From Powerless to Powerful: A Wake-Up Call for the Muslim World
Khurshid Imam
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The Muslim world is in deep turmoil — chaos, helplessness, and endless suffering, from India to Palestine. The root cause? Powerlessness. In a world where might is right, the ummah has been left behind.
When it was time to build strength, we were distracted. Three critical missteps in our history led to this downfall:
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Placing Hadith above the Quran
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Separating Deen from Dunya
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Blind reverence of Ulema
We’ve heard a thousand times: “Three types of duas are always accepted...” — but did the countless duas of a billion Muslims stop the genocide in Gaza? It's time to ask — have we been taught the right Islam?
These deep-rooted errors have quietly weakened us over centuries. And even today, many scholars focus on trivial debates — ranking the Khulafa, minor issues that send people to hell, sectarian disputes — while the ummah bleeds.
Meanwhile, some so-called "intellectuals" mock their own community and praise the oppressor, viz. Israel, either due to Stockholm Syndrome or a desire to stay in the good books of the powerful.
So, what’s the solution?
We must fix the root problem: powerlessness.
To rise again, we need:
1. Education
2. Entrepreneurship
3. Political Participation
4. And most importantly, reformation — we must:
# Recenter the Quran above all
# Reunite Deen with Dunya
# Respect scholars without idolizing them
There’s no shortcut. But there is a clear path — and it begins today. Let’s stop wasting time on unproductive debates and focus on Quranic truth, real-world action, and building power.
The ummah must evolve — faster.
From powerless… to powerful.
1. No Muslim or any group puts Hadith before the Quran. Please give reference on who does that? Hadith is secondary to the Quran not primary.
ReplyDelete2. Political Participation? Did Musa AS seek political participation with Firawn?
3. On Dua: Those who eat Riba/interest/usury are at war with Allah and His Prophet. Why would Allah listen to those who He is at war with?
Two examples how Muslims place ahadees above Quran are below
Delete1) Death penalty for apostasy
Does Quran speak anything about Murtad? When we ask this question to traditional Muslims, they based on some hadees say death is the penalty for those people. They ignore Quran straight away. Few hadees are shared here for your reference
https://sunnah.com/nasai:4059
https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:2535
So, now we should understand Apostasy in Islam? To know how Quran comes first and hadees must be understood under the principles of Quran check this article or video
Punishment for Apostasy in Islam - Khurshid Imam(Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvXJ7z0esCI
Does Islam teach to kill apostate? (Article)
https://khurshidimam.blogspot.com/2012/09/does-islam-teach-to-kill-apostate.html
2) Sex with slave women without marriage ?
Does Quran speak anything about Sex with slave women without marriage? When we ask this question to traditional Muslims, they based on some hadees say it is allowed in Islam. One such hadees is shared here for your reference
https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2542
So, now we should understand this topic? To know how Quran comes first and hadees must be understood under the principles of Quran check this article or video
Is sex with slave women permitted in Islam ?-Khurshid Imam(Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rbb8Wai8Ic
Does Islam permit physical relation with slave girls? (Article)
https://khurshidimam.blogspot.com/2011/08/does-islam-permit-sex-with-slaves.html
If you like to know more about how to understand ahadees and other sources under the principles of Quran check the video series by Khurshid sahab on Youtube.
1) Principles for understanding Quran(11 video series)
2) How of understand Hadees ? (10 video series)
Who places the ahadith above the Qur'an? Can you give a few examples to buttress your argument?
ReplyDeleteTwo examples how Muslims place ahadees above Quran are below
Delete1) Death penalty for apostasy
Does Quran speak anything about Murtad? When we ask this question to traditional Muslims, they based on some hadees say death is the penalty for those people. They ignore Quran straight away. Few hadees are shared here for your reference
https://sunnah.com/nasai:4059
https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:2535
So, now we should understand Apostasy in Islam? To know how Quran comes first and hadees must be understood under the principles of Quran check this article or video
Punishment for Apostasy in Islam - Khurshid Imam(Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvXJ7z0esCI
Does Islam teach to kill apostate? (Article)
https://khurshidimam.blogspot.com/2012/09/does-islam-teach-to-kill-apostate.html
2) Sex with slave women without marriage ?
Does Quran speak anything about Sex with slave women without marriage? When we ask this question to traditional Muslims, they based on some hadees say it is allowed in Islam. One such hadees is shared here for your reference
https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2542
So, now we should understand this topic? To know how Quran comes first and hadees must be understood under the principles of Quran check this article or video
Is sex with slave women permitted in Islam ?-Khurshid Imam(Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rbb8Wai8Ic
Does Islam permit physical relation with slave girls? (Article)
https://khurshidimam.blogspot.com/2011/08/does-islam-permit-sex-with-slaves.html
If you like to know more about how to understand ahadees and other sources under the principles of Quran check the video series by Khurshid sahab on Youtube.
1) Principles for understanding Quran(11 video series)
2) How of understand Hadees ? (10 video series)
I agree with the points mentioned above. One thing I felt should be added is that community needs to work on character building. We here a lot from the members but in practice ground reality is just the opposite, whether it be the behavior of youths on the roads in general or fulfilling the rights of our relatives. Just ponder on the practice of virasat of sisters or similar issues.
ReplyDeleteI agree 100 💯 percent with this article we need to be educated realistic radical n rational with out idolizing ulema
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