MessageOFmessengers - The ONLY way to Victory !!! - Abdur Raheem Green

How will Allah give us victory when there is shirk and bid'ah and so many sins amongst us? We need to look at ourselves first, reform ourselves, come back to Allah, repent to Allah and back to the Sunnah of the Messenger (saws). The reform of the Muslims and our returning to the way and true way of Islam in our hearts and in our actions, internally and externally, is a precondition before Allah will give us victory."Allah has promised, to those among you who believe and work righteous deeds, that He will, of a surety, grant them in the land, inheritance (of power), as He granted it to those before them; that He will establish in authority their religion - the one which He has chosen for them; and that He will change (their state), after the fear in which they (lived), to one of security and peace: 'They will worship Me (alone) and not associate aught with Me." [Qur'an 24:55]In the beginning of the twentieth century movements and groups arose calling to the return of Islamic rule in Muslim lands and to the reformation of Muslim beliefs and practices. They all contain bits and pieces of what Muslims need, however, they are lacking the most fundamental component which is 'Aqeedah (correct beliefs). Muslims do need to revive Islamic government and the caliphate and they do need to get Muslims back to the mosques. But the focus must be on 'aqeedah, first and foremost. Gathering for the sake of overthrowing foreign rule in Algeria in the Fifties did not bring Islamic rule into place because the communist elements among the Muslim forces hijacked the 'revolution'. In Afghanistan Muslim groups came together to combat the threat of communism, but after Russian forces were expelled and the communist regime overthrown, the Muslim groups turned on each other. In Egypt the Ikhwaan have tried to resurface under a political cover, patiently trying to work its way in through the political process. However, the next generation of youths, due to their lack of knowledge and upbringing were no longer prepared to wait. As far as they were concerned, the Islamic revival was taking place in Iran, the Islaamic state was being established now. Many from the Ikhwaan gave oaths of allegiance to Khomeini as the caliph. New offshoots from the Ikhwaan appeared under the names of Takfeer wal-Hijrah, Jamaa'atul-Jihaad, and al-Jamaa'ah al-Islaamiyyah with members prepared to seize power immediately. In these groups a philosophy of violence evolved which was justified by declaring all Muslim rulers to be disbelievers as well as all those who worked in state institutions... These failures are a result of their lack of focus on 'aqeedah and their adopting a methodology which contradicts that of the Prophet (s) and his companions.The SolutionThe only solution to the current dilemma facing Muslims is to return to the true roots of Islamic civilization and culture. The way lies in rediscovering the correct sources of Islamic knowledge and the correct methodology of interpreting it. There is no other way. As Imaam Maalik said, "The latter part of this nation will not be able to reform itself successfully except by using what reformed its early part." Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) informed his followers that the Muslim nation would split up into 73 different sects, 72 of which lead to hell and only one leading to paradise. Then he clarified that the path to paradise was the path he was on and his companions were on. That is what is known as the way of the Salaf..."