A DANGEROUS DICHOTOMY:
Rights of ALLAH & Rights of Humans
Unfortunately, the misguided, Quran forsaking Muslim clergy has deceived the
masses into thinking that there are two kinds of duties mandatory upon every
Muslim to accomplish:
1. Huqooqullah (God’s Rights) such as worshiping Him, praying five times (and if
possible eight times including ‘Chaasht’, ‘Ishraaq’ and ‘Tahajjud’ prayers) a
day, chanting ‘Wazeefas’ and ‘Kalemaat’, reciting some verses of the Quran
without understanding and other countless rituals. Few Muslims (about 5%) go
through these non-Quranic rites but most of them keep announcing them to
display piety. The rest 95% have been programmed by the ignorant but highly
influential clergy into living through life feeling guilty about not performing
these rites.
2. Huqooqul ‘Ibaad (Human rights). The so-called Muslims are drenched in the
non-Quranic rites, rituals and superstitions of all kind. They are busy
‘earning’ ‘Thawaab’ (the wishful thinking of attaining rewards for
performing these rites and rituals).
No wonder, they fall dismally short in the Central Theme of the Quran, that
of fulfilling of human rights. They fail to realize that one can expect rewards
from God only by serving His creation. “The real existence on earth is of
that who benefits humanity.” (13:17). Ignoring these kind of Messages, the
ritual bound, Mullah-oriented Muslim is the biggest violator of human
rights.
The term “Huqooqullah” (the rights of ALLAH) nowhere appears in the Quran. Only
one Right of God is mentioned and that is helping the needy with one’s wealth.
[Give God His Right = Render to the poor what is their Divinely ordained right
whenever you reap a harvest or earn income. 6:141-142]
Empty rituals are certainly not ordained in the Quran. God does not need
them and humans do not benefit from them at all. Only the Quranic Salaat
(establishment of the Divine System) can benefit humanity. (29:45)
14:8 And Moses said, “If you deny the truth and show ingratitude, you and all on
earth together, know that God is absolutely Free of want, Worthy of all praise.”
The Quran relates plenty of history but we cannot find in the Book the story
of a single nation that met grievous suffering, humiliation or annihilation for
lack of worship or deficiency of rituals. Invariably, it has been violation of
human rights.
Violation of human Rights by the Namaazis: Then, hardly any of the ritualistic
Muslims would display exceptional character. And most certainly, they won’t even
think of violating human rights during the process. The so-called Namaazi would
easily leave a hungry, crying child, a sick wife, or an ailing elderly to
fulfill the so-called “Huqooqullah”. Not infrequently, he would desert the
family for months in the name of ‘Tableegh’ (preaching the ‘Islamic
rituals’).
The manmade dichotomy of the so-called Huqooqullah and Huqooqul ‘Ibaad, is
nowhere found in the Quran. The Book is replete with fulfilling human rights all
through. This ‘Imamist’, deceptive dichotomy is not without consequences.
A ‘practicing’ Muslim is thought to be one who dons a particular type of garment
(of the ancient Arab culture), keeps rotating a rosary bead, grows a long beard,
uses Miswaak (Arak twig) for cleaning the teeth, wears an orthodox cap or
turban, pretends to pray five times a day to be seen of men or at least keeps
announcing it. If it happens to be a female, a ‘practicing’ Muslimah, in
addition, uses the Hijab (veil and niqaab) to conceal her head and face and may,
for ultimate piety, don the burka as well. She also refrains from even touching
the Quran during her periods. She must remain indoors and must be completely
obedient to her husband. So much so that: If she refuses sex once, angels keep
cursing her all night unless she gives in to her husband’s desire.
The ‘Imams’ forged even a more outrageous Hadith, of course, in the name of the
exalted Messenger: If prostration were allowed before other than God, I would
have ordered the wife to prostrate before her husband. Another atrocious
forgery: The day a woman gets married she becomes a concubine to her husband.
“Let not your humor take away your fear from the wife. A wife should forever
remain a concubine to her husband. Seek advice from women but always do against
it.
If a man leaves his women free to themselves, they will cross all limits. Stop
her from going out of home to the best of your ability. Do not let her go to the
door, on top of the house or peek from the window. Tribulations begin from
the windows, ventilators, the roofs and doors.” (Kimiya-e-Sa’adat, based on
Ahadith by ‘Imam’ Abu Hamid Ghazali, Pg 263)
Courtesy
by Dr. Shabbir Ahmed
www.ourbeacon.com