Understanding Revival

To many the understanding of revival is ambiguous. To some it is to have what the Western world has in terms of technology, organisation and material progress. Others take it to mean progress economically or where the standard of life increases.

Others use terms that are not crystallised in their minds. Terms like irtafaa al fikri-intellectual elevation are submerged in a cloud of vagueness. It is essential that the meaning of revival be understood otherwise the aim of reviving the ummah may never be achieved. Distraction and confusion may reign and the very move towards reviving could well fizzle out or be diverted to preserving the declined situation.

The term Arabic term for revival nahda comes from the root to arise, to get up, to stand. So the meaning of nahda in the context of the situation of the ummah points to the fact that they need to arise from their declined position.

How should Muslims view this subject about reviving the Muslim Ummah from its current state to a revived golden era? An explanation by the will of Allah (swt) follows.

The West is revived but it does not have true revival, as their basis secularism is false. It can be seen that every issue faced by the West is thought through on the basis of their viewpoint about the meaning of life, their aqeeda, and secularism.

Secularism maintains that the everyday affairs of life in this world have no connection to what was before this life and what is to come after. It holds that man is the ultimate source of what is acceptable or unacceptable. A view that does not fit to this basis is immediately rejected, labelled as wacky or called extreme. This has been proved when Muslims have tried to speak from an Islamic perspective in the media. In western society the acceptable and the non acceptable, the good and the bad, the right and the wrong are all viewed from a single basis. The laws in society, the systems of ruling and their conduct with other nations are driven by this viewpoint. One may find differences but these differences emerge in the branches but not at the root. For example when “ We disagree with the war in Iraq, we think that religions should not be insulted, we disagree with homosexuality” and other statements of this nature are examined it can be seen these are based upon the same viewpoint or basis as those that carry the opposite views. It is this unity upon the basis and how to view problems that leads the west to move forward in all aspects of life albeit in the incorrect way as their basis is flawed. Take the argument in the USA where some call for isolationism and others call for the current US philosophy of treating the world as their ranch- both arguments come from the same basis, but the difference lies in a judgement about national interest.

If one were to contrast this to a society like Pakistan one would witness that there is no basic thought that is predominant. Rather there are a whole host of thoughts that are used. Some people are Islamic but only in the spiritual sense, some are capitalistic but only in the monetary sense, some are nationalistic and some are so declined in their thought that they are prepared to do anything to try to achieve what they want. Pakistan is said to be a democracy, an Islamic Republic and a dictatorship at the same time. As result confusion reigns, there is no standard; right and wrong are not considered on a single basis. In sum, Pakistan like all the countries in the Muslim world is a messy soup of confused thought and conflicting ideas. It is little wonder that countries like Pakistan take one step forwards and two steps back whilst gawping at the advancement of the West.

The Need to Return to Islamic Ideology.

Islam obliges Muslims to make sure that every thought; emotion, view, rule and law are linked back to the Islamic aqeeda. The relationship of creation i.e. the purpose of this life is to worship Allah (swt) and the relationship of resurrection that actions undertaken in this life will be accounted on the day of judgement are the basis upon which Muslim societies must proceed. The Muslim world would become revived once society has adopted Islam as the basis in all its relationships and Islam becomes the source of individual and societal actions, emotions and thought. It would be essential that the Khilafah be established to say that we have revived. In the meantime the ummah would head towards revival but it would be incorrect to say revival had occurred as. The ummah would only have true progress and revival once Islam became the basis for all issues.

One of the best examples of revival is that of the Prophet (saw). He (saw) brought the Islamic viewpoint about life to the declined people of Arabia. Once they had embraced the thought and applied it in society via the Islamic ruling system society progressed in an unprecedented manner. The fruits of this revival reverberated through many lands and humanity advanced upon the basis of the message from Allah (swt).


Abdur Rahman Siakhi

Only The Khilafah Can Bring Prosperity to All Muslims

"We are now at a crossroads in our history as an ummah. Never in the history of the ummah ... have we faced such great odds,”

"While the nations of the West basked in the glory of their global ascendancy, Muslim nations were largely consigned to what people term 'the Third World,"

These are the words of Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi in a speech to attendees at the recent World Islamic Economic Forum in Kuala Lumpur.

On the face of it, these words seem reasonable, for Muslims to start to raise the standard of life in their societies. However such words from Muslim rulers are starting to ring hollow. Such words have been repeated for decades. For this reason more and more Muslims are asking questions about why Muslims find themselves in the position that they are in.

Abdullah Badawi mentioned in his speech that in the Muslim world 50% of the population lives on less that $2 a day. This means that there are a huge amount of Muslims living in desperate poverty. Many Muslims question how could this be so? The Muslim world has vast resources, of all types. It has oil, gas, minerals, vast areas of land suited to agriculture, as well as many other sources of wealth. It is beginning to dawn upon Muslims that it is not annual conferences to discuss economic initiatives that will change the lives of the poor amongst the Muslim Ummah. Rather a more radical change is needed.

