The “Insolent Envy” of Scholars is Main Cause of “Schism” Within and Between Religions and the Secular
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“Insolent Envy” of Scholars is Main Cause of “Schism” Within and Between
Religions and the Secular
In order to have an
overall view of the “insolent envy” of the scholars of all nations and how they
are responsible for the “schism” within and between the Religions and the
Secular, it is important to have some basic knowledge of the Divine System,
which is found in the Scriptures of all nations and tribes (Qur’an 45:17-18).
For example, all Apostles
(Rasools) of God, of all nations and tribes (Qur’an 10:47, 16:36) were given “exactly
the same knowledge of the Divine System He gave to all Prophets (Nabis)” of all
nations and tribes (Qur’an 42:13), in their own language (Qur’an 14:4) with
Message “not to divide therein”. Bear in mind that “nothing was said to Prophet
Muhammad (s), which was not said to all Apostles who came before him” (Qur’an
41:43), and “no Prophet (Nabi) was permitted to say or do anything which was
not revealed to him”, (Qur’an 69:43-46, 10:15, 53:3).
In addition to these
verses of the Qur’an, the Qur’an (49:13) states that “Allah created (different)
nations and tribes (of different sights and sounds) from a single male and
female” and that we must not “despise” them for being different because their
sights and sounds are their God-given sights and sounds just like those of ours
in their pure form. And to add to this God-given diversity of sights and
sounds, God tells us in the Qur’an (22:34, 22:67) that He also gave all nations
and tribes of this world their own “holy rites and ceremonies”.
Hence, as vicegerents of
God, it is not only our duty to prevent the extinction of plant and animal life
and care for the environment but we are also morally and spiritually bound to
preserve the extinction of all God-given sights, sounds, holy rites and
ceremonies of all nations and tribes in their pure God-given form within their
national borders. Therefore, it is wrong for Muslims to go to the West as
immigrants in large numbers and invade their streets and suburbs with their
long beards, kurthas, hijabs, niqabs, etc, and the skyline of those nations with
the domes and minarets of their mosques.
Therefore, in order to put
the Divine System in its Universal perspective according to the above
injunctions of the Qur’an, let’s say that Allah chose an Apostle from India, who
wore a lungi, was clean shaven, but had a well grown twisted Takur moustache. There
is nothing in the Divine System which instructs him to shave off his moustache,
keep a fist-length beard, wear kurtha, etc, like Muslims do? Therefore, on what
grounds do the Ulama claim it is Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (s) to keep a
beard, wear a kurtha, kneel and drink water, etc?
Now let’s take a look at
the dress code of Takur’s wife. According to her God-given sight and sound, she
is usually dressed in a sarie with sindoor (vermilion) on her forehead to
signify that she is a married woman. The Divine System does not tell her to
replace her sarie with a hijab and niqab or to wipe off the sindoor on her
forehead. All that the Qur’an (24:31, 33:59) tells her is to cover her belly
and her back with an appropriate blouse “when she steps outside her house”. Then
on what grounds do the Ulama claim that the dress code of a Muslim woman is
hijab, niqab, headscarf, etc?
Although all the Apostles
of God came from different places of different sights, sounds, holy rites and
ceremonies at different times and spoke different languages, they all belonged
to “one community’. The following is the verse of the Qur’an (23:52-53) to this
effect:
23:52 And certainly, this community of yours is one
community and I am your Sustainer. So, remain conscious of Me.“ [Since all
Messengers were one Brotherhood unanimous in purpose, all mankind must consider
one another as Brothers and Sisters]
23:53
But they (mankind) have torn
their affair of unity between them into sects, each sect rejoicing in what it
has. [30:32].
Unfortunately, in
Interfaith Meetings, most people emphasize on the similarities of their Faiths
and do not see that their differences are also their God-given Diversities? In
Qur’an (2:285), Allah states:
The Apostle ˹firmly˺ believes in what has been revealed to him from his Lord, and so do the Believers. They all˺ believe in God, His angels, His Books, and His messengers. They proclaim “We make no distinction between any of His messengers.” And they say, “We hear and obey. We seek Your forgiveness, our Lord! And to You alone is the final return.” [2:177].
