Today in the news we are constantly bombarded with this war the USA is engaged in. It was originally called the "War against Terror" or extremism. Sometimes refered to Islaamic terrorism,extremism,or even fundamentalism. Today we have basically what is called the "War against Islamo-Fascism." Which to me is weird becuse fascism and Islaam couldn't be so dissimilar. Fascism made popular by Benito Mussolini, outlawed everything including religious ideas and more or less your worship was to race and nation,similar to Nazism! Whereas Islaam, race and nation are against the basic tenets of Islaam and the Law of Allaah is to reign! Islaam is a system or way of life designed by the Creator to tell mankind how to live! Fascism is designed by man like Socialism,Communism,Marxism,Democracy,etc....see how it doesn't match sort of like an oxymoron. I read an letter to the editor some time ago in Newsday in NY written by a Jewish man who basically said the same thing. But, how he finished didn't surprise me,I've been waiting for someone to come out and say it for a while. He said in reality the war is against ISLAAM! I like many other Muslims knew this for years,but it took 9/11 to give a greenlight to wage this war. Why is it against Islaam in reality? Because Islaam, as stated before,puts the Laws of Allaah above man made laws! It unites people upon the common ground of worshipping and submitting to the One True Creator,Allaah! Things such as racism,nationalism,oppression,tyranny as well as social ills(drug abuse,alcoholism,homosexuality,etc..)are fought against and considered outside the Laws of Allaah! But,as long as these ills and evils are allowed to prevail,the people who hold to their power can control the masses and use these ills for their gains! The West for ex. are not in the Middle East to bring this joke called Democracy there. No,they are there to control their interests( which in reality are not theirs but stolen),use cheap and sometimes slave labor of the indigenous people, so we can be richer! Now when Islaam came to the lands of the Non-Muslims such as Spain the oppressed were freed and the oppressor were vanquished and Justice was est. in the land! The Non-Muslims lived under the protection of the Muslims,practiced their religious rituals,and even judged by their Books(Torah and the New Testament). Now I'd be a liar to say that there were not oppressive and corrupt Muslim rulers,that innocent people were not slaughtered. But, I will say that when the Muslims leave the pure way of Islaam, introduce new things(bid'a),practice shirk(putting partners w/Allaah),and leave the Jihaad(STRUGGLE, NOT HOLY WAR). These things will occur as well as the oppression and hopelessness the Muslims are experiencing today! For the Muslims who read this let us return to Qur'aan and Sunnah w/the understanding of the Salafus Saleeh(Pious Predecessors). Return to Salaah(prayer 5 times a day at least),giving Zakah(poor tax due),fasting Ramadhaan, and make the Hajj(pilgrimage to Makkah). Let us remove the racism,nationalism,classism that has crept into our hearts. Over come the fear and hopelessness we've developed esp. after 9/11,this is a test of our Eemaan(faith). First and foremost put Allaah's oneness first,establish His law upon the earth,and to correct ourselves and our practices! And Allaah knows best!
For the Non-Muslims reading this, there is no such thing as changing our religion,it is Pure! What must be changed and corrected is the foreign ideas that have snuck in,in the guise of Islaam! I find it funny that you don't want to be subjected to Islaam ,but in the West's hypocrisy they wish to push democracy and their ideals on the Muslims! Islaam was here w/the 1st man and woman,our parents Aadam(Adam) and Hawaah(Eve) peace be upon them both. Throughout the history of all the Prophets and Messengers,dictators,rulers,etc.. who feared Islaam's influence fought them,slandered them,and sometimes killed them! This is not new to the Muslims. There will always be a group upon the correct way who enjoin good and forbid wrong,who don't fear the blame of the blamers! Allaah promise this in Qur'aan and Allaah never fails in his promise.