Muslim Rulers In Awe of Western Economies

From his words it is clear that Abdullah Badawi and other Muslim rulers look to the West as a guide to follow. The hope being that if the West is doing something that allows them to progress, perhaps if the Muslim world follows, it too can achieve what the West has. This thinking is flawed, yet Muslim rulers and those around them persist in carrying such ideas, even after having seen these ideas fail time after time.

The fact of the matter is that the Western nations believe in secularism and the capitalist ideas that spring from it. For this reason they move in all aspects of life on a single basis. Their way of life believes in making economic activity the most important of issues in life. Therefore it is not surprising to find that Western nations have the greatest share of the world’s wealth. They use all means foul or fair, from doing straight deals, to spilling blood in order to bring wealth back to their countries. When trying to imitate the west the rulers in the Muslim world ought to consider the words of Muhammad (saw).

“Whosoever does an action that is not from our matter then it is rejected.”

It is a sad fact that the rulers of Muslim countries are in awe of the West. For this reason economic successes in the West are magnified and exaggerated in their minds. They do not appreciate that 13% of the US population is considered to be below the poverty line. It is only the elites in such countries that truly enjoy vast wealth. Most of the population in capitalist countries are heavily in debt and have to work hard to survive. They are far from economically prosperous. Is this the shortsighted vision that they have for Muslims across the globe? Where the rich will amass great wealth whist the poor continue in a miserable cycle of poverty.

Only the Khilafah Will Bring Prosperity to the Muslim World.

The rulers in the Muslim world cannot see beyond what the west has to offer them. They have little, if any confidence in Islam as a way of life. Their minds have been prepared by the kafir colonialist to view Islam as only a spiritual matter. They have been taught to hold the West and its ways in high esteem and as the only path to follow for progress.

Whilst the rulers of the Muslim World continue with their tired conferences, Muslims are sensing that all that western inspired economic policies that are being offered to them will end in more misery for the Ummah. They will only serve to enrich some corrupt individuals whilst the rest of the Ummah suffers. If Muslims choose what the west puts forward to them, they will continue to allow the West to exploit their resources and steal their wealth.

It is the rulers in the Muslim lands that allow west to plunder the wealth. They are truly negligent of their responsibility. It is these rulers that are meant to safeguard their people. Amongst the Muslim rulers there is cocktail of ignorance of the west’s ruthless greed fuelled motives and corruption. Most seek only to fill their pockets and those of their masters that support them in power. If those in positions of power in the Muslim world truly want to bring prosperity for all Muslims, they must break out of the mindset that has been built in them by the colonialists and think about the solution from Islam.

In the Khilafah, those that rule will be astute, aware of the kafir countries lust for the wealth of the Muslims. They will be obliged to look after the affairs of the people, not the interests of the West. They will be aware of the need to build an economy on the basis of Islam, so as to bring prosperity to all the people of the Islamic state. It is then and only then that Muslims will be given a chance to bring themselves out a cycle of poverty and desperation. To build industries and use what Allah (swt) has gifted them with to fulfil their needs. No longer will they feed the greed of the capitalists sitting in the west.

Abdur Rahman Siakhi

Musharraf – Making of a Western Agent

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Sa'id that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said "On the Day of Judgment there will be a flag for every person guilty of treachery. It will be raised in proportion to the extent of his guilt; and there is no guilt of treachery more serious than the one committed by the ruler of men" [Muslim]

What could lead a ruler to betray his nation? Cause huge damage to the security of his country, sell out Kashmir, kill its citizens with its own army, humiliate the architects of its nuclear programme and disappear its sons?

What kind of ruler could seek to look after the needs of other nations whilst his own suffers? What kind or ruler could have great sympathy for Western nations and show little for his own? This type of ruler is an agent, in Pakistan this man is called General Pervez Musharraf. Muslims are increasingly sensing the reasons that allow agents like Musharraf to rise to power.

Corrupting the Elites.

The kafir colonialists understood that in order to manipulate Muslim countries, take their resources and spread corruption in the land, that they needed to have a pool of people that they could rely on. This pool of people is often unaware that it is to be used to extend the influence of countries like Britain, France or the US.

Institutions in such countries are often structured in such a way that anyone that does not hold western values or tastes cannot progress. Today this is true of the military in Pakistan where the CIA are searching for a suitable replacement for Musharraf to head the military, practising Muslims or even those with sentiments for Islam will be left out. In Pakistan to enter politics the criteria is that you have to be corrupt or at least corruptible. This means that it is easy for the colonial powers to manipulate policies in their favour towards as the politicians can be bought in one way or another.

In Pakistan, the US for example takes a keen interest in the educational curriculum. The children of most influential individuals in Pakistan are schooled in places like Aitchison College, or Beacon House known for their pro-western bias and the teaching of western values like free mixing between the sexes. It is here where western tastes of the future elites are developed. This makes it easier for the kafir nations to exert their influence in these countries, in business, politics or other matters.

Musharraf was brought up to have western tastes. He was educated at Forman Christian College in Lahore, run by American missionaries. In his autobiography he talks about his parents having a love for ballroom dancing, having girlfriends and being in love. Although he may not realise or admit it Musharraf was groomed to have love for the West and have the tastes of the west.

