the Alamin. (al-qalam:52) was revealed; reminding them that
Islam is for whole Alameen. In the house of Al-Arqam ibn Abi Al-Arqam,
Muhammad (saw) conveyed Islam to sahaba (ra) for three years in private in such a
way that it appealed to their rationale, convincing their Aqal (intellect) and thus
giving satisfaction to their hearts. During this period, Prophet (saw) formulated their
personality by addressing their thinking about the purpose of life, the need for
the creator, the belief and his Messengership. The Prophet (saw) developed and
inculcated within the sahaba (ra) thoughts and behavioural patterns based on the
Quran. He (saw) moulded their thinking and their behaviour, developing their
personalities, solidifying their conviction in Islamic Aqeeda from which they
extracted their thoughts and emanated their actions.

Therefore, proclaim openly that which you are commanded and turn away form
Al-Mushrikoon. TRULY, We will suffice you against the scoffers who set up along
with Allah another Illah, they will come to know. (Al-Hijr 15:94-96). Before this
ayat was revealed, Muhammad (saw) made sure the Sahaba (ra), developed a
conviction in the Aqeeda, without it, any movement seeking a change, Sahaba (ra)
would be force to compromise in the face of confrontation or conflict. It was for this
reason that the Prophet (saw) took such care and effort in developing strong and
dynamic Islamic personality based on the Aqeeda. He created Aqeeda so strong in
them that it had the power to make an Ummah from a small, motley group in the
oasis of Yathrib and inspire it to triumph over all the enemies and carry Islam to all
the corners of the world. The Prophet (saw) presented the Muslims as an organized
group intent on challenging and changing the society, its values, ideals, practices,
emotions, and systems of ruling and the organization of lifes affairs. Thus through
such demonstration, the Muhammad (saw) initiated the crisis succeeding in making
the thoughts of Islam the main theme of discussion not only in Mecca but also in
Roman and Byzantine Empire. Once the Aqeeda was thoroughly embedded in their
hearts and Minds of Sahaba (ra), they had no hesitation in obeying the Islamic
rulings. They understood the meaning of the above ayat and prepared for
shouldering the responsibility of carrying the Message of Islam to the world.
Muhammad (saw) took every possible opportunity to create political awareness in
the sahaba (ra). For Instance, during the digging of the ditch, the sahaba (ra) came
across a rock, which they could not break. The Prophet (saw) struck it three
times and at each blow he (saw) boosted the morale of the Sahaba (ra) and made
them realize that to have hope in Allah, and regardless of the strength of the enemy
Muslims should not deter them from confronting the enemies. In another hadith he
(saw) said that the group that conquers India are saved from hell fire. Through
such other narrations Muhammad (saw) was constantly developing political
awareness in them.
Vitality of a nation is measured by its interaction in the political scene.
During the seerah of Prophet (saw), he formed Islamic state with robust policies
which were geared towards challenging supremacy of Quraish, He designed the

policies such a way that he was able to isolate Quraish tribes from each other through
treaties of neutrality, such treaties he was able to drag Quraish into battles, and
proved that Islamic state is a entity not to be reckoned with.
When Muhammad (saw) died, he left behind an army of statesmen. Death of
Muhammad (saw) did not hinder the sahaba (ra). Before his death, Prophet (saw)
created the environment in which sahaba (ra) lived was ripe for as statesman to
blossom. They were highly involved in both the political struggle to establish and
maintained the Islamic state. For instance, Abu Bakr (ra)s political awareness saved
the Islamic state from chaos when he tackled the issue of people who refused to pay
zakah (the people of Ridda), and sending off Army of Osama to take care of Romans
at the same time. Such moves deterred the Romans and Persians from attacking
causing them to think again and again about any vacuum after the death of
Muhammad (saw). The political environment continued to exist and remained strong
for a long time. The Ummah continued to produce people at the level of the
statesman, whether in the position of ruling like Salahuddin ayubi and sultan abdul
hameed II or outside government affairs like Ibn Taymia and Ahmed bin Hanbal. In
short, the Islamic momentum continued to be strengthened by the existence of
statesmen who continued to be produced as a result of the Islamic culture and way of
life.

