The Number Two Islam

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The Number Two Islam

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THE NUMBER TWO ISLAM
BY SHABBIR AHMED, M.D.
(AUGUST, 2003)

Mark Twain brilliantly said, "You cannot trust your judgment if your imagination is out of focus."

And,

"Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." - Voltaire 1694-1778.

I think any distorted belief system throws our imagination out of focus. Consequently, our judgment and the resulting actions end up being wrong. While there is no room for clergy, priesthood or Mullaism in Deen-il-Islam, this vicious band emerged side-by-side when the Muslim rulers, although still called caliphs, became despotic monarchs. The Mullahs or "Imams" then converted Ad-Deen into Religion (Mazhab or the Number Two Islam) with a deplorable set of rituals, non-Qur'anic themes and fabrications of all kind. Even today, they are the ones who refuse to grasp the Qur'an in its pristine form, to think rationally and fall victims to blind following of their ancestors. Yet, they claim to be the custodians of Islam to the exclusion of all rational thought and mislead the masses.

The latest example has been shown by the Taliban. Under very questionable practices similar to the "rain dance" of old Native Americans, the Taliban Mullahs had been conducting regular rain prayers (Namaaz-e-Istisqa) to end the severe drought in Afghanistan during 1996-2000. Results remained conspicuous by their absence. Did they stop and think for a moment? Yes and no! Perhaps they thought they were not praying enough!

The True Islam was implemented in the lifetime of the exalted Prophet Muhammad and his noble companions 14 centuries ago. No seeking mind can deny the glory of humanity in that sacred era. Human dignity, women's rights, rule of law, justice and equity, freedom of religion, speech, true democracy, and sanctity of human life, honor and property have been well documented in the golden pages of history.

Never since that sacred era has the world seen Islam as a collective System of Life in any nation. To mention economic prosperity, the Islamic state of Madinah was the only Empire in all history where it had become impossible to find a person willing to accept charity. The would-be second Caliph of Islam, Omar, the great, was the Chief Justice of the Empire in 633-34 CE. It is mind-boggling to observe that not a single case was brought to his court about theft, rape, murder, robbery, or any form of violent crime. Non-Muslims used to embrace Islam by watching and experiencing the beauty of the true Islam.

Now, the unfortunate antithesis: For the first time ever in the history of mankind the Number Two Islam which guarantees misery, was implemented with full force by the Taliban. They were destined to be routed and thoroughly capitulated, and they have been.

The Qur'an boldly declares, "It has been written by God that believers in the Divine Laws will always prevail." It promises, "You will certainly be victorious if you are indeed believers in the Divine Laws."

It appears that the West is, unconsciously, a greater and practical believer in the Qur'anic Laws. I think it is about time that the Muslims worldwide stop and think. Is the Qur'an wrong? No Sir/Madam, a great, great majority of Muslims in the world are not indeed believers. They think themselves as believers because they have born into the so-called Muslim families and are being charmed into thinking as such by the Mullahs. And Mullahs do so because of ignorance and because they want to keep their stronghold on the masses. The so-called Muslims today are slaves of false tradition and blind following.

Before I explain the Number Two Islam (N2I) further, let me present a litmus test for the representatives of the N2I. Any person, male or female, that preaches beard and Hijab (veiling) belongs to the Number Two. This is because beard and veiling are not ordained in the Qur'an. They were borrowed by ancient Mullahs from their culture. Beard and veiling have become tools for them to get a false gratification of piety, display it, and enslave women. The Qur'an is the Liberator from all kinds of mental and physical bondage. It very strongly upholds human rights and very forcefully declares, "There is no compulsion or coercion in religion." This rule has absolutely no exceptions.

Being a student of the Qur'an, the Bible and of history, I have reached a conclusion. What is that conclusion? That in the third century after Prophet Muhammad (S), the so-called Imams of tradition imposed a religious Martial Law on people. They tried to extinguish the Qur'anic Light and very successfully bound the Muslim masses back in the same shackles that the Qur'an had so effectively smashed. These criminals got vehement support from the rulers because the Number Two Islam catered to their evil and wicked desires; desires for harems, palaces, concubines, slaves, pomp and luxury.

The Qur'an had taught that just as God is One, mankind is one. The only distinction among people could be based on good conduct. Color, wealth, ethnic origin, sex, geoghraphy, family, lineage, would not incur superiority or inferiority upon any human being.

The inventors of the N2I i.e. the Mullahs and Sufis in various ways reverted the Muslims back to the era of Jahiliyyah (the Age of Ignorance). Writing books contrary to the Qur'an was only one of their methodologies. They stand responsible for throwing the imagination of Muslims out of focus. And we have seen that when our imagination is out of focus we cannot trust our judgment. The results have been horrendous. Muslims not only continue to live at subhuman levels, but their actions have harmed themselves and the "Family of God".

Just as I believe that the Number Two Islam is a scourge of humanity, it is my conviction that the True Islam encompassed by the Qur'an is the only hope for humanity. When I state that Islam is the only hope for humanity, I am in good company with such greats as George Bernard Shaw, Johann Goethe, Allama Iqbal, Alphonse Lamartine, Rev. Bosworth Smith and the like.

Allow me to share one of my special concerns: I was naive and probably justified twenty years ago in thinking that the PhD Mullahs and the Western Islamic scholars would belong to a different stock than an ignorant Imam in a village in the East. No, no, not at all! The Martial Law I referred to was so far reaching that even today it remains in full force behind the college degrees as much as the beard and veil. We need to reform our Islamic schools in the West. They must refrain from preaching the N2I. They will be doing a great service to America and Europe in particular and the world in general if they revert to the Glorious Qur'an. Even here I have a word of caution. Almost all translations and tafseers of the Qur'an have been done by the proponents and followers of the man-made, counterfeit Islam. Let us not accept any interpretation without due reflection.

If my Muslim brothers and sisters feel offended on seeing the reality, they should feel free to call me with questions, comments, and tantrums seven days a week at 954-746-2115.

A few words about terrorism: The Qur'an declares in no uncertain terms, "Persecution or terrorism is a crime more grievous than killing" (2:217). The Mighty Book also advises all mankind that the best way to ensure peace and to avoid fear and grief is to benefit the fellow humans and do justice even with the enemy (5:8).
Wassalam,
SA
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The Number Two Islam

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Dear Dr. S A,
Congrats on percieving openly and open-mindedly.
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