Dola ya Kiislamu imejengwa juu ya itikadi ya Kiislamu na inapata nguvu zake kwa ajili ya itikadi hiyo pekee. Ndiyo sababu yake kuu ya maendeleo na ustawi, na msingi wa kuwepo kwake. Dola ya Kiislamu ilizaliwa na kujiimarisha kwa nguvu kutokana na nguvu ya Uislamu. Ilijumuisha maeneo makubwa ya dunia ndani ya chini ya karne moja, ingawa farasi na ngamia ndio njia zake pekee za usafiri, na watu na mataifa yote yaliyoshindwa yalisilimu ndani ya kipindi kifupi, ingawa njia zake za mawasiliano zilikuwa ni neno la mdomo na kalamu tu. Uislamu ulifanya haya yote kuwezekana kwa kuwa nguvu inayoendesha Dola.

The Islamic State is based on the Islamic ideology and derives its strength solely from that ideology. It is its main cause of progress and prosperity and the basis of its existence. The Islamic State came into existence and established itself in a powerful fashion due to the strength of Islam. It consolidated large areas of the world in the space of less than a century despite the fact that horses and camels were its only means of transportation, and all its conquered peoples, and nations embraced Islam within a short period of time despite the fact that its means of communication were limited to the word of mouth and pen. Islam made all this possible by being the driving force behind the State.

Maadui wa Uislamu walitambua hili na walijua kwamba kudhoofisha Dola ya Kiislamu hakungewezekana maadamu Uislamu ungeendelea kuwa imara na kuwa na mizizi mirefu katika nyoyo na akili za Waislamu, na maadamu ufahamu wa Uislamu ungebaki sahihi na utekelezaji wake sahihi na kamili. Kwa hiyo, makafiri walianza kutafuta njia zitakazodhoofisha ufahamu wa Waislamu kuhusu Uislamu na utekelezaji wao wa hukumu zake.

The enemies of Islam realized this and knew that the weakening of the Islamic State would be impossible as long as Islam remained strong and deeply rooted within the hearts and minds of the Muslims, and as long as the understanding of Islam remained sound and its implementation accurate and comprehensive. Therefore, the Kuffar resorted to finding the means which would weaken the Muslims’ understanding of Islam and their implementation of its rules.

Mbinu ambazo maadui wa Uislamu walizitumia kudhoofisha uelewa wake zilikuwa nyingi. Baadhi zilihusiana na matini yenyewe, nyingine na lugha iliyotumika katika kuwasilisha na kufundisha Uislamu, na bado nyingine zilihusiana na uhusiano wa Uislamu na uhalisia. Walianza kuongeza simulizi za uongo kwenye Hadithi za Mtume wa Allah ﷺ ambazo hakuwahi kuzisema, na wakafanikiwa kubuni na kuziingiza ndani yake maana na dhana zisizo za Kiislamu zilizopingana na Uislamu, wakitumaini kwamba Waislamu wangezikubali na hivyo kuwapotosha na kuwatenganisha na Uislamu. Kweli walifanikiwa hilo, nao wakayaeneza Hadithi hizo za uongo miongoni mwa watu. Waislamu walistuka kwa jambo hilo, nao wakafichua mipango maovu ya Wazandiki hao (wazushi). Waislamu waliivunja mtandao wao mbaya na kuvuruga njama zao. Kisha wanazuoni na wataalamu wa Hadithi wakainuka kukabiliana na changamoto hiyo, wakaanza kukusanya na kuorodhesha Hadithi kwa kuhusisha kila Hadithi na msimulizi wake, sifa zake, na tarehe ambayo Hadithi hiyo ilisimuliwa, wakiweka alama kwa kila Hadithi na kuziainisha. Hadithi ilipewa uainishaji wa Sahihi (sahihi) au Dhaifu (dhaifu), na zikalindwa. Usimulizi wa Hadithi ulizuiwa kwenye vizazi vitatu baada ya Maswahaba, na simulizi yoyote iliyoripotiwa baada yao haikukubaliwa. Wasimulizi wote walitambuliwa mmoja mmoja, na vitabu vya Hadithi pia vikapangwa kulingana na hilo, mpaka Waislamu wakawa na uwezo wa kuthibitisha usahihi wa Hadithi yoyote kwa kuhusisha matini yake na mnyororo wa wasimulizi wake. Dola ya Kiislamu iliwashughulikia Wazandiki hao kwa ukali, na wengi wao waliuawa kwa sababu ya sehemu yao katika kughushi na kubuni Hadithi za Mtume wa Allah ﷺ. Kwa ujumla, njama hiyo haikuleta athari yoyote ya kuharibu Uislamu wala Dola.

