Dunia ya leo inasimama katika shimo la unyonyaji, machafuko na kukata tamaa, kama ambavyo haijawahi kushuhudiwa kabla. Tunaona mazingira yanayotawaliwa na wenye nguvu wakiwakandamiza wanyonge, matajiri wakiwanyonya maskini, na wajinga wakitawala wenye elimu. Fujo ambayo ubinadamu unakabiliana nayo ni matokeo ya jambo moja: kutokuwepo kwa Uislamu katika nyoyo na akili za watu, na katika mifumo inayoongoza maisha yao.

The world today stands in an abyss of exploitation, chaos and despair such as has never previously been witnessed. We see around us a situation dominated by the strong oppressing the weak, the rich exploiting the poor and the ignorant ruling the enlightened. The mess humanity face is a result of one thing - the absence of Islam; from the hearts and minds of people, and the systems which regulate their lives.

Hali hii inadhihirika waziwazi katika ulimwengu wa Magharibi, ambao barabara za miji yake mikuu zinajulikana kwa utajiri na ukosefu wa makazi katika sehemu moja ya barabara. Wakati baadhi ya watu wanaendesha magari ya kifahari na kuishi katika nyumba za juu kabisa za majengo, wengine wanalazimika kutafuta chakula kwenye mapipa ya takataka. Wazee wanaonekana wakitembea mitaani bila fedha, wakiuza mali zao ili tu wapate pesa za kutosha kununua kikombe cha chai. Udhibiti wa mahitaji ya msingi kama maji, gesi na umeme upo mikononi mwa watu na kampuni zenye tamaa, ambazo hutoza bei kubwa mno kwa huduma zao. Haya yote ni matokeo ya usimamizi mbaya kabisa katika ngazi ya serikali.

This state of affairs is epitomised in the Western world, whose inner city streets are characterised by affluence and homelessness in the same stretch of road. While some people drive luxury cars and live in penthouses, others have to scavenge in dustbins for food to eat. Old people can be seen wandering the streets with no money, selling their possessions just to raise enough money for a cup of tea. The control of basic necessities like water, gas and electricity lie in the hands of greedy individuals and companies, who charge exorbitantly for their services. These are all consequences of gross mis-management at a governmental level.

Hakika, ufisadi na unyonyaji katika medani ya siasa umekuwa jambo la kawaida duniani kote, na zaidi sana katika nchi zinazoitwa za 'Kiislamu' zenye watawala vibaraka. Hapa, umaskini umeenea kila mahali, na njaa, dhuluma za kisiasa na uhalifu vimekuwa kama mtindo wa maisha. Wanasiasa hudanganya na kulaghai ili kuwahadaa watu wawaunge mkono, huku wakificha nia zao halisi za faida binafsi na kutafuta madaraka. Kujali kwao ustawi wa umma, isipokuwa kwa wachache sana, kunaongozwa na tamaa yao ya kuendeleza hali ilivyo, ambayo wao wenyewe wameiunda.

Indeed, corruption and exploitation in the political arena has become the norm throughout the world, even moreso in the so called ‘Muslim’ countries with their puppet rulers. Here, poverty is ubiquitous, and starvation, political oppression and crime have become like a way of life. Politicians lie and cheat in order to dupe the people into supporting them, while hiding their real ambitions of personal gain and the quest for power. Their concern for the welfare of the masses, with very few exceptions, is directed by their desire to maintain the status quo which they have created.

Kijamii, tunaona kwamba ubinadamu umejishusha hadi viwango vya chini zaidi kuliko wakati wowote uliopita. Imefikia hatua ambapo mambo ambayo zamani yalionekana kuwa machukizo, kama vile ushoga, ukahaba na matumizi mabaya ya dawa za kulevya, yanavumiliwa waziwazi, na katika baadhi ya mataifa hata ni halali kabisa.

On a social level, we see that humanity has dragged itself to lower levels then ever before. It has come to the point where things which were once seen as abominations, such as homosexuality, prostitution and drug abuse, are openly tolerated and in some nations are even perfectly legal.

Kwa masikitiko, aina hii ya tabia potovu inaonekana kote duniani. Ubahili na madhara ya mfumo wa maisha wa Kibepari wa Magharibi, ambao umekuwa mfano wa kuigwa na kipimo kamili ambacho dunia nzima hupimia kiwango chake cha 'ustaarabu', hauzalishi chochote isipokuwa taabu kwa binadamu, mazingira, na hata wanyama.

Sadly, this type of degenerate behaviour can be seen all across the globe. The shallowness and destructive nature of the Western Capitalist way of life, which has become the role model and the absolute standard by which the whole world judges its level of ‘civilisation’, is producing nothing but misery for mankind, the environment and even the animals.

