Tabligh Movement
3. UMMAH-NESS
Islamic Brotherhood
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accounts, true believers. When they reached the
frontier in Afghanistan in order to establish Islamic
rule, the local people acknowledged them as their
leaders, but Satan was close by to turn them against
the newcomers. ‘How can you allow the outsiders
to have the upper hand in your affairs?’ he
whispered into their ears. The people succumbed to
the temptation of Satan and revolted against them,
putting many to death and expelling the rest from
the country. Thus they broke the unity on purely
regional grounds. God then placed them under the
yoke of the English as a punishment.
“Remember! The words, ‘my nation, my region, and
my people’ all lead to disunity, and God
disapproves of this more than anything else.
“Ummah can be formed only when all its groups
fully dedicate themselves to the task, ignoring all
the differences between them. Remember that it is
social evil that causes disunity. When one person
wrongs another, subjects him to oppression or
humiliates him, disunity is close at hand.
