[RobertLS]

As salam alaikum

There is indeed fahsha throughout the Muslim world. But its categorically WRONG just to blame the individual because there are other factors involved BESIDES the individual, but which influence and further misguide and distract the individual.

There are two main causes for the spread and growth of fahsha within the Muslim world:

1) The absence of the Islamic state in which the Deen of Islam is implemented in its entirety and the minimal standard of Shariah is fulfilled. The Islamic state includes the khalifah or sultan who protects the Ummah from the enemies of Islam, upholds and leads by the Deen of Islam, and establishes justice and the Haqq between the people.

2)The prevalence and propagation of kufr concepts throughout the Muslim world. The primary source of these kufr concepts is Western culture which have generated manmade ideologies which undermine humainty, including capitalism, socialism, and communism. But other kufr concepts which help to destroy the Muslim societies include nationalism, secularism, individualism, materialism, and the secular philosophies of nihilism, existentalism, etc.

In the absence of the Islamic state, the Muslim nations have fallen prey to the kufr concepts which work to spread Western cultural concepts.

And the Prophet (saaw) is reported to have said: "the first to go will be the ruling, and the last to go will be the salaat."

And these two factors serve as crucibles in which the Ummah is being tested and judged.


وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ الْكَاذِبِينَ (29:3)

29:3 Yea, indeed, We did test those who lived before them; and so, [too, shall be tested the people now living: and] most certainly will God mark out those who prove themselves true, and most certainly will He mark out those who are lying
وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ (29:11)

29:11 [Yea-] and most certainly will God mark out those who have [truly] attained to faith, and most certainly will He mark out the hypocrites

Those who deny the importance of the first, the Islamic state, subjugate the Ummah to suffer the second, the propagation of kufr concepts.

Those who support the second- well, you can gather the grave seriousness of the matter.

The Ummah cannot produce a perfect mass of people who do no wrong. This was not accomplished during the life of the Prophet (saaw) despite him being the best of mankind and the first generation being the best. Thus, humans are prone to weakness and sin. However, the society can be in support of the tazkiyatl nafs, and taqwa, and iman, and `ubudiyah. And by society, I mean:
1)the systems of the society including the laws, government and economy;
2)the thoughts/ideas of a society as propagated by the media, the government, leadership;
3)the sentimentes of the society, as in feelings, sensations, etc.;
4)the individuals in permanent relationships of the society.

It is incorrect to only focus on individuals.

And the Ummah must generate sentiments and thoughts in favor of the Islamic state to lead individuals to become aware of it, favor it, hope for it, believe in it. A Muslim who sins can still hope for repentance and resumption of an Islamic state.