Guest guest Posted April 25, 2001 Report Share Posted April 25, 2001 There is a preception that the destruction of the Buddhas has been widely opposed by Muslims worldwide. Actually quite a few have supported it. I enclose two views, since this appears to be a topic of some interest. Rustam .... ------------------------------- The Propaganda Machine of the West and the Ummah By Khalid Baig .... We are dealing with the world's finest propaganda machine, the mainstream media. Very efficient, extremely fascinating, dangerously cunning. Unfortunately, it remains the source for our daily news, gossip, and propaganda --- all mixed in the same slick package. .... Statues and Idols This is not a rhetorical question. This is the core of the matter. To fully realize its import we need to revisit Islamic teachings regarding idols and statues. The Qur'an calls the idols an abomination, "So shun the abomination of idols, and shun the word that is false." [Al-Hajj 22:30]. It also warns the believers: "O you who believe save yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is men and stones" [At-Tahreem 66:6] Abdullah Yusuf Ali writes in his comments on this verse, "This Fire will have for its fuel men who do wrong and are as hard hearted as stones, or stone idols as symbolical of all the unbending Falsehoods in life." At another place the Qur'an says, "Verily, you unbelievers and the false gods that you worship besides Allah are but fuel for Hell! To it will you surely come!" [Al-Anbiyaa 21:98]. It is amazing that anyone can read "cultural treasure" here. We also know that upon the conquest of Makkah, Prophet Muhammad Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, entered the Kabah and personally struck all the 360 idols that were housed there. As he struck each one of them, he recited the verse, "And say Truth has now arrived and falsehood perished: for falsehood by its nature is bound to perish." [Al-Israa 17:81]. He also sent the companions on missions to destroy idols all across Arabia and commanded that the believers should not leave any idols unbroken. In commentary on this verse, Mufti Muhammad Shafi, the late Grand Mufti of Pakistan, writes, "According to Imam Qurtabi, this verse shows that to destroy the idols and other icons of paganism is Wajib (mandatory). Ibn Munzir said that pictures and statues made of wood or metal, etc. are also to be treated as idols." (Maariful Qur'an, vol. 5, p 509). Sheikh Yusuf Qardawi On Statues This commentary informs us that those who are relying on the argument that these were statues not idols, and no body worshipped them, are making a distinction that does not exist in Shariah. Sheikh Yusuf Qardawi is more explicit on this subject. A lengthy quote from him (taken from his fatwa on Islam On Line) is appropriate here. He notes, "Islam has prohibited the keeping of statues in the Muslim home. According to the commentary of scholars, a person who keeps statues in his house is similar to unbelievers, whose practice it is to keep and venerate idols in their homes. The angels are repelled by this; they do not enter such a house and abandon it. It is also forbidden to the Muslim to engage in manufacturing statues, even if he makes them for non-Muslims. One of the reasons for this prohibition, although not the only one, as some people may suppose, is to safeguard the belief in the Oneness of God and to be far-removed from the practices of idolaters, who fashion statues and idols with their own hands and then sanctify them, standing before them in adoration. Islam's sensitivity in safeguarding the belief in the Unity of God is very acute, and assuredly this caution and concern is quite justified. …the worship of idols originated when people began making statues of their dead or pious ancestors in order to remember them. Gradually they began to venerate them, adding to this veneration little by little until they had made the statues into gods, worshipping them besides God, asking them for help, fearing their anger, and imploring them for blessings. This is what happened, among earlier communities such as the people of Wadd, Suwwa' Yaghuth, Ya'uq, and Nasra. (Names of pagan deities of antiquity who are mentioned in the Qur'an (71:23). For an explanation, see for example, the