The methods which the enemies of Islam used to weaken its understanding were numerous. Some were related to the text and others to the language used in conveying and teaching it, still other methods used were related to Islam’s relevance with reality. They set about adding false narrations to the Ahadeeth of the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) which were never said, and they managed to fabricate and include in them non-Islamic meanings and concepts that contradicted Islam in the hope that these would be adopted by the Muslims and thus deviate them and alienate them from Islam. Indeed, they managed to do just that, and they spread these false Ahadeeth among the people. The Muslims came to be alarmed by this and they in turn divulged the evil schemes of those Zanadiqah (heretics). The Muslims smashed their evil ring and aborted their conspiracy. Scholars and Ahadeeth experts then rose to the challenge and began gathering and listing the Ahadeeth by relating each Ahadeeth to the narrator, his qualification, and the date each Ahadeeth was narrated, underlining each Ahadeeth and classifying it. The Ahadeeth was either classified as Sahih (genuine) and Da’if (weak) and were protected. The narrations of the Ahadeeth were restricted to the three generations after the Sahabah and no other narration reported after them was accepted. The narrators were all individually identified and the books of Ahadeeth were also classified accordingly until the Muslims were able to relate the authenticity of any Ahadeeth by relating its text and chain of narrators. The Islamic State dealt harshly with those Zanadiqah and most of them were actually executed for their part in falsifying and fabricating the Ahadeeth of the Messenger of Allah (pbuh). Overall, the conspiracy did not have any damaging effect on Islam nor the State.

Maadui wa Uislamu kisha wakaamua kushambulia lugha ya Kiarabu, kwa kuwa ndiyo lugha ambayo Uislamu na hukumu zake zinafikishwa, wakajaribu kuitenganisha na Uislamu. Hawakufaulu mwanzoni kwa sababu Waislamu walisonga mbele katika ushindi wao wakiwa na Kitabu, Sunnah na lugha ya Kiarabu, nao walikuwa wakiwafundisha watu mambo yote matatu. Watu waliukubali Uislamu na kuwa mahiri katika Kiarabu, na baadhi ya wasio Waarabu wakawa Mujtahidina mashuhuri kama Imam Abu Hanifah. Wengine wakawa washairi bora kama Bashar ibn Burd, na baadhi wakawa waandishi fasaha kama Ibn al-Muqaffa’. Waislamu walitoa umakini mkubwa kwa lugha ya Kiarabu. Imam Shafi’i alikataza kutafsiri Qur’an na alikataza kuswali kwa lugha nyingine isipokuwa Kiarabu. Wale waliokubali kutafsiriwa kwa Qur’an, kama Imam Abu Hanifah, hawakuuita kabisa matini iliyotafsiriwa kuwa Qur’an. Lugha ya Kiarabu iliendelea kuwa kitovu cha umakini kwa sababu ni sehemu ya msingi ya Uislamu na sharti la lazima la Ijtihad. Kuelewa Uislamu kutoka vyanzo vyake hakupatikani ila kwa Kiarabu, na kutoa Shari’ah hakuwezekani ila kwa Kiarabu. Hata hivyo, umakini, uangalifu na umuhimu uliotolewa kwa lugha ya Kiarabu ulipungua kufikia mwishoni mwa karne ya sita Hijria, watawala waliotoa, ambao hawakuthamini wala kutambua umuhimu wa lugha ya Kiarabu, walipoingia madarakani. Kwa hiyo walipuuza eneo hilo, na matokeo yake Ijtihad ilisimama kwa kukosekana ufasaha katika lugha ya Kiarabu, mojawapo ya viungo vikuu vya kuistinbati Shari’ah. Katika hatua hii, lugha ya Kiarabu ilitenganishwa na Uislamu, na uelewa wa Dola kuhusu Shari’ah ukafifia, na kwa matokeo yake utekelezaji wa hukumu nao ukafifia. Hili lilichangia sana kudhoofika kwa Dola. Ilipungua uwezo wake wa kuelewa na kushughulikia masuala mapya, hivyo kupelekea kushindwa kutatua matatizo yaliyojitokeza au kuyatatua kwa njia isiyo sahihi. Matokeo yake, matatizo yalijilimbikiza mbele ya Dola, jambo lililosababisha Dola kuelemewa.

