If the Muslim Ummah wishes to restore its former glory, it must accept the Quran as its guide and constitution, Shujauddin Sheikh said, while addressing a seminar organized by Tanzeem-e-Islami in Islamabad as part of its three-week nationwide campaign titled “The State of the Muslim Ummah and the Path to Salvation.

He urged Muslim countries to unite in confronting the forces fighting against Muslims and to pool their resources not only on the political, economic and military fronts, but also in the fields of trade and industry. This, he said, would enable the Muslim Ummah to emerge once again as a strong political and economic power and allow Muslims to present to the world an Islamic model that could serve as a guiding light for humanity.

The renowned religious scholar and senior leader of Tanzeem-e-Islami, Dr. Zamir Akhtar, said that hatred is increasing throughout the world, human life is being devalued, and ordinary people are desperately searching for peace. In such circumstances, he said, Islam is the true source of salvation for humanity.

Welcoming the recently concluded Meesaq-e-Makkah (Mecca Pact) between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, he proposed that the pact should be expanded to include the entire Muslim Ummah.

Renowned lawyer, researcher and former Secretary-General of the Council of Islamic Ideology, Dr. Ikram-ul-Haq, said in his address that the Muslim Ummah possesses both resources and human capital, and that Allah has also blessed it with knowledge and expertise. Unfortunately, he said, much of the Muslim world’s resources are currently under Western control, while its human resources are also being utilized for the benefit of the West.

He said that many of the Muslim world’s finest experts and professionals are currently working in various Western institutions and providing their expertise to foreign interests.

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Researcher and author Professor Dr. Habib-ur-Rehman Asim said that the fundamental reason for the Muslim Ummah’s present decline is the distortion of its understanding of religion and its departure from the pure and exemplary life of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

He said that until Muslims bring their politics, economy, judiciary, culture and entire social system into harmony with Islamic teachings, the establishment of a righteous society in the world will remain impossible, and the dream of peace will remain merely a dream.

He urged religious scholars to play their full role in spreading and promoting Islam’s universal system of guidance.

Source: pakistantoday.com.pk