People Are Leaving Religion

Speech by Maulana Khaleel Ahmad, Shaikul Jamia Nizamia, at 'Fitna-e-irtadad aur roktham' event organized at Mugalpura playground, Hyderabad

Irtadad means to leave Islam. Those who do this are committing a serious mistake. The ownership will fall on the neighboring people as well. This is a grave sin and punishment will be severe. All efforts should be made to bring them back to the fold of Islam.
How did this problem crop up in the first place. Our houses have become devoid of Islamic education. We consider it enough to teach Ozhu (ablution), prayer and Quran recitation. Essence is not taught. Our children do not know commands of Islam. They won’t be able to face the upcoming storm.
We want our children to become engineers and doctors. Islam has no objection to seek higher and better positions. First make your children as Muslims. Then you can make arrangements for their degrees and postings. We cannot wallow in ignorance and protect Islam. This is electronic age where knowledge has sweeping influence.
Our children come under various influences when they go out. They see many scenes and are impacted in many different ways. Only two or three TV channels are helpful to us. All other channels are enemies to our religion. There will be adverse impact from repeatedly watching them. We should first pay attention towards this. Book releases and meetings are not the solution. Darkness is in the house. Disease has penetrated deep. Applying ailment on the skin is not going to cure. Shaitan has entered our houses.
Lack of modesty has become one important reason for Irtadad. Our culture was considered medieval. But they are panicking when they see their children straying. People trapped in other cultures are in distress. ‘bepardagi’ (indecency) leads us to sins. But now as a development of this age, it is taking us to Kufr also.
People have become very greedy. Lakhpathi wants to become Crorepathi. They turn their backs to Islam when the go up the ladder and incline towards Kufr.
Missionaries do not go to rich people. They target poor. They take advantage of poverty, implement some welfare schemes and convert them.
To stop this fitna, parents should first prepare themselves. Houses should be set right. The children for whom you toiled day and night are becoming prey for others. Seminars and public events are not endpoints. This is only to instill right spirit. People against Islam are working all 12 months. They do not waste time in seminars and meetings. This is age of nuclear weapons. Old pistols are not sufficient to manage onslaught by modern equipments. Appropriate use should be made of TV, print media, movements, communication devices. Cultural deterioration should be urgently arrested.