West Went Wrong So Did the Rest

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WEST WENT WRONG SO DID THEREST

WEST WENT WRONG, SO DID THE REST


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Supremacy of a nation or a civilization over the others mainly stems

out of either its ideological superiority or material advancement. It has been

observed that an ideologically superior nation dominates the thoughts,

values and beliefs of ideologically weaker nations. Besides ideological

superiority materially superior nation enchains the thoughts, values and

beliefs of materially inferior nations. Ideological and material ascendancies

are not necessarily associated with each other; however it is a fact that an

ideologically superior nation, also flourishes in material gains. Nevertheless

material advancement of a nation is mostly attributed to its superior

ideology. While studying the history of rise and fall of nations one concludes

that weakness of a nation incites dominance of ideologically or materially

superior nations to enslave the weaker nation.

For an intellectual superiority logical thinking, reasoning and research

is a bed rock upon which a huge intellectual edifice can be constructed. The

intellectually weak nations cannot sustain and survive with their weakness in

the face of visible intellectual and material superiority. The nations whichgive up the rationale and ideological thinking, besides deteriorating

intellectually, also decline materially.

Unfortunately most of the Muslim nations are facing the ideological as

well as material subjugation; virtually there is no Muslim nation which is

entirely independent in its ideology, policies, culture and material resources.

Some of the Muslim nations which appear to be politically independent areideologically and culturally dominated by extrinsic values. Their education,

official working, markets, various organizations and even a look at their

homes, reveal that these have been disillusioned by the foreign ideology

and culture. Members of such Muslim nations think with a biased mind, see

through tinted optics, and adopt conflicting customs. At the back of their

mind there is an idea that, The right is, what is right in the eyes of the West


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and wrong is, what is wrong in the opinion of the West. Their standards of

modesty and righteousness are the ones which have been approved by the

West. The worst part is that they judge their own religion, culture and

ideology according to the Western standards. Whatever, out of their own

religion culture and ideology is in line with the Western standards is taken as

an accepted norm, and whatever is in contradiction to the Western values is

declared outmoded.

It is not easy to enumerate the multiplicity of the reasons which have

been the basic cause of the ideological and material subjugation of the

Muslim nations. Intellectual superiority dominates the hearts, minds,

attitudes and character of the exotic masses, as long as the Muslim nations

adopted logical thinking, reasoning and research, they remained a principal

nation, their beliefs and values were accepted as a standard. The weaker

nations intentionally or unintentionally followed and tailored themselves

according to the Muslim thinking and character.

During their period of command the Muslims after some timesgradually went into a deep slumber while resting on the luxuries achieved by

their hard working ancestors. The Muslims left the logical thinking and

research thereby created an intellectual void which gave a chance to the

other nations to advance in the field of research and philosophy. The other

nations explored the vast fields of knowledge and got ahead, leaving behind

the once dominating nation, The Muslims. The Muslims virtually had tobow down to the material superiority of the Western nations and

subsequently adopted the hype of the Western culture.

After about 500 years, all of a sudden, the Muslims found themselves

pitched against intellectually, materially and militarily stronger West. All

those who rose against that superior force were virtually defeated

completely or partly. At that moment it was the intellectual and material


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based on ancient Greek Mythology (church received nothing from Jesus

Christ, peace be upon him, in the shape of unadulterated book of

teachings). Whatever, fictional bits and pieces, the clergymen possessed to

offer to the people, was unequivocally discarded by the activist of the

movement. Thus the religion was shelved being no longer required for the

physical world.

Consequently the canted scientific and logical thinking virtually

transformed into rejection of religion and subsequently rejection of existence

of God, in all its forms. The activists of the movement thought it obligatory to

decline the existence of God or any supernatural authority, while resolving

the mysteries of the universe. Rejection of existence of God was not as a

result of logical conclusion; it was a prejudice against the church. All what

has so far been done by the West in the filed of logic and research is

actually based on their unsound and subjective posture for which the church

shares an equal blame.

The parable of the Western philosophy and progression is that of agreat architect who is matchless in his proficiency but is trying to raise his

dwelling on an utterly asymmetrical foundation, one day his masterwork is

liable to disintegrate despite all its magnificence. The fact remains that logic

reasoning and research is not in conflict with the religion, it may, however,

be in direct conflict with what is called Christianity as professed by church.

