Masallatai, Na Dā Da Na Yanzu
The Mosques, Past And Present
Idan aka kwatanta yanayin masallatanmu a yau da na salihan magabata a takaice, sai a ga cewa a da suna mai da hankali ne ga abin da ke cikin masallaci, ba ga kamanninsa ba, alhali a yau kuwa mun fi mai da hankali ga kamannuna, muna kuma watsi da muhimmiyar rawar da masallaci ke takawa.
A brief comparison between the state of our mosques nowadays and that of the righteous ancestors reveals that in the past they used to concentrate on the essence and not the appearance, whereas nowadays we tend to concentrate on the appearances and disregard the essential role of the mosque.
Komai ya koma akasin hakan. Rawar da masallaci ke takawa ta takaita ga kafa salloli biyar na farilla, sannan ya rufe kofofinsa. Sakamakon haka, masallaci ya zama an ware shi daga rayuwa, a karkashin tutar raba addini da rayuwar duniya. Gwamnatoci, malamai da masu ba da shawara sun zama su ne ke kan gaba, suna aiki bisa ka'idojin da masu mulki suka bayar, suna maimaita taken su na 'babu siyasa a addini', suna ikirarin cewa su malamai ne da ba su da alaka da siyasa, duk da cewa Musulunci addini ne, kuma tsarin siyasa, tattalin arziki, zamantakewa da shari'a wani bangare ne na asalin Musulunci.
Everything seems to be the opposite, the role of the mosque became restricted to the establishing of the five prescribed prayers, and then it would shut its doors. Consequently, the mosque has become isolated from life, under the banner of separating the deen from temporal life. Governments preachers and councillors took centre stage and began acting according to guidelines issued by the rulers to reiterate their slogan of ‘no politics in religion’, claiming that they are the clergymen who have nothing to do with politics, even though Islam is a deen and the political, economic, social and judicial systems are an integral part of Islam.