The Prophet(saw) and sahabah (ra) continued to struggle against the ignorant
system of Mecca and its leaders, uncovering their erroneous laws and habits and the
wickedness of their ideas and concepts and proposed Islam as the alternative.
Therefore, their work was like a double edge sword: demolishing the errant
ideology and stray concepts by demonstrating its contradiction with human nature,
building over their ruins the concepts of Imaan and proving their conformity with
human nature because they are from Allah(swt) the one and only and the creator of
mankind. The is the example of the Messenger of Allah (swt). Whoever shies away
from this task is failing to uphold the sunnah and the method of the Prophet(saw).
The Ummah must undertake the ideology, thoughts, values and systems. This should
be done by disclose the corruption inherent in the prevailing ideologies, and systems.
In following method of the Prophet(saw) the Ummah must refute capitalism,

democracy, communism, nationalism and every other .ism. Non Islamic practices,
systems, values, cultures and laws must be challenged. The awareness of the Ummah
must be raised so that we reject these thoughts as un-Islamic.
Ever since the Ummah lost the understanding of political nature of the Aqeedah,
she is entangled in numerous dilemmas, one more serious than other, as she is been
victim of the schemes of her enemies and adversely influenced by their political
actions. Her affairs have become like clay in the hands of the potter, to be
shaped by the kuffar however and whenever they wish in a fashion that suites their
interests. The most, Muslim Ummah can do in such situations is responding with
knee-jerk reactions and reaching inconclusive answers that will alleviate the
matter but dont eradicate it. A current case in point is the boycott of US and Israeli
goods that is taking place in the Middle East in response to the massacres of
Muslims in Palestine and Muslims demonstrating all around the globe. The
outpouring of support is a good sign of an improvement in our view towards our
Islamic obligations and interests but it must be understood that the situation
requires a more calculated and far-reaching response. One of the reasons for this
shortcoming is the failure to appreciate the nature of the problem. The only way
Muslim Ummah can solve its problem is by understanding its problems. And its
problems can be understood only when Muslim Ummah possess Political awareness.
Muhammad (saw) said: A Muslim cannot bit from same hole twice.

This political culturing, whether it is culturing by the Islamic thoughts and

rules or by following the political events, will create the political awareness and
cause the Ummah to shoulder her fundamental mission.
Political Thoughts Political thought is of the highest types of thought. Political
thought is that which is concerned with taking care of the affairs of the Ummah. The
highest level of political thought is that which is related to man and the world from a
particular point of view. The Islamic Aqeedah is a political idea, so it is a political
thought; this is because it is spiritual and political. The political Aqeedah of
Islam is complete and comprehensive; it addresses all of life's affairs, and the
human relations in it. It looks after these affairs and relationships whether
related to ruling, economics, social relations, education, internal or external