Lakini kiburi cha wale wanaodhibiti ajenda - serikali, wanasiasa, vyombo vya habari na wengineo - hakina mipaka. Wanajihalalishia matendo yao chini ya kivuli cha kauli mbiu kama ‘demokrasia’ na ‘uhuru’, ambazo, kama tutakavyoona, hazina uhalisia wowote na haziwezi kusimama mbele ya kipimo cha akili. Ili kuficha nyendo zao, wenye mamlaka wamejitahidi kuvuruga akili za watu wengi, ili wasiweze kutambua uhalisia wa fujo na kuporomoka kinachowazunguka. Matatizo ya jamii yanafunikwa kwa mtazamo wa juujuu usiofikiri wa kukimbia uhalisia kwa bei nafuu na kujiridhisha kwa bidhaa za watumiaji. Hivyo ndivyo tunavyoona mtu anavyoshughulishwa na filamu, michezo, bahati nasibu za kitaifa, muziki na mengineyo. Yote haya yapo ili kuhakikisha kwamba watu hawana muda, wala hamu, ya kutafakari uhalisia wa mazingira yao.

Yet the arrogance of those who control the agenda - the governments, the politicians the media etc. knows no bounds. They justify their actions under the guise of slogans such as ‘democracy’ and ‘freedom’, which as we shall come to see, hold no reality and do not stand up to the test of reason. To cover up their tracks, those in authority have endeavoured to befog the minds of the masses, to prevent them from acknowledging the reality of the mess and decline around them. The problems of society are glossed over with a shallow, non-thinking mentality of cheap escapism and consumer gratification. Hence, the pre-occupation with films, sports, national lotteries, music and so on. These all exist to ensure that the people do not have the time, or the inclination, to contemplate the reality of their surroundings.

Kwa kweli, ni asili ya kufuru kukuza uongo na kuficha ukweli. Udanganyifu na upotoshaji wa jamii ya leo si tofauti na ule ambao manabii na mitume walikutana nao katika kila zama. Manabii wote wa Allah (SWT), wakiwemo wa mwisho, Muhammad ﷺ, walikuja kufichua na kuondoa uongo, na kuweka ukweli imara.

In fact, it is the nature of kufr, to promote falsehood and disguise the truth. The illusions and deceptions of modern day society are no different to those which were encountered by the prophets and messengers throughout time. All the prophets of Allah (swt), culminating in the last messenger Muhammad (saw) came to expose and destroy falsehood and to establish the truth.

Wakati wa Musa (as) tunaona kwamba Firauni alitumia wachawi wake wa mahakamani pamoja na hila zao za uchawi kuwatumikisha na kuwakandamiza watu, kwa kuwadanganya kwamba yeye hashindwi, na kwamba ana mamlaka kama ya mungu. Allah (swt) alisema, “Waliroga macho ya watu na kuwatia hofu, kwani walionyesha uchawi mkubwa.” [TMQ 7:116] Musa (as) aliharibu uongo wao kwa fimbo ambayo Allah (swt) alimpa. Allah (swt) anasema, “Tukamfunulia Musa (tukisema): Tupa fimbo yako! Mara ikaimeza ile midanganyo yao. Hivyo haki ikathibitika, na yale waliyokuwa wakiyafanya yakawa ni batili.” [TMQ 7:117] Wachawi wa Firauni wa leo wamezaliwa upya kama sanamu, nyota wa muziki wa pop na filamu, pamoja na wanasiasa ambao wana ujasiri wa kueneza fikra potofu na za unyonyaji za Kibepari za kisiasa. Maneno yao ya kung'aa na mawazo ya juujuu ya urembo wanajaribu kuficha kuta zinazoporomoka za mfumo wa maisha wa kibinadamu, usio wa Kiislamu.

In the time of Moses (as) we see that the Pharaoh used his court magicians with their magic tricks to enslave and subjugate the people, by deluding them into thinking that he was invincible, and had god-like authority. Allah (swt) said, “They bewitched the eyes of the people and struck terror into them for they showed a great (feat) of magic.” [TMQ 7:116] Moses (as) destroyed their falsehood with the staff that Allah (swt) provided him. Allah (swt) says, “And we inspired Moses (saying) : Throw thy staff! And lo! it swallowed up their lying show. Thus the Truth was vindicated and that which they were doing was made vain.” [TMQ 7:117] Today’s Pharaohs’ magicians are reborn as idols, pop and film stars and politicians who have the audacity to propagate the corrupted and exploitative Capitalist political thought. Their glossy words and cosmetic, superficial ideas try to hide the crumbling walls of a manmade, non- Islamic way of life.