O Muslim officers of the Muslim armed forces! We know your hearts ache, when you see your country in economic despair, under the shackles of the colonialist IMF, with masses falling below the poverty line, barely meeting food provision for their families.

The idea of gradual implementation of Allah’s rulings on earth is one of the most dangerous ideas that are alien to Islam. There is no evidence or proof that the Messenger (saw) postponed the implementation of some rulings, or that he asked his Companions (ra) to apply rulings and permitted them to postpone others so as to understand that there is gradualism in Islam.

Before setting the context of this article, two terminologies need to be defined, namely, “Individual Reform” and “Revival of the Ummah”. “Individual Reform” refers to the change in the Individual components related to Individual Ibadaat (worships) like Salah (prayer), Sawm (fasting), etc. It also includes other individualistic actions like Mu’amalat (relations/transactions), Akhlaq (ethics) and actions related to food and clothing.

On 28th April this year, the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) once again declared that riba (banking interest) was prohibited according to the injunctions of Islam and so it should be eliminated from the country within five years.