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ByMuhammad Ali Khan

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ROLE AND NEED FOR DEEN (MAZHAB KI ZAROORAT)

Define Religion, also describing its necessity, importance and kinds of distinguishing between Revealed and Non Revealed religions. (2002)

Despite the scientific and technological advancement the present society is facing moral decline and mental anarchy. In these circumstances elucidate the importance and effectiveness of Religion. (2007)

Differentiate between the Din and Religion. State the important points of Co-Existence among Islam and world religions in the present scenario. (2010)

Describe the necessity and importance of religion for man and its effects on human life. (2012)

Question about need for religion

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Important themes1. Define Religion,its necessity, Importance effectiveness of 

Religion2. Its effects on human life3. Its kinds of distinguishing between Revealed and Non 

Revealed religions4. Despite the scientific and technological advancement the 

present society is facing moral decline and mental anarchy ,5. Differentiate between the Din and Religion6.  State the important points of Co-Existence among Islam and 

world religions

Concept-Dictionary Meaning

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Zahab: Go, pass by, walk

Mazhab: Method, belief or  faith , manner

Concept

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Religion as a “binding together” (Latin, religio, from the verb religare = “to bind together”

Religion is a relationship between the religious devotee and the gods, God) a relationship that binds the two together to :-Who share the same or similar religious

attitudesBound with the object of its devotion

Religion is all about rituals and Faiths

Gods Allah Shiva Budhh Zeus Aherman Yazdan

Practices (rituals)

Prayers Fasting Alms Youga

ExperiencesLove/EcstasyNothingnessHell/HeavenSacrifice

BeliefsDeathImmortalityAtonementFatePrayer

Spirits : Demons, Ancestors, Ghosts

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Attempts at a DefinitionEmile Durkheim

“A religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things”

Max WeberRefused to attempt a definition of

religion. [Smart Man?]

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Concept Spirituality-

EB Taylor ( Social) Emotion Ethics

Mathew Arnold (Literature)

Emotional Appeal to accept Almighty Freud (Psychology)

Only Rituals ? Humanity

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Components of Deen

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“Deen “ Accepting the absolute sovereignty (of Allah)

“Deen” means absolute submission (of man to the absolute sovereign

“Deen” indicate reward and accountability“Deen” expresses a way of life or a code of conduct

DEENLots of Ins and Outs and What-Have-

YoursDeen is neither a single phenomenon, nor a “thing” rather, it is a divine and dynamic collection of institutions, practices, beliefs and social order

What's our Religion/Deen ?

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Difference b/w Deen and Mazhab11

Concept Frame of Reference  Canvas (Broader or Narrow) Nature (Individual and Collective)  In religious connotation

Al-Kafiroon, Ale-Imran 19/IndAllah Islam, Al-Maida 3/Akmaltukum-Razaiyst, Al-Fatiha)

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Comparing and Contrasting – the differences between Deen and Mazhab 12

It is proved by the Holy Qur’an and Ahadees.

The Deen in the sight of Allah (SWT) is only Islaam."The Deen before Allah (accepted by Allah)   is Islam“(Aal-Imran 3:19)

Deen has been approved of and favoured by Alla "Today, I have completed your Deen, and have completed my bliss upon you and accepted for you Islam as a Deen.“ (Al-Mai’da 5:3)

Deen is complete, "Today, I have completed your Deen..” (Al-Mai’da 5:3)

Deen is Pure  “Unquestionably, for Allah is the pure religion. (Az-Zumar 39:3)

Not been used in the Holy Qur’an or Ahadees in this context.

There  is  no  such  proof  in  Mazhab rather Mazhab is Sectarianism. 

There  is  no  scope  or  rather  an instance  of  Sectarianism  or Mazaahib  in  Islaam.  And  is  self made

Mazaahib are incomplete. 

Hence,  the  whole  way  of  life  in Mazaahib is self-made law which is against Islaam. 

Mazaahib are not pure;  indeed they are adulterated and have the 

combination  of  Statements, Proclamations,  advices  and  suggestions which are self-made and are contradictory to Islamic concepts

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Deen has been chosen by Allah . “Indeed Allah has chosen for you this Deen…” (l-Baqara 2:132

Only Deen will be accepted 

And  whoever  desires  other  than  Islam  as  religion  - never  will  it  be  accepted  from  him,  and  he,  in  the Hereafter, will be among the losers. (Aal-Imran 3:85)

The  purpose  of  Jihad  in  Deen  is  to establish the Deen of Allah completely.

“And fight them until there is no fitnah and [until] the religion, all of it, is for Allah. And if they cease - then indeed, Allah is Seeing of what they do.”  (Al-Anfal 8:39)

Mazaahib  are  Self-made  and  are made with human-intervention.

Since Mazaahib are self-made and against Islam undoubtedly it will not be accepted.

The purpose of Jihad (which cannot be called as Jihad, anyways) in Mazaahib is to continue the sect based on some Personality, Individuality, Community or Region.

