State of the World
by
Shaykh ul Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah
Translated
by
Abbas Abu Yahya
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Shaykh ul Islam Ibn Taymeeya – rahimahullaah – said:
‘Indeed Allaah rectified the earth with His Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam, with His Deen, with the command of Tawheed and with the prohibition of corrupting the earth with committing Shirk (associating partners) with Allaah and opposing Allaah’s Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.
Whoever reflects over the state of the world, finds that the reason and the means for every type of rectification on the earth is the Tawheed of Allaah , His Worship and obedience to His Messenger – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.
All evil in the world, Fitnah, afflictions, droughts and overpowering of the enemy as well as other matters; then the reasons and the means of this evil are opposition to the Messenger – sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – and calling to other than Allaah.
Whoever truly reflects upon this, also finds this matter, particularly deep down in himself whilst generally and specifically in other people.
There is no power or might except from Allaah.’
[Al-Majmoo 15/25]
Arabic Reference
قال شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية رحمه الله :
«فَإِنَّ الله أَصْلَحَ الأَرْضَ برَسُولِهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَدِينِهِ، وَبالأَمْرِ بالتَّوْحِيدِ، وَنَهَى عَنْ فَسَادِهَا بالشِّرْكِ بهِ ومخَالَفَةِ رَسُولِهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ؛
ومَنْ تَدَبَّرَ أَحْوَالَ العَالَمِ وَجَدَ كُلَّ صَلاحٍ في الأَرْضِ فَسَبَبُهُ تَوْحِيدُ الله وَعِبَادَتُهُ وَطَاعَةُ رَسُولِهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم؛
وَكُلَّ شَرٍّ في العَالَمِ وَفِتْنَةٍ وَبَلاءٍ وَقَحْطٍ وَتَسْليطِ عَدُوٍّ وَغيرِ ذلكَ؛
فَسَبَبُهُ مخالَفَةُ الرَّسُولِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَالدَّعوةُ إلى غيرِ الله،
وَمَنْ تَدَبَّرَ هَذَا حَقَّ التَّدَبُّرِ وجدَ هذَا الأمرَ كَذَلِكَ في خَاصَّةِ نَفْسِهِ، وَفي غَيْرِهِ عُمُومًا وَخُصُوصًا،
وَلا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إلا بِالله»
[«مجموع الفتاوى» (15/25)]
