Abi Dharr may Allah be pleased with him reported from the way of Imam Muslim that the Prophet peace be upon him said: “There will be those that come after me who will read the Qur’an but it does not go past their throats. Amongst those are the khawarij (dissenters) who appeared in the first century on the Islamic calendar and whom the Prophet peace be upon him warned against. Those constituted the fringe sects of destruction and diseased ideologies who had to conceal themselves with the cloak of Islam to spread their evil and disrupt the harmony in Islam. It was those whose hearts did not pacify with peace of mind. Others, however, had ulterior motives and they came out to spread envious gossip by attempting to split the line.
They were a people of middle ground, fairness and justice. Their hearts were pacified with what the Prophet peace be upon him called them to. We will begin the study with a brief historic account of some extremists who falsely claimed followership of Prophet Muhammad, followed by an exposé of their ideology, and then end with remedies and solutions according to the rules of the Islamic shari`ah (system of rules).Įarlier, many people entered into Islam freeing their hearts from the odious practices of ignorance and tribalism. It’s also important to admit to the existence of extremism in order to then plan to weed it out from society. We have to first though attend to the importance of differentiating between Islamic practice which is a true following of the rules of Islam and extremism which is a perverted view that deviates from the meanings of the merciful shari`ah (system of rules). In defence of the true teachings of Islam which lead to the right path of moderation, safety and security, and in order to preserve our next generation of youth from being cast into the nets of extremism, we will present to you this study which we hope will enlighten you and inform you. The global extremist movement driving this form of anarchy is manifested in groups that come under a multitude of names hiding under the cloak of Islam in order to bury itself in the midst of Islamic communities. Although extremism as a concept is not a new phenomenon, what we are witnessing today from anarchist exacerbations requires prompt action and a strong resolve. Ibn Mas`ud may Allah be pleased with him narrated from the way of Imam Muslim that the Prophet peace be upon him said: “The extremist fanatics are doomed”. Also his saying: “Don’t be an excessive extremist” and this applies to both matters of ideology and practice. Allah instructs you in order that you may take heed.] Imam Ahmad related in his musnad as well as an-Nasa’iy and Ibn Majah in their sunan and al-Hakim in his al-mustadrak from the route of Ibn `Abbas may Allah be pleased with them that the Prophet peace be upon him said: “O people, be warned from excessiveness in matters of the Religion”. Perusing the following excerpts and passages one can understand the basis for the above affirmation: Surat An-Nahl in the Qur’an verse 90 means: *Allah commands justice, the doing of good, and the giving to the kin, and He forbids immorality, acts of evil and outrage. The Islamic shari`ah (system of rules) calls for a moderate just approach and manner against forms of perversion and vice. Extremists have not correctly understood Islam and in that they do not represent Muslims but rather merely represent themselves.
Those devoutly practicing the Religion of Islam based on its true teachings are against deviating away to extreme positions. This medium just position is not taken from personal whims and desires, but rather obtained from the religious discourse of Islamic sources. Islam is a medium (just) religion between excessive exaggerations of practice and abandonment of life. Surat Al-Baqarah in the Qur’an verse 143 means. Allah has chosen for the people of Islam their path and their direction.
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