SOLUTION

PREAMBLE :

OF CONFLICTS

THE PAST AND THE PRESENT Muslims rose to greatness through the Quran, which built them up into a World-Force dedicated to the service of Humanity, and they led Humanity for a long time in every phase of human activity; spiritual, moral, intellectual, aesthetical, economic and political. But it is a tragedy of human nature that it is easy for human beings to continue to stick to certain beliefs but difficult to maintain the tempo of the struggle for executing the Practice. The same has happened to the Muslims, who have fallen from their pinnacle of glory because of their progressive digression from the Quranic Way of Life. Today; The old-fashioned as well as the outwardly-westernized religiousminded Muslims, who form the overwhelming majority, are demonstrating in their lives a view of Islam which confines their obligation to devotional and ceremonial practices aloneleaving out even morality;while:The truly-westernized, secularized, modernized Muslims,who are emerging as the major controlling force in many
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Muslim communities, are groping in the darkness of utterconfusion; and in sheer ignorance they look greedily tofashionable un-Islamic and anti-Islamic ideologies andmodes of life for imitation and adoption. Taking Humanity as a whole; In the ideological war that is raging all over the world between the Ideational and the Sensate cultural points of viewbetween the forces of the other-worldly religions andthis-worldly social philosophies, wherein the Higher Values of Life are becoming progressively submerged in the precarious situation of Secularismalso, of rank Materialism, Atheism,Nihilism and Libertinism, leading to grave imbalance in the lives of the Individuals and the Communities to the heights ofa Mighty Crisis, a Philosophy and a Code of Life based on Integralism is needed very urgentlya Philosophy and a Code that may establish a Culture where in all humany earnings, ranging from the Transcendental to the Physical, may find their fulfillment and whereby Humanity may be enabled to achieve its true Destiny.That Philosophy and that Code of Life has been given in theHoly Quran. And the present work, being a systematic and Comprehensive exposition of the same, forms the need of the hour and deserves serious study by everyone who possesses a serious attitude towards the problems (CONFLICTS) of life.

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RELIGION (ISLAM): Source of Real Guidance

The general view of mankind concerning Religion is that its function is confined to the problem of salvation (Preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss) in the next world.But present-day Humanity has become increasingly interested in achieving salvation in the present world.Hence Religion has fallen into disrepute as something incapable of solving human problems relating to the earthly life;, also even as adefinite impediment to human progress.Here Islam has a unique role to play, because it is definitely,directly and vehemently committed to the salvation of Humanity inboth the worlds: the present one as well as the next.Indeed, Islams role stands at an even higher level, because it substitutes the positive concept of fulfillment for the negative conceptof salvation. And its concept of fulfillment comprehends the healthy and harmonious development of the Individual and the Society in all respects: spiritual, aesthetical, moral, intellectual and physical. All in all, Islam stands in history as Eternal Guidance: the Guidance for yesterday, today and tomorrow.
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FAITH WITH MORALITY:

(A Revolutionary Strength)

Faith is such a power that it keeps men away from low attributes and mean acts, and encourages him to achieve highattributes and clean morals. That is why whenever Allah called his slaves towards virtue or whenever He wanted them to hate evil, He declared it as an essential requirement of the Faith in their hearts. For example when He; in Surah Taubah, commands men to adopt righteousness and to speak truth, He addresses them as:

Allah's Messenger has nicely explained it that when faith is firm and belief is strong, then strong and lasting moral will be developed, and if the moral character is low then faith will accordingly be weak. A man, who is immodest and ill-mannered and who adopts bad habits without caring for others, is like the person about whom the Holy Prophet has said: Modesty and faith are twins. One who gives up one has to lose the other too. Once the Prophet passed by an Ansari who was scolding his brother about his immodesty. The Prophet advised him to let him go as modesty was a branch of faith.

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A man who harasses his neighbour and makes him suffer any kind of damage is called cruel and stonehearted by the religion. In this connection the decision of the Prophet is : By God, he cannot be a Momin ; by God, he cannot be a Momin; by God, he cannot be a Momin. He was asked: 'who' one, He answered: 'He from whose misdeeds his neighbour is not safe.' (Bukhari) The holy Prophet (Peace be upon him)advises his companions to keep away from the talk that is trash, the acts that are wicked, and the deeds that are senseless. He says: A person who believes in Allah and the Here after should speak about good things or else should keep quiet. (Bukhari) The Prophet(Peace be upon him) was asked: Which Muslim has the perfect faith ? He answered: He who has the best moral character. (Tibrani) In this way through the truth of faith and by means of its perfection noble qualities are nurtured and developed and they are guarded and kept secure till they bear fruits.

