All praise be to Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala. Peace and blessings are upon His messengers, especially their seal Muhammad, his worthy companions, members of his household and all the truthful, the martyrs and the righteous of the Ummah.
May I take this opportunity to remind myself and all the associates and admirers of the Islamic movement to fear Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala, remember the phenomenon of death, prefer the next world to the present, and cherish in our hearts the love of Prophet Muhammad salla Allahu ‘alaihi wasallam and follow him in his footsteps.
Leadership, whatever its scope or stature, is a task so serious, delicate and demanding. It is replete with toil and trials. If it befalls us unsought, we can rightly hope for Allah’s help and blessings. This notion made me accept the office of the emir. At this juncture, I remember the words of the first caliph Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddique, who said, “O people! I have been appointed your emir; I am in no way better than or superior to you. So, if I tread upon the right path, assist me, and if I deviate, put me straight. Truth is a trust and falsehood a betrayal. Obey me as long as I obey Allah and His Messenger; and if I disobey them, you are not obliged to follow my commands.” In the same way the statement made by Hadrat ‘Umar Farooq, when he assumed khilafah, is also very touching.
The Jamat-e-Islami’s leadership may not be taken as the leadership of the Ummah. Yet this Jama’at is a very significant and major movement of the preset era. It was launched for the revival of Islam and the establishment of the Islamic order. After Syed Abul A’ala Maududi, Mian Tufail Muhammad, and Qazi Hussain Ahmad, the members of the Jama’at have laid this burden on my shoulders. Despite a deep sense of humility and inability, I have taken the oath to honour the Jamaat’s tradition and follow the dictates of its constitution. I hope Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala, in His infinite Grace, will help me and answer your prayers, reward your sincere advice, cooperation and blessings.
The Jama’at was established in 1941. It was re-organized after the partition. Since then, its objective has been to call the people towards worship of Allah, and to bring Islam and the nation out of insipidity and subjugation, and lead it towards a life of dignity, domination, power and glory.
This is a movement for the establishment of Islam as a complete code of life. It does not aim at implementing religion in a partial or shallow manner.
It aims at establishing the Deen in its complete, correct and comprehensive form. This is the aim and objective and the sole mission of our life. We do not consider this task as one of the many, rather we consider it as the real, the basic and the only reason to live for. We seek in it alone the way to Jannah and the pleasure of Allah subhanahu wa ta‘ala. As Maulana Maududi said,” We do all other things to live, but live to win the pleasure of Allah and for the establishment of the Deen.
We believe that individual, partial, and scattered efforts for this cause cannot be fruitful. A collective and comprehensive, multidimentional and integrated, continuous and coherent effort is required. It means the establishment of a party is a prerequisite for the establishment of deen. Therefore, we did set up this organization. The Jamat e Islami's constitution and its institutions fulfil the need for the establishment of a Jama'at and the Jama'at itself aims at furthering the cause of the establishment of the deen itself. As is generally known, the Jama';at e Islami does not belong to a certain ethnic or linguistic group, or a clan. It does not discriminate on the basis of colour, race, sect or school of thought. Our message is based upon none of these differences. This is an ideological party. It calls towards Islamic order and ideology, and towards Muslim society and culture. This party does not even call people towards its emir, rather it talks about pure and complete code of life. It reminds the Muslims of the demands of their deen and tells non Muslims that the Qur’an is addressed to them as well. It has been sent from your God and ours and yet Muhammad salla Allahu alaihi wasallam came as the light, mercy and guidance for all human beings. Let us illuminate our lives with this light. The concept of the establishment of deen has risen from the debris of our socio-political institutions that fell apart and lost their relgious zeal and backing.
It is the duty of the Ummah to establish the deen anew and invite the world to benefit from its blessings. Unfortunately most of the people remain indifferent to this great cause. Therefore, we have formed this party according to the following verse of the Quran and are continuously striving to achieve it. "
In this age of information, the affairs of the world are common knowledge. The speed and scope of the mass media have unveiled everything. You have to shut your eyes and plug your ears to enjoy ignorance. Otherwise, the neo imperialism, its awful agenda, its nefarious designs, its action plans, long and short term strategy, its tactics and weaponry are all too obvious. The details are neither pertinent nor necessary. What is needed is that we wake up the Ummah as well as all the inhabitants of this earth, warn them of the changes in the offing and prepare them to face the upcoming challenges.
Everybody knows everybody in this global village. We are inter-related, interdependent. It is no more possible to be a hermit, and retire to a life of seclusion and oblivion. We change and effect changes. We impress our fellow folks and are in return charmed by them and their ways. In a world so well connected, it has become all the more important that we keep our eyes open, remain sensitive to our surroundings, and assume the leadership role. If you are steadfast, your struggle is coherent and organised, your presence felt at the grass root level, you enjoy the support of the masses, you are devoted to your mission, you have a clear vision, strategy, devotion, trust in Allah, unprecedented discipline, passion to donate most of your time, money and capabilities for the movement, and if you are endowed with the attributes of patience and wisdom, the goals are so gloriously achieved. The goal of spreading the Deen. The goal of establishing the Deen, the goal of winning the pleasure of Allah.
We are opposed to none. To none we cherish ill will. We are not revengeful either. Rather we feel for humanity, we are its well-wishers, that is why we invite all the people of the world to peace and salvation, irrespective of their race or colour of their skin, their gender or ethnic group, their religion or their sect. Our Deen(Faith) gives a special kind of independence to all human beings. We respect this independence and demand the same respect for our right to freedom. If anybody wants to usurp this freedom of ours, we reserve the right to defend it. Muslims, esp., the Muslims of Pakistan have a right to defend themselves against the imperialist attacks they have been subjected to and it is the duty of the peoples of the world to support us in this cause.
Winds of change have always been ravaging the world Our Lord created. But the present speed of the winds of change, the appearance in quick succession of events of extraordinary nature was not known before. In this borrowed and brief life of ours, we ourselves have witnessed the making and unmaking of countries, the rise and fall of super powers, the quick acquisition by man of Cosmic resources, sparrows grappling with eagles, and meltdown of huge and immense seats of power. In the last few decades, we have seen the arrogant and the conceited fall upon their knees, the invincible beaten, and the seemingly destined has been successfully fended.
Yes, in the last few decades, the world has seen all this, and in sheer amazement. But we are not amazed, because we believe We shall try, as far as possible, to incorporate them into the Jamaat
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