The enemies of Islam then resorted to attacking the Arabic language as this is the language2 by which Islam and its rules are conveyed and they attempted to divorce it from Islam. They did not succeed at first because the Muslims went forward in their conquests armed with the Book, the Sunnah and the Arabic language and they would teach the people all three. The people embraced Islam and became fluent in Arabic and some of the non Arabs actually became distinguished Mujtahideen like Imam Abu Hanifah. Others became exceptional poets like Bashar ibn Burd and some became eloquent writers like Ibn al-Muqaffa’. The Muslims devoted a great deal of attention to the Arabic language. Imam Shafi’i disallowed the translation of Qur’an and disallowed praying other than in Arabic. Those who did endorse the translation of Qur’an, like Imam Abu Hanifah, in any case did not call the translated text Qur’an at all. Arabic remained the focus of attention because it is the fundamental part of Islam and a necessary prerequisite of Ijtihad. The understanding of Islam from its sources does not come about but in Arabic and the extraction of the Shari’yah cannot be accomplished except in Arabic. However, the attention, care and importance given to the Arabic language diminished by the end of the sixth century Hijri when the rulers, who did not appreciate and realize the importance of the Arabic language, came to power. They, therefore, neglected that area and as a result Ijtihad was stalled due to the lack of fluency in the Arabic language, one of the main ingredients in deducing the Shari’yah. At this stage, the Arabic language became separated from Islam and the State’s understanding of the Shari’yah became blurred and as a consequence the implementation of the rules also became blurred. This contributed a great deal towards the ailing of the State. It became diminished in its ability to understand and tackle new issues, thus leading to its failure to solve the problems that arose or to solving them in an erroneous way. As a result, problems accumulated in the face of the State and this caused it to become overwhelmed.

Waislamu wameshuhudia katika historia yao majaribio ya Shu'ubiyyah (uadui dhidi ya Uarabu na hisia dhidi ya lugha ya Kiarabu) katika zama za Ummayad na Abbasid, pamoja na majaribio ya baadhi ya Waajemi kutwaa dola katika zama za Abbasid. Harakati hizi ziliacha athari zake katika lugha ya Kiarabu. Baadaye, katika historia ya kisasa, shambulio dhidi ya lugha ya Kiarabu lilianza kuchukua sura mbalimbali, na lilichochewa na mataifa ya Ulaya.

2Translator - Muslims witnessed during their history atempts of Shu’ubiyyah (anti-Arabism and Arabic language sentiments) in the days of Ummayds and Abbasids and attempts of some Persians to take over the State in the days of Abbasids. These movements left their effects on the Arabic language. Later on, in the modern history, the onslaught against Arabic language started having different shapes and it was fuelled by European nations.

