Finally have the time to think...

Forgive the long silence, but one was distracted by the affairs of this world so much
that one remembered the statement of that beautiful man (sallallahu alaihi wasallam): "There are two things that people waste: free time and health" (aw kama qaal).

However, finally I have found a break in my life when the luxury of thinking has been restored to me. And one must cherish this faculty of intellect. Because it seems from the Qur'an that one is not truely a believer unless one thinks, reflects and follows a course of logical progression.

For example, take Surah Yunus: "... and he will place misguidance (or wrath) upon those who
do not use their intellect (alladheena la ya3qeeloon)" [10:101]

Also consider:

• "And surely, We have created many of the jinns and mankind for Hell. They have hearts wherewith they understand not, they have eyes wherewith they see not, and they have ears wherewith they hear not (the truth). They are like cattle, nay even more astray; those! They are the heedless ones." [6:179]
• "And they will say: "Had we but listened or used our intelligence, we would not have been among the dwellers of the blazing Fire!" [67:10]
• "Do they not then think deeply in the Qur'ân, or are their hearts locked up (from understanding it)?" [47:24]

And the merits of the ulul-albaab that not only use their intellect but execute actions emanating from firm understanding of what is required once the logical conclusion is reached.

So alhamdulillah, i hope to return to such thinking and ask Allah to put barakah and enable ensuing action.

wa sallallahu wa sallim ala nabiyyinaa muhammad.

Beware: you could be detained

SubhanAllah. They passed this anti-terror law here in britain. Things are changing. All one needs is the reasonable suspicion to arrest you.

What constitutes reasonable suspicion? That you are a "radical" muslim? Islam has never allowed the targetting of innocent civilians in the circumstances we are here in the UK. I mean we're not exactly in Iraq.

But you don't have to be very "radical" it seems to be suspected. Will they forgive us for wanting a piece of land where we can establish the laws that Allah has ordained? Will they forgive us for having the verse in our Book: "O you who have believed! Fight those who are close to you from the disbelievers and let them find in you harshness." (Tawbah)

Or will they pass over the fact that our book has the verse: "Indeed there has been for you a good example in Abraham and those with him when they said to their people: 'We are disassociated from you and those that you call upon besides Allah; we have disbelieved in you and has begun, between us and you, the enimity and the hatred for ever - that is until you believe in Allah alone;..." (al-Mumtahinah).

Seems they will keep saying "radical" but they won't define it. They will not come out and say: the radicals are those that believe that in the Qur'an & Sunnah and only resorting to interpretation where necessary. The Muslims who restrict their Islam to going to Jumu'ah, keeping a Muslim name and are prepared to interpret the Qur'an depending on what they think without being informed by evidence based knowledge are okay.

But the minute you start applying scientific methods to understand a truth - The Truth - and believe that all of the Qur'an is the Word of God: then you are a "radical" Muslim. They will use Abu Qatadah as icons for this class of Muslim. But in the guise of this stereotype, they are ready now to apprehend any Muslim innocent of terror but whose da'wah may be spreading the truth of Islam.

I don't know. Whether that is their motive or not... but the fact is: they can do that now.

So many changes have occured that can easily apprehend the Muslim population without the Government losing public support.

Reasonable suspicion.....................hmmm

May Allah firmly establish and provide his protection to the Muslims seeking His Face.