commentary in Yusuf 'All's translation of the Holy Qur'an, Appendix XIII, following Surah Nuh (71). (Trans.)) It is not surprising that a religion which seeks to halt all corruption should block every passage through which shirk (polytheism), either open or hidden, may slip into the minds and hearts of the people. Among such passageways is the imitation of idolaters or of the followers of other religions who have exaggerated respect for their saints. Moreover, Islam's legislation is not merely intended for one or two generations but is for all mankind for as long as it shall exist on this planet. What may seem unlikely in one environment may become acceptable in another, and what appears impossible at one time may materialize into reality at another." .... Khalid Baig is a writer on international affairs and editor of albalagh.net. ---------- ---------- >>Important read: Daleel on why the Taliban blew up of the Statues >>- from Seerah >>Tue, 13 Mar 2001 10:46:39 -0800 (PST) >> >>Assalamu'alaikum, >> >>The following below (way below after these comments of >>mine)is the daleel from Seerah, proofs that Rasulullah >>Salallahu a'laihe Wassallam commanded his companions >>to destroy the idols/statues of the Mushrikoon, at >>Nakhlah- the goddess al-'Uzza, idol Suwa'; at >>al-Mashallai to destroy the idol, Manat. Read a >>snippet of Muzammil (may Allah give him Taufiq & >>Hidayah) and the response from another Muslim (Abu >>Omar) giving daleel from the Seerah. Allahu Musta'an. >>Wallahu A'lam. So do study the Seerah before giving >>any opinion on this issue. Tawheed must stand and >>there are no compromising. There are no more >>worshippers of the idols in Afghanistan anymore, and >>the Taliban are already in power, thus they are trying >>their best to implement the Shar'iyah, thus before >>fully implementation, of course, Tawheed must be >>uphold. We do not know whether there had been >>instances whereby wayward Muslims who are weak in >>Aqidah could have "mintak hajat", atau asking favours >>from this Statues. Look at Syria, some Muslims even >>enter the Churches, worshipping Statues of "Mother >>Mary", "Saints", "Jesus", all under the guise of >>religious integration and peace. Even in Singapore, in >>Loyang a Shrine was built by the Committee for a so >>called holy Muslim man who died long time ago. In >>Pulau Besar....Pulau Kusu, the one outside Peoples >>Assoc at Kallang, etc. Though we may or may not see >>Muslims going there in Singapore, still it is depicted >>as a "Muslim" shrine and the non-Muslims have been >>going there to "ambil nombor ekor", "mintak hajat", >>etc.... >> >>From Ibn 'Abbaas (radiyallaahu 'anhu) that when the >>Messenger of Allaah (Sallallaahu 'Alayhi Wa Sallam) >>sent Mu'aadth to Yemen, he said: Verily you are going >>to a people from the People of the Book. So let the >>first of what you call them to be the testification >>that there is no true deity worthy of worship except >>Allaah. [and in a narration - the singling out of >>Allaah] So if they obey you in that, then inform them >>that Allaah has obligated upon them five prayers in >>every day and night. So if they obey you in that, then >>inform them that Allaah has obligated upon them >>charity to be taken from their rich, and given to >>their poor. So if they obey you in that, then beware >>of the luxuries of their money, and fear the >>supplication of the oppressed, for verily there is not >>between him and [Allaah] a veil. [bukhaaree in >>Kitaabuz Zakaat (no. 1395, 1458). Muslim in Kitaabul >>Eemaan (no. 31). Nisaa'ee in Kitaabuz Zakaat (5/3). >>Ibn Maajah in Kitaabuz Zakaat (no. 1783) (1/568). >>Daarimee in Kitaabuz Zakaat (no. 1662) (1/318). Ahmad >>(1/223)] >> >>Shaykh Rabee' Ibn Haadee al-Madkhalee says: This >>hadeeth explains the necessary steps which the caller >>to Allaah is obligated to proceed upon. So the first >>thing - which he is obligated to begin with - is the >>call to Tawheed, and to single out Allaah in His >>Oneness with worship, and to keep away from >>associating partners with Allaah in a lesser or larger >>sense. [Mudhkiratunal Hadeeth An-Nabawee (p. 9)] >> >>Wassalam. >> >>Ibn Abdullah al-atharee -------- Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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