✍️ By VOIB Radio Editorial Team
“If the world had embraced the teachings of Islam, movements like #MeToo would not exist, there would be no tears shed over racial injustice, and no young soul would be lost in despair.” — Azhar Haneef Sahib, Missionary-in-Charge, USA
In an era where chaos often disguises itself as progress, morality struggles under the burden of contemporary temptations, and societies are on the verge of collapse, a passionate call for action has been made with urgency and love. Azhar Haneef Sahib, a respected missionary and scholar, spoke on this critical issue in his powerful lecture titled “The Teachings of Islam in Curbing the Moral and Social Decline in Society.”
Delivered with a voice full of compassion and conviction, this speech, now available on YouTube, transcends religious boundaries and offers humanity a timeless roadmap. Below is an exploration of its most inspiring and transformative themes.
🕰️ A Journey That Began in 1924
The speaker begins with an intriguing historical perspective on the significant visit of Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmud Ahmad (ra), the second Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, to the UK in 1924. He embarked on this journey not as a tourist, but as a reformer to study the economic, political, and moral landscape of the West. His observations and findings were compiled into the acclaimed book “Ahmadiyyat or the True Islam.” The impact of his message was so profound that a Christian clergyman described it as the most enlightening book he had ever read on Islam.
🚨 Diagnosing the Disease: Sin Rooted in Forgetting God
At the heart of moral decay, Azhar Sahib asserts, lies the greatest spiritual illness — ignorance of God. He quotes the Holy Qur’an and the commentary of Hazrat Musleh Maud (ra), who explains that a soul disconnected from its Creator stumbles into sin like one knowingly walking into fire. This is not mere weakness — it is jahalat (willful ignorance), a tragic blindness that has engulfed the modern world.
⚔️ The Darkest Era and the Light of Islam
The age before the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is described as the “darkest period of human history” — a world ravaged by tribalism, violence, and moral confusion. Yet, within just two decades, Islam transformed these very people into shining beacons of compassion, truth, and unity. It was not just reform — it was a revolution of the soul.
📉 Modern Society: A New Age of Jahiliyyah
Today, despite technological triumphs, we are in moral freefall. Azhar Sahib paints a sobering portrait:
- Skyrocketing youth depression
- Drug addiction and overdose deaths
- Rising suicide rates
- Alarming levels of sexual assault, STDs, and abortion
- A shattered family structure, rampant divorce, and loss of trust in governments
In this modern wilderness, the spiritual voice of Islam calls — not to impose, but to rescue.
🌐 Islam’s Timeless Solutions for Today’s Crises
🫱🏽🫲🏿 1. Racial Harmony: A Faith Beyond Color
Islam declares that all humans are created from a single pair — and diversity is not a curse but a blessing to “know one another” (Qur’an 49:13). The Prophet’s final sermon is a thunderous rejection of racism. Azhar Sahib shares a striking anecdote of a Khalifa once being “accused” of spreading racial harmony — a charge to which he would “gladly plead guilty.”
🔒 2. Curbing Sexual Abuse: The Islamic Guardrails
Long before the advent of modern laws and social media hashtags, Islam established a preventative model aimed at protecting individuals by encouraging them to guard their eyes, ears, and avoid temptation. The speaker expresses concern about a society where sexual objectification has become normalized, resulting in a breakdown of the sacred bond of trust.
👩🎓 3. Women’s Education: A Right, Not a Favor
Islam never confined women to silence or shadows. From battlefield nurses to scholars who instructed men, history bears witness. Islam commands modesty, not suppression. The confinement of women, Azhar Sahib clarifies, is a cultural distortion, not a divine decree.
✊ A Wake-Up Call to Humanity
“If only the world had embraced the teachings of Islam,” the speaker declares, “there would be no need for angry movements, protests, or despair.” Today, the world is searching in the darkness for the peace, justice, and dignity Islam offered centuries ago.
He extends a heartfelt call to America, Europe, and the entire world:
“Wake up from your sleep of indifference. Embrace the love of God. Reclaim the soul of humanity.”
Reviving the Divine in Ourselves
Quoting the second Khalifa of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Azhar Sahib ends with a reminder: material wealth means nothing if we do not awaken the divine attributes within us. True success lies not in machines, money, or fame — but in becoming a reflection of God’s mercy, truth, and justice.
🎥 Watch the Full Speech Here:
📺 YouTube Video: The Teachings of Islam in Curbing Moral Decline
📢 Spread the Light
💬 Share this article with friends, educators, activists, and seekers of truth. In this storm of social decay, the teachings of Islam offer a lighthouse — not for Muslims alone, but for all humanity.
Let us be among those who don’t just hear the call — but answer it.
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