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The need of youth to a methodology that corrects their beliefs and manners

Sheikh `Atef `Abdul-Mu`iz Al Fayyumy

O youth, we are in dire need of a sound educational methodology, particularly the guiding Islamic methodology. Today, our youth are in need of the methodology of the Qur'an and the Sunnah to escape these gloomy seditions, whims, false ideas, temptations, lusts and false doubts for the following reasons:

1- Muslim youth are in persisting need of a sound methodology to correct their beliefs and manners which may be covered by doubts and deviations because of the multiplicity of educational methods that may contradict it in many aspects, and their failure to review a sound perception about the Islamic creed and its branches, and showing the ways of prevention from the danger of error and deviation.

We see around us different and contradictory sects and doctrines which oppose Islam and its Shari`ah. Of which are materialistic and secular ideas, of which are thoughtful and imaginary doctrines, of which are atheistic and existential, and pornographic beside other dangers.

Sometimes these trends come from Islamic groups which do not adopt a clear methodology in its creed, methodology, and perception of Islam. So, we see them combine some contradictions in their methodology which generate disorder in education and reception of the sound Islamic methodology and generate a kind of weakness in Islamic row.

Most of these sects and doctrines adopt deviations and errors which Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him) warned against. When you see a young man in his early age adopts one of these doctrines, man feels sad and the heart bleeds for the bad conditions which we reached, and deviation from the sound perception about the universe, religion, and god.

There is no doubt that the protector of these deviant sects is adhering to the sound methodology of the Qur'an which Allah (Glory be to Him) made as a protection of every error, deviation, and trial. Moreover, following the Prophetic Sunnah is also a fort against these false doctrines; Allah (Glory be to Him) says: "Indeed, there has come to you from Allâh a light (Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him) and a plain Book (this Qur'ân). * Wherewith Allah guides all those who seek His Good Pleasure to ways of peace, and He brings them out of darkness by His Will unto light and guides them to a Straight Way (Islamic Monotheism)." [Surat Al Ma'idah: 15 - 16].

O youth, we need a sound educational methodology and in dire need of the guiding methodology of Islam to come out of this gloomy trials, false whims, ideas, temptations, lusts, and false doubts for some reasons, of which are:

2- The malice of enemies for Muslim youth and plotting against them day and night for the purpose of corrupting and keeping them away from their religion and its sublime beauties. All these are to be able to create generations that superficially belong to Islam without having the slightest idea about the reality of Islam then these generations achieve the goals of enemies without effort, hardship, or suffering, turning the scales of manners and values in souls upside down.

There is no doubt that those people declared their enmity to the Muslim nation by instilling perverted desires in the souls such as loving accumulation of money and wealth through economic and commercial dealings which Islam does not recognize, so they live on usury, cheating, and swindle in many ways.

Furthermore, they opened the way for the causes of deviation, loving prohibited lusts (pornography) and loving women without constrains that regulate peoples' lives and guard them against falling into lusts, trials and vice. Therefore, they opened cinema houses to display blue movies and low-standard songs along with spreading intoxicant beverages and drugs to weaken their bodies rather than spread healthy advices, exhort to wakefulness, and defend countries, religion, Shari`ah, and fight for the sake of Allah.

This does not mean that we attribute all defects of our reality to our enemies to free ourselves and the Muslim nation of the big mistakes that take place in our present time. We emphasize the current laws in the conflict between good and evil, faith and disbelief which our Lord stressed in many positions in the Glorious Qur'an when He says: "O you who believe! If you obey a group of those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians), they would (indeed) render you disbelievers after you have believed!" [Surat Al `Imran: 100].

Allah (Exalted be He) says: "They wish that you reject Faith, as they have rejected Faith, and thus that you all become equal (like one another). So take not Auliyâ' (protectors or friends) from them, till they emigrate in the Way of Allâh (to Muhammad peace be upon him). But if they turn back (from Islâm), take (hold of) them and kill them wherever you find them, and take neither Auliyâ' (protectors or friends) nor helpers from them." [Surat An-Nisa': 89].

Allah (Exalted be He) says: "And they will never cease fighting you until they turn you back from your religion (Islâmic Monotheism) if they can. And whosoever of you turns back from his religion and dies as a disbeliever, then his deeds will be lost in this life and in the Hereafter, and they will be the dwellers of the Fire. They will abide therein forever." [Surat Al Baqarah: 217].

Allah (Exalted be He) says: "O you who believe! If you obey those who disbelieve, they will send you back on your heels, and you will turn back (from Faith) as losers." [Surat Al `Imran: 149].

So, is there explanation after this clear statement? Is there any proof after this? Our enemies do not dare to mess in our societies except in case of losing the ordinances of Islam and abandon acting according to them, and in the time of Muslims' heedlessness and not paying attention to the plots of their enemies.

