What is revival?
Revival means to live a life which befitting to human.We are not animal. difference between animal and man is Intellect. e.g. fire , stealing
actions are the measurment whether some one is revived or not. Money, educational degree is not the criteria. it is the ideas which reflect in his actions. so if he carries good concept of life then his actions will be good. same way socities revival depends on about the collective concepts and emotions they carry.
Why revival is necessary?
Having a revived society is not a fancy idea rather it's a necesssity. We are social being and there are relationship between nature and us. Hence there is need of system of life. And the concepts/ideas which provides a system of life is called ideology.
The Power of Thought
The important fact is that this dramatic transformation came about not after any materialistic innovation, the discovery of wealth or for any other reason than the absorption of an entirely new way of thinking. This way of thinking was one that gave the people an objective in their life, and gave them a reference point for solving all of the problems which would face them. When previously they had proceeded in life with no direction, nor ability to progress, bringing reactionary and improvised solutions to the issues confronting them, they now had a comprehensive thought and a productive way of thinking which provided the driving force for all of their actions. Indeed, it was this ideological way of thinking that allowed the Muslims to dominate in the world arena, and undermine the authority and corruption of the contemporary superpowers, and it was this that led them to achieve the materialistic progress. In the above examples, their success was merely a result of responding to the call of their ideology. Allah says,
“Lo! We reveal unto you the scripture with the truth, that you may judge between mankind with that which Allah has shown you.” [Quran 4:105]
and He says:
“It is He who sent the Messenger with the guidance and the deen of truth, that it may prevail over all other deens.” [Quran 9:33]
Characteristics of the Productive Way of Thinking
The productive way of thinking for the revival of society is a unique way of thinking that has two important characteristics. Firstly, it is based upon the adoption of an ideology, that is a belief about life and its purpose from which emanates a system which comprehensively organises the affairs of life according to this objective. Secondly, the acceptance of this ideology is dominant in the society, such that the people, willingly and consciously, refer to it in every issue and problem that arises in life. This is both whether it is to do with the individual, such as how he should behave and what values he should hold, or it is to do with the society, such as how it should organise its government and what should be its policy with other nations. Regarding the Muslims, they shaped their individual behaviour according to the Qur’an and Sunnah, and referred all their problems to Allah (swt) and His Messenger, Muhammad (saw).
The productive way of thinking can apply not just to the Islamic ideology, but to any ideology, such as Capitalism or Communism. Thus, nations have existed which have also organised their affairs internally, and achieved prominence in the world externally, such as Russia when it adopted Communism in the early 1900s and Britain when it adopted Capitalism after the Reformation. However, unless the productive way of thinking is centred around the correct ideology, problems will arise in the society and the success of the nation will be shortlived - ultimately it will fail. This was the case with the Soviet Union, and will soon be the case in Britain, where social injustice, poverty and low morals are leading the people to misery, despite the prominence of the nation.
ISLAM: The Only True Revival
Thus, for the true revival, the ideology must be correct. This ideology is of course the Islamic ideology, which convinces the mind, as it is based upon the rational proofs, and it agrees with the nature of human beings such that it provides a system which accords with the natural instincts and inclinations of people, leading them to happiness and security. Both of these characteristics are absent from Capitalism and Communism.
The success of the Muslims in the Arabian Peninsula was directly as a result of the advent of the Islamic ideology and the productive way of thinking which its adherents adopted. But it is a success which contrasts with the current situation in the Islamic world, where it is as if the history of the pre-Islamic days of Jahiliyyah has repeated itself. Internally, there is social degradation, poverty and technological inability; and externally, the Islamic Lands have no effect on the affairs of the world, rather it is they who are exploited and controlled by the disbelieving nations and the tyrant rulers which they imposed on the Ummah.
