Falcon29
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I think you'd have done well 2,000 years ago. We'd probably all be reading about Hazzy the prophet. I think in 2018 your message is outdated and people will be like...dude, pass me a beer.
A lot of what you describe can be done without the need of organised religion. Why do we need funny hats and robes? why cover our face? why go into a man-made building and suddenly it's holy?
Struggling against yourself, bettering yourself, having empathy for other people etc is called ageing & experience. When I was 18 I was much different to today. More empathy for others because you can relate having had experiences. I have Orthodox people in my family and they're so boring. I hope you aren't wasting your best years acting like a nun.
Yeah, no. I'm just outlining to Muslims frequenting this forum what the source of the problems(political, social and spiritual) are. All Muslims together can work on character betterment. Before even thinking of political steps.
So what is the solution in your opinion?
Because what you stated exists everywhere, bar North Korea perhaps.
It is indeed sad state of affairs but it is a product of modernity which is all around us and even we are involved in it although we might despise it for it's certain destructive effects.
@Nilgiri @Psychic
Solution to what exactly? Keep in mind, one of God's tools for us to return to him are these political crisis's which encourage Muslims to contemplate upon God and what is needed for relief. We should be thankful he uses these means to help people be guided on right path. He is not trying to give us unprecedented prosperity just for the sake of prosperity. If you get my drift ....
I think before we even go over political steps, we have to acknowledge there is direct correlation with being distant from God and Islam. Once we acknowledge, we need to work on character betterment. I can list many modern character flaws that are disliked by God and prevent us from relief. Once we improve our character, we can then work to fix peoples modern philosophy which is all about enjoying life to the fullest and disregarding our obligations towards God. That modern philosophy on life cannot coexist with Islamic philosophy on life as much as Muslims are trying to convince themselves .... So you bring the Aqeedah back to what it needs to be. Then from there political steps can be taken to make an environment for God fearing people that want to do good, prosper and not worry about security threats. And of course meet obligations to other oppressed Muslims brothers and sisters and treat minorities exceptionally well, upholding justice for all.
I've repeated myself a lot and will likely continue to do so. What is lacking is the willpower of Muslims to admit we are not on right path and their stubbornness to avoid it at every cost. Instead feeling comfortable with what they have now. So the steps we as a community need to take right now are to acknowledge there is a problem in aqeedah and better our characters. No need to get involved in politics on ground or organize events or any of that. Just as a community spread these ideas and work towards them as we are the community of Mohammed(SAW) and we don't need to depend on forms of authority to guide us this route(even though that is an obligation upon them in Islam which they are failing to meet, so we as a community need to take initiative).