The Prism: Rise and Fall

The rise and fall of civilizations is a natural process. Civilizations flourish when they achieve excellence in unity, science, and knowledge and literature. However, when these societies succumb to decadence, injustice, and moral degradation, they decline and eventually become a part of history. This write up "The Prism: Rise and Fall" is about the three Abrahamic Religions and associated nations and civilization of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

أَعُوذُ بِاللّٰهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

اللہ کے نام سے شروع جو بڑا مہربان نہایت رحم کرنے والا ہے

In the name of ALLAH, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

The Prism: Rise and Fall

All Holy Scriptures / Holy Books are the words of God / ALLAH that are revealed guidance / commands / dictates from ALLAH Almighty Himself through His chosen Prophets and Messengers for a nation or humankind. In today's world, three inspired books are the Torah, the Bible and the Quran Al-Hakim. Most importantly, these are not books of history and philosophy; rather, those were revealed for the guidance of human beings.

The Quran Al-Hakim is the last inspired book and Allah Almighty has provided guidance to all nations for the time to come; with special mentions of previous nations whom He destroyed after their disobedience. The entire Quran is adorned with references to different nations and efforts of their prophets to guide them. The Jewish nation has been made a special subject. The Quran mentions many nations (such as the nation of Aad, the nation of Thamud, the nation of Lot, etc.) for example and advice, but the mention of the nation of Jews (the Children of Israel) is unique and detailed in that they were blessed with a long historical continuity, Sharia and continuous blessings of prophets. Some of the most important reasons for making the Jewish nation a special subject in the Holy Quran are:-.

Historical continuity and pattern: The history of the Children of Israel contains a huge collection of Allah’s blessings, their ingratitude, covenant-breaking and trials. The Quran presents it as an example so that the Muslim Ummah will know what the consequences of disobeying ALLAH despite continuous favors are.

Foundation of Monotheism and Sharia: Since the Jews were already the People of the Book (followers of the Torah) and inhabited the Arabian Peninsula, the Quran examined their beliefs and practices in detail; so that a clear distinction could be made between right and wrong.

Transfer of the office of Imamate: The Quran clarifies the fact that due to the repeated disobedience and covenant-breaking of the Children of Israel (Jewish Nation), the seat of guidance and leadership has been transferred to the last Prophet, Hazrat Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and his Ummah.

What has been the case with the Jewish nation?

It is a fact that the Jewish nation are the descendent of Prophet Abraham (AS), through his son Prophet Isaac (AS), and the twelve [12] sons of grandson Prophet Jacob / Israel AS). Read Surah Yusuf in the Holy Quran; this is the beginning of the Jewish nation; who were settled in Egypt. And then after many centuries during the time of Prophet Moses (AS), they had developed into twelve tribes. ALLAH Almighty revealed the book (Tablets) of Torah for his nation. This nation reached the peak of power under Prophet David (Daud AS) after some time. And reached the peak of perfection under Prophet Solomon (AS). And ALLAH Almighty mentioned this in the Quran.

Surah Aal-e-Imran "O Children of Israel; O Children of Jacob! Remember My favor which I bestowed upon you and that I exalted you above all time. Verse 47

And" O Children of Israel; O Children of Jacob; "Remember My favor which I bestowed upon you and fulfill My covenant, I will fulfill your covenant, and fear Me alone." Verse 40

The Jewish nation had become a large number and at one point had divided into 12 nations and states and thus had given birth to a civilization. And then their story also became a tale of sorry sordid affairs under the principles of the rise and fall of world's nations and civilization. The rise and fall of nations are subject to natural principles and collective actions. The secret of rise is hidden in strong moral values, knowledge and research, justice and fairness, and continuous struggle, while the cause of decline is moral decline, class injustice, selfishness, and relying on the deeds of the past. According to history and philosophy (especially the thoughts of Allama Iqbal and the teachings of Maulana Abul Hasan Ali Nadvi), nations progress only when they work hard and insightfully in harmony with the changing times. On the contrary, when a nation abandons its basic values ​​and indulges in luxury and slavery of the thoughts, If a civilization is decayed, its decline is certain. According to the philosophy of history of the famous thinker Ibn Khaldun, every civilization passes through a certain age (about 120 years or three generations). The first generation gains power through struggle, the second generation brings stability and prosperity, and the third generation falls into luxury and decline.

Historically, the rise and fall of civilizations is a natural process. Civilizations flourish when they achieve excellence in unity, science, and knowledge and literature. However, when these societies suffer from luxury, injustice, and moral degradation, they decline and eventually become part of history.

Ibn Khaldun's Theory (Racism and Decline): The famous Muslim historian Ibn Khaldun, in his book "Al-Muqaddama", first presented a scientific and logical analysis of the causes of the rise and fall of civilizations. According to him:

Racism: Tribal or collective solidarity and passion that unites nations and seeks power It gives rise to.

