SPIRITUAL DETERMINISM INVERSE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT HEEDING SPIRITUAL LAW Essential Knowledge for Muslims Leaders Omar Zaid, M.D., Senior Consultant GLOBAL ISLAMIC LEADERSHIP Customized Training Modules For Islamic Leaders by Integrated Training & Motivation Consultants (The ITMC Group) Ph/Fax 03-61407659 // [email protected]Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia June/July 2012
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GLOBAL ISLAMIC LEADERSHIP Customized Training Modules For
Islamic Leaders by Integrated Training & Motivation Consultants
(The ITMC Group) Ph/Fax 03-61407659 // [email protected] Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia June/July 2012
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Benefit Harm Positive Thought & Action Spiritual Law
Negative Thought & Action Principles of Spiritual Determinism F
EAR OF G OD -- O BEDIENCE TO G OD -- R EMEMBRANCE OF G OD Inverse
Components Opposites
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Principles or Pillars Divine Laws Fearof Allah Obedienceto
Allahdefine relationship Remembrance of Allah Each Principle causes
us to draw near to God & His Grace (evidence of approval)
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I NVERSE of these P RINCIPLES Insufficient or No Fear of Allah
Insufficient or No Obedienceto Allah define RELATIONSHIP in
opposite or diminished terms Insufficient or unavoidable default
status No Remembrance of Allah All cause us to move away from God
and His Grace Results: little or no strength of evidence of Gods
approval (Conviction, Sincerity); loss of Divine Guidance &
Protection.
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S ELF R ULE MINUS DIVINE PROTECTION Inverse consequences C
ANNOT BE AVOIDED Heedless Leaders
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Insufficient or not heeding (remembering) the F EAR OF G OD
Result: non-gestalt quality or insufficiency of thought and
reflection diminished Taffakur. Mindlessness M EANING THIS PERSON
DOES NOT FEAR THE LOSS OF G OD S PROTECTION. automatically leans
toward reductionist thought and the loss or dismissal of
revelation. One draws further away from Allah and hence also from
the grace of inspiration, which is diminished and in turn, causes
the loss of divine guidance (protection from harm) -- Even in the
face of great intellect Such people follow strong delusions This is
a default process that determines the course of numerous schools of
materialism; misapplication of science; promotes falsehood such as
moralitys divorce from science or Humanisms divorce of church and
state.
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Key Words from the Medina Speech Feara state of mind
(reverence, caution) Seenwhat is perceived physically Unseenwhat is
perceived metaphysically SuccessHere & Hereafter WalkAction T
HIS PERSON ALONE
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I NVERSE C ONSEQUENCES OF F IRST P RINCIPLE T HEY WHO FORGET TO
FEAR A LLAH J OIN THE RANKS OF H IS E NEMIES Examples: false
religion of secular pluralism with its icons such as Olympic Torch
of the ancient religion of Mythras, or Egypts Eye of Horus,
Pyramids (all Freemasonic ideations -- kabala). Results are forms
of Tribalism or Politically-Correct Patriotism; the identitarian
politics of sectarianism. This lss of fear or reverence allows
leaders to adopt ideations such as Humanism or Ecumenical
Universalism as warned against in surah Al-Baqarah vss 120, 145:
Never will the Jews or the Christians be satisfied with you unless
you follow their FORM of religion. Say: The Guidance of Allahthat
is the (only) Guidance. Were you to follow their desires after the
knowledge which has reached you, THEN WOULD YOU FIND NEITHER
PROTECTOR NOR HELPER AGAINST A LLAH I. E. AGAINST G OD S
JUDGMENT
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I NVERSE C ONSEQUENCES -- F IRST P RINCIPLE Al-Anam vs 144: But
who does more wrong than one who invents a lie against Allah, to
lead astray men without knowledge? For Allah guides not people who
do wrong. Hence, when leaders forget to fear Gods judgment or the
loss of His Protection, the reality of akhira is veiled and failure
rather than success is certain. Leaders who adopt this position
must then rely on Machiavelli.
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I NVERSE C ONSEQUENCES -- F IRST P RINCIPLE This is an
antithetical estate that is easily discernible: The greater the
pageantry presented by institutions under heedless leaders, the
greater the loss of wise governance that preserves the Fear of
Allah for their people. Fear of Man then begins to reign as was
seen in Saddam Husseins Iraq. For this reason Hadrat Umar removed
Khalid from his post. Why? Because opulence and elitism are
hallmarks that announce the error: Example from the Sunnah: A
silken Faruj was presented to Allahs Apostle and he put it on and
offered the prayer in it. When he finished the prayer he took it
off violently as if he disliked it and said: T HIS GARMENT DOES NOT
BEFIT THOSE WHO FEAR A LLAH. Vol 7, Book 72, Hadith 693,
Bukhari
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I NVERSE C ONSEQUENCES -- F IRST P RINCIPLE Such leaders
protect feudal estates as rulers of exploitation and power broking.
They marginalize servants of truth and institutionalize wickedness
(ponerism) as examples that become tradition. This is the Way of
Cain... The Second Principle, Obedience
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I NVERSE C ONSEQUENCES -- S ECOND P RINCIPLE : D ISOBEDIENCE
a)Divine Guidance (i.e. fitrah, revelation and inspiration) is
required for mans ability to discern good and evil. b)Disobedience
to God activates the inverse determinant or default status of
Principle Two, which inevitably leads to forms of idolatry and
chauvinist hero worship (self-worship) c)Hero Worship: the essence
of Humanism (The Way of Cain). d)Humanism deifies man, hence it is
shirk.