policies of a state, or be they related to the relationship between the ruler

and the ruled or the relationship of the state with other states, nations or
peoples. "And we have revealed to you The Book explaining all matters".[TMQ 16:89]
Politics Politics or Siyasah is looking after the affairs of the Ummah (nation)
internally and externally. It is carried out by the state and the Ummah. Khalifah is
the one who care for the Muslims affairs. none other than the Ameer has the
authority and no one is allowed to care for the peoples affairs except the Khulafaa.
The Sultan or authority is caring for the peoples affairs in a binding fashion. In other
words, carrying out the rulers responsibilities is restricted to the ruler. Absolutely
no one else is permitted to carry out these responsibilities. This is because the
Shar'a delegated the authority and the task of care taking to the sultan
(Khaleefah) and whoever is appointed by the Khaleefah. If an individual other than
the Imam or one appointed by the Imam, assumes the responsibility of ruling and
looking after the affairs of the people he will be acting against the Shar'a and thus his
action would be Batil (invalid) and every invalid action is Haram.
Political Awareness Since the Islamic Ummah is obliged to carry the Islamic Dawah
to all mankind, it is mandatory upon Muslims to set their relations with the world,
aware of its conditions, comprehending of its problems, knowledgeable of the
motives of states and peoples, following up the political actions in the world,
observing the political plans of the states in terms of the styles used to execute their
plans, the manner of their relationships with each other, and the political
manoeuvres carried out by these states. Therefore, being political aware, Muslims
realizes the reality of the situation in the Muslim world in the light of the
understanding of the international situation in order to know the actions and styles
needed to establish their state and carry out their Dawah to the world.
If knowledge of every state's policy in the world is a matter that no Muslim
politician can do without, knowledge of the nature, secrets, plans, styles and
means of the superpowers, in general terms, is of extreme importance to every
Muslim. Detailed and practical knowledge of these matters, following up the various
changing daily events, with the complete realization of the bases and foundations of
the policies of the superpowers is an essential for every Muslim politician or even
thinker. Knowledge gives the analysis of actions, events, intentions and goals are
therefore a necessity. In order to understand the enemy's intentions toward the state

and Ummah, one must first be aware of the statement of the enemy and the
circumstances in which the statement was made. Secondly, one must be aware of the
enemys actions and the circumstances surrounding their actions. Thirdly, one must
be aware of the enemy's relationships and the status of these relationships. Without
the above three points, one cannot know the intentions of the enemy. Knowing the
above three points requires details: statements made must be known in detail, kept
up with, and followed up, so that their context is known.

Politically being aware doesnt necessarily mean to keep up with the present
events but also to learn from the events occurred in the past. Such lessons from the
past could be tactical. For instance, US spy plane. This history could have been
facts that do not change with the circumstances and therefore must be studied. A
Muslim must be aware of the latter part of history when reading it so as not to adopt
that event in other than the circumstances in which it occurred, for he will commit
same mistakes like others in the past did.
Thus political awareness serves the purpose of understanding the dangers to
shield the Ummah from them, thus securing the state and the Islamic Ummah and
the carrying of the Islamic Dawah to the world.
Decline of the Muslim Ummah
The absence of the thoughts and rules that emanate from the Aqeedah has had the
greatest impact on the life of Muslims
Political awareness is necessary to revive the Ummah
For the Muslim Ummah today to achieve revival, she must make the Islamic Aqeedah
the basis for her life and establish ruling and authority on that basis. In other words,
she must address the daily problems by the rules that emanate from this Aqeedah i.e.
by the divine rules solely in their capacity as commands and prohibitions from Allah.
Only then will revival be achieved with certainty. As a matter of fact, not only will
revival take place but the true revival will occur. Only then will the Ummah return to
her previous position of glory and world leadership. Therefore, the Ummah must be

cultured by the political culture starting before anything else with its rational
Aqeedah i.e. its comprehensive idea about the universe, man and life. This Aqeedah
must be taught as a political idea and not only as a spiritual idea. Then all political
thoughts that emanate from it, as well as the means and goals, which are built on it,
must be part of that culture (to the Ummah).
Ahadith The Messenger said: "Any person Allah has placed in (a position) to foster
the peoples affairs and he does not give them his advice he will not even smell the
scent of Jannah (paradise)". And the saying of the Messenger : "Anyone who took
charge of any Muslims and he died while he was deceiving them Allah will prevent
him from entering paradise (Jannah)". And: "There will be leaders over you, (who
will do things) you recognise (as part of the Deen), and you don't recognise. Whoever
recognised he would be relieved (of sin), and whoever denied (the wrong), he
would be safe". But what about he who accepted and followed. They said: Shouldn't
we fight against them. He said: "No, as long as they prayed". And Whoever awakens
and his concern is not for Allah, he does not belong to Allah. And: Whoever awakens
not concerned with Muslims (affairs) is not from them.