This
will therefore provide him with the understanding of the meaning of his existence,
how he should proceed in this life and where his life is leading to. Indeed
these are the questions and the Aqeedah has answered these questions with
answers that have clarified the path for the human to know the meaning of his
existence and how he should proceed. It has explained for him his relationship
with what is before the life which provides for him an explanation of what he
should do in the life. Therefore the materialist Aqeedah has answered these
questions by stating: That there is no creator, that life is matter, matter is
eternal and that matter through its proves of evolution is the source of everything.
So the Fikr (thought) and ‘Aql (mind/intellect) are a product of matter and as
such matter is the source of Tafkeer (thinking). Relationships related to
production are specified by the means of production and the means of production
are a result of the evolution of matter. In addition the production
relationships evolve in line with the material evolution i.e. in line with the
means of production.
As
such matter (i.e. their Aqeedah) with its continual evolution according to
their claim, is the source of the thinking (or thought) and the source of their
systems and laws. So the rock, axe, tractor, car, plane and missile are what
determine the systems that regulate the relationships between the people. This
is according to their claim and what the Aqeedah that they believe in and have
embraced dictates. As for the capitalist Aqeedah (I.e. Democracy): Then they
have answered these questions through the separation of the Deen from the life
and they have declared that the Hukm (rule) is of the people, by the people and
for the people. In other words they have made the human being the source of
everything, so he is the one who lays down his systems and laws and it is he
who defines the path that he proceeds along. So he regulates his relationships,
satisfies his hungers and meets his needs in accordance to his wishes and desires.
There is no room for infringement or interference in this and as such it is necessary
to provide him with his freedom so that he can practise his will. Therefore the
individual is the source of the system and the laws and for this reason they
stated that the people are the source of the authorities and the people are
those who enact the laws and lay down the legislations.
As
such the democratic (capitalist) Aqeedah is the source of the system and basis
from which it emanates. As for the Islamic Aqeedah then it states: That this
universe (or all that exists) has a creator that created it and He is Allah
(swt). That this life has a beginning and an end. After it there is accounting
for what was earned (i.e. what he did) within the time period that he spent in
the life. As such it is then necessary for the regulation of the relationships
between the people, the regulation of the human life, the specification of his
actions and his behaviours to be built and based upon the commands of this
creator and organiser (Mudabbir). So the Wahi (revelation) is the means to
convey to the people that which they require from their Rabb (lord) and what
their creator intends for them.
This
is done by way of the Messengers he sends and this is His Sunnah (swt) (the way
that He (swt) has chosen). Therefore the system and the laws that organise the
relationships between the people and regulate his conducts and behaviours emanate
from the very same Aqeedah. This Aqeedah is: Imaan (belief) in Allah, His
angels, His books, His Messengers and the Day of Judgement. So the Messenger
(saw) conveyed to the people the Wahi (revelation) that came from Allah (swt).
The Qur’aan Al-Kareem and the Ahaadeeth Ash-Shareefah (Noble) (i.e. the Sunnah)
was what the Wahi came with and they are a part of the Aqeedah (belief) (His books
and his Messengers). And they included within them a complete system and large
collection of Shar’iyah rulings to regulate the life of the individual and
organise the life of the society. And they came explaining the manner of
implementing these solutions and treatments and to establish them within life’s
reality in addition to explaining the manner of carrying it to mankind in its
entirety. It also provided viable and sound bases in order to derive rulings
for all newly occurring problems that the people can possibly face in the course
of life.
After
making clear what is suitable for the revival of the Ummah (Moslems Society)
and to elevate the human upon the steps leading to completion. And after explaining
the manner of how to reach that by explaining the the manner of productive
thinking which must be an enlightened thought that clears away all obscurities
around matters and clarifies the features of things and realities. This is in
order to specify for the human the possibility of his moving forward upon a
course of action or the possibility of him being reluctant to do so, which is
built upon fundamental principles and precise criteria or measures that he must
utilise during the thinking process. After having made all of this clear it is
then necessary to understand the reality that is desired to be treated and to
gain a deep understanding about it until we are able to transform it to what we
want or take a suitable stance and position towards it.
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