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Desk of the Imam Magazine April 2018

and order of the society at large. This is one However, let there be a group amongst the
private affairs and personal matters which God Believers (Mukmin) be engaged on the moral duty
allows freedom of choice whether to submit and of meeting and mingling with these lost souls to
comply, or otherwise. listen and to educate them, that God willing, will
bring them to path of Faith out of their own
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ِتوُغاطلا ِ ب أ رُفأكَي ن َ مَف ۚ يَغلا َنِم ُدأش ُْ رلا َنَّيَبَّت دَق ۖ ِ نيِ دلا يِف َ ها َ رأك ِ إ َ لَ consent and freewill.
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ٌعيِمَس ُ َّ اللّو ۗ ا َ هَل ما َ صِفنا َ لَ َٰ ىَقث ُ ولا ِةو أ رُعلا ِ ب َكَسأمَتأسا ِدَقَف ِ َّ للَّا ِ ب نِمأؤُيو َ
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ٌميِلَع ِ نَع َن أ و َ هأنَتو ِفو ُ رأع َ ملا ِ ب َنو ُ رُمأَت ِ ساَّنلِل أ تَج ِ رأخأ ٍةَّمأ َ رأيَخ أمُتنُك
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ُ مُهأنِ م ۚ مُهل ا ً رأيَخ َناَكَل ِباَتِكلا ُلأهأ َن َ مآ أ وَلو ۗ ِ َّ للَّا ِ ب َنوُنِمأؤُتو َ ِ رَكنُملا أ
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(Al-Qur’an, Al-Baqarah 2:256) َنوُقِساَفلا ُ مُه ُ رَثأكأو َنوُنِمأؤُملا
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Let there be no compulsion in religion. Truth (Al-Quran , Ali Imran 3:110)
stands out clear from Error. Whoever rejects
Taghut and believes in Allah hath grasped the most You are the best of peoples ever raised up for
trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And mankind; you enjoin Al-Ma’ruf and forbid Al-
Allah heareth and knoweth all things. Munkar, and you believe in Allah. And had the
people of the Scripture believed, it would have
This is one area where enforcement of societal been better for them; among them are some who
morality standards against others is not allowed by have faith, but most of them are Fasiq.
God. God prohibits spying, exposure, raids and
trials on moral Indeed the World
offenders should be
transacted perceived as
privately in having only two
privacy of societal
private homes divides. One is
and private clubs submitter to peace,
in peaceful freedom and
manner, on the human rights (
basis of mutual “muslimuun”). The
consent by two other is violator of
or more willing adults, unless these immoral peace, freedom and human rights (“fasiquun”).
behaviors are done in the open and exhibited in full One is the friend of Humankind; the other is the
public view. enemy of Humankind.
Only under such circumstances it would become Being “muslim” (submitter) is pertaining to
the purview of the public to deal with it. achieving peace, freedom and happiness in the
Otherwise, the public are compelled to leave them worldly physical (duniawi) life, whilst being
alone and in peace, lest the society turn to become “mukmin” (believer) pertains to achieving peace,
‘fasiquun’ (aggressors) themselves. freedom and happiness in the heavenly spiritual
(ukhrawi) life.
Facts about Islam So, one needs to be a complete and a balanced
person to be both “Muslim” (Submitter) and
There are over 1.5 billion Muslims in the world “Mukmin” (Believer) to be blessed with the best of
today, which equates to approximately a fifth both the material and the spiritual worlds.
of the world's population. So Islam is a truly
global faith and not just confined to a
particular nation, color or race.

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