Kama ilivyokuwa kwa matini za Kiislamu na lugha, ndivyo ilivyo. Kuhusu utumikaji wa Uislamu katika uhalisia wa maisha, ulizuka mwelekeo hatari wa kuoanisha falsafa ya Kihindi na Uislamu. Kutafuta Akhera kulifanywa kupitia uzuhuku na kujinyima, jambo lililowafanya watu wengi wageuke mbali na starehe za maisha na kukumbatia maisha ya kutojishughulisha. Waliukana wajibu wao wa kuwa wanachama hai wa jamii, na matokeo yake yakawa hasara kubwa kwa Dola ya Kiislamu na kwa Waislamu kwa ujumla. Kutokana na hili, Dola ilipoteza vijana wengi wenye vipaji ambao wangeweza kujitolea kwa Ujumbe wa Uislamu, badala ya kukimbilia uzuhuku na kujinyima.

This was as far as the Islamic texts and the language were concerned. As for the applicability of Islam to the realities of life, the dangerous trend of reconciling Indian philosophy with Islam emerged. The seeking of the Hereafter was achieved through asceticism and self deprivation and this led many people to turn away from life’s pleasures and to adopt a passive life. They renounced their role of being active members of society and consequently this resulted in a big loss to the Islamic State and Muslims in general. As a result of this, the State lost many talented young men who could have devoted themselves to the Message of Islam, instead of resorting to asceticism and self deprivation.

Baadaye, uvamizi wa kitamaduni kutoka Magharibi ulileta utamaduni mgeni kwa Uislamu. Magharibi iliwadanganya Waislamu kwa kudai kwamba walichukua utamaduni huu kutoka kwao, na kwamba mifumo waliyoileta haikupingana na hukumu za Kiislamu. Magharibi ilileta sheria zilizopingana na Shari'ah. Jambo hili liliwaathiri Waislamu kwa kiwango kikubwa, likasababisha utamaduni wa Magharibi kuenea na kuwaathiri Waislamu. Waislamu wakaanza kuona maisha kuwa yanategemea manufaa. Wakati wa utawala wa Khilafah ya 'Uthmaniyyah, baadhi ya sheria za Kimagharibi zilipitishwa, mfumo wa benki wa Kimagharibi ukaanzishwa, riba ikahalalishwa, na sheria ya adhabu ikasimamishwa na kubadilishwa kwa sheria za adhabu za Kimagharibi. Ingawa fatwa zilitolewa kuhalalisha vitendo hivyo, zilikuwa na athari mbaya kwa Dola na zikaiongoza mbali na utawala wa Kiislamu. Upotovu huu kutoka kwa Uislamu uliizima imani thabiti ambayo Waislamu walikuwa nayo hapo awali, ukaiondoa Dola kwenye njia iliyo sahihi, na hatimaye ukaiongoza kwenye udhaifu na mgawanyiko.

Later, the cultural invasion by the West brought with it a culture alien to Islam, the West duped the Muslims by claiming that they took this culture from them and that the systems which it brought did not contradict the Islamic rules. The West had brought legislation which contravened the Shari’yah. This affected the Muslims to a great extent and led to the encroachment of Western culture and influenced the Muslims. The Muslims began to see life as being based on benefit. During the ‘Uthmani Khilafah’s rule, some Western laws were adopted, a Western banking system was established, Riba justified, and the penal code stalled and replaced by Western penal codes. Despite the fact that Fatawa were issued to justify such acts they had a disastrous effect on the State and led her astray from the Islamic rule. This deviation from Islam extinguished the strong Iman Muslims once had, took the State away from the right path, and subsequently led to its weakness and disintegration.

Hadi hapa, katika kuelewa Uislamu, ndivyo mambo yalivyokuwa. Kuhusu utekelezaji wake, mambo mengi yalichangia kutumiwa vibaya kwa Shari'ah. Mojawapo ya sababu hizo ni vyama vya kisiasa, kila kimoja kikitaka kulazimisha maoni yake na kutumia njia za kijeshi ili kunyakua mamlaka na kutawala. Waabbasi walifanya hivyo hasa walipoiteka Persia na Iraq na kuzitumia kama msingi hadi walipopata mamlaka yote na kuyazuia madaraka ya utawala kwa ukoo wa Banu Hashim. Kisha wakaja Mafatimi. Walichukua Wilaya ya Misri na kuanzisha dola humo ili kuitumia kama kituo cha kuungwa mkono, wakilenga hatimaye kuhamisha utawala wa Dola ya Kiislamu kwa wana wa Fatimah, binti ya Mjumbe wa Allah ﷺ. Hatua yao ilirudisha nyuma Dola ya Kiislamu na kusimamisha Jihadi, na pia ilisababisha kuanzishwa kwa nguvu ya pili inayoshindania udhibiti wa Ukhalifa, ingawa Dola ya Kiislamu ni dola ya umoja, na ni haramu kwa Waislamu kuwa na zaidi ya Khalifa mmoja kwa wakati mmoja. Mjumbe wa Allah ﷺ alisema kuhusu jambo hili: "Ikiwa bai'ah itachukuliwa kwa Makhalifa wawili, muueni wa mwisho wao."

