A Historical Evaluation of Social Change and Din-e-Hanifiiat

سماجی تبدیلی اور دین حنیفیت کا تاریخی جائزہ

Abstract

The positive and over all change in the social, economic, political and ideological system of human societies is termed as social change. Before it, this term was called revolution. The synonym of this social change and revolution it is called Jihād in religious terminology. Its aim was to get rid of the crual and inhuman social system. Basic idealogy, party, action of plan and healthy social enviroment are the basic elements of this change. Ḥazrat Ibrahim (A.S) was the pioneer of this type of change in Islamic history, His thought of school has been termed as Dīne Ḥanifī in Islamic civilivazation. He made two basic centers for this sruggle of change. One was in Pelastine/ Bitul-Moqaddas and the other was in Ḥijaze Moqaddas/ Makkatul-Mokkarram. Ḥazrat Musa (A.S), Ḥazrat Yousif (A.S.) and many other prophets struggled for this social change from the first center/Palastine after Ḥazrat Ibrahim (A.S). They brought complete positive changes in their sociaties.This struggle was culminated in the last prophethood and message of Ḥazrat Muhammsad (SAW) from the second center/ Makka. He succeed in bringing positive change both at individual and collective level in the arabian society at national level. Afterwards He and His followers expanded its scope to the non-arabian socities and brought a positive change at international level. This struggle created a sence among suppressed, down trodden and alienated section of soceities for bringing positive changes in their nations throughout the world. This elemental and basic human desire/urge resulted in the modren worldwide revolutions in the humans societies.