What Does It Mean To Have Freedom In The West?
Sha'ban
22, 1431 A.H, Wednesday, August 04, 2010
This is a burning question that the Muslims in the West
must understand clearly since a very pseudo understanding of "freedom" has
dominated their thinking. The type of "freedom" that they were bombarded with is
one in where materialism takes roots; it is the one in which one is able to
follow his or her lusts as much as they want. It is this type of freedom that
helps rot the society from within till it can no longer be consciously called,
"A moral civilization." Just pause and ask yourself: when was the last time a
foreigner called America, "A moral civilization"?
The problem with freedom in the West is
that it has no limits; by no limits, we mean no enforcement
of morality. There’s a famous saying that "too much of
anything is not good for you." This comes true when on the
subject of freedom. To expand on this concept, let's take a
simple example of a mother and her child. In this special
relationship, the mother let's the child do whatever he or
she pleases provided that it is within the boundaries or set
limits that the mother had given. Once the child crosses
those boundaries, then the mother punishes the child. If her
child were to get into a fight with a cousin, the mother
would punish her child. This is part of the fitrah (human
nature) all throughout the world that Allah has enabled
within the human beings.
But what if we were to change that up a little? What if we
said that the mother had given no limits or boundaries to
the child and let the child do almost whatever it pleased?
That would be insane! The child would grow up to become
corrupt and make the world a more corrupt place. This is
what America calls freedom. Islam calls it fasaad
(corruption). America gives the excuse that "every man and
woman has the freedom to choose between good and evil." It
is like they are playing as God himself! Instead of making
it easier for the people to live a righteous life – like how
Islam does for both the individual and state level – they
make the temptations of the world appear more favorable with
their culture of pornography, homosexuality, alcohol, and
murder, and then slap on the label, "It is your freedom! So
choose!." Naturally, the people follow their desires and
make America what it is known for today: a hypocritical,
despotically immoral nation led by crooks and baby killers
that have horrific intentions to make the world follow their
path because of its diversity in evil and deception.
In Islam, however, freedom is to be able to practice your
Religion as much as possible, which includes establishing
the Shari'ah and waging Jihad for the cause of Allah.
Freedom is to be able to stand up to the tyrants and tell
them,
"Verily,
we are free from you and whatever you worship besides
Allah." [Al-Mumtahinah, 4]
Free from your wretched laws, methodologies, constitutions
and values… free from your repugnant governments, courts,
distinguishing characteristics and media…
"We have rejected you, and there has
become apparent between us and you, enmity and hatred
forever, until you believe in Allah Alone." [Al-Mumtahinah,
4]
When one is able to live a life that doesn't imitate the
disbelievers, then he is free. When one is free of peer
pressure to do evil whether it is from schoolmates,
colleagues, or family, then he is free. If one is free of
the mindset and worldview of the disbelievers, then he is
free. If one receives insults and persecution for his
beliefs, then he is free. When one is able to live a life of
righteousness more easily than a life of decadence, then he
is free. When one is able to forbid and eradicate evil
without fearing the fingers of the people and their tongues,
then he is free. When one is able to stand up and enforce
the correct way of thinking and life without fearing men,
then he is free. And the highest of all these is when he is
able to stand in the face of the tyrant governments and
their ocean of soldiers whilst not fearing their
overwhelming weaponry power since his faith is in his Lord
alone and he knows how powerful his Lord is, then he is
free.
When morality is taken over by evil and called freedom, then
this is only a disaster to the nation as it would then have
to preach to its children, "righteousness is bad, and evil
is good." This is so because evil sells. And if America
stops selling, then there wouldn't be an America.
What a curse upon a nation!
Freedom is only found in Islam; it is not trapped by a
spider-web of evil marketing scams, nor is it dominated by
the desires of a corrupt king. We are free men and a free
nation. We roam our lands with our heads above the nations
of evil whilst simultaneously our foreheads are on the soil
worshiping the one and only Lord, freely.
We do not want the freedom of the Americans since it is
slavery. It is slavery to ones whims and desires. It is true
that we hate your freedoms, but not because we are jealous
or that we desire the same. Rather, we hate it because of
how greatly you have corrupted not only your own selves, but
the many nations of the world. Therefore, we will continue
to show hostility and hatred towards you forever until you
believe in Allah alone… and freely.
This is what we invite the Americans to.
By Samir Khan
Submitted by a Mujahid