Muslim History and Law: Past and Future Ruptures, by Abdessalam Yassine

“ The long night of followership ” does indeed have its origins in the historic break that began barely three decades after the death of the Prophet of Islam (peace and salvation to him) . The power that was at the service of Revelation took it hostage to enslave it and make use of it. What for many represents the pinnacle of civilization in Muslim history was really only the beginning of the end.

Civilization not having as criterion the expansion of the city but the city of God in the hearts, the Oumma finds itself where it is today. She is hostage to dictatorial powers as announced by the Messenger, which fortunately also announced a return to saving sources.

The prophecies being intended for men who believe, it is up to these men to get down to welcoming them, to work for their realization and not to give in to resigning quietism. It is universally accepted that all change needs an ideal. The followers of a disenchanted world call this the “ utopia” necessary for any societal transfiguration. Those who, like the author, believe that the world has a God and a meaning think that hoping for a change is first of all working to participate in it. The author, in writing this book, was primarily concerned with initiating an upheaval of historical perspective allowing us to rediscover a healthy view of our realities and thus reconnect with the first breath of Islam, which does not distinguish worship practice from religion. social involvement, the spirituality of equity.