Some Fundamental Principles of The Authentic Islam of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa'h


"They [the kafiroon] want to extinguish Allah's Light with their deceit, their lies, but Allah will never allow this - for His Light will be seen even though they the Kafiroon hate (it).  For it is He Who has sent His Messenger to reveal the Way of truth, to make it triumph over all other Ways even though they, the Mushrikűn, hate (it)." 9: 32-33  Interpretation of Meaning
"The Jews and Nazarenes will never be satisfied with you until they have changed your way of life." 2: 120  Interpretation of Meaning


Along with our five principle duties and obligations - Salat, Zakat, Sawn, Iman, Hajj - we Muslims also have other duties and obligations, given to us by Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. Since the kuffar are intent on waging a war against Islam, and intent on trying to change, subvert, weaken, undermine and destroy Islam, it is necessary for us to be quite clear what these other duties and obligations are.

1) It is an obligation for every Muslim to take only the Quran and Sunnah as their guides: that is, to avoid imitating the kuffar in their way of life, their deeds, their ideas, their behaviour.

"It is not for the believer - man or woman - when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter, that they should have any option in their decision. For whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger has indeed strayed into plain error." (33:36 Interpretation of Meaning)

"And whosoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed, such are the Kafiroon." [5:44 Interpretation of meaning]

 "Whomsoever seeks a Way of Life other than Islam, it shall not be accepted, for in the life to come they shall be the ones who have lost." (3:85 Interpretation of meaning)

"This is My path which is straight, true. Therefore follow it, and do not follow other paths all of which will lead you astray you from this, His Way." [6:153 Interpretation of Meaning]

"Whoever imitates a group, then he belongs to them."   Abu Dawood, narrated by Hadhrat Ibn Umar (R.A).


The examples for Muslims to follow and admire are our beloved Prophet Muhammad (salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam), al-Khulafaa' al-Raashidoon, As-Salaf as-Saalih and those Muslims, such as the Shuhadaa, who place their trust only in Allah, who strive to do only what Allah commands, and who place the reward of Jannah before the ultimately worthless comforts of this mortal life.

"In the Messenger of Allah you have the perfect example to follow." [33:2 Interpretation of Meaning]

"The Prophet's hadith tell us to differ from the disbelievers. In fact, scholars have noted that to differ from the kuffar in their habits, dress, attitudes, practices, appearances, and so on is one of the most important parts of the Prophet's message." Sheikh Ahmad al-Ghumari: al-Istinfar li-ghazw al-tashabbuh bi l-kuffaar
"Do not follow anyone except he who adheres to your Way of Life." [3:73 Interpretation of Meaning]

Narrated By Abu Hurayrah: The Prophet (salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Allah, Tabarak wa'tala, has removed from you the pride of Jahilliyah and its boasting about ancestors. A person can be either an honourable believer or an ignoble sinner. You are sons of Adam, and Adam came from dust. Let the people cease to boast about their kin and kin-folk." Abu Dawud, Book 36, 5097

Thus, we must steadfastly reject all the ways of the West: we must be Muslim, in our deeds, our thoughts, our behaviour, our attitudes, our beliefs. We must distance ourselves from the kuffar, and never taken them as sincere friends or allies.

"If we truly love Allah, how can we love the enemies of Allah? How can we love people who deny the truth when it is presented before them, and who argue and dispute barrenly against it? How can we love and be deeply attached to a lifestyle that thrives on disobeying Allah? We should treat people based on their position towards Islam. The kuffar, including the Jews and Christians, can never become our intimate friends, confidantes or close allies. This does not mean we isolate ourselves from them and give up hope for them. What it means is that our relationship with them should be fair, kind and equitable, and not rude or arrogant, but we should always be thinking about how to bring them to Islam. If, however, they display open hostility to Islam,, then we should treat them as enemies. Those who seize our lands and oppress, torture and kill our Muslim brothers and sisters cannot be our friends."Sheikh Ahmad al-Ghumari: al-Istinfar li-ghazw al-tashabbuh bi l-kuffaar


2} It is an obligation for every Muslim to aid, support, assist or actively participate in, the Jihad to free Muslim lands from occupation by the kuffar, the Jihad to resist the oppression of Muslims by the kuffar and apostates, and the Jihad to make Islam triumphant by the establishment of a land or lands where Shari'ah is the only law and where there is an Ameer, or Khalifah, who rules according to Islamic principles and Islamic principles only.  Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala says that the Gates of Paradise are opened through Jihad.

