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Title (یہود اور امت مسلمہ کےاسباب ِزوال میں مماثلت(تحقیقی ،تقابلی و تجزیاتی مطالعہ

Author(s) Mazhar Hayat

Abstract The Common Factors that led to the Rise and Downfall of Both the Jews and Muslims It is the law of the Creator that he bestows authority in the land to those who are deserving of it. And those nations that follow the laws of the Creator they are those who are bestowed with authority in the land. Whereas those nations that leave these laws or go against them, they are stripped of their authority. And this is the situation that befell Jews. As long as they followed these God given laws they were bestowed with authority in the land, and when they abandoned these laws they were dispossessed of their authority. And this is exactly what has befallen the Muslim nation. As long as the pious predecessors of the Muslims remained steadfast upon the divine laws they remained the leaders of the world. And when the later generations of Muslims forsook these laws they were disgraced and humiliated in the land. There are some commonalities when it comes to the rise and fall of Jewish nation and the Muslim nation. The reasons for the rise of Jews: These reasons have been mentioned in the Torah as well as in the Quran. Belief in the Oneness of the Creator, Prophet hood – that remained amongst them for a long period of time, Divine Scripture, Knowledge and its safeguard, Superiority over other nations, Fighting/ striving for the sake of One God, Conquest and victory and Blessings and favours of the Lord The reasons for the rise of Muslim Ummah: Belief in the Oneness of the Creator, Prophet hood – that remained amongst them for a long period of time, Firm belief in the Quran, Following the Prophet, Fighting/ striving for the sake of One God, Justice in the Muslim community and Unity within the Muslim community. Just as there are commonalities in the rise of these two nations, similarly both have commonalities in their downfall. The reasons for the downfall of Jews: Shirk i.e. Idolatry or polytheism, Forsaking fighting and striving in the sake of the Lord, Killing of their Prophets, Abandoning Divine laws, Sectarianism, Greed of all worldly things, Moral decline and Usury in financial/ business transactions The reasons for the downfall of the Muslim Nation: Shirk i.e. Idolatry or polytheism, Forsaking the Quran, Greed of all worldly things and hatred of death, Sectarian infighting, Forsaking fighting and striving in the sake of the Lord, Disobedience of the Prophetic Way, Abandoning Divine laws, Moral decline and Usury in financial/ business transactions The only possible solution of this downfall lies in a return to unity from sectarianism, a firm adherence to Divine Laws and a return to justice in the land. In this lies the survival of the Muslim Ummah. Keywords: Jews, Muslims, Rise, Downfall, Divine Scripture, Prophet hood, Idolatry, Usury, Sectarianism, Law, Justice

Type Thesis/Dissertation MS

Faculty Social Sciences

Department Islamic thought & Culture

Language Urdu

Publication Date 2019-07-02

Subject Islamic Studies

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