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1. The Pressing Duty of Our Time: Islamic
Unity
Belayet Hossen
Department of Quran and Sunnah Studies,
Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
International Islamic University Malaysia
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2. Introduction
 To save the existence of Muslim identification in this age
of multiple intellectual attacks on Islam, Islamic unity is
mandatory.
 Like other mandatory rituals of Islam, gaining unity of
Muslims is also the first and foremost duty of Islam in
order to save their identity on this earth.
 Indeed the believers are brothers” (Qur’an, 49:10); “and
the believers are allies (protectors) of each other, unless
you do this (protect each other) there would be tumult
and oppression on earth, and great mischief” (Qur’an,
8:73).
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3. A historical Analysis of the Islamic
Unity
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4. A historical Analysis of the Islamic
Unity
➢ Muslim World League (founded in 1962 in Makkah)
➢ Organization of Islamic Cooperation (25 September 1969
in Rabat , Morocco)
➢ International Institute of Islamic Thought (in Herndon,
Virginia, in the suburbs of Washington DC in the United
States of America in 1981)
➢ International Islamic University Malaysia ( was founded in
1983)
➢ Theory Development of Islamization of Knowledge
➢ World Muslim Women Day ( was announced by the 1st
World Muslim Women Summit and Exhibition 2016, 23-25 at
PWTC)
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5.  Obstacles to
Become United
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6. Political Obstacles
Nationalism Secularism
Modernism
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7. Religious Obstacle
Islam
Salafi
Sufism
Tableague
Jamat
Ahle
Hadith
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8. Cultural Obstacle
 Lack of unique culture of Muslim world
 Severe aggression of Western culture among
Muslim countries
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9. Economical Obstacle
 There is no high quality factory or industry
 Burden of debt on shoulder Muslim countries
 The number of employers is increasing day by
day
 Money laundering of national leaders to
foreign countries
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10. Educational Obstacle
 Lack of unique education system across
the Muslim world
 Influence of secular education system
 Lack of high qualified and research
based universities
 Lack of quality text books
 Ignoring Islamic education
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11. The ways Islamic Unity
can be Attained in
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12. Promoting Islamic Political Parties
 Freedom and Justice Party of Egypt.
 Justice and Development Party of Turkey.
 Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.
 Bangladesh Jamat-e- Islami.
 Jamat-e- Islami Pakistan and other similar minded Islamic
partise who are striving for Shariah throughout the world.
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13. Expending of Islamic Banking System
 Muslim world has to come out fully from
interest banking system.
 The responsibility of those countries who are
conducting their economy based on Islamic
banking is spreading it in those countries
whom do not have.
 Muslim world has to have a central bank from
where the entire economy of Muslim countries
can be regulated.
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14. Building Strong Diplomatic
Relationship
 Building a strong diplomatic relationship
among the Muslim countries.
 Withdrawing passport system in case of
travel around the OIC based countries.
 Quick reconciliation of existing disputes
within Muslim countries.
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15. Expending investment among
Muslim countries
 Call for building industries and factories in
poor Muslim countries to developed
Muslim countries.
 Decrease the percentage of
unemployment in Muslim world.
 Call for investment in education sector
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16. Introducing Transit System and
Export/Import
 Introduction of transit system among the
Muslim world which will help to create rapid
internal communication with each other.
 Consumers will benefit by getting raw
materials and refresh goods within very short
time.
 The cost of export and import will be easer
and cheaper than usual.
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17. Paying More Importance to the Collective
Interest of Muslim Ummah
 Throughout the world, Islam has been
propagating as a religion of terrorism and
extremism by its enemies.
 The unsolved issues of Kashmir, Palestine,
Burma and Syria depict that how long far
Muslim unity from the real expectation!
 Inactive role of OIC and other Islamic
organizations are very sad and frustrating.
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18. Promoting Islamization of Knowledge
Movement
 Only the Islamization of Knowledge Movement can rescue
this Ummah from the plight that Muslim world is passing
current time.
 Gradually rejection of secular education system from the
Muslim states.
 Massive expansion of IOK in Muslim majority and minority
countries to in order to bring back human being to the
recognition God and His commandments.
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19. Establishing Islamic Brotherhood
 Establishing Islamic brotherhood among the Muslims.
 Coming forward to help when any Muslim is tortured
unjustly anywhere of the world.
 Giving priority Islam on national interest when dispute
occurs between two countries.
 Looking for permanent solution to the problems of
Kashmir, Palestine, Burma and Syria collectively
forgetting individual interest.
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20. Conclusion
 The steps taken by OIC, Muslim World League
and other organizations are very admirable
but still there are some problems in the Muslim
countries which resemble the disunity of
Muslim Ummah.
 It is suggested that in order to eradicate the
existing problems of Islamic world Turkey,
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuaet and other Muslim
develop countries have to come forward,
otherwise, Muslim world will never taste
Ummah’s anticipated unity!
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21. Thanks all for
enjoying
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