Two Theories of Evolution of Religion/Deen Islamic Point of View 7 Stages _Evolution of Religion

Atheism Worshiping the Nature

Fear and Greed Totoism Worshiping the Elders (Past) Idolatry Monotheism In Future

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Need of Religion/Deen

Pascal Boyer’s Religion Explained (2001) Religion Provides Explanations

People created religion to explain puzzling natural phenomena

Religion explains puzzling experiences: dreams, forethought, etc

Religion explains the origins of things

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Need of Religion/Deen

Religion provides comfortReligious explanations make

mortality less unbearableReligion allays anxiety and makes

for a comfortable worldReligion explains why there is evil and

sufferings

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Need of Religion/Deen

Religion provides Social OrderReligion holds society togetherReligion perpetuates a particular

social orderReligion supports morality

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Cont…

Religion is a Cognitive ApproachPeople are superstitious; they will

believe anythingReligious concepts are irrefutable

and Refutation is more difficult than belief

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Need for Religion in Scientific Age/Modern Age

Religion and Law Source of Law

No agreed upon source of law, (Fuller) The law in quest for itself, No eternal law, (Kohler) Human nature is the best source of law (Jhon Auston)

Islam being religion of nature is the best source of law What are the Scale of Values or what are ideal values ? If we secularize jurisprudence , where can we find an

agreed basis (George Paton) The solution is divine law

Encounter with Ideological Vacuum  

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Man cannot live in an ideological vacuum for long Tendency towards a wrong ideology and false values His intellectual life is not filled with sound beliefs A superstitious and even destructive ideas may find

way into his spiritual firmament Man's tendency towards idolatry, man worship diverse

superstitions All this originates from spiritual vacuum

It is religion which can fill the ideological vacuum

Other Arguments1. For Social Order2. As source of Law3. To fill the ideological vacuum4. To authenticate science5. As change Agent6. For Universal Peace

Need of Religion All civilizations have

their Religions, Great civilizations are not died, they attempt suicide

All social system requires religion

Religion and Science

Guidance to Wisdom

Religion as Change Agent for Natural, Spiritual, social needs

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Cont… Universal Peace v/s Materialistic Development 

(survival of the fittest  is questioned)

Life after death– possibility only in religion

Accountability here and in life after death

Religion for Social Correction , Reformist movements

Religion as Panacea

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Quotes ; for need of Deen /Religion

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August ComteTheological (Religion)Metaphysical ( Philosophy and

Psychology)Positive Stage (Science)

Napoleon says “It has kept the poor murdering the rich”

Supernatural hope in dooms hopes (Imam Jaffar RA)

Heaven and utopia are buckets in a well if one goes up other goes down (Will Durend)

Religion Rich in Miracle system and myths is needed

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World is Religious today, even !

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“Worldwide, more than eight-in-ten people identify with a religious group,” says a new comprehensive demographic study of more than 230 countries and territories (Pew Research Center’s Forum)

“There are 5.8 billion religiously affiliated adults and children around the globe, representing 84 percent of the 2010 world population of 6.9 billion,” the analysis states.

Cont…

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2.2 billion Christians (32 percent)1.6 billion Muslims (23 percent)1 billion Hindus (15 percent)500 million Buddhists (7 percent)There are 14 million Jews58 million people-slightly less than 1 percent

of the global population belong to other religions

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Christians  Vatican City 100% Christians, USA Majority of the

Christians 230 Mi, More Jews in USA (66 Lac than Israel 59 Lac)

Muslims Mauritania 99.9%, Maldives 99.4%,Yemen 99.1,Somal

ia & Afghanistan 99%  220 M in Indonesia, 177 Mi in India, KSA 26 M

Hinduism 81 % Population of Nipal is Hindu, 957 M in India Majority of Jainism-5M, Bahai-2M,Sikhs-28M are also

in India

Agnostics and Atheists

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 Japan (76%)  Sweden (65.5%)Denmark (61.5%)  Hong Kong 57%  France (53.5%)  Norway (51.5%)

Role of Religion Points described in need for religion

are also the role of religion as: Example

To define good and bad we need religion and it is role of a religion to define good and bad.

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Impact of Deen or Religion

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Relationship between God and Man Religion is one’s personal matter

which has not influence on life in this world

They consider that the laws of the worldly life should be on logic and reason

Other religions bifurcate life into spiritual and material realms but Islam

Explanation of life

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Religion leads man of an inner , most institute experience to the acceptance of unitary explanation of life

It is only religion that cultivates these virtues within man and impels him to automatic righteousness and adherence to duty to make sacrifices for the sake of others

Without the backing of religion, morality is nothing more than arithmomancy , as without it, the sense of obligation disappears

Power to Endure Adversities of Life

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Religion provides power for facing adversities and serves as a fortification against undesirable reactions of despair and hopelessness

A religious man, with firm belief in Allah, and of His generosity, does not find himself in utter desperation even in the worst moments , as he knows,he is under the protection of a Being who is Almighty.

Can overcome every disappointment and hopelessness

Strength for life- No Fear

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Holy Quran says:"Surely those who are close to Allah, have

no fear nor shall they grieve." (Surah Younus, 10:62)

According to Dr. Durant,Behavior of a man who is not blessed with

reliance on religion suffers from special confusion, and the life which has not the comforting support of religion, is an unbearable burden

Roots of Religious Sense

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It covers the entire recorded history of human life and in

pre-historic times Religious Institution are found

Islam is in harmony with nature which Allah has designed

for man. ( Surah al -Rum,30 : 30)

Research carried out by sociologists and historians

shows that places of worship have always had an

influence on human life, and religion in its various

shapes has been interwoven with its history

A thought !41

Is religion possible without GOD ? Is religion a cause to recognize the GOD ? Will religion end when human beings will reach at

Heaven or Hell ? Hazrat Ali (RA) said

“Mein ny apny Khuda ko apny eradon k totny sy pahchana”

( I recognized my God , when my intentions were doomed)

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Epilogue42

As long as there is poverty, Desires and planning these will be gods there will be religion

God is a beautiful manifestation of human wishes

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Thank you, the most !