Islamic Flags Are Anything But.....
By Rashid Samnakay, New Age Islam
30 December, 2014
The inscriptions on the flags of the ISIS and of Saudi Kingdom, and as proclaimed by the Muslim world, if are meant to convey the Quranic Creed of Laa Ilaahaa Illallah- There is no god but God; then they falsify the tenet of Islam in very significant ways.
And if their ideology is based on it then the very basis of it is false! How so?
This is argued on three premises as follows:
The first is the fact that in Quran—the source Book from where the Creed is supposed to have been taken and as inscribed on the flags in one swiping compound sentence, is found nowhere in the Book.
Therefore it is an innovation and addition.
“Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands and then say: ‘this is from God’ to traffic with it for miserable gains…” verse 2-79 of Quran.
Muhammad-ur-Rasullulah is given four times separately and in different contexts all together in the Book and never conjoined with Laa Ilaahaa Illallah- no god except God.
It stands to reason that when the only exception made is God then nothing else is allowed to be setup with God 9-31. Enough said.
Secondly, visualise the process of clearing the table and sweeping away all the clatter that was there prior to the message Laa Ilaahaa- to create a pristine and pollution free environment of space so as to receive a new message and to place on the table the entity called God –Al-Lah as in Illallah.
This action on the part of the Believers would be their essential duty to establish the first and important part of the inscription on flags - Laa Ilaahaa Illallah.
But then this pristine environment is immediately polluted by placing a human being-Bashar, Muhammad-ur-Rasullulah-- on the table making him as an “associate” of and an appendage to Al-Lah and next to Him! Thus, polluting the environment all over again.
This innovation is the very antitheses of the action that was initially taken.
Never is it seen in real life that a monarch, in conveying his absolute authority sits his queen or crown prince alongside him on the throne. The message in that symbolism is clear, logical and simple to understand.
Thus the flag takes the bearers back to the past ‘religion of lesser gods” associated with God; and of personality cults that Islam came to eliminate through all its apostles!
Thirdly, 2-4 has two parts: one is the belief in revelation to Muhammad-ur Rasullulah the addressee apostle, and the second part is the Belief in ALL the previous apostles as well; it then becomes mandatory to accept for complete Iman- Belief.
The Book states that all nations had received apostles who imparted the common message of the only-ness of God; in the “language” of the audience addressed, so as to ensure that they fully understood it.
Where Common sense prevails: not so common in religions- it is obvious that by focusing on just the addressee apostle Muhammad, all the previous apostles are excised out of the Belief- the Iman of the verse above. Therefore an abrogation!
Therefore a part of Iman – Muhammad is the apostle of God, is only half the truth, and half-truth is not the whole truth and therefore not complete Iman-Belief.
Perpetuating the half-truth can only be taken as perpetuating fraud. Such frauds are the essential feature of most religions of the world. They thrive on such half-truths, as the followers; such as is the case of Muslims in general, are not aware of the whole truth and therefore do not take seriously the total requirement of their Faith in their practice. Ignorance, the vested interests then take full advantage of.
The requirement of Belief in ALL previous messengers, if taken seriously in the practice of Faith opens up an important feature for Muslims. This in academic circles is now being promoted as ‘pluralism’.
But it has always been there as part of Belief as given in 2-3 & 4 listings of total Iman.
Since messengers were sent to all the nations of the world by the Supreme Authority, the Creator of Universe, with the one singular message, it stands to reason that the Creation, including human beings and their different nations, form the one family of mankind.
Therefore it is unthinkable that such a nation within a family will commit such atrocities against each other and upon those outside the family, and in the name of that ‘one only’ figure-head, the universal Creator.
The flags therefore, with their false inscriptions are, for all intents and purposes a declaration that the bearers of those flags want “out” of the one family of Muslims and nations of mankind that the creator had wished 10-19.
When a member of a family in one house—as that of Islam—wants out on the basis of false and different values, and acrimoniously generates strife and turmoil, the house, the family and the nation has the right to excise and ostracise that member in order to save the unity of the rest of the family and indeed the nation as a whole.
This is the serious step the silent majority is not taking demonstratively! But then, what is that step practically?
The flags are a blot on the bruised forehead of Muslims nation when viewed from its religious message that is conveyed with it to the world.
The Saudi flag tops the falsehood! Underscoring the inscription in Arabic of the so called Creed/Kalimah of Muslims is an unsheathed sword!
What does it depict?
Obviously, that Islam was spread by the sword, as that happens to be the world view in any case.
Muslim scholars have largely been battling against this view from time immemorial. Any wonder that nobody believes these scholars. For here is your own “custodian” of religion contradicting your scholars for the world to see!
‘Islamic’ wars, the wars during Muhammad’s time and perhaps during the first two Rightly guided Khalifs’ only, were defensive and strategic actions to protect the early fragile State.
The wars that followed were by no means ‘Islamic’. They were Muslim peoples’ advances and conquests.
Keeping with times, the inertia and momentum of their successes, they were conquests by victorious Muslims State Armies. They even fought against each other, and in alliances with non-Muslims States to gain upper hand over their opponents. The same as is happening now!
Just a part of human history!
To designate those wars as Islamic is therefore wrong, for in “Islam” a Believer is forbidden to kill another believer (4-92) and non-combatant innocent others!
Do the two flags; one of them inscribed in awfully bad handwriting, declare that those who do not believe in the false message written on them will be summarily executed?
Is that why Sunnis, Shias and all other Muslim sects are equally being slaughtered, yet they all proclaim the inscribed Creed?
The ISIS and Saudis, in terms as argued above are those members in the house, and should be struck off from the membership of the house of Islam and Muslim family; for they meet the criterion for taking such an action.
One stands to be corrected if convincing historical proof is forthcoming of any early Muslim armies or States in the past having had these inscriptions on their flags ever. Historians, please enlighten.
Even in present times, most Muslim countries have either a crescent or a combination of crescent and star on their flags. And many have neither!
But it seems that the Muslim world itself is wallowing in the falsehood perpetuated on these two flags either knowingly or strategically to preserve its various interests and agendas. In the process the nations of Muslims are being destroyed from within and without. “The calamities rain from above and from below (6-65)”
Laa Ilaahaa Illallah which should have been a unifying slogan of Muslim world, alas, is used for ulterior motives and strategies!
This has never happened before, at least not on such large scale and so cruelly in Muslim history before as is happening under these false Islamic flags now.
Nations upon nations are being annihilated in the name of falsehood and in carrying out foreign Masters’- the lesser-gods’ agenda.
Oh flag bearers of the false inscriptions, think of the parable of the wild dogs;-
When two of them fight over a bone, the third dog runs away with the bone!
In your falsehood you are fighting over the carcases of your brethren and not for the glory of God or for Islam as you claim!
Fight your political, strategic and selfish wars if you must, humanely and with justice as per Quranic precepts; and not as the Mongolian savages operating in the same region as you, in the thirteenth century!
At least they did not falsely claim to be fighting in the name of religion.
If you are Believers then heed and follow the very Book that you claim to obey:-
“Oh! Believers, you are brethren so make peace between your brethren, and keep your duty to God that mercy may be had on you 49-10”
Then say Salaam-Alaikum, Piece be with you- to your brethren, not with forked tongues so that you and they understand the greetings, if you are sincere.
A regular contributor to New Age Islam, Rashid Samnakay is a (Retd.) Engineer
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