Let Alone Baytul Muqadas

“In short, these two elders advised their people that they should not feel nervous about the apparent power of the Amalkites. If they would place their trust in Allah, just walk up to the gate of Baytul Muqadas, victory shall be theirs. As for the decisive statement of these elders that once they reach the city gate, they will overcome and the enemy will run away defeated, it could have been based on a close assessment of the Amalkites, that they were, no doubt, unusually huge in built and strength, but were also weak at heart as a result of which, once they hear about the surprise attack, they would be unable to stay there. And it is also possible that their total faith in the Divine decree which they had heard from Syedna Musa AS as a glad tiding was the basis on which they said so.

But the Bani Israel, who had not listened to their own prophet Syedna Musa AS would have hardly listened to these elders. They gave them the same response, even in a manner which was more uncouth and grotesque. They said ‘So go, you and your Lord, and fight. As for us, we are sitting right here (meaning, we cannot participate because we are not up to it).’” [1]

This is the story of Bani Israel when they were told to recapture the Holy Land of Syria after Allah Subhan’o wa Ta’ala had manifested His great power and bounty for them; split the sea for their escape, delivered them from the slavery of Fir’awn and made them masters of Egypt where they were once themselves slaves.

And here is the story of us. Allah Subhan’o wa Ta’ala delivered us from the slavery of the 19th century. He gave us a land within the same subcontinent, ranging from the seas to the mountains. He gave us agriculture till industry. He made us a nuclear power.

Yet, we allow our land to be bombarded. We imprison our own citizens for others. We even hand them over to them. We put the blame of it all on the past dictatorship. Well, that dictatorship is gone. Why does it continue?

In fact, it has gone worse now. We have allowed foreign agents to precipitate into our cities. Many of our citizens are now scared to step out of their homes into their own city. Many of us consider not taking our children to the park anymore. Many of us now call one another in concerned tones ‘There was a foreign car with black windows in our neighborhood. What is it up to? What to do?’ While there are others who surround them and holler at them. Hmmm…seems like there is still some spark alive in the Ummah. The Ummah should go ahead of Bani Israel and tackle this problem, seriously, at least by the Pen. Write to relevant institutes (Find addresses at www.mailandemail.blogspot.com), make a point that this situation is not acceptable, however much sugar-coated it may be told and urge them to cleanse Pakistan of this problem.

Then, is there any Musa out there to lead us out of the approaching slavery?

We, ourselves, have invited Amalkites into our own land. What could be a sorrier situation? We are unable to defend ourselves in our own homeland, let alone recapturing Baytul Muqadas.


[1] Excerpt of Tafseer of Surah Al-Maidah, Verse 20-26, taken from Ma’ariful Quran by Maulana Mufti Muhammed Shafi RHA