5: 30 But (the other's) mind imposed on him the killing of his brother, so he slew him and became one of the losers.
31 Then Allah sent a raven scratching up the
ground, to show him how to hide his brother's naked corpse. He said:
Woe unto me! Am I not able to be as this raven and so hide my brother's
naked corpse ? And he became repentant.
32 For that cause We decreed for the Children
of Israel that whosoever killeth a human being for other than
manslaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he had
killed all mankind, and whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if
he had saved the life of all mankind. Our messengers came unto them of
old with clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), but afterwards lo! many
of them became prodigals in the earth.
33 The only reward of those who make war upon
Allah and His messenger and strive after corruption in the land will be
that they will be killed or crucified, or have their hands and feet on
alternate sides cut off, or will be expelled out of the land. Such
will be their degradation in the world, and in the Hereafter theirs will
be an awful doom; (Surah al-Maida)
Today, Al Jazeerah and other news outlets are reporting that prisoners have been tortured, starved, and executed. Thereafter, they were taken to be photographed, and then summarily disposed. One of the persons who was ordered to photograph these bodies reports he took over 55,000 photos over 11,000 people.
How many more people have to die in Syria? How much more blood must be spilled? What does Bashar al Asad want? Does he really think things will return to the past? Does he really think he will some how avoid that awful doom, Adhabun Adheem?
I appeal to the Shia Ulema of Iraq and Iran to condemn the actions of the Syrian government. Have you forgot Saddam Hussein and the gas he used on Kurds and Iranians? Have you forgotten what he did to so many opposition leaders in Iraq? Have you forgotten what he did to our beloved Shaheed Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr? Have you forgotten how he tortured and mutilated our beloved Shaheedah Aminah Bint al Huda?
The Prophet SAW said that the hud punishments should be applied justly and on all, no matter what their rank. Even if the hand of the thief to be cut was the hand of Fatimah bint Muhammad (AS), then the hud must be applied. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW. THERE IS NO SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY IN ISLAM. This was the understanding of the Prophet SAW, Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali (RAA).
What can we do? We must speak out, write to the embassies of these nations, and appeal to the presidents of the USA and Russia.
We must also call on those groups striving against this oppression, this dhulm, to work together. Any group that kills others or fights others who are striving against oppression is themselves an oppressor and is guilty of harabah. The so-called Dawlat al-Islami is far from its name. The so-called Nusrah will only lead us to defeat. Islam means surrender to Allah SWT, and communion with Allah, and community with believers. Ikhtilaf is natural, and often a blessing, but fitnah, such as inculcated by such groups, is haram. Fitnah akbar min al qatl. And qatl is haram. Yes Qatl is Haram!
We are commanded to strive in the Path of Allah, and most hold that jihad is fard. It is. But it is not just fard al-kifayah, but fard al ain. On this point, I agree. Striving for the pleasure of Allah SWT, and putting our faith into action are fard. However, jihad is NOT qatl -fighting or killing.
Hajj Malik al-Shabazz (Malcolm X) talked about "by any means necessary." This is not Islamic. The ends do not justify the means in Islam. The means must also be pure. For example, some Jaafari Ulema have found that it is permissible to charge non-Muslims riba' since it takes money from the hands of non-Muslims. However, Allah SWT has specifically said in the Qur'an that charging riba' is making war on Allah. It is haram, and a grave sin. The ends of taking money out of the hands of non-Muslims that could be spent against us, the Muslims, does not justify charging riba,' a grave sin and the making of war on Allah. If we really want non-Muslims to not spend their money in efforts against us, then wouldn't it be better to treat them fairly and equally, and not charge them interest, causing them to have a fondness for Islam and Muslims, and possibly to be the sabab for their conversion to Islam.
Yes, we are permitted to fight, when that it necessary and appropriate. However, should we be fighting fellow Muslims instead of striving against the atheistic Baathist regime who is butchering thousands every month? Are we majnun? If these groups are so majnun to act in this self-destructive manner, they are too majnun to even be required to follow Islam. They are not required to pray, fast, make Hajj or even strive in the Path of Allah. They are too crazy to be required to do so.
The body has a right, a haqq on us. If such people are so crazy, they need to be locked up to protect themselves and others, and not allowed to roam around playing games with peoples' lives. They are no better than Bashar. Let us strive against all the oppressors, all the Yazids among us.
Sunni, Shia, Sufi, Thisi, Thati. Once a Sultan called an Allamah to his court. The Allamah took off his shoes and carried them in with him. He did not prostrate to the king. The courtiers of the Sultan blamed him for this, but he replied that he bowed to no one but Allah SWT. Then they asked him why he had not left his shoes at the door. He replied that he had heard that the Prophet had gone to a meeting of the Maliki scholars and that his (SAW) shoes had been stolen, so since some in the gathering were Maliki, he wanted to keep an eye on his shoes. The courtiers laughed at the Allama's ignorance. Didn't he know that Imam Malik lived 100 years after the time of the Prophet SAW? The Allama replied, his must have been mistaken, it was the Hanbali scholars. They corrected the Allama again, and so with all the schools of thought. Then he said, "if all of these Imams and Shuyuk lived after the Prophet SAW, then how did they originate these sects?"
There is one Islam. Yes we have ikhtilaf, but fitnah....
