ribat.contact@gmail.com
Issue 1
Jumada al Awwal 4, 1438 AH February 1, 2017 AD
Free Edition Subs. `10/month (March onwards) To subscribe drop us an e-mail under subject “Subscription”
facebook.com/RibatTruth telegram.me/RibatTruth blogribat.wordpress.com +91-9953136569 If you'd like to donate to the cause, feel free to Whatsapp us.
inside
FORTRESS OF TRUTH Reading The Seerah In A Postmodern World........ pg4 The Days Of Fitan.......... pg4 Salah Al Din................... pg2 Campus Watch.............. pg3 The Dilemma Of Nationalism & Islam...... pg3
Asma-o-Sifat Md. Adil Hussain, Certificate in Persian, JMI
The
Sovereign
मेरी कहानी...
Ribat, a word lost through time, waiting for a revival! For something that has had immense significance in the Muslim history and whose reward is exceptional in the eyes of Allah, it is surprising how little we know about it! From a fortress to a school to a defense tactic, here’s what you need to know…
Also many a times translated as The King, the Ruler, and the Owner of Dominion. Malik, Maalik and Maleek all come from the root maa-laa-kaa, which points to three main आशीष कमार, B.Sc, AMU ु JargonExplained meanings. The first main meaning is to have possession and ownership. The second is मेरा नाम आशीष है - मतलब दआ ु । यह कहानी है मेरे है ? यह to have power and ability and the third main meaning is to control and have authority. सफ़र के बारे में जहाँ मेरा सामना जिंदगी के सबसे बड़े प्रश्न अक्सर This name of Allah, as all others, prefixes with the article ‘the’ (‘Al’ in Arabic) - which सच से होता है । मुझे इस सफर में बहुत है रान करने मेरे दिल में आता लेकिन पहलुओं से भी दो चार होना पड़ा। मैं अपनी बात कभी इसका जवाब मुझे नहीं adds the most superlative meaning to the word following it. So the name Al-Malik helps वाले शुरू करता हूं। मिला। दसवी कक्षा में मेरी माँ को ब्लड us understand that He has the absolute ownership and possession of whatever is in the मैं एक छोटे से परिवार में पला बढ़ा हूँ। हमेशा से ही मेरे कैं सर हुआ और दीपावली के खास दिन मेरी माँ heavens and the earth, and He is all powerful and able, and He has complete authority परिवार ने आर्थिक संकट का सामना किया है । जिसके को परालयसिस अटै क हो गया जिसमें उनके पैरों ने over the entire universe and He controls every event occurring inside it - infinitesimally फलस्वरूप मन में ईश्वर को लेकर सवाल भी उठते काम करना बंद कर दिया। यह बहुत बड़ा सदमा था रहे हैं। शुरू से स्वभाव अध्यात्मिक रहा है । इसी लिए मेरे परिवार के लिए। इस घटना के कारण ईश्वर के small to astronomically big. कभी किसी धर्म को गलत नहीं समझा। मेरी स्कू ल की अस्तित्व पर मेरी तरफ से बहुत बड़ा प्रश्न चिन्ह लग Allah is the absolute possessor of things and has the ultimate authority and control, शिक्षा अलीगढ़ में चार साल की उम्र से शरू ु हुई। यहाँ गया। इस घटना से उभरने के बाद मैंने अपनी स्कू ल but he has also endowed man with these powers to a certain extent. But if man tries मैं मुस्लिम बच्चों के साथ कक्षा छह तक रहा। मुस्लिम की शिक्षा दोबारा अलीगढ़ में शुरू की। मैंने कक्षा 11 में to abuse these gifted powers by rebelling against Him it is going to be his own loss. In बच्चों का स्वभाव मेरे प्रति कभी बुरा नहीं रहा। लेकिन इक़रा पब्लिक स्कू ल में एडमिशन लिया। यहाँ मेरे बहुत बहुत बार कुछ बच्चों से लड़ाई झगड़ा रहा वो भी इस से मुस्लिम दोस्त बने लेकिन वह इस्लामी आचरण के ancient times there used to be Kings who abused this power and thus only they would be लिए क्यूकि मैं हिंद ू था। मेरे साथ पढ़ने वाले बच्चों का नहीं थे। इसलिए कभी इस्लाम के प्रति कोई रुझान नहीं liable for punishment in the hereafter. But today kings don’t rule anymore. Societies run आचरण इस्लामी शिक्षाओं से दरू ही रहा है । वहीं दस ू री रहा। इस स्कू ल में मेरे एक बहुत प्रिय मित्र रहे जिन्होंने by the axiom “by the people...”