| Living \r\n the Quran |
Al-Fajr (The \r\n Dawn)
Corruption is an inevitable result of tyranny, \r\n and it affects the tyrant and his subjects alike. Indeed, \r\n tyranny ruins all human relations. It forces human life out of its healthy, \r\n constructive and straight path and diverts it into a line which does not \r\n lead to the fulfillment of man's role as God's vicegerent on earth. Tyranny \r\n makes the tyrant captive of his own desires because he \r\n is uncommitted to any principle or standard and unrestrained within any \r\n reasonable limit. Thus the tyrant is always the first to be corrupted \r\n by his own tyranny. He assumes for himself a role other than that of a \r\n servant of God, entrusted with a specific mission. This is evident in \r\n Pharaoh's boastful claim: \"I am our supreme Lord.\" (79:24) \r\nTyranny also corrupts the masses as it humiliates them and compels them \r\n to suppress their discontent and hatred. It kills all human dignity and \r\n wastes all creative talents, which cannot flourish except in an atmosphere \r\n of freedom. A humiliated soul inevitably \r\n rots away and becomes a breeding ground for sickly desires. \r\n Hence, digression from the right path becomes the order of the day as \r\n clear vision becomes an impossibility. In such conditions no aspiration \r\n to a higher standard can be entertained. The net result of all this is \r\n the spread of corruption. \r\nTyranny also destroys all healthy standards and concepts because they \r\n constitute a threat to its existence. Hence, values \r\n are falsified and standards are distorted so that the repulsive idea of \r\n despotism becomes acceptable as natural. This, in itself, \r\n is great corruption. \r\nWhen these aforementioned peoples caused such corruption, the remedy \r\n was, inevitably, a complete purge. God is certainly aware of their deeds \r\n and He records them all. So, when corruption is increased, He severely \r\n punished the corrupt. The text connotes that the punishment was very painful \r\n as it uses the term 'scourge', or 'whip' as the Arabic term literally \r\n means, and that it was in large supply as indicated by use of the phrase \r\n 'let loose'. Thus the tyrants were made to suffer a plentiful and painful \r\n retribution. \r\nSource: |
| \r\n Understanding the Prophet's Life |
| \r\n \r\n Defining the Function of the \r\n Officials \r\nIn the Islamic perspective, competent administrative machinery requires \r\n two things to function properly: knowledge \r\n of rules and regulations, and a \r\n strong moral discipline and sense of responsibility. \r\n \r\nWhile the teaching of Islamic principles attained great significance \r\n in the Arab society, the moral training of the Muslims with a view to \r\n entrusting them administrative jobs was also not neglected. A Hadith \r\n generalizes this situation in the following words: \r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n The following hadiths directly touch upon this question: \r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n The Prophet has enjoined upon rulers to be just and honest: \r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n Source: |
| Muslim \r\n Women in History |
\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Nana Asmau \r\nShe was the Daughter of Uthman dan Fodio, the founder of the Sokoto \r\n Khalifate (in what is now Northern Nigeria). She used to advice him. \r\n She developed a method bringing the women to her for learning, which \r\n has continued to exist until the present. This is called the Yan Taru \r\n movement. She chose mature women for learning, intelligence, and reliable \r\n character to head women’s village groups and gave each leader \r\n a Malfa (a type of hat) as a symbol of authority. They would go on \r\n their own, to the capital, Sokoto, where Asmau received them in groups \r\n and sorted out their problems. They were taught poems containing the \r\n teachings of Islam, which they memorized and then returned home to \r\n teach. She left a large body of writing in Arabic, Fulfulde and Hawsa. \r\n She was 72 when she died. She was married to Uthaman Gidado. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Source: \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n |
| A \r\n Father's Advice |
\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Knowledge without action is \r\n insanity \r\nMy dear son, \r\nKnowledge without action is insanity, and action without knowledge \r\n is vanity. Know that knowledge today \r\n will not distance you from sins, nor bring you into obedience, nor \r\n distance you from the fire of Hell tomorrow. If you \r\n do not act today and do not derive lessons from your past days, you \r\n will say on the Last Day: “Return us to our previous life and \r\n we will do good deeds,” and it will be said to you: “O \r\n feel, it is from there that you have come.” \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n Source: \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n |
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