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UNITY

(THE CHALLENGE OF TWENTIETH CENTURY)

The concept of Unity is the foundation of the Muslim community and the very essence of Islam. As we all know, the most important principle that has been given to us in Islam is the principle of tawheed ( unity)

We have been called an ummah, a community, who shares the same ideal. As soon as the ideal changes the ummah does not remain one any longer. It can then be considered as different communities or ideological groups. As the Holy Quran says:

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It is indivisible and cannot be divided on the basis of race, languages or on the basis of various groups of the north, south, east or west. This ummatan wahidatan (one community) was one concept on which this community started on its journey in history. A command has been given by the Lord and King of this universe, who cannot be disobeyed under any pretext. And Allah commands:

This division has been taking place in history and also among Muslims on two grounds: o political ( where there has been a clash between vested interests and personalities. o theological bickering, quarrelling over petty things. Regarding the clash of the egos and personalities of which we have been warned in the Holy Quran:

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You will enjoy no honour in the eyes of other communities. They will insult you because you no longer remain a challenge. The challenge can be met only by a group which is linked in a spirit of absolute unity. This hand has five fingers and each finger is weak in itself, but if I combine it into a fist, then it has hitting power and strength. The clash of vested interests is something terrible. It is human nature to project ones ego but Allah says about this human nature:

The other problem is the creation of meaningless, purposeless, groundless and aimless theological questioning and bickering. The Quran tells us that after the guidence has come to you,

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The Quran says that this community that has been raised with this mission is not based on race, language, territory or colour. It is a community based on an ideal towards which they strive to achieve under one banner. When it was proclaimed:

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GOOD CONDUCT
Excellence of Hiding Faults Personal conflicts that are not based on Shariah usually result in long periods of suspicion,backbiting, spreading rumours, accusations and other majorsins, consequently making both parties worthy of the punishmentof Hell. The sin of publicly spreading each others faults due topersonal conflicts has become very common therefore a greatdeal of care is needed. It is very important that a Muslims faults be kept secret if anyone becomes aware of them. There is great reward for concealing the faults of a Muslim. Sayyiduna Uqba bin Amir narrates that the blessed Prophet, master of both worlds, king of the messengers,fountain of compassion and generosity said, If someone conceals a secret fault of a person after seeing it, it is as if he has brought a girl to life who had been buried alive. (Al-Mujamul Ausa7, V6, P97, _adi 8133) Tolerance and Forbearance Original nature of a man and his natural temperament playa very big part in a man's being hot tempered or softhearted, serious or hasty, righteous or wicked. But there is a very deep relation between a man's self confidence and his solemn behavior with others and in forgiving the errors of others People react differently to the motivations and the occasions that generate feelings of sorrow and pain.Some people are provoked by ordinary things, and they become unmindful of every thing and in haste take a very unwise step. But there are also such persons as pass through various hardships and adversities and yet do
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not forget to behave with seriousness, wisely, with tolerance and good manners. It is true that the original nature of a man and his natural temperament playa very big part in a man's being hot tempered or soft hearted, serious or hasty, righteous or wicked. But there is a very deep relation between a man's self confidence and his solemn behavior with others and in forgiving the errors of others Hurting Muslims The issue of fulfilling the duties of others is a very delicate one but unfortunately today no-one cares.Never mind the public, even the prominent are seen to beneglecting this vital duty. The illness of displaying angerunnecessarily is a common problem.Even the prominent oftenhurt the feelings of others out of anger but do not care. Hurting the feelings of any Muslim without a valid reason is a major sin, and will lead to Hell. Ala -Hadrat writes in Fatawa-e-Razaviyyah Sharif (V24, P342) with reference to Tabarani Sharif that the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) has warned,

If anyone hurts a Muslim (without a proper reason) it is as if he has hurt me and he who hurts me it is as if he has hurt Allah (Al-Mujamul Ausa7, V2, P387, _hadi 3607) Hurting Allah and His Messenger is an evil trait of the disbelievers. Allah says in the 57th verse of Surah A_zab,

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KEEP YOUR BOSOM FREE FROM RANCOUR AND ENMITY What would be a better way of giving comfort to hearts, of removing sorrow and of providing coolness to the eyes than that man should live the life with a healthy and peaceful heart. His bosom should be free from the disturbances of rancor , jealousy and ill feelings for others. Islam pays special attention to heart, for a black heart tarnishes righteous acts, it disfigures its attractiveness, and it stains and mars its brightness. And if the heart is glowing, then Allah bestows prosperity even on a small act of righteousness , and towards it every good rushes speedily and makes its place in it heart. Abdullah bin A'mar narrates: "The Messenger of Allah was asked as to what people were great (in virtue). The Prophet (Peace be upon him) replied: 'One whose heart is neat and clean, and whose tongue is truthful.' He was told: 'We are aware of the truthful tongue but what is the meaning of neat and clean heart.'He replied: 'One that fears God, is free from evils, there is no sin in it, neither insubordination, jealousy nor rancour'." (Ibn Majah)

