Monday, January 24, 2011

Moral Bankruptcy: A Church gone astray

Bismillah.

As the sexual exploits of the Italian Prime Minister are aired in the International news, the pope makes a vague general statement urging public officials to "rediscover their spiritual and moral roots". What a shame! What a farce!

This is what happens when a faith has lost its way and now cannot even chastise someone who is doing evil.

This is the result of decades of cover-ups and turning the blind-eye to the abuses of thousands of victims within the Catholic Church. So now if the pope takes a hard line on Berlusconi's actions, he can turn around and say but what about the priests you protected for decades even though they kept doing their evil deeds. Even the last pope who is on his way to sainthood was no saint when it came to protecting priests from prosecution and denying victims their rights.

Now the Church has no leg to stand on, it cannot lecture any one on moral issues. It cannot claim to have moral authority when hundreds within its ranks are implicated in the cover-up and in perpetrating the evils themselves. Whole communities have been devastated by these evil actions. Broken families and damaged souls now lie in the wake of every inquiry and investigation into many parishes and suspected priests.

How can this Church claim to be guided by God? If that was so, many in Europe especially are asking why did God let this happen. Is it a wonder why millions in Europe have turned their collective backs on religion and God in particular.

For centuries, the Church was the mouthpiece of God, the moral authority, the spiritual guide of the masses. Then came the crusades, the inquisition and now the child abuse cases in epic proportion. The blame without doubt lies with the Church and its leaders.

How can a reasonable person who knows anything about God remain in an organisation that is bereft of God and His Holiness?

How can anyone accept what such an organisation tells us about God?

How can anyone not see that this Church is a man-made structure that has adopted many of the pagan beliefs and rituals which God hates?

How can this be guidance when its ranks are filled with misguided and evil people?

How can this be pleasing to God, when everything the Church stands for - its power and wealth are actively used in doing things displeasing to God?

It is time for Catholics to seriously think about their relationship with God. It is time for them to come to Islam which is the only true religion acceptable to God.

Saturday, January 15, 2011

The Love for Truth

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

The Glorious Qur'an states,

O believers! Have fear of Allah and be with those who are truthful in word and deed. [9:119]

As such we must look hard at the facts of the flooding in Queensland as well as in Victoria and we must ask why Allah has sent us this punishment?

Allah reminds us in the Qur'an,

And who does more wrong than one who is reminded of the Signs of his Lord but turns away from them forgetting the (deeds) which his hands have sent forth? [18:57]

This verse clearly shows that disasters and calamities are sent by God because of the sins and transgressions of the people.

And further Allah says about the people of the past who disobeyed and were unrepentant,

Such were the populations We destroyed when they committed iniquities; but We fixed an appointed time for their destruction. [18:59]

With 75% of the State underwater and dozens dead and missing - what other warnings and signs do people need to turn to God and submit to Him.

This is a time for reflection, a time to come back to God, a time to humble yourself as He has shown His awesome might. Indeed God has spared us so that we can get a second chance - let us not squander it away for the distractions and temporary enjoyments of this world.

We invite all Australians to ponder what has happened and why it has happened. We invite them to accept Islam and to come closer to their Creator.