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The head of the Center for Islamic Thought and Contemporary Studies, Dr. Issam Al-Bashir - who was a guest on the program “Sharia and Life in Ramadan” - attributes the reasons for the rupture and collapse of the Islamic nation in the current time to several factors, and stresses two things in the issue of advancing the reality of Muslims.

Dr. Al-Bashir initially reminds us of the condition of the Islamic nation in the past, and says that it inherited the legacy of the prophets and messengers, and God Almighty said in Surat Al-Imran: “Indeed, the people most worthy of Abraham are those who followed him and this prophet and those who believe, and God is the guardian of the believers.”

Before the Messenger Muhammad (may God bless him and grant him peace) was sent, people were quarreling and divided, worshiping idols, drinking alcohol, and waging wars for the most trivial reasons. God Almighty guided the people with the blessings of the prophecy of Muhammad - may the best prayers and peace be upon him - and whose calling followed the course of the sun in the regions, and whose religion reached the length of night and day. .

As Dr. Issam explains, in strengthening the nation, the Holy Messenger focused on building the faith that lasted for 13 years, pointing out that the faith doctrine took root in the souls and was able to bring together Bilal al-Habashi, Abu Bakr al-Qurashi, Suhaib and Sulaiman al-Faris, and among them was the Messenger of God (may God’s prayers and peace be upon him). ) who represents the upright role model. They had a good example in the Messenger of God.

The Islamic nation combined - as Dr. Issam explains - three characteristics, that it was a nation of monotheism and unity, and that it moved to become a nation of advocacy and guidance, and thirdly, that it was a nation of testimony over the people, as God Almighty said in Surah Al-Baqarah, “And thus We have made you a moderate nation that you may be witnesses over the people and that The Messenger is a witness upon you.”

The Islamic nation was also embodied in three forms: unity of reference in the Qur’an and Sunnah, unity of leadership in the person of the Messenger of God (may God bless him and grant him peace), and unity of the homeland.

Reasons for the collapse of the nation

Regarding the decline of the concept of the nation in the present time, the head of the Center for Islamic Thought and Contemporary Studies points out that the nation has shifted from unity of reference in the Qur’an and Sunnah to multiplicity of references, from unity of leadership to multiplicity, and from unity of home to multiplicity of houses. There are 57 Islamic countries now. Also, the nation's leadership was not based on a racist or tribal diet, but rather presented the standard of competence.

The collapse and disintegration of the nation in the present era is due to “the doctrinal, moral and behavioral weakness, the weakness of effectiveness and the backwardness that has afflicted it, in addition to political tyranny and social injustice.”

Regarding the nation’s inability to come to the rescue of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip who are subjected to a brutal and barbaric Israeli war, Dr. Essam - in his speech on the 3/27/2024 episode of the program “Sharia and Life in Ramadan” - regrets that many governments are either negligent, complicit, or slow in A time when a great shift is taking place in the global conscience.

He concludes that the Islamic nation is a nation of solidarity, and as the Noble Messenger said: “Whoever relieves a believer of the distress of this world, God will relieve him of the distress of the Day of Resurrection.” It is the nation whose fate God Almighty has united on a common word, and the basis for it is To be victorious for her honor, her sanctities, and her nation.

Regarding the way to raise the concept of the nation, Al-Bashir emphasizes two things, namely the will for change and managing change.

Source: Al Jazeera