This was as far as understanding Islam was concerned, as for its implementation, many factors contributed to the misapplication of the Shari’yah. One such factor was the political parties, each one wanting to impose their own opinion and resorting to military means in order to seize authority and rule. The Abbasids did just that by seizing Persia and Iraq and using them as a platform until they had managed to capture total power and restrict the function of ruling to the clan of Banu Hashim. Then came the Fatimids. They took over the Wilayah of Egypt and established a state there so as to use it as a support point with the ultimate aim of transferring the rule of the Islamic State to the sons of Fatimah, daughter of Allah’s Messenger (pbuh). Their action caused a setback to the Islamic State and stalled the Jihad, while it resulted in the establishment of a second power vying for control over the Khilafah despite the fact that the Islamic State is a state of unity and it is forbidden for the Muslims to have more than one Khaleefah at the same time. The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said in reference to this, “If a pledge of allegiance is taken for two Khulafah, kill the latter of them.”.

Mambo haya yalichangia sana kudhoofika kwa Dola, na pia yalisababisha kusimamishwa kwa ushindi, hivyo kupelekea kupuuzwa kwa kufikisha Ujumbe wa Uislamu.

These factors contributed greatly to the weakening of the State, as well as leading to a suspension of the conquests and thereby resulting in neglect towards conveying the Message of Islam.

Hata hivyo, kilichowasukuma vyama hivyo vya kisiasa kutumia mbinu hiyo ya kunyakua madaraka kilitokana na yaliyotokea wakati wa utawala wa Bani Umayya. Bani Umayya walianzisha utaratibu wa kukabidhi Ukhalifa kwa mrithi wa wazi, ambaye kisha alipewa Ba'yah. Hili liligeuza Ba'yah kuwa taratibu tupu tu, na kuua matumaini ya kufikia madaraka ya utawala kwa njia yake. Kwa mfano, Mu'awiyah alimkabidhi mamlaka mwanawe kisha baadaye akachukua Ba'yah kwa ajili yake. Baada ya hapo, kila Khalifah alifuata mwenendo uleule, akiwaapisha warithi wao kisha kuwaomba watu wawape Ba'yah. Watu walizuiwa kutoa Ba'yah kwa yeyote isipokuwa yule aliyeteuliwa na Khalifah, na mara chache walitoa Ba'yah kwa mtu mwingine. Mbinu hii ilivisukuma vyama hivyo vya kisiasa kutumia nguvu ili kunyakua madaraka. Ingawa Abu Bakr alipitisha mbinu ya uteuzi, matumizi yake yasiyo sahihi na Bani Umayya ndiyo yaliyosababisha matatizo hayo kujitokeza. Abu Bakr kwa hakika aliwashauri Waislamu kuhusu suala hili, na matokeo yake 'Umar na 'Ali wakajitokeza kuwa wagombea wawili. Uteuzi kisha ulimwangukia 'Umar, na alichaguliwa kuwa Khalifah baada ya kifo cha Abu Bakr. 'Umar alichukua Ba'yah kutoka kwa Ummah. Hili lilikuwa sawa na Shari'ah. Makhalifa wa Bani Umayyah walitumia kanuni hii visivyo, wakiwateua wana wao, ndugu zao au jamaa zao. Katika baadhi ya kesi, hata walimteua zaidi ya mtu mmoja. Matumizi hayo yasiyo sahihi yalisababisha Waislamu kunyimwa haki ya kutoa Ba'yah kwa yeyote wanayemtaka, na hili nalo likapelekea kudhoofika kwa Dola. Mwanzoni, hili halikuwa na athari kubwa kwa Dola kwa sababu ilikuwa na nguvu sana, lakini dalili za kupasuka zilijitokeza hivi karibuni.

