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THE INVIOLABILITY AND RANK OF THE MUSLIM
Chapter 30 of
MIFTAH AL-JANNAH (KEY TO THE GARDEN)
of: AL-HABIB AHMAD MASH-HUR BIN TAHA AL-HADDAD
Rady Allahu ‘Anhu
Translated by: Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi
Know that of all the ties that may exist among Muslims, Islam itself is the strongest. It forms a bond between the easterner and the westerner, between the black and the white. The bond of Islam gathers them, and through its brotherhood relationships between widely different groups are harmonised. Through it they become “as one body, when one part of which is sick the other parts suffer with it in sleeplessness and fever”; and “like a building each part of which supports the rest”. [Hadith] They are equal regardless of their lineages; the lowest among them can rule them, and they are united as one hand against all others. They are concerned about one another irrespective of distance, and each rejoices when good fortune befalls his brethren, and is saddened when they are afflicted by hardship and difficulties. Each prays to God for his brothers in their absence, in gatherings, and on the pulpits. Each prays that God will destroy the enemies of Islam, who are the oppressors, the dissolute, the workers of corruption, and the kāfirs. For the Muslim, Islam is his finest banner, in which he takes pride and by which he is ennobled in every situation, so that he becomes wrathful when it is slandered or attacked. He sacrifices his own life and what is dearest to him in its defence, for it is his most precious jewel, and the greatest of the gifts bestowed upon him by God. As it is said:
Ease and plenty are our lot
Rapture and repose;
The blessing of Islam is what
Does away with woes.Islam, represented by the Two Testimonies (lā ilāha Illallāh, Muhammadun Rasūlullāh), renders a Muslim’s life and wealth inviolable, protects his rights and boundaries, validates his contracts and pledges, and renders blessed both his present state and his final end.
Therefore, it is incumbent upon Muslims to unite in harmony, to help each other, and stand shoulder to shoulder against the enemies of Islam and those who conspire against it and seek to bring harm to its people. It is their duty to sacrifice their lives and their wealth in making supreme the Word of God, and bringing power and honour to Islam and Muslims everywhere.
Source: Sayyiduna al-Habib Ahmad Mash-hur bin Taha al-Haddad, Miftah al-Jannah (Key to the Garden), translated from the Arabic by Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi, The Quilliam Press, London, 1990, p. 73-74).