There is also
another dimension to the Divine System. According to the teaching Tawhid (unity
and universality), it is about relating our human life to the Laws of Nature and
the wider universe with the Guidance of God (Qur’an 6:38, 45:2-11). The Qur’an
(30:30,) states that it is the “pattern” according to which God created humans.
For example, the Prophet Abraham did not use the “blind faith” methodology of
Religion and Tradition or the “science-based, evidence-based” methodology of
Modern Science to establish any kind of knowledge, both secular and religious.
He used the methodology of ilm-ul-yaqin (certainty of knowledge by reasoning
and inference), ayn-ul-yaqin (certainty of knowledge by seeing and observing)
and haqq-ul-yaqin (absolute knowledge, like this is a computer, etc), like
plants and animals do to establish all knowledge, both secular and religious.
Likewise, in order to teach the unity and universality of the Divine System, it is important to know that Abraham did not become a Muslim (one who submits to the Guidance of God) by reciting the Shahada. “He perceived through the alteration of day and night in celestial worship” (Qur’an 6:74-79) that he had to believe in God as the Creator, Sustainer, Protector, etc, of the Universe, free of all dogmas and doctrines of Religion, and follow the secular and scientific path of the creations, without being Godless. Therefore, “When his Lord said to him, ‘Become Muslim’, he said, ‘I am Muslim who has submitted to the Lord of the worlds’,” (Qur’an 2:131).
Henceforth, this “restrictive definition” of the secular and religion helped him to reduce Religion and Godless Science to Reality with the Guidance of God and likewise, superimpose all true knowledge of science, religion, culture, politics, etc, one on top of the without creating boundaries within and between them, which made them separate and exclusive. And in addition to this, this “restrictive definition” helped him to solve all the problems of Religion, Secularism, Ethnicity, Nationalism, etc, we are facing today.
CONCLUSION: All scholars of the Abrahamic Faiths are not aware of the fact that the Divine System demands a “restrictive definition” of the secular and religion, according to the Creeds of Abraham and the worldview teachings of Tawhid (unity and universality) that are found in their Scriptures (Qur’an 6:74-79, 2:131, 2:27). On the extreme left of this “Insolent Envy” and “Schism”, in the Muslim world are secular educated scholars with a Dr Title (medical doctors) in front of their name. Their interpretation of the Qur’an is greatly influenced by their secular education. For example, they do not believe in Creationism, Virgin Birth of Jesus, that God created Humans as “vicegerents” of God, the “bowing and prostration” in “salaat”, etc. Hence, they have a very secularist, liberalist, feminist, modernist, etc, understanding of the Divine System. Then there are many others among them who do not agree with one another in everything they say and there is nothing to suggest that their “Insolent Envy” and “Schism” will ever cease to exist.
And on the extreme right of this “Insolent Envy” and “Schism” are the ulama and their saints (the priesthood communities in all their forms). Their interpretation of the Qur’an is greatly influenced by their sectarian beliefs, which also include that of their madhabs, silsilas and khanqas). Like the Quranists, they have absolutely no idea that Islam is secular way of life which demands a “restrictive definition” of the Secular and Religion according to the Creeds of Abraham and the worldview teachings of Tawhid (unity and universality). Hence, everything they say and do in their Religion is religious extremist and fundamentalists. For example, the Qur’an (Word of God) in the context of God’s Work in Nature and wider Universe does not advocate “male and female circumcision”. Then by what authority are they saying that it is the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (s) to “circumcise”?
It is not possible to make all the people of this world Christians, Hindus or Mohammedans. But it is possible to establish the Brotherhood and Sisterhood of all Mankind according to the Creeds of Abraham and the worldview teachings of Tawhid (unity and universality), which are found in all the Books of God, which was revealed to all the nations and tribes in their pure form. In simple form, this involves the teaching of absolute unity in the teachings of all the Books and Prophets of God; absolute unity between the Word of God and the Work of God in Nature and the wider universe; absolute unity between the Word of God and the sayings and doings of His Prophets; absolute unity between the world of God and the world of Caesar; and so on. And in a more sophisticated form, it includes the unity between the seen and unseen; the secular and religious; the individual and the community; the national and the international; this world and the Hereafter; and so on.
AK Sayed
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