Muslim World

and the
Contemporary
Challenges
 Concept of Ummah
• Al Imran
o Verses 103

And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together

and do not become divided. And remember the
favor of Allah upon you - when you were enemies
and He brought your hearts together and you
became, by His favor, brothers. And you were on
the edge of a pit of the Fire, and He saved you
from it. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses
that you may be guided.
• Al Imran Verse 110

You are the best nation produced [as an example] for

mankind. You enjoin what is right and forbid what is
wrong and believe in Allah . If only the People of the
Scripture had believed, it would have been better for
them. Among them are believers, but most of them
are defiantly disobedient.
 Thus

“The Muslims, regardless of their origin,

irrespective of their geographical boundaries and
racial characteristics are one Ummah”
 Basis for Unity
• We are all Muslims, we believe in one God i.e.
Almighty Allah, we believe in one Prophet i.e.
Muhammad (Sallallaho Alaihe wa Aal-e-hee
Wasallam) and we all have the book of Allah i.e.
Qur'an
• Allah
• Prophet
• Quran
 Glorious Past
• Period of Nabuwat
• Period of Khilafat
• Hazrat Umer Farooq (R.A) Iran, Iraq, Palestine and
Egypt were conquered.
• Hazrat Usman (R.A) Afghanistan, Qabris, Tunis and
Morocco were conquered.
• Hazrat Ali (R.A)
• During the period of Hazrat Ameer Muawia Muslims
got military strength. After Ameer Muawia long
chain of government is being followed.
• In the period of Waleed Bin Malik great victories
came in part of Muslims.
o Muhammad Bin Qasim conquered Sindh
o Qateebah Bin Muslim Conquered Turkistan
o Tariq Bin Ziyad conquered Spain, Portugal
o Musa Bin Naseer conquered Undlus, Africa
• After this Islam emerged as power and penetrated
in whole world quickly.
• Work in Science
• Work in Medicine
• Work in Mathematics
• Work in Chemistry
Present State of affairs
 Resources
• Political capital
• Social Capital
• Economic Capital
• 57 Muslim Countries
• 23.4% Population
• 69% Natural Resources
• Agriculture/Forest Resources
• Industrial Resources
• Human Resource
• Favorable Climate
 Challenges/Problems
1. Internal

2. External
 Internal Issues
• Social Underdevelopment

• Terrorism

• Poverty

• Unemployment

• Human Rights
• Women Rights

• Sectarianism

• Conflict of Ideology

• Illiteracy

• Regional and Lingual Issues/Complexes

• Away from Ethical Values

• Lack of institutional Ijtihad

• Lack of Central Force

• Extremism

• Political Instability

• Economic Instability

• Lack of Basic Necessities of Life

 External Challenges
• Western Influence

• Western Countries want to occupy

resources

• Internal instability in Muslim world

o KSA vs Iran

• Israel
• Blasphemy

• Interference in Islamic Laws

• Attack on Muslim Countries (Iraq)

• Threat to Atomic Resources

• Double Standards of West

 Causes
• Low investment on Education
• Low investment Research and Development
• Human Development Index
• Feudal System
• Poor Administration
• Incompetence
• Political Instability
• Weak Institutions
• Sectarianism
• Superiority Complex
• Not following religious guidance
• Not focusing on Science and Technology
• Negative Role of Media
• Disarray
• Internal and international Conspiracies
 Solution
• Unity of Muslim Ummah

• Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC)

• Defense
o Common force like NATO

• A single currency like EU

• Investment in Education Sector
o Joint efforts to eliminate illiteracy from Muslim
World
o Contemporary and Religious Education
o Increase number of universities
o Offer Scholarship to underdeveloped countries
• Investment in Research and Development

• Investment in Science and Technology

• Preparation of Modern Weapons

considering threats
 By Strengthening
Economy
• Independent Economic Policy
• Common Currency
• Multi-National Corporations
• Islamic Banking System
• Free Trade within islamic countries
• Lenient visa policy
• Interest free banking
 Improvement in Social
Values
• Follow islamic values

• Respect others

• Positive Use of Media and internet

• Help each other

 Ethics
• To Follow Basic religious principles
• Avoid basic evils like backbiting, lying,
dishonesty and corruption etc..
 Law and Justice
• Common Laws for all Islamic Countries

• Common parliamentary union

• Common chief justice

• International islamic court of justice

• Constitutional amendments