"You who believe! What is wrong with you that you did not rush forth when called [to aid] the Way of Allah? Or is it that you love this earth so much - that you crave its comforts so much - that you forget the next life where such earthly things are revealed for the insignificant comforts they are?" [9: 38]

"In exchange for their lives and their goods, Allah has given those who believe Paradise. Thus will they fight in Allah's cause, and thus will they kill, and be killed." [9: 111 Interpretation of Meaning]

"If an injury has been inflicted on you, make certain that a similar injury has been inflicted, by you, on the disbelievers: there are good days, and bad days, which We give to each side in turn for thereby We know those who believe and choose from among them witnesses (to the Truth)." [ 3:140 Interpretation of Meaning]

"And when you punish them (your enemy) then do so with the like of that with which you were afflicted by them" [16:126 Interpretation of Meaning]

"When Muslim lands are being attacked, and Muslims are being raped and killed, the only solution prescribed by Allah is Jihad against the aggressing army. Jihad is for all times." Sheikh Ahmad al-Ghumari: al-Istinfar li-ghazw al-tashabbuh bi l-kuffaar

"It has been made clear that if the Kuffar  infringe upon a hand's span of Muslim land, jihad becomes Fard Ayn for  its people and for those near by.  If they fail to repel the Kuffar due to lack of resources or due to indolence, then the Fara'id of  jihad spreads to those behind, and carries on spreading in this process,  until the jihad is Fard Ayn upon the whole earth from the East to the West." Sheikh Abdullah Azzam (shaheed): In Defence of Muslim Lands
"And there shall be conflict between you while you dwell, resting  for a while, on Earth which shall provide for you." (2: 36 Interpretation of Meaning)

"Fight those of the disbelievers who are close to you, and let them find in you a harshness." [9:123 Interpretation of Meaning]
This duty, this obligation, of Jihad exists for each and every Muslim - it does not depend on there being a Khalifah, a Ameer-ul-Mumineen'. [See, for example, Sheikh Abdullah Azzam (shaheed): In Defence of Muslim Lands, and Qawl-ul-Qaati' by Al-Jama'ah Al-Islamiyyah. ]

"Whenever the word Jihad is spoken or written then it most certainly means al-Qitaal (fighting), and whenever the phrase "Fee Sabeelillah" (in the Way of Allah) is spoken or written then it most certainly means al-Jihaad.

Ibn Rushd wrote in his Muqadamaat 1/369: "…and Jihaad of the Sword: to fight the Mushrikeen for the Deen. So whoever tires himself for the sake of Allah, he strove in the way of Allah. Except that when Jihaad Feesabeelillah is spoken, then it cannot be applied (to everything) in general except striving against the Kuffar with the sword until they enter Islam, or pay the Jizya with willing submission and they are under humiliation". Also, Ibn Hajr wrote in Fath al-Baari 6/29: "…and by the phrase Feesabeelillah, Jihaad is implied."    Sheikh Abdullah Azzam (shaheed)
Furthermore, this duty and obligation to aid, support, assist or actively participate in, Jihad - given to us by Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala - exists even if, or particularly, if the kuffar make laws which make this duty and obligation of ours "illegal" in Dar al-Kufr, or in the lands of Al-Junud.

Abdullah ibn Umar (RA) narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa sallam) said:

“I have been ordered to begin the fighting against the unbelievers - a fight which will last until they testify that there is no god save Allah, that Muhammad is His Messenger and Prophet, and establish Salat and pay Zakat.” [Bukhari and Muslim].
"And there shall be no blame for those who take revenge after they have suffered injustice. The way (of blame) is only for those rebellious ones who oppress others and who insolently walk on the earth: for these there will be a painful torment indeed." (42: 41-42 Interpretation of Meaning).

