EGYPT’S UPRISING: MY MESSAGE TO NIGERIAN MUSLIMS

EGYPT’S UPRISING: MY MESSAGE TO NIGERIAN MUSLIMS

By

Semiu Ayobami Akanmu

I really doubt if critical objective analysis still exist in our intellectual domain. Those who are supporting Morsi or opposing him simply because of his religious affiliation and his party (Muslim Brotherhood) are the minds responsible for the perpetual suffering of the masses. They continue to allow the flawed Marx's saying: 'Religious is the opium of the masses' to pass ingenuity test.

It is quite unknown to them that these faith-based political parties do not in any manner represent the interest of the suffering masses. Instead, they water the hoggish but sadistic propensity of a class of the capitalists and feudalists. They are just exploiting 'RELIGION' as a means to their self-cantered ends. For the purpose of modesty, I will not mention names of some of these players in the Nigeria's religious-political field. I only wish the gullible can see beyond their noses!!

The sincere ones among my Muslims brethren must not be allowed to be choked by the overwhelming staring ill-treatment. Taking through Democracy will never bring the desire. Apart from the fact that both the means and the ends must be in conformity with Islamic tenet, history has taught us that Democracy's proprietor are watching their structure so keenly. They will deploy all apparatuses to crush any hijack. The death toll in Egypt now is an evidence in this direction. Lest not forget the power tussle in Syria has done none of the sides any good.  

The contemporary political Islam needs to be jettisoned. Yes, I abhor the contemporary political Islam.  You must not be jaundiced not to see the word 'CONTEMPORARY'. The sincerity of the players always fails when subjected to authenticity test.
Apart from being a Muslim, having studied the world adoptable economic models, it is arguable that Islamic models for economic sustenance remain the most infallible and plausible. Those who want to contend with this can through up an intellectual debate.

The contemporary political Islamists are Neo-Liberalists. In Malaysia, an Islamic party pitched its tent with a Buddhist party in the country's last general election, because they want to wrestle power from the sitting government. You need to ask the interception of the both religions. The Indonesia's counterpart is facially telling people there is no Hudud in their manifestos. However, as a student of politics of power, all are power-mongers, using convenient way to exploit the masses' votes.

In Philippine, the Moro Islamic front was endorsed by the US because they agreed on economic inter-relationship. In this case, their secession struggle was endorsed and they will be leaving Philippine to form Moro Republic. You should ask also why the so-called Anti-West campaigners suddenly became an ally of the same nation.

The occasional 'We-no-go-gree' Islamists are chess used in playing the game of politics. Those who have read about the Islamic Salvation Front of Algeria and Hamaz of Palestine will agree with me that the recent happening in Egypt is a further validation of the incompatibility of Islam and Democracy.

The local ones in Nigeria have tested their sheer ignorance. I wish they invest in a venture that will be rewarding. Investing in Democracy will only assured you of LIQUIDATION of spirituality, lives and property!!

At such a point in our journey in life, we are faced with many difficulties, teeming challenges, intricacies and technicalities. There comes a question: What is the way out?
I have once received a question: 'You have bashed the violent way of Al-Shabab and Boko Haram, you also condemned the methodology of Al-Qaeda, now you are saying those who took to power via ballot are kidding, then what can we do?

It must be noted that the complexity of our problem is beyond a binary answer (Yes or No), it is even not that of probability theory. I only hope fuzzy logic will solve this out (Apology for being too computer scientific). Fuzzy logic gives us the opportunity of varying points of accuracy as the situations agree with.

First, we need to understand that: if we are driven by the textual evidence that Sharee'a will till rule the world, we must know it is a matter of 80% faith, and 20% of our work. This will avoid us the temptation of not verifying our methodology. Since we believe more in our faith than our work, we will ensure that the work is strictly in conformity with Islam. We will not be too zealous and emotional.

If we hardly believe the little but Islam-compliant work can do, then our belief that Hell and Heaven exist is a lip service. If we hardly believe Democracy and Terrorism cannot give us Sharee'a after all this logical chain of happenings and histories staring at our faces, then that we believe in Angel is utter hypocrisy. Then, what is the work?

I am just an analyst, a scientist and a dialectician.  I am not an Islamic scholar; hence I will avoid dipping to matters of Islamic jurisprudence. My position is just a fall out of my analytical work. The work we need to do is creating our micro system (to the best of its capacity) within the macro system. Our proposed system will surely have its limitation, but we shall continue growing it.

It would have been better if I am not addressing majorly Third world Muslims, and specifically Nigeria Muslims. The division caused by sectarianism, ethnocentrism and organization-centrism is a potent killer of this initiative. It had killed many previous attempts to adopt this approach, and it will continue till we grow emotionally matured.
The retrogression fuelled by the class of Muslim Aristocrats, a sub-set of the capitalist class is also evident. This set of people has expropriated previous struggles and attempts to launch this initiative as a vehicle to drive home their economic gains. We pray Allah change them, because it will not be easy on the day of Qiyamat if they die on this.

However, till that anti-progress virus is exterminated, and the parasitic elitist army in our fold turn a new leaf, incubating this idea and its support at individual's capacity is the only option we are left with.  We must not forget that individual personal soul is the first point of call, before that of the families, relatives and communities. This yoruba adage: 'Ti ina ba'njoni, t'io jo omo eni, tara eni la ko yanju' will do justice to my intent.

After the call to Allah and His Prophet (SAW) forms the crux of our Da'wah, our work will be creating all institutions that will allow us to live relatively comfortably without any interference of the 'outside world', and participation in its institutional mechanisms.

This is more of action than talk or expression of 'verbs'.  May Allah give us the faith, steadfastness and understanding.