It's right under our noses
We might be missing a key factor for Muslim revival and there really is no excuse for it.
I don’t care what your stance on Khilafah is.
When we had one. When it ended. Who’s to blame… or how you plan to bring it back.
(I say “plan”. But no one has a plan. What I really mean is all the different ways people claim Khilafah will come back.)
But there is a common theme I’ve noticed among a lot of Muslims when it comes to the discussion around “Khilafah”:
Everyone acts like Muslim potential just disappeared overnight.
Let me explain.
There are two points in history Muslims usually highlight as key times when Muslim rule ended:
End of Muslim Spain
End of the Ottoman Empire
What do we usually say about Muslim Spain?
We call it the “golden age”. We talk about the great scientific achievements. We tell everyone about how tolerant Muslims were of other religions. How everyone thrived.
People sell entire courses about the glory days of Muslims in Spain. Or during the Ottoman empire. We even have documentaries and TV serials.
Long story short… it’s like Muslim achievement, Muslim power, Muslim greatness, Muslim potential… all ended with Spain, or the Ottomans or some other historic event…
And we’re tasked with reviving their past glory if we ever want to be great again. We don’t have anything going for us today… only our past glory. And, apparently, it’s a must if we want to revive the Khilafah.
Whatever that means.
But here’s the thing: Muslims were expelled from Spain. Muslims no longer rule in Spain and we don’t even make up the majority of Spain’s population, however…
Muslims still reside in, are the majority and rule practically all our lands after the end of the Ottoman empire.
Think about it.
You can feel however you like about how the Ottoman empire ended. But Muslims generally remained where they were.
So the name changed. But the Muslim populations and their progress and potential didn’t.
Yet what do Muslims generally say about our own countries? They’re traitors. Hypocrites. Undercover zionists.
Look… notwithstanding the absolute idiocy and sinfulness of hating fellow Muslims, but don’t you think it’s suspicious we glorify Muslim Spain which no longer exists but have virtually no love for Muslim majority countries still in existence, still thriving, still struggling…?
I think it’s because the enemy knows we have all the resources and the people to revive Muslim dominance in the world. So they taught us to hate what we already have and glorify what we haven’t had for hundreds of years.
It’s why practically every single negative story about Muslim countries comes from an Israeli source.
It’s why we see so many Muslims online acting like they live in an episode of a Turkish TV serial talking about past glory (which they were never part of) when we have Muslim businesses, entrepreneurs, inventors, creators and thousands of causes in Muslim lands waiting for more support.
It’s very simple but I’m going to repeat because Muslims have been brainwashed on this topic so much:
Muslim rule in Spain ended and the power and resources from that era no longer exist.
Ottoman rule ended but Muslim rule did not. It simply changed names. That’s all.
All the power and resources are still there. But we undermine and disparage and withhold support… and in doing so we hold back Muslim potential.
You don’t even have to like the Muslim governments. But don’t be so proud and stubborn in your own bubble of what you want Khilafah to be… that you ignore the potential of Muslims on your doorstep.
Work with Muslims in the present. Don’t expect them to meet you in the past.
Muslims must let go of this need for perfect conditions. There are no perfect conditions. No perfect allies.
We have all the people and resources we need… and however imperfect they may seem, they’re our people. And our countries are, for the most part, surprisingly stable despite the enemies’ efforts.
Don’t be an agent of destabilisation for the sake of the perfect image for your idea of “Khilafah”.
And one final thought:
Muslim Spain wasn’t our golden age.
The Prophet and his companions were.
And as long as there are Muslims supporting each other, following their example, our golden age will never end.
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