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Therefore, in reality the Muslim society truly is that which is based on mutual love, friendship, brotherhood, the feeling for mutual cooperation and straight dealings. There is no room for an ungrateful person in that society, no place for a person nursing jealousy and rancour in his bosom; on the contrary his condition should be like this:

(Al-hushr)

Rancour and Jealousy Source of conflicts There are many evils in the society about which Islam has warned. If we think seriously, it will not be difficult to findout their source.In spite of all these evils having different shapes and forms, they revolve round only one basic disease, and that is rancour and enmity,

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THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SOCIETY:

According to Islam the society itself plays a very important role in the spread of good or evil that spreads in that society. It (Islam) wants to attain power because it wants, with other things, to form a society in such a way that it may be helpful in encouraging chastity, righteousness, aversion from wickedness, proliferation or good acts, indifferent to love for world, steadfastness for the right path and consistency. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) has told the story or a murderer who wanted to repent for his crimes. He inquired of the address of the greatest learned man of the land. His name was given to him, whom he saw and said : I have committed hundred murders. Is there any chance of repentance for me ? He was told: What thing can come between you and repentance. Go to a particular place where some good slaves of Allah reside and are always found worshipping Him. You also join them in worshipping. and do not return to your village, because it is a bad place -(Bukhari) In another version it is narrated that he went to a monk and .related his whole story and placed his difficulty before him. The monk told him : You have committed a big mistake. How am I concerned with this, However, there are two villages One of them is named 'Nasrah' that is supporter , of Allah and the other one is named 'Kufrah' that is rejector of God. The people of Nasrab perform the deeds of the people of the paradise. Any person who follows other method cannot stay there. The citizens of Kufrah
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perform the deeds of the people of the hell. There is no room for the people following other policies to stay there. Therefore, you go to the people of Nasrah. If you stayed there and worked like those people, then there would be no doubt about the acceptance of your repentance. (Tibrani) For this reason Islam says that for the safety of the healthy nature and for the training and reform of the rebellious tendencies the care and vigilance of the environment is necessary, and in the formation of the good moral character it plays a very important role, We are sure that if all these aspects are taken care of, then a clean and tidy society can be brought into; existence, in which pure qualities and chaste character may be nourished MODERN CIVILIZATION AND MUSLIM YOUTH

Muslims all over the world are faced with the problem of readjustment to the environment. We are unable to find a solution to our present decline and degradation, whether we belong to South Africa, Pakistan or the Arab world or anywhere else. Muslims find themselves in critical conditions and are even insulted. A Muslim poet asked: What has happened to us, that today we are looked down upon by the other communities of the world? We have become like international mercenaries and outcasts.Despite the fact that we are seven hundred million in the world and the inheritors of the glorious history of Islam, we enjoy no status in the international affairs of the world.

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MESSAGE
How is this challenge to be met? Reformers arose in many countries and they tried to cure the disease which inflicted the Muslims, but conditions have degenerated. This community has been divided into more sects because we are not producing thinkers like Imam Ghazzali, and many others. We are producing charlatans, very ordinary persons including myself. We dont understand and are like the blind men from India who went to see an elephant. We do not have that wisdom therefore matters are becoming worse! The one blind person says that the elephant is like a thick rope, another says that it is like a pillar. Are we not doing the same? Why are we becoming more divided and not progressing like the early Muslims? That healthy spiritual and intellectual climate does not exist anymore. Neither do the conditions for a healthy, moral pattern of life. Can this be our end? No, it cannot be! Even if one spark remains, it can be converted into the biggest fire that can burn out all the evil within us. This is the same spark our Prophet placed in the hearts of his companions. This spark is that genuine Iman in Almighty Allah. If we can only understand that Iman is not a mere ritual or formal exercise, but something real and alive which must be cultivated. This force made our forefathers great and this Iman became the real challenge. But this Iman was not for any racial or political aggrandisement, nor for causing any harm or evil to anyone. This Iman was a challenge only for the establishment for all that is good and eradicating all that is evil for all of humanity. We shall have to return to that Iman

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When we read the Quran and the life of the Holy Prophet and his companions, we will discover that we are very different, even those amongst us who are representatives of Islam. Read the Quran and try to think about the qualities of a genuine Muslim:

Today, our enemies have no need to destroy us, for Muslims kill and damage [other] Muslims best! This is our condition. This topic requires volumes, but whatever has been said it is not to become frustrated, Allah Almighty says:

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