rather, the legal texts prohibit all the evil traditions and actions except that which Islam approves of from these manners and traditions. Undoubtedly, calling to Arab Nationalism is the habit of the preIslamic period, because it is a call for other than Islam and support of other than truth. How many destructive afflictions of war did the preIslamic traditions bring about to its people, the fuel of which are themselves, properties and honors and its result is breaking up and implanting
When a person from AlMuhajirun (those who migrated from Makkah to AlMadinah) and a person from A lAnsar (the citizens of AlMadinah who helped and gave aid to the Muhajirun) quarreled, the boy from AlMuhajirun called out: "O Muhajirun!" and the boy from AlAnsar called out: "O Ansar!" Whereupon, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "(Do I hear) the cries of AlJahiliyyah while I am among you!" And he became very angry because of that.
And stay in your houses, and do not display yourselves like that of the times of ignorance, and perform AsSalât (IqamâtasSalât), and give Zakât and obey Allâh and His Messenger.
He is not of us, the one who calls to partisanship; he is not of us, the one who fights for partisanship; and he is not of us, the one who dies on partisanship.
Allah has revealed to me that you must be humble, so that no one oppresses another or boasts over another.
Indeed Allah has removed from you the blind loyalties of AlJahiliyyah and the pride for ancestry. Either be a pious believer or a miserable insolent. (All of) you are children of Adam, and Adam is from dust. There is no superiority of the Arab over the nonArab except with regard to Taqwa (fearing Allah as He should be feared).
O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the most honourable of you with Allâh is that (believer) who has AtTaqwâ [i.e. he is one of the Muttaqûn (the pious. See V.2:2)].
A faithful believer to a faithful believer is like the bricks of a wall, enforcing each other." While saying so the Prophet (peace be upon him) clasped his hands, by interlacing his fingers.
The similitude of believers in regard to mutual love, affection and empathy is that of one body; when any of its limbs ache, the whole body aches, due to fever and sleeplessness.
That a boy from AlMuhajirun and a boy from AlAnsar quarreled and the boy from AlMuhajirun said: 'O Muhajirun,' and the boy from AlAnsar said: 'O Ansar.' Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'Do you follow the cries of AlJahiliyyah, while I am with you?'
with great praise in the Almighty's saying: And the foremost to embrace Islâm of the Muhâjirûn (those who migrated from Makkah to AlMadinah) and the Ansâr (the citizens of AlMadinah who helped and gave aid to the Muhâjirûn) and also those who followed them exactly (in Faith). Allâh is wellpleased with them as they are wellpleased with Him., then how will the situation be of a person related to Nationalism, who seeks support in it and gets angry for it? Is it not more worthy for a person who calls for Nationalism to be considered as calling for the cries of AlJahiliyyah?
From these evidence is also what is authentically reported in the Sahih from AlHarith AlAsh`ary that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Allah commanded Yahia (John), son of Zakariya (Zachariah) to do five things and to order the Children of Israel to do the same. The Prophet (peace be upon him) mentioned these five things and said: I, too, command you to do five things that Allah commanded me to do: listening, obedience, jihad, immigration, and (sticking to) the Jama'ah (Muslim community), for whosoever separates from the community within a span takes off the noose of Islam from his neck, unless he repents. Moreover, whoever adopts the call of AlJahiliyyah, will be one of those who will crawl on their knees in Hell. A man said: 'O Messenger of Allah, even though he observes Salah (Prayer) and Sawm (Fast)?' He said: 'Yes, even though he observes Salah and Sawm and claims to be a Muslim. So adopt the call of Allah whereby He called you Muslims and believers and servants of Allah.
This sound Hadith is one of the clearest Hadiths and the most obvious one of them regarding the invalidation of the call to Nationalism and considering it a cry of AlJahiliyyah, the callers to which deserve to be from the denizens of HellFire, even if they perform Salah, Sawm, and claim that they are Muslims. So, what a severe threat and warning to every Muslim against the cries of AlJahiliyyah and inclining to those who believe in it even if they adorn it with heartattracting speeches and astounding sermons which are baseless and have no evidence from reality, but it is just confusion, allusion and blind imitation which leads its followers to evil consequences. We ask Allah to grant us safety against all that.
