Dear Peter
WE (TRUE Muslims) are well aware of the problem, it has been happening since the 14th century and we have grave concerns for humanity. We are going from door to door, city to city, place to place to invite Muslims back to Islam, the numbers have grown, and we are approximately 10 million globally out of the 1.8 billion.
For this reason, the fear of straying away from the right path was the main concern of the people of proper understanding and the way of those with sound minds and those firmly grounded in knowledge, those who desire for themselves means of access to their Lord, fear His punishment and hope for His mercy. ALLAH mentioned in the Qur’aan how they supplicate and ask His help to remain steadfast and keep away from deviation as in the verses of Ali IMRAAN (House of Imran), which means,
(7) It is He Who has sent down to you the Book (QURAN). In it are verses that are entirely clear, they are the foundations of the Book; and others not entirely clear. So as for those in whose hearts there is a deviation (from the truth) they follow (only) that which is not entirely clear thereof, seeking Al-Fitnah (to make mischief), and seeking its Ta'wil (HIDDEN MEANINGS), but none knows its Ta'wil except Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in it; all of it is from our Lord.'' And none receive admonition except men of understanding.)
(8. (They say): "Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate (from the truth) after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from You. Truly, You are the Bestower.'')
(9. "Our Lord! Verily, it is You Who will gather mankind together on the Day about which there is no doubt. Verily, Allah never breaks His Promise.'')
Slaves of ALLAH! This supplication which reflects humility and humbleness to ALLAH, was the supplication of the best of creation, our Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. Uttering this supplication is an indication of perfect imitation of the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, as ‘Um Salamah, may ALLAH be pleased with her, said, ‘The Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam used to repeatedly say this supplication,
“O Controller of the hearts! Make my heart steadfast upon Your religion” so I asked him, ‘O Prophet of Allaah! Do hearts fluctuate?’ He said, “Yes, all mankind’s hearts are between two of the fingers of Allaah. If Allaah wills He maintains a man’s steadfastness, and if He wills He deviates him” (Ahmad & Tirmithi).
Likewise, in the narration of Anas, may ALLAH be pleased with him, he said, ‘The Prophet sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam used to repeatedly say, “O Controller of the hearts! Make my heart steadfast upon Your religion” so I said to him, ‘O Prophet of ALLAH! We believe in you and in what you came with; do you fear that we may deviate?’ He said, “Yes, all mankind’s hearts are between two of the fingers of RAHMAAN (MERCY). HE ALLAH changes them as He pleases” (Tirmithi & Ibn Maajah).
If the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, feared a change of heart of those who were the cream of Muslims, the pioneers of Islaam, the ones firmly grounded in faith, with strong certainty in ALLAH and sincere servitude to Him and are the best of all generations, as the Prophet informed us; if this fear was regarding those people, then how would the case be concerning those who came after them, especially people in our era? This era during which trials are plentiful and successive; falsehood has spread everywhere under decorated banners; doubts and desires attacked people’s hearts; misguiding temptations have attacked people through what they see, read and hear; and deviant ways have become strong and taken control over people’s minds and hearts, such as the common sight of ladies who come out of their homes dressed but look as though they are naked.
Shunning what opposes the Sunnah (Prophetic traditions) means abandoning innovations, because each innovation is misguidance. The Prophet sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam clarified this in the narration of Al-‘Irbaadh Ibn Saariyah, may ALLAH be pleased with him,
“He amongst you who would live after my death will see many things which he does not recognise, so adhere to my Sunnah and the way of the rightly guided caliphs after me, stick to it and bite on it with your molar teeth; and beware of innovations, because every innovation is misguidance” (Ahmad, Tirmithi and others).
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The Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said, “Hasten in performing good deeds before the time comes when trials would be as dark as nights; a man would wake up a Muslim and go to sleep a disbeliever, and go to sleep as a Muslim and wake up a disbeliever” (Muslim).
This is a prophetic vision you are clarifying and I know too well what the Muslims are doing for the last 800 Years or so, or what they are not doing.
THE TIME OF A THIRD RISE OF ISLAM BEFORE THE END OF TIME IS ON THE MOVE AND I AM OF THE OPINION THAT AMERICANS ARE GOING TO EMBRACE ISLAM AND BECOME THE NEW NATION THAT LEADS THE WORLD TO AN ERA OF PEACE>
INSHA_ALLAH (BY THE WILL OF ALLAH