Rise: When these people gain power and lay the foundation for a magnificent civilization.

Decline: Immersion in luxury and comfort leads to the end of racism, which weakens the state and new powers take its place.

Other philosophies and causes:-.

Various thinkers have described the following basic factors for the decline of civilizations:-.

Moral decline: The accumulation of wealth, the loss of moral values, and the lack of justice.

Economic decline: Corruption, unfair distribution of resources, and the heavy burden of taxes.

Academic stagnation: Abandoning innovation and leaning towards imitation instead of research.

External threats: Becoming vulnerable to external attacks due to internal weaknesses.

Comparison of the Jewish Nation and the Muslim Ummah

Allah, the Exalted, has guided us very well through the Holy Quran. At one place, it has been said about the Jewish nation that

ذُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذَِّّّةُ إَيْنَ مَا It is only with a rope from Allah and a rope from people.And they were seized with wrath from Allah, and poverty was imposed on them. That was because they disbelieved in the signs of Allah and killed the prophets unjustly. That was because they disobeyed and they transgressed.

"They were humiliated wherever they were found, except by a treaty (support) from Allah or from the people. And they were the ones who incurred the wrath of Allah, and poverty was imposed on them. That was because they disobeyed and they transgressed. "That they used to deny the signs of Allah and kill the prophets unjustly, and because they were disobedient and transgressed."

The above is from Surah Al-Imran, verse 112 of the Holy Quran, and in it, ALLAH Almighty mentions the rebellion, disobedience, and the divine punishment that came upon them. The verse makes it clear that as a nation, humiliation and degradation were imposed on the Jewish nation forever due to their continuous disobedience. They would have recourse to treaties with other nations. Only two ways to escape this humiliation were given; either they should accept the religion of Islam and come under the covenant (refuge) of ALLAH, or they should accept the agreement to pay the jizya (tax) by submitting to the Islamic state. An important point to note is that this punishment came upon them because they denied the divine commands, unjustly martyred the prophets of Allah, and disobeyed Allah and crossed the limits of rebellion.

Historical references show that the Jews were warned by prophets of Allah's displeasure for their perversity, and we know that they were twice plundered; once by the victorious Assyria and Babylon and the second time by the Roman emperor. And the last three prophets, Hazrat Zechariah; Yahya and Jesus (peace be upon them), informed and warned them; which is mentioned above in the verse 112 of Surah Al-Imran of the Holy Quran. Those Jews oppressors killed all three of them. About six hundred years after Hazrat Jesus (AS), Allah sent the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), but the majority of the Jews refused to believe and accept; they fought against and were defeated. But for several hundred years, they lived in peace and subjugation in Muslim-ruled areas.

Today, the Jews have only one way out: to seek the support of another nation or civilization. And that is what they are doing. About five hundred years ago, they laid the foundation of Western civilization, which was separated from the holy guidance and interpretation of God. Liberal, enlightened and progressive civilization was developed. It should be remembered that the center of this civilization was Europe, which was under Christianity as a religion and the Jews claimed that they had killed Jesus (AS); so enmity was the natural cause. So first of all, religion was removed from them so that the basis of hostility was eliminated. And then the non-Jewish Zionist Jews [Khidr / Ashkenazi Jews] living in Europe were encouraged and thus a state of Israel was founded.

This Zionist Jewish nation worship the demonic spirit of Baal and the deity of wealth (like Hindu's Lakshmy). And they are determined to worship the Antichrist (Dajjal) for their rise. And they are waiting for Dajjal with great intensity. Both the Jewish nation and the Zionist nation know that their real competition is with the Muslim nation; therefore, they want to keep the Islamic world in trouble and chaos at all costs. And they want all Muslims to accept the illegitimate Zionist Jewish state of Israel so that through some alliances they can make the Muslim nation their friend (and deviant from commands of ALLAH).

The Muslim nation should know that the Quran has declared the "chosen nation" as cursed nation of ALLAH, "The punishment is upon them, humiliation is upon them" and whoever supports them, will remain cursed and will deserve "The punishment is upon them, humiliation is upon them". The Muslim nation should know that the comparison is with non-Muslims, Jews and Christians, who believe in nation states, separated from the sovereignty of ALLAH Almighty. And they want to lead Muslims on the same path. The Quran has set the prism for rise and fall of nation in such a clear reflection; however people with vision and wisdom will see, observe and ponder upon the obvious.

The Zionist Jews have no problem with Sunnis or Shias; all they want is to eradicate Islam as religion and basis for nation and civilization (as code of life). And ALLAH Almighty has also placed the responsibility on the Ummah of Muhammad (peace be upon him); not on Sunnis or Shias. Just Remember! Everybody will be answerable for his own deeds, so make your own decision.