Inferiority Complex about Islam

Some agents reject Islam outright and others may believe in it in a spiritual sense but not as a system for life. It is apparent that Musharraf does not believe that Islam has a solution for life’s affairs. From his eight years in power it can be seen that he wishes to implement a cocktail of Western ideas, Pakistani traditions and his own notion of ‘Enlightened Moderation’.


Such individuals although they say that they believe in Islam cannot accept that Islam is a complete way of life that is revealed by Allah (swt) for mankind. They see the superiority of western technology, organised societies compared with dire conditions in the Muslim world. They equate progress to the West and they equate the decline witnessed in the Muslim world to Islam. They fail to see that it is because Muslims turned away from implementing Islam in their societies that they have declined. They fail to see the ugly nature of capitalism and the misery it inflicts on the majority of people in the world. For this reason their tastes and their thinking becomes aligned with the West. Such individuals may well believe in putting Pakistan or such countries first. They may have some genuine sentiment for their people but this is founded on a weak basis that gives way to their programmed western mindset. It is for this reason they become useful pawns in the hands of kafir colonialist.


The Khilafah will Drain the Swamp

Today Muslims are thankful to Allah (swt) about the increased awareness of Islam as a system of life. It is becoming increasingly difficult for the kafir colonialists to continue to steal and loot resources of the Muslim Ummah. Awareness amongst the Muslims of the true nature of the West has increased and Western agents in the Muslim world are finding it increasingly difficult to hold on to power. Ultimately, they will be thrown out.

It is only when the Khilafah established that the Ummah will truly take its destiny into her own hands. It will no longer by sold to the Kafir nations by its agent rulers in return for misery and decline for the people. The Muslim world will no longer be a swamp plagued with Western agents, the swamp will be drained. No longer will the elites in Muslims lands be groomed to look up to the West and develop its sick tastes. The education system will be built upon Islam producing Muslims that fear Allah (swt) and are loyal to Islam. The Islamic way of life will outshine capitalism in all aspects of life. Muslims, as is increasingly the case today will see the ugliness of the Western way of life, they will no longer even contemplate becoming followers of the West. Rather than becoming pawns to enslave the Ummah they will become politicians that will truly look after the affairs of the Muslim Ummah and work to build a state that will become the guiding light for humanity.

Wolfowitz Resigns Whilst The World Bank Continues to Loot the Muslim World

The Prophet (SAW) said: “The people will soon summon one another to attack you as people when eating invite others to share their dish.” Abu Dawood

Paul Wolfowitz one of the grand architects of the loot and plunder of Iraq has announced his resignation as President of the World Bank. Not content with having been directly responsible for the cruel, heartless destruction of an entire nation, Wolfowitz moved on to become President of the World Bank.

Wolfowitz was forced to resign from his position amid accusations of corruption. The accusation was that under his orders his girlfriend Shaha Riza was given an unjustified pay increase from $132600 to a current wage of $193000. Some commentator’s claim that this was not the real reason for the pressure applied on Wolfowitz to resign, rather it was a coup to remove a his type of US political influence in the World Bank.

Regardless of the competition over influence by rival factions linked to Europe or the US, Muslims are becoming increasingly aware about the inherently corrupt nature of international institutions. It is clear that such institutions are mere pawns used for the interests of capitalist nations like the US, Britain and France.

The World Bank is no different and it is ironic that its President should be forced out for being corrupt when the entire organisation relies on corrupted elites in the Muslim world and beyond for it to function. Muslims are no longer easily fooled by terms like ‘Aid’, ‘Structural Adjustment’ and ‘Poverty Reduction’.

The truth is that World Bank is an institution run by the wealthy capitalist nations. It allows developing countries to be exploited by corporations and other capitalists. The interests of the people of these developing countries are not served and they are exploited. The only ones that benefit in such nations are corrupt officials in finance ministries that sign agreements that will plunge their people in to a life of misery.

Examples of World Bank policies to ‘help’ poor countries pay back loans include demanding that governments cut spending on social welfare, cutting subsidies on basic foods and to allow privatisation of state controlled assets. The results of these demands on the poor of these nations both Muslim and Non Muslim are increased poverty and desperation. As a result of these demands these poor nations cannot spend adequately on healthcare, provide proper education, or even allow the provision of basics like wheat to be sold at an affordable price. The industries that are set up in these countries often find themselves in foreign ownership benefiting the West and not the nations in which they are based.

The reason why the world finds itself in this situation is because the rule and the justice of Islam are absent. The world today is led by ruthless capitalist nations that care only for enriching their elites. The Khilafah state would endeavour to truly eradicate poverty, not set up institutions that would be tools in the hands of the greedy capitalists spreading misery, death and disease to mankind.

The Muslims are now well aware of the impact of the words of Muhammad (saw) “Verily Imam is the Shield”. The Khilafah state would stop the capitalists treating the Muslim world as dish of food to compete over. Indeed it would be the shield that would protect the Ummah from the greed of the capitalists. Unlike the rulers of today who work with the kafir capitalists to exploit the Muslim World, the Khilafah will truly look after the interests of the ummah and indeed the rest of the world.