I think most Muslims have no idea that just a century ago, a Muslim empire existed.
This Ayah from Surah Al-Baqarah has taught me something profound about why empires rise and fall.
From my understanding, Allah repels corruption by raising those who stand for justice. When the corrupt dominate, He helps replace them with the just. But when the just become corrupt, they too will fall.
If I apply this understanding to history, the Muslim empire fell because Muslims had become corrupt. It was natural. Inevitable.
Today, we are witnessing the fall of another corrupt power. The United States, actively involved in bombing around one hundred thousand people in Gaza. Israel, now exposed as a genocide state. The so-called liberal nations, stripped of credibility for supporting oppression.
Many Muslims wish for a time when we are not attacked simply for being Muslim. We dream of rising again.
But here is what concerns me. If Muslims were, InshAllah, to rise again and build an empire on justice, would we maintain that justice? Or would we become comfortable, relaxed, and fall into the same corruption as those we replaced?
History could repeat itself. We could fall again.
This Ayah is not just about others falling. It is a warning to us. Justice is not just how we rise. It is how we must remain.
May Allah guide our brothers and sisters to His path, a path rooted in justice.
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