Why Calamities and Destructions are Happenning to Muslims?

Sebuah seruan imam masjid.....

By: Mohammad Sharis Abdul Karim

Dear brothers, one question that may arise in our mind is why are these calamities, and destructions happenning to muslims. Yes, indeed the opressosrs are the wrong doers. They make destruction and kill muslims and steal their properties. On the other side, it is worth for us to look on ourselves so that we can improve our weaknesses. I would like to recite for us to look on ourselves so that we can improve our weaknesses. I would like to recite one hadith... and I don't intend to elaborate on it. Let us hear and we judge it ourselves.

The companion 'Abdullaah Ibnn Abbaas r.a., narrated that the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: "five matters result when five things happen: If people break their covenant with Allah, He will send an enemy against them; If they rule by other than the Law of Allaah, poverty will spread among them; If they become deceptive in trade, Allaah will deprive them of crops and they will be struck with famine; And if they abandon the duhor prayer intentionally, And if they withhold the payment of zakaah, they will be struck with drought." famine disunity and war.
[At-Tabaraani]

In another narration he sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam said: "If they break the covenant of Allaah and His Messenger, Allaah will send an external enemy against them tho will seize some of their possessions; If they do not rule by the book of Allaah, nor attempt to implement everything in it, Allaah will spread enmity among them".

Conversely, obeying Allaah and his Messenger sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam is ther source of victory. Allah says
"O you who have believed, if you support Allaah, He will support you [by giving you victory]."
[Surah Muhammad ayah 7]

Indeed, Allah give victory to those who deserve it. And most of the times defeat comes from ourselves.