It came in the Prophetic Sunnah which confirms this conflict as the Prophet (peace be upon him) told 1430 years ago in the famous Hadith of Qas`ah. Imam Ahmad reported in his Musnad on the authority of Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) who said that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "The people will soon summon one another to attack you as people when eating invite others to share their dish. Someone asked: Will that be because of our small numbers at that time? He replied: No, you will be numerous at that time: but you will be scum and rubbish like that carried down be a torrent, and Allah will take fear of you from the breasts of your enemy and last enervation into your hearts. Someone asked: What is wahan (enervation) O Messenger of Allah? He replied: The love of the world and dislike of death." Today, we see this new fierce attack from the enemies of Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him) such as the atheist communism materialism, the global wicked Zionism, the new tricky crusades in addition to spies and followers. The author of "Until youth know" book said: "Plans which are set in the dens of Zionism, Mason, crusade, and communism aim to corrupt the Muslim communities through intoxicants, sex, opening the way for lusts and desires, and running after appearances and blind imitation. According to those people, Women are the first target of this pornographic call and the wicked field, for they are the emotional weak element which runs after advertisement and seditions without thinking. Also, they are very effective in corrupting manners."

One of the grand masons said: "We have to take women to our side, for when they stretch their hands to us, we will win by spreading forbidden things and destroy the army of religious people."

One of colonists said: "A cup of win and a whore can destroy the Muslim nation more than the effect of one thousand cannons, so deluge the Muslim nation into the love of money and lusts."

It came in "Protocols of the Elders of Zion" the following: "We should work hard to crack down morals everywhere to facilitate our control. Freud is one of us and he has displayed sexual relationships explicitly so as not to leave something sacred in the sight of youth and let them focus on meeting their sexual desires, then their morals collapse."

The people who stand behind these opposing forces and destructive planning is the Jews who adopt every false idea in nature, morals, and in the field of destroying non-Jewish religious values to corrupt the creed, thoughts, and morals of the world.

Moreover, they will be able to control, enslave, and lead the world. The Jews declared in their protocols their hard efforts to corrupt human conscience through doubting morals and creeds, and working hard to corrupt minds through falsifying the truth, spreading falsehood, and adopting wicked characters that call to demolishing the creed once and destroying morals another time.

The Jews set plans and plots to corrupt humanity in general through mass media, publication houses, theatres and cinema, radio and TV programs, and through traitors and hired writers to seize thoughtful, psychological, and philosophical leadership around the world. So, we have to know that effeminacy in our men, lewdness in our girls, spreading wine, adultery, gambling, and flabbiness in our countries are parts of Jewish plans and plots.

Thus, we realize the danger of plotting against the Muslim nation and the danger of what they are leading the world to.

Dear youth, we are in dire need of a sound educational methodology and in need of the guiding methodology of Islam. Our youth today in dire need of the methodology of the Qur'an and the Sunnah to get out of this gloomy sedition, false whims, thoughts, temptations, lusts, and doubts for some reasons:

3- We are in dire need of the Islamic educational methodology because of the disorder of the educational methodologies themselves where they are greatly affected by the West and the fond of imitating them in everything they introduce whether true or false, right or wrong.

4- We are in dire need of an Islamic methodology because it is the comprehensive educational methodology which is perfect and guarded against every change, distortion, deficiency, or defect because it is the methodology revealed by Allah who knows human souls, knows what cultivates them, what harms and benefits them, what guides and rectifies them, what seduces and wretches them. This methodology is not coming from human ideas or defected perceptions or human thoughts, but it is the methodology of Allah which combined all creed, ethical, devotional, and life-style potentials in the best manner. That methodology was embodied in the life of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the life of his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) who carried his guidance, sciences, manners, and comprehensive and complete legislation which opened the entire world for Islam and gained the reward of the Hereafter; so how glorious and honorable methodology it is "Verily, We, it is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Qur'ân) and surely, We will guard it (from corruption)." [Surat Al Hijr: 9].

5- Also, the ignorance of many Muslims of the beauties of Islamic Shari`ah and its instructions that call to good manners, and raising high the status of well-mannered people in the sight of Allah whether in this world or in the Hereafter.

6- Furthermore, loving the world, pursuing it, and running after its pleasures, but many people sell their souls and religion for the world and Satan.

For all these reasons and others, we need a sound educational methodology that combines the goodness of the world and the Hereafter and includes the correct creed about the universe, man, and life. That methodology also contains protection against deviation and moral corruption along with cultivating one's soul and taking it to a high level.

All these were included in the methodology of the Qur'an that was revealed to Muhammad (peace be upon him) to take the people out of darkness to light and guided them to know their creator ad worship him alone without associating partners with Him in worship, and opening the treasures of the world by Jihad for the sake of Allah not for the world. Islam came with the keys of the universe and life, and things man would not know except for Islam, thereby they ruled the world and became the masters and leaders of the world, so is there a way to follow their footsteps?

Allah has said the truth when He said in his Glorious Qur'an: "Verily, this Quran guides to that which is most just and right and gives glad tidings to the believers (in the Oneness of Allah and His Messenger, Muhammad peace be upon him, etc.). who work deeds of righteousness, that they shall have a great reward (Paradise)." [Surat Al Isra': 9].

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