Refuting the Idea of Islamic Empire
“The reward for spiritual knowledge (ma'rifat) and dawah will be given in the afterlife, but the benefit of a Muslim empire will be given in this world. Muslims are waiting for an Islamic government to be established. Maulana, how can this wrong idea be explained? Explain that it is not possible.”Asked by Maulana Farhat Ahmad Salafi Umari, Tamil Nadu
He answers at 1:20:03 in Religion and Democracy · 2 min 30 sec
1:20:03maulana, agla sawal aaya hai tamil nadu se maulana farhat ahmad salafi umri ka. unhone poocha hai ke marifat aur dawat ka inaam akhirat mein milega, magar muslim empire ka faida dunya mein milega. muslim isi isi cheez ki baat pe iska intezar kar rahe hain ke islami hukumat kab qaim hogi. maulana, is galat baat ko kaise samjhaya jaye? samjhaya jaye ke woh possible nahi hai. jis cheez ko muslim jo kehte hain ke muslim hukumatain thi, to woh hukumat kahan thi? woh to dynasty thi. ek khandan hukumat kar raha tha, aam musalmanon ko to kuch bhi nahi mila hua tha, aur sari dunya mein muslim hukumat woh to possible hi nahi hai, mumkin hi nahi hai.
1:20:55to ek unachievable goal ke liye musalman jo hai, apne dimagh khwamkhwah is mein apne dimagh ko masroof kiye hue hain. yeh goal achievable hi nahi hai ke sari dunya mein islami hukumat qaim ho. na kabhi hua, na aindah hone wala hai, aur jo hukumatain bani thi musalmanon ki, woh sab dynasty thi, yaani khandani badshahat. jo kuch mila hua tha, ek khandan ko mila hua tha. to dynasty ke liye aap saare apne aap ko kya khatam kar denge? isi ko, isi ke peeche.
1:21:32to behal, yeh mere nazdeek political goal achievable nahi hai, sirf ek fareb hai, ek romantic concept hai. yeh woh achieve hi nahi ho sakta kabhi is dunya mein, jo ke test ke liye banayi gayi hai. aur marifat aur dawat to har ek aadmi ke liye achievable hai. har aadmi apne aap ko aarif bana sakta hai, har aadmi apne aap ko daai bana sakta hai. is baat ko log nahi samajhte, is farq ko jaan lein. agar ke aarif banna aur daai banna, yeh to hamare bas mein hai, lekin islami hukumat sari dunya mein qaim karna, yeh to bas mein nahi hai, achievable hi nahi hai.
1:22:11woh sarr se isko chand samajhte hain, samajhte hain yeh log, aur bohat si kitabein chapi hui hain jo is mein romantic baatein hain. in romantic baaton mein phanse hue hain log. to isko clear kar diya jaye to inshallah yaqeenan apni islaah kar lenge log. maulana, agla sawal bhi tamil nadu se hai. maulana iqbal umri ka, unhone poocha hai: "hadith mein aaya hai ke islam ajnabi ho jayega, jaisa ke woh pehle ajnabi tha.