An important role has been played by the Western thinkers indevelopment of Western culture. The Western thinkers of 17 th century were

the pioneers in shaping the Western civilization.

Descartes (1650) is considered to be the founder of the Western

philosophy, on one hand he believed in God, and besides material

world believed in the spirit as well. On the other hand he explained the


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physical world in a mechanical way, which ultimately instituted

materialism.

Hobbes (1679) took a further step he openly rejected super

natural objects and attributed all that is present in the universe to a

mechanical phenomenon; however he accepted existence of God as

an obligation.

Espinoza (1677) was at the pinnacle of perplexity, being a

leader of the rationalism he unified God and universe and made it a

singularity denying sovereignty of God.

Lehbnitz (1716) and Locke (1704) believed in God but they were

bent towards Naturalism6.

Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo and Newton were believers of God

however they were in search of finding out the forces which were

managing the affairs of universe leaving aside the divine concept of

universe.

This act of leaving aside the divine concept was the first step towardsatheism and naturalism. The philosophers of 17th century could not

discriminate Divine Authority from naturalism; they thought that both can go

along side by side. In 18th century it was apparent that a model of thinking

reasoning and logic which does not focus on existence of God and tries to

explore the universe, will ultimately lead human being towards impiety.

During this century, scholars like John Toland, David Hartley, JosephPriestely, Voltaire, La Mattric, Holbach, Cabanis, Montisque, Rousseau and

many others like them rose, these were Liberals7 who either openly denied

the existence of God or restricted God to a constitutional monarch who once

after putting universe into motion had gone into seclusion. They were firm

believers of only perceptible /corporeal things, and all that which was out of

the field of their comprehension was falsehood, according to them.


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Hume by means of his theories of Empiricism8 and Skepticism9

supported this way of thinking, he further advocated this way of

thinking for judging the strength of probabilities.

Berkeley endeavored to resist the exceeding menace of

materialism but failed.

Hegal tried to promote Idealism10 instead of materialism, he

failed too.

Kant tried to strike a compromise between religion and

naturalism hence adopted an in-between approach by stating that

God, salvation of spirits and freedom of will cannot be comprehended

by us, therefore these cannot be accepted however these can be

believed in, because practical wisdom demands a belief in these

things. Poor Kant failed too.

Loss of direction by logic and rational gave birth to a wrong idea about

God. According to this idea God was / is a creation of our imagination or at

best a secluded/ retired and power less figure, therefore a code of conductaccepting such a God, pleasing him or fearing him became an outdated

concept. During 19th century materialism gained its peak.

Vogt, Buchner, Czolbe, Comte and others like them, rejected

existence of every thing other than the matter and its characteristics.

Mill promoted Utilitarianism11.

Spencer promoted the idea of philosophical evolution and

formation of the universe and life by itself which was further

strengthened by the research carried out in the fields, of Biology,

Physiology, Geology and Zoology by various people, without an

objective approach.


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These scholars further professed that matter when attains a

certain level of development it transforms into a higher form moreover

development, evolution, movement, thinking and reasoning are all

forms of highly developed matter. They further stated that all human

beings and animals are machines which are following certain physical

regulations. And these machines behave in same manner in which

various components of such machines get organized.

What an absurdity it was that universe came into existence by itself,

life come into existence at its own accord and there is no one to organize

and manage the affairs of the universe.

Darwinian Theory of evolution (1859) is considered as a revolutionary

book in the field of science. He (Darwin) in line with the (then) in vogue way

of logic and reasoning certified that affairs of universe can go on without

existence of God. According to him life from its very basics to the most

developed form does not require a skillful wisdom instead it is an out come

of a mechanical and evolution process which changes its form from a reptileto a human being. (This theory, which claims that life emerged by chance

from inanimate matter, was invalidated by the scientific evidence of clear

"design" in the universe and in living things. The propaganda carried out

today in order to keep the theory of evolution alive is based solely on the

distortion of the scientific facts, biased interpretation, lies and falsehoods

disguised as science).It was this unsound and void of wisdom, philosophy (Darwinian Theory

of evolution -1859) which further invigorated the Western civilization, where

there was no place of an authoritative and all knowing God, Where there

was no requirement of divine guidance through the Prophets and there was

no concept of good or bad deeds and resurrection. There was no concept of

accountability on the Day of Judgment and an eternal life hereafter. From


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study of Western civilization, it can be concluded that life (in there view) is

purposeless it is nothing more than the lowest functions of animal species.