3) Islam rejects democracy and all other ideas and systems of the kuffar, since all such ideas and forms are contrary to the perfect, complete Way of Life which is Al-Islam. Muslims who seek to establish a kaffir type of government, or who participate in such things, are imitating the kuffar. They have replaced, or are seeking to replace, the Way of Al-Islam, the way of Quran and Sunnah, with the ways of Taghut.

"The one who judges without referring to the Quran is a taghut."  Sheikh ul-Islam Ibn Taimiyyah: Majmo' al-Fataawaa,  28, 201.
"One of the foremost principles of [Al-Jahiliyah] was that they were deceived by following the majority, using that majority as proof of the correctness of their view." Sheikh Muhammad Abdul-Wahhaab: Masaail-ul-Jahiliyah

"Because obedience is a form of worship, it is not allowed to obey anyone unless it conforms with obedience to Allah and His Messenger (salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam)." Sheikh Muhammad Abdul-Wahhaab: Kitaab At-Tawheed

"And it is known by necessity in the Deen of the Muslims and by the agreement of all the Muslims that whoever follows a Shari'ah other than the Shari'ah of Muhammad (salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam) then he is a Kaffir and it is like the Kufr of the one who believes in some of the Book and disbelieves in some of the Book."  Sheikh ul-Islam Ibn Taimiyyah: Al-Fataawa, Vol. 28/524


The way of Islam is the way of Siyasah - which is defined as the practical application of the Quran and Sunnah. This is manifest in Bay'ah to an Ameer who rules according to Quran and Sunnah, and these alone, and in Shura. The aim of siyasah is to uphold, maintain and expand the Way of Al-Islam through such things as Shari'ah and Jihad - for these bring us closer to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala and open the gates of Jannah.

We must be quite clear about the fact that a Muslim who tries to accommodate Islam to the kaffir way of democracy is imitating the kuffar. Our duty, as Muslims, is to uphold and implement Siyasah. Siyasah is "a Divine siyasah and the Prophetic clarification, which the ruler and the ruled cannot do without..." (Sheikh ul-Islam Ibn Taimiyyah: Siyasatush-Shar’iah). That is, siyasah relates to what is Islamic and Islamic only - the divine revelation manifest in the Quran and Sunnah whose guidance can be made real, on this Earth, through an Ameer, or Khalifah, who rules according to Shari'ah alone, and who judges according to Quran and Sunnah alone. To even use such terms as "politics" and "government" and "democracy" in relation to Islam is an imitation of the kuffar - we must learn to once again think in Islamic terms. In relation to how we make the Quran and Sunnah our guides, in terms of how we live with our fellow Muslims, this means thinking in terms of siyasah, bay'ah, Shura, Khilafah and Shari'ah.

4) It is a negation of a person's Islam for a Muslim to aid the kuffar in any way against fellow Muslims.

"Aiding the Non-Muslims over Muslims - no matter which form of aid or co-operation it be, even if it is merely in speech - this is clear Kufr and sheer hypocrisy. The one who does this has perpetrated one of the actions which negates Islam, as has been specifically stated by the Imams of the Dawah and others, and such a person is not a believer in the aqeeda of al-Wala and al-Bara." Sheikh Safar bin 'Abdir-Rahmaan al-Hawaali

Thus, Al-Junud, those who aid the kuffar in places like Iraq and Pakistan and Afghanistan and Chechnya - who aid and abet the oppression of Muslims, the imprisonment of Muslims, the killing, humiliation and torture of Muslims, by the kuffar, are our declared enemies. They are like Hamaan, supporting Fir'aun.

“Anybody who supports the kuffar in their kufr or against Muslims, they are kafir.”  Ibn Taimiyyah: Majmou’ Al Fattawa


May Allah (Subhanahu wa Ta'ala) protect us from all forms of Al-asabiyyah Al-Jahiliyyah, forgive us for our mistakes, and guide us to and keep us on the Right Path.



Abdul-Aziz ibn Myatt
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