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R OMAN E MPEROR D EIFIED
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I NVERSE C ONSEQUENCES -- S ECOND P RINCIPLE : Key Words S
LACKNESS N O D UE D ILIGENCE TRUTH DISTINGUISHED N O D ISCERNMENT F
ALSEHOOD F AVOR N O G RACE H IS ENEMY N O J IHAD (A CTION ) LIVE
WITH I NCORRECT CHOICES ( KNOWLEDGE ) I NSIGHT
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The consequences of persistent disobedience are many but the
main result is a specific SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS that promotes neglect
of the nations better interests in favor of sociopaths who
masquerade as shepherds of the flock and the hidden hand of wealthy
elite who finance them And thus have We made in every town the
great ones to be its guilty ones, that they may plan therein
[conspire]; and they do not plan but against their own souls, and
they DO NOT PERCEIVE. AlAnnam 006.123
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LEADERS Life is Limited (Governed) by Divine Laws O BEY - S
UNNAH ( PROPHETIC S UPRA -W ORLDLY A UTHORITY E. G. A L K IDIR ) D
ISOBEY - H ARAM B IDAH (W ORLDLY A UTHORITY ) DOMINION Peace &
Security Maintained Divinely Protected or Forfeit - Non-PROTECTED
Spiritual Determinism L AW OF O BEDIENCE
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I NVERSE C ONSEQUENCES OF T HIRD P RINCIPLE : Forgetting the
Remembrance of God: The remembrance of God requires knowledge and
far more than religious knowledge. It is the ability to correctly
apply free choice towards what is good and this faculty depends on
disciplines that establish metaphysical and physical templates
(habits) for this purpose. Hence, the remembrance of God has a
purpose: correct action: There are several verses in the Qur'an
that emphasize the importance of remembering the Will of God by
saying "God Willing," "God Knows best," "if it is Your Will," and
so on. This is the basis for dhikr. Sura 18 ayat 24 states that a
person who forgets to say, "God Willing," should immediately
remember God by saying: "May my Lord guide me TO DO BETTER next
time."
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I NVERSE C ONSEQUENCES OF S ECOND P RINCIPLE : Quoted from
Shaykh Abdallah b. Bayyah: W HY D ID THE W EST S UPERCEDE U S
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Key Words & Phrases (From Medina Speech) P OWER Grace
(Favor) R EMEMBER Seen & Unseen (Tawhid / Wholism) S INCERITY
No Slackness Diligence (work) M ASTER OF ALL Humility (Fear &
Sense of Shame) R IGHT F OOTING Walk Discernment / Insight / (Right
Choice Thought & Action) H EREAFTER Unseen C OMMAND IS S UPREME
Law cannot be circumvented (No Escape : cat seeks opportunity)
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I NVERSE C ONSEQUENCES OF T HIRD P RINCIPLE : The inverse
determinant or default status of this spiritual law is initiated by
the lack of meaningful (i.e. knowledgeable) disciplines form of
ignorance. This is because ignorance inhibits discernment due to an
absence of cognitive acquisition (learning); which, by definition,
must also include purpose and completing purpose is contingent on
knowledge. If relevant remembrance of God were indeed practiced,
this would follow: 1.the discernment of good and evil, benefit and
harm would 2.allow knowledge of proper adab to surface to mans
consciousness as understanding which would 3.permit the capacity to
assimilate and implement pertinent knowledge well enough to
4.establish and maintain institutions and relationships that
appropriately forbid evil and positively facilitate what is
beneficial A L H ISBAH Hence : IGNORANCE IS A FORM OF FORGETTING G
OD THAT AIDS AND ABETS EVIL
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I NVERSE C ONSEQUENCES OF T HIRD P RINCIPLE : Forgetting the
Remembrance of God: the disciplined life and piety are not complete
when there is ignorance. - Imam Buran al-Din, The Hidayah, An
immoral man of learning is a great evil, yet a greater evil is an
ignoramus leading a godly life. Both are a trial everywhere to
whomsoever clings to his religion. Instruction of the Student: The
Method of Learning (Talim al-Mutaallim Tariq al-Taallum), Imam
Al-Zarnuji, Trns. G.E. von Grunebaum and Theodur M. Abel, Starlatch
Press, Chicago, 1947 & 2008.
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Conclusion: Slackness (laziness) in gaining knowledge &
skill (no due diligence) causes a lack of Discernment one cannot
tell right from wrong Because one is ignorant ( incompetent )
cannot be guided because they have not improved the faculty of
insight cannot be obedient cannot be on the right path because they
cannot serve the Truth. Hence, If leaders do not serve the Truth on
the basis of these Three Determinants of Spiritual Law the result
is ?? HARM WILL SURELY COME to their people
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H H ARM
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LEADERS Following These Three Principles: Fear Obedience
Remembrance Avoids default towards the autonomous Inverse Effects
Maintain Peace & Security Spiritual Determinism
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Thank You Next Lesson will be on The Spiritual Laws Derived
from these Principles Peace & Security in Palestine, circa
1900
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Divine Laws The Law of Obedience The Law of Submission The Law
of Decay