However, what in fact led those political parties to resort to that type of methodology in order to seize power, was as a result of what took place during the rule of the Ummayads. The Ummayads introduced the method of handing over the Khilafah to the heir apparent, who was then given the Ba’yah. This turned the Ba’yah into a mere protocol and killed the hope of reaching the position of ruling by its means. Mu’awiyah for instance passed on the authority to his son and took the Ba’yah for him later. Subsequently, every Khalifah followed the same trend, taking an oath for their heirs and then asking the people to give them the Ba’yah. The people were restricted to giving the Ba’yah to whoever the Khalifah had nominated, and rarely giving the Ba’yah to anyone else. This method pushed those political parties to resort to force in order to seize power. Despite the fact that Abu Bakr adopted the method of nomination, its misapplication by the Ummayads led to those problems arising. Abu Bakr had in fact consulted the Muslims over this issue and as a result ‘Umar and ‘Ali emerged as the two candidates. Nomination was then given to ‘Umar and he was elected as Khalifah after the death of Abu Bakr. ‘Umar took the Ba’yah from the Ummah. This was actually in accordance with the Shari’yah. The Khulafah of Bani Umayyah misapplied this rule and nominated their sons, brothers or relatives. In some cases, they even nominated more than one person. Such misapplication led to the deprivation of the Muslims from giving the Ba’yah to whoever they wished and this in turn led to the weakening of the State. At first, this did not have much effect on the State because it was so powerful, but the signs of cracking soon emerged.

Usimamizi mbaya haukuwa umekomea Dola pekee. Wilaya nazo ziliambukizwa ugonjwa huo huo. Kimya cha Abbasi kuhusu kitendo cha ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Dakhil huko Andalusi kilihakikisha hilo. Kitendo chake kilisababisha kukatwa kwa sehemu kubwa ya Dola alipotawala Andalusi kwa kujitegemea, na vivyo hivyo watawala waliomfuata, baadhi yao wakiwa hata walijipatia cheo cha Amir al-Mu’mineen. Ingawa hivyo, Andalusi haikutangaza uhuru kamili kutoka Dola ya Kiislamu. Hata hivyo, ilitawaliwa kivyake, na hili likasababisha udhaifu kuingia katika muundo wa Dola.

Misapplication was not simply confined to the State. The Wilayat came to be infected by the same malaise. The Abbasids’ silence over the action of ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Dakhil in Andalus ensured this. His action led to the amputation of a big part of the State when he ruled Andalus independently, as did the governors who succeeded him, some of them even acquired the title of Amir al-Mu’mineen. Although, Andalus did not declare total independence from the Islamic State. It was, nevertheless, ruled separately and this resulted in weakness creeping into the State’s structure.

Hatimaye hili liliwezesha kukamatwa kwake na makafiri wakati Dola ya Kiislamu ikiwa kwenye kilele cha utukufu wake na nguvu zake zikiwa kubwa zaidi. Dola ilikuwa na uwezo mdogo wa kuzuia anguko la Andalusi, na hili lilisababishwa na kuvunjika kwa utawala wa Andalusi. Hilo lilitokea upande wa Magharibi. Upande wa Mashariki, Wulaa walipewa mamlaka ya jumla na makubwa ya lazima, jambo lililoziamsha nafsi zao za kujikweza. Wakaanza kuendesha Wilaya zao kwa namna yao wenyewe, na Khalifa akakubaliana na hali hii. Aliridhika na sifa alizopokea kutoka kwenye minbari zao, na kwa kutajwa kwamba maamuzi yanafanywa kwa niaba yake, au kwa kutolewa sarafu zenye jina lake, au kwa kuendelea kupokea mapato ya Kharaj kutoka kwao. Wilaya hizi zikawa vyombo vidogo vinavyojitegemea. Hali ilikuwa hivyo kwa Wilaya za Saljuqiyyeen na Hamdaniyyeen na nyingine nyingi. Hili nalo likawa sababu iliyochangia kudhoofika kwa Dola.

