Aaj Ke Musalman Ki Soch: Aik Jaiza

Younus AlGohar analyses the mindset of Muslims in this era and why they are so easily manipulated by religious scholars.

Main points:

- The concept of Jihad has been distorted today. Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi explains that the only call for Jihad that one should follow is that which comes from God - not the Quran or Prophetic Traditions because what is written in them is old. Only those can declare Jihad who have been appointed by God to do so. The Muslims who consider modern Jihadists to be heroes, they have no knowledge of Islam.

- Imam Mehdi Gohar Shahi revealed to us that Salat read without Dhikr-e-Qalb is not accepted in the eyes of God. We didn’t know this; we were under the impression that every worship offered to God would be accepted by God. We didn’t know that God has already given us the way to getting his acceptance as well. Muslims think that God will decide whether to accept our worship only on the Day of Judgement, not before.

- There are many things Muslims believe that do not stem from the Quran or Prophetic Traditions. We adopted some beliefs just because of our own understanding or culture. Many Muslims today do not take interest in the religion nor do they enjoy worship, but they don’t know why.

- Sects in Islam have recently divided themselves into different organisations. These organisations altered the original belief system of individual sects and make them more fanatical. Common Muslims do not know the difference between the sects and organisations, nor do they care. Therefore when common Muslims hear us talking against certain radical preachers like Zakir Naik, they think we are speaking against Islam.

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Is God More Important than Family in Islam?

I recently had a radio interview. The host was about to ask me, ‘Tell me about this. To a religious person, what is more important: God or his family?’

Journalists have asked terrorists, ‘You go out and blow yourself up. Don't you have feelings about what will happen to your family?

Their reply is, ‘God is more important to me than my family.’

If [the host of the radio show] had asked me this question, I would have told him: to take care of my family is the commandment of God. This question is irrelevant.

God will never put you in a position where you have to choose one out of the two. Family is one thing and God is another thing. Why would God want me to trouble my family? The same God says, ‘If you take care of your family, I will reward you.’

The answer which is coming from terrorists - that God is more important to them than their family - proves the fact that this mindset is not carved by the teachings of the Quran and Bible. This is a manmade doctrine and these are manmade teachings.

The True Teachings and Character of Prophet Mohammad

A Jewish woman would throw trash on Prophet Mohammad as he would pass by her house every day; but Prophet Mohammad did not stop going through that street. He would walk through the street every day and she would throw trash every day; he would simply smile and leave. One day, when he passed her street, he didn't see her. So he asked people, ‘Where has she gone?’ He found out that she is ill. He went to her house and asked, ‘How are you doing? May God give you health. I didn’t see you so I got worried. She cried and said, ‘You are a prophet.’

These are the teachings and this is the character of Prophet Mohammad. And on the other hand, [ISIS] is killing Christians and Jews. They don’t represent Islam. They represent evil.

In that society 1450 years ago, Christians, Jews and atheists all had the same culture. The language as the same and their temperament was the same.

On one occasion, in order to give the message of Islam, Prophet Mohammad invited a group of Jews for dinner. They came and one of them was a mischievous person. He said, ‘Mohammad is inviting us for dinner. I will eat all the food and the rest of the guests will be left without food, Prophet Mohammad would feel humiliated.’

He ate a lot but the food never finished. He ate so much that after eating, he was not able to move from him place. Everybody else left and he was still there. He fell asleep in a small room; at night,he wanted to go to the toilet. His stomach was so full that he couldn’t move. Therefore he relieved himself on the bed and he slept in his own faeces for the rest of the night.

Before the sun rose, the Prophet Mohammad came to him and said to him, ‘Let me help you go to the toilet.’ He helped him relieve himself, removed his clothes covered in faeces and gave him new clothes. He said, ‘Don’t worry. You can go home now.’

Then Prophet Mohammad cleaned the room and the faeces himself. By the morning, everything was pristine. Prophet Mohammad didn’t want anybody to laugh at that man so he did not tell [anybody else there]. This was the character of Prophet Mohammad.

All these messengers like Abraham, Moses, Mohammad and Jesus were all of sublime character. They would never teach their followers to take anybody’s life in the name of God because this is not God’s character.

‘God is love.’ This is what the Bible says. The Quran doesn't say this, but Prophet Mohammad said it.

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A related quote from His Holiness Younus AlGohar: 

'The Prophet Mohammad, the Messenger of Peace and Mercy: the world can obtain utter peace if it takes the Prophet Mohammad, His teachings and His character as a model.' 

'Almost 1440 years ago, when the world was filled with ignorance and barbarism and when bloodshed was a normal pattern of life, then came to the world God's Masterpiece: God's total attributes and its manifestation in form of a man - who simply looked like a man, but was the greatest favour of God on humanity. God gave Him his image and His presence and He elevated the human soul to divine heights. He enabled man to witness the most hidden splendour of God's beauty. It would not be unjustified if I said Mohammad is another name to God, who is already known by thousands of name; however, Mohammad is the most beautiful name of God.'