World Peace and Unity

(وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْض إِلَّا تَفْعَلُوهُ تَكُن فِتْنَةٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَفَسَادٌ كَبِيرٌ)

( And those who disbelieve are allies to one another, (and) if you (Muslims of the whole world collectively) do not do so (i.e. become allies, as one united block with one Khalifah - chief Muslim ruler for the whole Muslim world to make victorious Allah's Religion of Islamic Monotheism), there will be Fitnah (wars, battles, polytheism, etc.) and oppression on earth, and a great mischief and corruption (appearance of polytheism)) - Surah Al Anfal Ayah 73

    Today as I sat down to memorize the last page of Surah Al Anfal (The Spoils of War) I came across this Ayah in the Quran and while reading the translation I was amazed at the wisdom and truth behind these beautiful words. SubhanAllah, the Quran is such a profound and amazing book and one of its miracles is that it is for all times, for all nations, and all types of people. It is a book that is a guide and a warning for all of mankind. So as I read these words I could see the state of the world being reflected in them with all of its bloodshed and oppression. Looking at the dire situation of even the Muslims today, we can see that we are anything but united. Our Muslim brothers and sisters are being killed every day in places such as Syria, Pakistan, Palestine, Burma and Iraq. Woman, children and men are suffering all over the world while we sit here judging each other and arguing over whether our neighbors are Muslims because they belong to a different sect. Rather we should put aside our differences, unite as one Muslim Ummah and hold tight to the rope of Allah if we want to achieve world peace. Allah says in Surah Al Imran:

وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّـهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا...))

" And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allah (i.e. this Qur'an), and be not divided among yourselves ... "

   The solution is so simple and yet so hard to carry out. You know how they say, it's easier said than done. But at a very basic level we can start amongst ourselves by strengthening our relationship with our creator: we can start by learning what our own religion has to say by reading and understanding the Quran - the miracle sent to mankind for all of eternity and the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him).

   Only then will we be able to achieve unity among ourselves and eventually the entire world.

(Just felt like sharing my thoughts. InshaAllah this has benefited you in some way - if anything good comes out of this, it is from Allah and if I have said anything wrong it is from me)