The Roots of Riots

Why do Muslims repeatedly do such foolish things? The reason for this is their psyche of pride. Whenever Muslims face decline, they develop a false sense of pride. The decline of Muslims worldwide today is because for them, religion is no longer linked to duty, but, rather, to pride. The Quran (25:63) says: The true servants of the Gracious One are those who walk upon the earth with humility and when they are addressed by the ignorant ones, their response is, ‘Peace’ […] But when the Muslim community declines, a totally contradictory mentality develops. In this stage, Muslims invoke the teachings of Islam in order to stress their claims to superiority over others, not to mould their own lives according to these teachings. And so, Muslims in this stage of decline of the community will proudly declare, “Our religion is based on pure monotheism!” and at the very same time, they will worship dead and living personalities. They will proudly announce, “Islam stands for equality!” But this claim will not be reflected in their relationships and dealings. They will proudly claim, “Our religion exhorts us to promote goodness and combat evil!” But if you examine their actual behaviour in the light of this principle and critique them, you will immediately become their most inveterate enemy. Explaining the glorious character of the Prophet, they will proudly relate that the Prophet never lost his temper despite efforts to provoke him. But at the very same time, they will resort to violent protests when faced with anything that goes against their way of thinking. They will wrongly try to justify this by saying, “When others are trying to provoke us, how can we not be provoked?”