Egypt is no different than many Muslim countries in which there is an intense debate ongoing between Islamists and secularists. One of the recent interesting claims repeated by secular activists and political parties is religion/God has no business in politics because what is sacred (i.e religion) shouldn't decline to the low level of politics and its filth!! I then say to myself if politics of secularists is that filthy then this is a strong reason for our need for the Islamic values to clean its dirtiness!
If our worldly affairs are filthy, does this mean we should keep the sacred religion away from our affairs or does it mean we do need religion to purify our affairs?
The Muslim in whatever matter follow the great principles of Islam; principles of justice, standing for the oppressed and weak people, honesty, equality, etc. The idea of working for certain interests regardless of the means, regardless of the costs should have no place in the Muslim dictionary. "The end justifies the means" has no place in Islam. The end and the means should be clean and just.
There is nothing called defeating a political enemy by defaming it, subduing an enemy by throwing nuclear bombs on helpless people destroying and polluting entire cities, there is nothing called gaining economic interests by transgressing against other people's rights, etc.
The Muslim in the political affairs moves according to the general and comprehensive Islamic values of justice, Shura (consultation) and freedom. And inside the broad Islamic frame, we can use our own experiences and make our ijtihad to achieve the best interests, again that don't violate the basic Islamic purifying principles.
If our worldly affairs are filthy, does this mean we should keep the sacred religion away from our affairs or does it mean we do need religion to purify our affairs?
The Muslim in whatever matter follow the great principles of Islam; principles of justice, standing for the oppressed and weak people, honesty, equality, etc. The idea of working for certain interests regardless of the means, regardless of the costs should have no place in the Muslim dictionary. "The end justifies the means" has no place in Islam. The end and the means should be clean and just.
There is nothing called defeating a political enemy by defaming it, subduing an enemy by throwing nuclear bombs on helpless people destroying and polluting entire cities, there is nothing called gaining economic interests by transgressing against other people's rights, etc.
The Muslim in the political affairs moves according to the general and comprehensive Islamic values of justice, Shura (consultation) and freedom. And inside the broad Islamic frame, we can use our own experiences and make our ijtihad to achieve the best interests, again that don't violate the basic Islamic purifying principles.
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