Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Quick Thoughts - Worldview

salams,

in general

i dont have a problem being judgemental. in fact, i regard it as a life necessity.

i do insist, however, upon informed judgements.

i believe the world is divided into two spheres: islam and non-islam.

i also believe that such a demarcation is, in itself, insufficient to explain the countless intricacies of this world.

i also believe that islam provided us with further guidance so as to navigate these more finer nuances.

ideological prisms

the leadership of mankind currently rests with capitalism.

capitalism is a comprehensive ideology rooted in the notion of individualism and manifests itself in the freedoms of thought, belief, action and ownership.

capitalism rejects the imposition of any order that does not derive its authority from the people.

capitalism is implemented practically in every corner of the world today.

Islam, on the other hand, is an alternative ideology that is also seeking the leadership of mankind.

Islam is built upon the belief in, and submission to, the creator Allah (swt).

Islam rejects the notion of individualism and insists the greatest liberation is the liberation from the self.

Islam is not implemented comprehensively in any part of the world today.

ideological struggle

ideological viewpoints are inherently mutually exclusive and diametrically opposed.

ideologies cannot exist as mere thoughts, otherwise they would be mere philosophies.

this, therefore, necessitates the establishment of a state that will serve as the practical embodiment of an ideology's principles.

the challenge today is for the islamic world to establish such a state that will implement the ideology practically and demonstrate its superiority.

given these set of conditions, it is only natural that the capitalist world would expend every effort aimed at preventing the establishment of a rival ideological state.

the role of the capitalist states in the destruction of the former Uthmani state is a subject for later discussion.

ideological framework

the interpretaion of current and future realities is subject to the above framework.

i do not believe capitalist states act with altruistic motives.

capitalist states exist to serve and protect the interests of the capitalist class alone.

the primary motivation behind the engagement of capitalist states in the Muslim world is the extension of political, economic and military domination and the prevention of any adverse alteration to these conditions.

the challenge of the Muslim world is to liberate itself from the grips of the capitalist yoke.

the repsonsibility of the Muslim populations is to facilitate such an endeavour.

the responsibility of man is to inform himself of this struggle.

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