The Task at Hand

Divine aid is bestowed upon those who obey, bringing empowerment in this life and inheritance of Paradise in the hereafter. Our true success depends on shaping our individual and collective lives in accordance with God’s will; only then can we find paths to success. Without this, no political campaign or revolutionary effort can truly solve our problems. Another point to understand here is that the tasks I listed above do not mean that our practical and conveying efforts will follow a strict order. Practical and conveying efforts are flexible; they don’t follow a rigid, logical pattern but flow and adjust like a stream. The purpose of this list is simply to help us develop a clear understanding of our Shariah responsibilities so that our practical program is well-organized and each Shariah requirement is addressed properly. This is an intellectual framework of the issue, not its preaching approach. If the intellectual side of an issue is clearly and accurately defined, then despite taking different outward forms, one’s efforts will stay aligned with the main goal and remain on the right track. However, if the intellectual basis is unclear or faulty, then one risks heading in the wrong direction. Sometimes, even correct actions may have flawed elements because the underlying understanding was not accurate.