. Thus if we, as a society and state go against His rulings, ओर जो आचरण मुझे मेरे घर में मिल रहे थे वह पूर्ण इस्लामी आचरण और इस्लाम का परिचय मुझे कराया। यह वो इस्लाम था जिसने ज़िन्दगी के असली मक़सद we’ll all be summoned on the day of resurrection, and each individual shall have to pay रूप से तो नहीं लेकिन बहुत हद तक इस्लामी थे। आगे की शिक्षा मैंने अनूप शहर में एक बहुत अच्छे से परिचय कराया जिसमें भेद भाव, जात पात का the price. The sovereignty of a body crossing that of God’s is tantamount to challenging स्कू ल से ली जहाँ मझे सिर्फ हिंदओं के साथ पढ़ने को नामोनिशान तक नहीं था। 5 अप्रैल 2013 को मैंने ु ु His sovereignty (His being Al Malik). मिला। यहाँ मैंने छुआ छात दे खी जिसकी वजह से हमेशा इस्लाम क़ु बूल किया। The following Hadith from Sahih Bukhari should be enough to send chills down our spine: मन में प्रश्न रहा कि क्या यह जात पात ईश्वर ने बनाई यहाँ से शुरू होती है मेरी कहानी...आगे अगले भाग में| Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard Allah’s Messenger (pbuh) saying, “Allah will hold the whole Md. Arshad Warsi, MBA, JMI earth, and roll all the heavens up in His Right Hand, and then He will say, ‘I am Al-Malik Guidelines for Talib Al Ilm (students): (The Sovereign); where are the kings of the earth?”’ • Know that Courage is an enormous obligation upon those who learn knowledge - so be courageous and speak out Truth and do not compromise with anyone. • Allah says "Only those who have knowledge truly fear Allah". (TMQ 35:28) Pearls of • The nobility of knowledge is in accordance with the nobility of what is learned from it, how strong and firm its proofs are, how necessary and beneficial it is. And there is no doubt that loftiest and greatest subject of knowledge is Allah- besides whom none And I did not create the jinn and mankind deserves to be worshiped, the lord of worlds.
pg3
Revelation
except to worship Me (51:56)
Editorial Board
This profound ayah of Surah Adh-Dhariat is to be understood in parts: And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me Creator|the ONLY purpose of creation|beings of free will|purpose: ibadah|object of ibadah: the Creator
This oft-quoted ayah of the Quran, establishes the answer to the most fundamental question of philosophy. Everyone, at some point, asks themselves "What's the point of all of this?" Because all quests of life are set by a ‘final objective’. A man consciously or subconsciously has a purpose which entails a code of conduct or a way of life. So does a society. But who has the authority to define the purpose? Man has always been questioning this authority and the opening of this ayah answers it once and for all. Just as the purpose of a machine is defined by the designer so is the purpose of man defined by his designer: The Creator, Allah. He says that the only reason that man & jinn were created was ibadah. Any other purpose coined or claimed by anyone is defeating the purpose of creation. It is essential, then, to understand the concept of ibadah. The English translation (worship) doesn't capture its real meaning. Al-'Ibaadah is being subdued; as a rough road is made smooth after paving. So ibadah is total submission to an entity: a bondage. It comes from the word abd which means slave. The voluntary submission of will of Slave to his Rabb makes him Muslim (the one who submits). An abd does not have the right to pick and choose, manipulate or reject any detail of the ‘Will’. He has to single out every act of his life only for the sake of Allah. The commitment and adherence to this bondage is taqwa. Any ideology (read: -ism) that does not come from an inspiration to submit to Allah are nothing short of jahilliyah (ignorance). In fact, the very popular notions of "achhi baatein" and even "insaniyat" are futile without the authority or ilaah that defines "good" and "bad". Even what constitutes "humanity" should come from the Creator of humans. Ibadah is indeed what we are created for. The question is, whose ibadah are we doing everyday? Have we taken other masters beside Allah? Or worse, made ourselves the masters of our affairs?!
