In the last video i shared some thoughts by an eminent psychiatrist on the antichrist and
his thoughts are quite popular i think and i thought i might share some more thoughts and
reflections from his book Man and the Universe an Islamic Perspective by Mustafa al-Badawi
who as i say is a consultant psychiatrist and member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and
in another chapter in this book he writes very powerfully about indoctrination
and i want to share with you his insights into this phenomenon he starts with a quote from the
Qur'an which goes: 'Shall we tell you who will be the greatest losers in their works? Those whose
striving goes astray in this life while they think that theirs are excellent deeds, those
are they who disbelieve in the signs of their Lord and the encounter with Him. Their works have failed.'
End quote. Successful mass indoctrination today requires very little explicit verbal persuasion
the power of television leads to unquestioning acceptance of all implicit assumptions it bombards
its audience with and ideas which have not existed in previous more normal societies are being taken
for granted for example the promotion of total individual autonomy and independence at the
expense of social cohesion and moral values this amounts to freedom from the need to adhere to any
integrative principles and as we shall demonstrate further on the right to be disruptive and chaotic
according to the very broad limits or what is currently defined as acceptable this has led the
west into positions that diverge so markedly from traditional values as to be their exact
opposites in most instances man-made theories have filled the vacuum left by a defunct christianity
the demise of christianity was partly due to the reaction against the excesses of the church
and partly at the concerted attacks of those who believe in the supremacy of the human mind
and is competent to pass judgment on all matters material as well as spiritual secular
as well as religious they began by redefining the spiritual dimension of religion
as emotional this eventually led to the denial of every kind of knowledge except the empirical
and with the discovery of the physiological correlates of emotions the redefinition of the
psychic in purely physical terms man was thus reduced to the physical level alone
once thinking was freed from the shackles of religion
a multitude of philosophies emerged the main characteristic of which was rapid changeability
stability over time came to be considered a sign of weakness to give one example to
illustrate this kind of thinking we shall quote from a recent author who thought that the chinese
ottoman and mogul empires quote all suffered from the consequences of having a centralized
authority which insisted upon a uniformity of belief and practice not only in official state
religion but also in such areas as commercial activities and weapons development end quote
the line of thought is that because europe was poorly organized politically as well as
commercially free and competitive there was a greater possibility for change another quote
from the work european societies entered into a constant spiral of economic growth and enhanced
military effectiveness which over time was to carry them ahead of all other religions all other
regions of the globe end quote from the islamic point of view the stability of these three empires
far from being their weakest point should be regarded as their greatest asset that they grew
old and decayed like everything else on this earth did not detract from the fact that they lasted for
centuries their stability provided the conditions necessary for the flourishing of societies
in which various kinds of sciences arts crafts and spirituality existed in harmony
the west on the contrary subsists as a monstrous hyper trophy where technology has overshadowed
everything else and where inner human development is forcibly arrested at a bestial level despite
vociferous claims to the country since nothing in god's creation is entirely good or entirely evil
the absolute good being being none other than god himself all relative beings
must exhibit limitations and defects it is a well-known rule that things are to be judged
according to their predominant attribute or tendency thus the benevolent aspects of the west
should not be denied but simply put into perspective our conclusion is that its evil
aspects far outweigh its benevolent ones and that it is set on a course of self-destruction
the west is breathlessly attempting to control everything in sight an impossible task
as the variables are enumerable it is like a train going downhill at full speed
within each carriage the passengers feel smugly secure and are intently engaged in making the
inside of the carriage ever more comfortable and pleasurable the driver feels in control and sends
reassuring messages to the passengers despite the fact that whenever he attempts to reduce the
speed of the brake reduce speed the brakes do not respond it never occurs to him to try to halt the
train for he still does not suspect that he has lost his brakes and all control over the engine
the crash is inevitable but very few are those whose vision is clear enough to see it
coming they attempt to divert the others attention from their immediate pleasures and warn them of
what is coming but their words remain unheard until and then he quotes the quran in conclusion
when the earth has taken on its glitter and has decked itself fair and its inhabitants
think they have power over it our command comes upon it by day or night and we make it stubble
as though yesterday it flourished not end quote it's a great book if you enjoy profound
reflections on the human condition and our place in god's universe i do recommend it till next time