A study of worlds history reveals that, the Greek society, substratum

of Western culture, (before Islam) was based on slavery where the slaves

worked, and the philosophers kept speculating and hypothesizing illogical

theories. During the medieval age, it was Scholasticism12 which held its iron

grip on the mind of Europe. Scholasticism suffered from blind faith, indif-

ference to facts, undue emphasis on verbal subtleties and reasoning on

matters which observation alone could decide. A reaction against such

theories, ideologies and religious teachings, shaped the Western/ Atheist

culture. As it has been stated above that, it was the deep slumber, which the

Muslims went into, gave a rise to the other nations to dominate, the muslims

after getting out of the unfathomable nap, in order to survive in the world,

resorted to accept and adopt Western teachings. Since it was a matter of

survival for the Muslims, therefore the Western civilization with all its

ideologies penetrated the minds of the Muslims. The subjugated Muslimsfailed to understand the right from wrong hence could not adopt a way

wherein, remaining within the confines, adaptation of good and rejection of

bad, out of prevailing ideologies, was possible. Such polluted minds could

not analyze the strengths of the Islamic teachings and the basis of the

Muslims society.

It is evident, from above, that most of the ideologies, hostile to theIslamic world, stem from the atheist culture that took over the Western world

in the nineteenth century. The Western society is void of humanity, fear of

God, righteousness truthfulness, piety, character, chastity and purity on

which the Islamic Society lays its foundations. The basis on which the

Western society has been constituted is entirely contrary to the basis of

Islamic society. The so called moderate Muslims, while attempting to


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advocate conciliatory behavior/ ideology to the Muslims, must understand

that, an Islamic society raised or built on the foundations of Western society

can never become an Islamic society. We have to adopt one out of these

civilizations adopting both of these at the same time will never be possible.

There is no doubt that majority of Muslims believe in the basic teachings of

Islam however they dont find themselves strong enough to adopt a

complete Islamic way of life because of multifarious fears.

Islam, on the contrary, has nothing to do with fundamentalism,

fanaticism and is clear from the mystifications explained above. The Prophet

of Islam Muhammad (peace be upon him) seems to stand between the

ancient and the modern world. Insofar as the spirit of his revelation is con-

cerned, he belongs to the modern world. In emphasizing nature and history

as the sources of knowledge, the Quran ushers in the modern scientific

world, whose weapons of discovery are observation, experimentation and

generalization. The Quran, instead of priesthood and blind faith in myths,

emphasizes on observation research and rational approach in finding thefacts of creation and its purpose. Over and over again, the Quran appeals to

Tadabbur, Tafakkar and Taqqal. It says: Why dont you deliberate? Why

dont you think? Why dont you reason?

There is a definite need that an intellectual struggle to be waged

against rejection of existence/ authority of God, which is not just a force

that tries to ruin people's lives in the hereafter by destroying their religiousbeliefs. Rather it also, at the same time, aims to ruin the world, turning it

into a wasteland of chaos and war, and it views Muslims as its most

important target.

Most certainly there is a requirement of Islamic Renaissance wherein

the structure of society is based on the Islamic ideology, wherein there is a

room for accepting all goods and rejecting all the wrongs from the Western


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world, science/technology and modern research. There is a requirement

that the Muslims should take an account of their deeds, strengths and

weaknesses and reconstruct the society on the basic ideology of Islam.

Every ideological victory over atheism (and over philosophies, ideologies

and so-called scientific theories such as Darwinism that lie at its

foundations) is also a moral victory which helps oppressed Muslims all

over the world.

The Muslims and the Western philosophers and scientists will find it

extremely revealing that social life, Science, Philosophy and understanding

of the universe has become extremely easy if the foundation of this explore

is laid on the Islamic teachings instead of the rotten theories like theory of

evolution/ rejection of existence of All-knowing Wise and Authoritative God.

Despite material advancement the Western society needs a lot to do to

survive on long term basis. Believing in unseen and accepting the total

authority will make the job very easy for Muslims and West, alike.

