I had a thought, which I wanted to share. An important principle of Islam which is connected to trusting in Allah, the Exalted, is that muslims must fulfil two important tasks in order to achieve a positive change within the world.
The first is to establish and fulfil the rights of Allah, the Exalted, such as the obligatory prayers, and the rights of people. This will ensure they correctly use the blessings they have been granted as outlined in Islamic teachings. As a result, they will obtain a balanced mental and physical state and correctly place everything and everyone within their life while adequately preparing for their accountability on the Day of Judgement. This will lead them to peace of mind in both worlds. In addition, this behaviour will ensure they fulfil the rights of people, such as their relatives, which will cause the spread of peace and justice within society.
The second important task is to take into consideration worldly events, such as the widespread oppression of innocent people, and react to it in an appropriate manner, such as holding demonstrations and appealing to politicians and the government to intervene.
Sadly, many muslims have adopted an extreme attitude whereby they only do one of these two important tasks while falsely believing they will be able to change the world in a positive way. Some muslims believe they must dedicate all their time to worshipping Allah, the Exalted, and as a result, He will fix the oppression that occurs within the world without any effort on their part. The other extreme is that people deal with worldly events, such as the oppression of innocent people, by holding demonstrations and urging their governments to intervene, yet they fail to fulfil the basic rights of Allah, the Exalted, such as the obligatory prayers or the rights of the people within their lives, such as their relatives. Neither extreme attitude will cause the positive change within the world which is needed.
Instead, one must observe the lives of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and his Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, to understand that success is granted when people combine fulfilling the rights of Allah, the Exalted, such as the obligatory prayers, and the rights of people but also deal with external worldly events, such as the oppression of people, in appropriate ways and according to their means.
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