Muslim World and the

Contemporary Challenges
 “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 03:103)
“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.”
(Al-Imran 03:110)
 The Challenges

• Internal
• External
 Internal Challenges
• Sectarianism
– Wars
– Bipolar Muslim World
• Intellectual/ Ideological degradation
– Confused Ummah
– Myopic decisions
• Racism
– “O mankind, We have created you from male and
female and made you peoples and tribes that you
may know one another. Verily, the most noble of
you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of
you. Verily, Allah is knowing and aware.”
Surat Al-Hujurat 49:13
• Moral Decay
– Rampant Immoral activities
• Illiteracy
– Religious
– Social
• Deviation from Allah’s Command
– Absence of Allah’s fear
– Love for the Worldly benefits only
 “Who took their religion as distraction and amusement
and whom the worldly life deluded.
So today We will forget them just as they forgot the meeting
of this Day of theirs and for having rejected Our verses”
(Al Araaf 07:51)
• Little fundamental Rights
– Controlled freedom
• Poor system of justice
– “Justice delayed is justice denied”
– Cost of justice
• Disunited Ummah
– Selfish designs
– Deviance from Islam
 External Challenges
• Resources
– An attraction for the west
• Destabilization agenda
– Divide and Rule
– Continued dependence
• Dubious role of the International
Organizations
– UNO, NATO etc
• Limited Space for Muslim Development
– Restrictions etc.
– Brain drain
• Cultural Invasion
– Identity crisis
• Double Standards of the West
– Freedom fighters vs. Terrorists
Thank You