Keep up! No Time to Stand & Stare!!!

All praise be to Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala. Peace and blessings are upon His messengers, especially their seal Muhammad, his worthy companions, members of his household and all the truthful, the martyrs and the righteous of the Ummah.

May I take this opportunity to remind myself and all the associates and admirers of the Islamic movement to fear Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala, remember the phenomenon of death, prefer the next world to the present, and cherish in our hearts the love of Prophet Muhammad salla Allahu ‘alaihi wasallam and follow him in his footsteps.

Leadership, whatever its scope or stature, is a task so serious, delicate and demanding. It is replete with toil and trials. If it befalls us unsought, we can rightly hope for Allah’s help and blessings. This notion made me accept the office of the emir. At this juncture, I remember the words of the first caliph Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddique, who said, “O people! I have been appointed your emir; I am in no way better than or superior to you. So, if I tread upon the right path, assist me, and if I deviate, put me straight. Truth is a trust and falsehood a betrayal. Obey me as long as I obey Allah and His Messenger; and if I disobey them, you are not obliged to follow my commands.” In the same way the statement made by Hadrat ‘Umar Farooq, when he assumed khilafah, is also very touching.

The Jamat-e-Islami’s leadership may not be taken as the leadership of the Ummah. Yet this Jama’at is a very significant and major movement of the preset era. It was launched for the revival of Islam and the establishment of the Islamic order. After Syed Abul A’ala Maududi, Mian Tufail Muhammad, and Qazi Hussain Ahmad, the members of the Jama’at have laid this burden on my shoulders. Despite a deep sense of humility and inability, I have taken the oath to honour the Jamaat’s tradition and follow the dictates of its constitution. I hope Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala, in His infinite Grace, will help me and answer your prayers, reward your sincere advice, cooperation and blessings.

The Jama’at was established in 1941. It was re-organized after the partition. Since then, its objective has been to call the people towards worship of Allah, and to bring Islam and the nation out of insipidity and subjugation, and lead it towards a life of dignity, domination, power and glory.