It is the carriers of secularism that are deviants, not the dawah carriers working to establish the Sharia and Khilafah "Caliphate"

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After almost 7 years of lobbying for the establishment of the Penang Transgender Committee, finally, the first committee meeting was held at the Legislative Assembly on 17 May 2016. In addition to campaigning for separate toilets for transgenders, among other activities planned by the committee are 'a better welfare for this marginalized community, especially how individuals are treated in hospitals and prisons'. In the same issue, Deputy Mufti of Perak, Ustaz Zamri Hashim criticized political leaders for supporting transgenders to form a committee solely because they, the leaders, felt that the plight of this community must be satisfied. For Muslims, Islam's view on the issue of LGBT is that it is undisputedly prohibited. Allah mentioned the harsh punishment He decided upon the homosexuals, who are a part of the LGBT community, from among the people of Lut through His Words:

﴿فَلَمَّا جَاء أَمْرُنَا جَعَلْنَا عَالِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهَا حِجَارَةً مِّن سِجِّيلٍ مَّنضُودٍ * مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ وَمَا هِيَ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ بِبَعِيدٍ﴾

“So when Our command came, We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of layered hard clay, [which were] marked from your Lord. And Allah's punishment is not from the wrongdoers [very] far.” [TMQ Surah Hud (11: 82-83)].

This devious act of recognizing the LGBT community and its rights came at almost the same moments when the Malaysian Chief of Police levelled allegations, in a series of articles, that the da’wa carriers who work towards the implementation of Sharia and the establishment of the Khilafah "Caliphate" are deviants and are a threat to the nation’s security.

Comment:

In addition to the LGBT issues, there are numerous other munkar issues which as Muslims, we could not just ignore. In fact, the issue of LGBT and these other issues do not arise by themselves. These munkar continue to exist because they all emanate from a single philosophy that dominates our lives today - secularism - the separation of faith from life. Based on this concept, secularism deifies human freedom in decision-making. Consequently, secularism defends freedom of religion, freedom of opinion, freedom of ownership and personal freedom for humans. By sacralising these freedoms, secularism allows man to make his own laws and upholds the human mind as the sole determinant of laws in life. Consequently, Allah (swt), the Creator and Ruler of the Universe, no longer has the law making rights on man. This is the most serious form of sin against Allah and is a clear manifest error! Allah Almighty says:

﴿أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُمْ آمَنُواْ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ يُرِيدُونَ أَن يَتَحَاكَمُواْ إِلَى الطَّاغُوتِ وَقَدْ أُمِرُواْ أَن يَكْفُرُواْ بِهِ وَيُرِيدُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَن يُضِلَّهُمْ ضَلاَلاً بَعِيدًا﴾

“Have you not seen those who claim to have believed in what was revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you? They wish to refer legislation to Taghut, while they were commanded to reject it; and Satan wishes to lead them far astray.”[TMQ An-Nisa' (4:60)].

The recent establishment of the LGBT committee in Penang is clearly a manifestation of the evils of secularism. The LGBT community and their supporters are increasingly bold in expressing themselves because they knew that the freedom to do so is guaranteed by the constitution of this secular state. The concept of freedom is practiced to the extreme under a democratic system and is guaranteed by the constitution. In fact, many more examples of societal degradation due to secularism can be presented. The misguided and deviant belief in secularism has clearly resulted in much destruction in the human civilization.

When al-Quran and as-Sunnah are ignored and man dares to set aside the commands and prohibitions of Allah in this life, man will indeed be in clear error. Unfortunately, this is the reality today where our lives are dominated by the misguided belief in secularism. Nevertheless, in an environment where Muslims have to constantly face the vicious attacks of secularism, there are still those who continue to struggle in dismantling this corrupt belief and restore the Islamic way of life. Rasulullah (saw) once said:

«إن أمتي لا تجتمع على ضلالة فإذا رأيتم اختلافا فعليكم بالسواد الأعظم»

"Indeed, my people will not ever be united in error. So if you see a misunderstanding, hold on to as-sawaadul a'zham" [Narrated by Ibn Majah].

As sawaadul a'zham mentioned in this hadith is the truth of Islam and those who obey Allah and follow the Sunnah of the Prophet with a correct understanding, whether they are large or small in number. In the darkness of the last Hours, Muslims are faced with a variety of discord and division, and at this moment, Muslims who seek to restore the Islamic life face many challenges in their struggle. In recent weeks we have witnessed those who easily pass judgements and allegations against the Islamic dawah carriers who work hard to restore the Sharia and Khilafah "Caliphate" on the path of Prophethood. The charges levelled are severe to such an extent that the dawah carriers are alleged to be deviants and have strayed far from Islam!!

Inevitably, disagreements or misunderstandings will certainly occur among Muslims, but as had been mentioned by the Prophet in the hadith of as sawaadul a'zham, the solution to this dispute should be returned to the Quran and Sunnah. Disputes must be resolved by discussion and honest intellectual debate, for the sake of Allah rather than 'solved' by levelling various false accusations. Even without an in depth study, we can witness the evils and devious nature of secularism, however, when a group of Muslims who are calling for the enforcement of Sharia and the establishment of the Khilafah "Caliphate", they are accused of being misguided and deviants. These are very serious accusations in the sight of Allah (swt). Sharia evidences must be presented supporting these accusations. Sadly, these accusations are not accompanied by evidences and arguments, nor are they preceded by in-depth and just discussions. Even worse, these allegations are clearly seen to be politically motivated and are pushed by worldly gains, without the slightest fear of Allah (swt)!

For those who so boldly accused the dawah carriers of Islam as misguided and threat the national security, think and repent to Allah (swt). How could you so easily throw lies without any real evidence to support your allegations? Is it not clear to you that it is the proponents of secularism, who dominate our lives today, who are the misguided ones? Do remember that your speeches, writings and actions will be judged by Allah on the day where there is no other judgement.

Witten for the Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by

Dr. Mohammad - Malaysia