There is an argument which is mentioned by the callers to Nationalism and I want to disclose it to the reader. It is that some of the callers to Nationalism claim that stopping the call to Arab Nationalism and warning against it include underestimating the position of Arabs and denying their merit.
The answer to this argument is that this is, undoubtedly, a false claim and incorrect belief, since the confession of the merit of Arabs and what they had achieved in the beginning of Islam of great works, cannot be doubted by any Muslim cognizant of the history as we have already mentioned. It is stated by more than one scholar, including Abul'Abbas ibn Taymiyyah in his book titled "Iqtida' AsSirat AlMustaqeem" that the viewpoint of AhlulSunnah (those adhering to the Sunnah) is giving preference to Arabs over other nations and he mentioned a number of Hadiths proving that. However, admitting their merit does not necessitate making them a pivot to gather around, to support for its sake and to antagonize for its sake, but this is from the Islamic traits with which Allah honored them, revived their thought and raised their position, and thus, they are two completely different colors.
Moreover, this merit through which they became distinguished from others and what Allah granted them of eloquence, the revelation of the Qur'an in their language and sending the prevalent Messenger in their tongue are not from the things which will give them preference before Allah in the Hereafter and do not grant them salvation if they do not believe and fear Allah. By the same token, these qualities do not require preferring them to others with regard to religion, but the most honored people in the sight of Allah are the most GodFearing amongst them as has been mentioned in the noble verse and honorable Hadith.
said: When Arabs are humiliated, Islam will be humiliated. This Hadith is reported by some of them in another narration as follows: When Arabs are dignified, Islam will be dignified. They claimed that this is an indication that supporting Arab Nationalism and calling to it is a support to Islam and calling to it. The answer to this argument is that every soundminded person having insight in Islam knows that this argument is sophistries in the unseen, falsification of the truth and misinterpretation of the Hadith, regardless of it being a sound Hadith or not, since reality is different from what they claim.
Then, I go back and explain to the reader that the abovementioned Hadith is weak in its chain of transmission, and it is not authentically reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). It is reported from AlHafizh Abu AlHasan AlHaythamy in his book "Majma` AzZawa'id" when this Hadith is mentioned in this wording: When Arabs are humiliated, Islam will be humiliated. that he said this Hadith is reported by Abu Ya`laand in its chain of transmission there is Muhammad ibn AlKhattab who is deemed as weak by AlAzdy and others; however, he was judged as authentic by Ibn Hibban.
People used to ask the Messenger (peace be upon him) about good deeds, but I used to ask him about the bad deeds lest they overtake me. I said: 'Messenger of Allah, we were in the midst of ignorance and evil, and then Allah brought us this good (time through Islam). Will there be any bad time after this good one?' He said: 'Yes.' I asked: 'Will there be a good time again after that bad time?' He said: 'Yes, but therein will be a hidden evil.' I asked: 'What will be the evil hidden therein?' He said:' (That time will witness the rise of) people who will adopt ways other than mine and seek guidance other than mine. You will see their actions and disapprove of them.' I asked: 'Will there be a bad time after this good one?' He said: 'Yes. (A time will come) when there will be people standing and inviting at the gates of Hell. Those who respond to their call they will throw them into the fire.' I said: 'Messenger of Allah, describe them for us.' He said: 'They will be people having the same complexion as ours and speaking our language.' I said: 'Messenger of Allah, what do you suggest if I happen to live at that time?' He said: 'You should stick to the main body of the Muslims and their leader.' I said: 'If they have no (such thing as the) main body and have no leader?' He said: 'Separate yourself from all these factions, even if you have to eat the roots of trees (in a jungle) until death comes to you and you are in this state.' (Related by AlBukhari and Muslim and its wording is by AlBukhari)