TAGHUT: THE EVIL INSTIGATORS
Author: Sajid Mahmood Ansari
Taghut is the one of major themes of the Holy
Qur’an, unfortunately, that has been misinterpreted by many clerics. While, the
Qur’an has given a clear definition of Taghut. Allah Almighty says:
So whoever refuses to follow Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the
most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is the All-Hearing and
All-Knowing.
Allah is the friend of those who believe. He brings them
out from shrouds of darkness into the light. And those who disbelieve - their
friends are Taghut. They take them out of the light into depths of darkness.
Those are the people of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein.[2:256-257]
It is evident from this Qur’anic narrative that Taghut is a person
or an institution which brings the people out of the light into the depths of
darkness. Light is a metaphor for the True faith and good practices while the
darkness stands for the false faith and evil practices. So the person or institution
which instigates people to follow a false faith and perform the evil practices
must be Taghut. For being a true believer, one is required to refuse or
follow to all sorts of Taghut. Yes, devil /satan is among the top of
different types of Taghut, being most powerful of all types of Taghut. Even
in a case, one’s own desires may become Taghut for him/her.
It is notable that Taghut is generally a person or institution that
is loved and followed by the people. That is why the Qur’an mentions the friendship
between Taghut and their followers. Refusing to follow Taghut is
an obligatory condition for the Faith. Allah Almighty never accepts people’s faith
unless they refuse to follow Taghut. Unfortunately, the situation is worse
than mere following, but we love Taghut. The celebrities we follow
today, instigate us to follow their life style. Devil, the Super Taghut, has
designed a big game now to motivate people for following and loving Taghut.
We think we do not love Devil, but reality is the opposite. We love some
celebrities and follow their lifestyle intentionally or unintentionally. They
take us away from our Merciful God, so they are Taghut, in fact. We
satisfy ourselves, by arguing that only devil or idols are Taghut, hence we
ruin ourselves. The atheistic movements have launched a number of philosophies
to take the people away from the light and throwing them in the depths of
darkness. Their methodology is very simple. Pose a question and create grey
areas initially. Then take them away from the Truth, wherever they want.
Likewise, they want to lead us to chaos and permanent frustration. So they facilitate
the propaganda that Muslim rulers are Taghut, so that the Muslim youth
forget to defend the Ummah and involve in public militancy. Criticizing the policy of a Muslim ruler is one thing, while being a part of militancy against him is quite different one.
Remember that Taghut are the Evil Instigators, whether, they are in
the shape of media, celebrities, our own desires or false clerics. We are
obliged to refuse the life style of these people and do not follow our own
desires. This is the utmost requirement for entering the fold of Islam.
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