Eventually this facilitated its seizure by the disbelievers while the Islamic State was at the height of its glory and at its most formidable strength. The State could do little to save Andalus’ downfall and this was due to the disintegration of Andalus’ administration. That occurred on the Western front. In the East, the Wulaa’ were given general and wide mandatory powers which triggered their ego. They began to operate their Wilayat according to their own way and the Khaleefah agreed to this state of affairs. He was content with the praise which he received from their pulpit and by the mention that decisions were taken on his behalf or by the issuance of currency bearing his name or with the continued receipt of Kharaj revenues from them. These Wilayat became small independent entity. This was the case with the Wilayat of Saljuqiyyeen and Hamdaniyyeen and many others. This too became a contributory factor in the weakening of the State.

Kufuatia kipindi hiki, madaraka yalihamia kwa Waothmani. Khilafah ya Kiothmani iliziunganisha ardhi nyingi za Waislamu chini ya uongozi wake. Walianzisha Jihad kote Ulaya na wakaendeleza kazi ya kufikisha Ujumbe wa Uislamu. Hata hivyo, shughuli hizi kubwa ziliungwa mkono tu na imani thabiti ya Makhalifa wa kwanza wa Kiothmani na nguvu za kijeshi za jeshi, na si kwa uelewa wa wazi wa dhana za Kiislamu wala utekelezaji kamili wa Uislamu. Kwa hiyo, ushindi huu haukufikia yale ambayo ushindi wa zamani ulikuwa umeyafikia, na nguvu za watawala hazikuweza kuyafikia maeneo yote ya Dola ya Kiislamu. Matokeo yake, Dola hiyo ilidhoofika upesi, hatimaye ikaanguka hadi ikasimama kabisa kufanya kazi. Hili lilitokana moja kwa moja na sababu zilizotajwa, pamoja na njama nyingi zilizokuwa zikisukwa dhidi ya Dola.

Following this period came the ‘Uthmanis and the power shifted to them. The ‘Uthmani Khilafah united most of the Muslim lands under its leadership. They initiated Jihad throughout Europe and resumed the conveyance of the Message of Islam. However, this outburst in activity was only backed by the solid Iman of the first ‘Uthmani Khulafah and the military might of the army, and not on a clear understanding of the Islamic concepts and comprehensive implementation of Islam. Therefore, these conquests did not achieve what the conquests of old had achieved, and the strength of the rulers did not embrace all areas of the Islamic State. Consequently, the State soon waned, eventually collapsing until it finally ceased to function. This was as a direct result of the factors mentioned coupled with the many conspiracies brewing against the State.

Mambo yaliyochangia udhaifu wa Dola yanaweza kufupishwa katika sababu mbili kuu: uelewa dhaifu na uliopotoka wa Uislamu, na matokeo yake ya kutumia vibaya hukumu zake za Kiungu. Kwa hiyo, ni uelewa ulio wazi tu wa Uislamu ndio utakaoirejesha Dola ya Kiislamu. Kudumu kwa Dola kutategemea nguvu yake katika kulinda uelewa huo ulio wazi, na katika utekelezaji sahihi wa Shari'ah yake ndani ya nchi, pamoja na kuufikisha Ujumbe wa Uislamu kwa ulimwengu.

The factors which contributed to the weakness of the State can be summarized into two main reasons: the weak and defocused understanding of Islam and the resultant misapplication of its Divine rules. Therefore, only a clear understanding of Islam would bring back the Islamic State. The maintenance of the State would rely on its strength of safeguarding such a clear understanding, and the proper implementation of its Shari’yah at home and the conveyance of its Message of Islam to the world.