The West and the scientist equipped with knowledge may study and

ponder over the 2000 specific science related verses of Quran revealing

facts concerning man, earth and the universe and all that is in between the

stars i.e. the interstellar space containing the building blocks of life and the

existence of extra terrestrial life in the universe besides the invisible creation

parallel to mankind created out of the essence of fire (Jinn). Modern science

facts and laws are in total agreement with the Quranic verses revealed more

than 1400 years ago. The rest of 4666 Quranic verses are about all

conceivable matters including the way of life for mankind besides the

repetition of all Divine Books.

The West, in order to find the facts, must compare science with Quran

in the fields of Eschatology13, Astrophysics14, and Embryology15 etc. Books

titled, The Bible, The Quran and Science, by Dr. Maurice Bucaille, A Chain


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of miracles by Harun Yahya and Quran and modern science by Dr. Zakir

Naik, must be explored by all to further clarify the doubts.

Quran reveals knowledge guidance, information and wisdom about

the mysterious universe and its living and non living hidden and invisible

creations The Quran rejects irrationalism, forbids intolerance and abhors

Obscurantism16. It enjoins us: Rabbi, zidni ilmah (O God, add to my

knowledge). What a prayer in the modern world, when knowledge is

exploding and doubling itself in less than a decade.

Those who want to be acquainted with Islamic teaching must

understand that wisdom of religion has three distinct phases i.e. Faith

(acceptance of religion as an unconditional command without any rationale

understanding), Thought (Rational understanding of the discipline and the

ultimate source of its authority, some times called metaphysics) and

Discovery (direct contact with the ultimate reality and discovery of the

ultimate source within the depth of own consciousness.

A study of basic teachings of Islam and its acceptance /implementation is the only way for the world to remain a place of peace and

harmony. Islamic teachings/ ideology will not divest any thing from any body,

therefore it must be studied believed and adopted for the survival of the

mankind.

Basic Islamic ideology teaches us that the Divine Authority is God

alone and he has given guidance to the human beings through Prophetsand Books. Failure of a particular fabricated religion to produce that

guidance for the consumption of masses does not necessarily compel

human beings to decline the existence of God and refuse to accept his

guidance.

There may be guidance and a message for you from your creator, but

at a different place, waiting for you to search for it explore it and get the


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benefit from it. Acceptance of God and implementation of his guidance will

lead the mankind out of the quagmire in which it is sinking at the moment.

Notes

1: Incarnation. The Christian doctrine that the Son of God was conceived in the

womb of Mary and that Jesus, peace be upon him, is true God and true man.

2: Rationalism.The theory that the exercise of reason, rather than the acceptance

of empiricism, authority, or spiritual revelation, provides the only valid basis for

action or belief and that reason is the prime source of knowledge and of spiritual

truth.

3: Atheism. The doctrine that there is no God or gods.

4: Materialism. The theory that physical matter is the only reality and that

everything, including thought, feeling, mind, and will, can be explained in terms of

matter and physical phenomena.

5. Inquisitions. A tribunal formerly held in the Roman Catholic Church and directed at

the suppression of heresy.

6. Naturalism. The system of thought holding that all phenomena can be explained in

terms of natural causes and laws without attributing moral, spiritual, or supernatural

significance to them.

7. Liberals. Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian

attitudes, views, or dogmas; free from bigotry.

8. Empiricism. The view that experience, especially of the senses, is the only source of

knowledge.

9. Skepticism. The doctrine that absolute knowledge is impossible and that inquiry

must be a process of doubting in order to acquire approximate or relative certainty.10. Idealism. The theory that the object of external perception, in itself or as

perceived, consists of ideas.

11. Utilitarianism. Theory that all action should be directed toward achieving the

greatest happiness for the greatest number of people.

12. Scholasticism. The dominant Western Christian theological and philosophical

school of the Middle Ages, based on the authority of the Latin Fathers and of Aristotle

and his commentators.


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13. Eschatology. A belief or a doctrine concerning the ultimate or final things,

such as death, the destiny of humanity, the Second Coming, or the Last Judgment.

14. Astrophysics. The branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of stellar

phenomena.

15. Embryology. The branch of biology that deals with the formation, early growth,

and development of living organisms.

16. Obscurantism. A style in art and literature characterized by deliberate vagueness or

obliqueness.

BY EHSAN MUGHEES [email protected]

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