The Divine Echo
Jubair b. Mut’im reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying: “He is not one of us who calls for ‘Asabiyyah; and he is not one of us who fights for ‘Asabiyyah; and he is not one of us who dies for ‘Asabiyyah. Sunan Abi Dawud 5121
Md. Adil Hussain , Certificate in Persian, JMI Ta’assub is a word with the same root letters as ‘Asabiyyah (‘a, sa, ba) and also very close to its meaning. Due to being used in Urdu, people of the Indian subcontinent are not alien to this word ‘ta’assub’. So it is extensively used – mostly with meaning of keeping prejudice against a person or a group primarily because he doesn’t belong to them. Plunging into the etymology, we get to know: ‘Usbah refers to paternal relatives, ‘Asaba means to wrap around or to bind. All cumulate to give ‘Asabiyyah meaning favoring and defending those surrounding oneself (immediate relatives, clan/tribe, or nation at large) from whom he derives strength. So much for lexical meaning! The Arab society at the time of the prophet was erected on tribal lines. People would boast about their tribal affiliations and even fight for them so much so that wars would continue from generations to generations. For those times, ‘Asabiyyah would mean tribalism. Prophet (pbuh) eradicated this evil from its roots which brought even the Aus and Khazraj together – who were at loggerheads for decades. But plotters never fail to plan: a Jew youth was sent on a mission to re-instill the old grudge against one another. He started singing incendiary poetry recalling the battle of Bu’ath – which was once fought between the Aus and Khazraj. The feeling were aroused, and a sequel of Bu’ath was about to take place. But then the prophet (pbuh) was around – the execution of the Jewish plot wasn’t going to be that easy. He (pbuh) lambasted the Sahaba and reminded them of their ties to Islam and instructed them not to raise the “slogans of Jahiliyyah (ignorance)” ever again. In this way the Bu’ath sequel actually turned into a close call; and the hearts united again. This is the potential of ‘Asabiyyah – to even set Sahaba by the ears. So how could a person calling, fighting and dying for ‘Asabiyyah belong to the Ummah of the Prophet (saw)! Surely, he cannot be one of us. Now in this age and time, society isn’t a tribal one. How is the concept of ‘Asabiyyah’ supposed to translate into this globalised modern world? Let us brainstorm. What are the notions people all around the world relate to - to divide themselves up? What do people boast about the most? And most importantly: What in this era has shed most blood? Yes, you’re right – It is, indeed, Nationalism. O Prophet (pbuh)! You, who brought those fighting factions to terms, under one roof of Islam, to work for one purpose, shunning all the evil calls of ‘Asabiyyah! You, who prevented people from falling into it again and again! Know that your Ummah has fallen into it! Know that the factions fought again and divided one gigantic empire into tiny parts of land! Know that the second Bu’ath happened, and is happening every day since then! Know that your Ummah has betrayed you and imbibed the neo-‘Asabiyyah (Nationalism) into her veins! May Allah make this nation understand the gravity of the sin which is exemplified by the hadith: “He who calls for ‘Asabiyyah is as if he bit his father’s genitals”.
pg1