Sheyk-al-Islam announces formation of new Islamic Party in proclamation

Today, the Sheyk-al-Islam Mustafa Abu Ali ibn Qasim issued a proclamation establishing a new Islamic political party within Hasanistan known as the 'Islamic Party of Hasanistan' with the stated aimed goals of enforcing Sharia, removing un-Islamic elements in Hasani law and bring back the practices of the early Ummah of the days of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and of the Righteous Caliphs.
In the statement, the Sheyk-al-Islam initially addressed the current global coronavirus outbreak and called it a test from Allah, quoting Quran verses and hadith as proof. He also stated that Muslims should not doubt Allah's power to heal and take un-Islamic measures against the crisis.
The Islamic Party is now currently the fourth active political party, alongside the People's Unity Party, Progressive Party and the Northern League. As the Sheyk-al-Islam is also the elected representative for Kökbulus, the party has representation in the Mejlis.
The new Islamic Party shares the same name as the now-defunct Islamic Party of Muhammet Ali. The former leader of the defunct party, who was also the previous Sheyk-al-Islam, has not made a public statement regarding the new party with the same name and there are no known relation between the two parties.
The full statement of the Sheyk-al-Islam reads as follows:

In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful! All Praise Belongs to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, and May Peace and Blessings be upon the Greatest and Trustworthy Prophet and His Pure Progeny, His Chosen Companions, and upon all Divine Messengers. Oh, Allah, Hasten the Emergence of Your Chosen Beloved, Grant Him Good Health and Victory, make us His Best Companions, and all those who attest to His Rightfulness!

Citizens of Hasanistan, friends, allies! With the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak, we’re witnessing how Allah the Merciful, the Exalted, is testing the faith of his Ummah and calls upon the rest of the world to join the true Deen.

From the Noble Quran we know that a disease is not a punishment of Allah, saw, for had it been punishment, not a single living person would have deserved to live: “If Allah were to punish men according to what they deserve He would not leave on the back of the (earth) a single living creature: but He gives them respite for a stated Term: when their Term expires verily Allah has in his sight all His servants” (Fatir 45). And yet, we know that Allah, saw, often tests our faith and not always guides us through glad tidings: “Be sure We shall test you with something of fear, and hunger, some loss in goods, or lives, or the fruits (of your toil); but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere. Who say when afflicted with calamity: “To Allah we belong and to Him is our return.” They are those on whom (descend) blessings from Allah and Mercy; and they are the ones that receive guidance” (Baqarah 155-157).

Further evidence for the diseases being a test of Allah, saw, can be found in the Fiqh-us-Sunnah 4.1: Sickness, Expiation of Sins. Abu Hurairah narrates that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: "When Allah wants to be good to someone, He tries him with some hardship."

Abu Hurairah also reports that Allah's Messenger, peace be upon him, said: "For every misfortune, illness, anxiety, grief, or hurt that afflicts a Muslim -even the hurt caused by the pricking of a thorn - Allah removes some of his sins." Ibn Mas'ud said: "I visited the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, while he had a fever. I exclaimed: 'O Messenger of Allah! You have a high fever! ' He said: 'My fever is as much as two among you [might have]. ' I asked: 'Is it because you have a double reward?' He replied: 'Yes, that is right. No Muslim is afflicted with any hurt, even if it is no more than the pricking of a thorn, but Allah wipes off his sins because of it and his sins fall away from him as leaves fall from a tree'."

Abu Hurairah said: "The Prophet, peace be upon him, remarked: 'The example of a believer is like a fresh tender plant; from whichever direction the wind blows, it bends the plant. But when the wind dies down, it straightens up again. (Similarly a believer is tested by afflictions to strengthen his faith and heart, and he remains patient and firm). And an evil person is like a pine tree which remains hard and stiff until Allah breaks it whenever He wills."

How does a pious Muslim make sure to pass this test? By strictly adhering to the Quran, revealed to us through the Greatest and Trustworthy prophet, which is the “guidance for the worlds” (Imran 96) and the “manifest light” (Nahl 89). The more suffering and hardship we encounter – the stronger must be our Iman and adherence to Islamic values. As believers, we shouldn’t be concerned nor afraid of coronavirus, nor should we participate in unislamic and blasphemous practices going against the natural order of things, done by qafirs who think they can outsmart Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, with their quarantines and lockdowns. Allah Himself is our physician, as outlined in Shu’ara 80: “And When I am ill, it is Allah Who cures me”, and the Noble Quran is our cure, as follows from Israa 82: “And We reveal of the Quran that which is a healing and a mercy for believers though it increases the evildoers in naught save ruin” and Fussilat 44: “And declare (O Muhammad) Quran is guidance and healing for believers”. 

Can we Muslims dare to search for a better physician than Allah, saw, and for a better cure than the noble Quran? Wouldn’t it be the greatest blasphemy of all? Yet we see in Hasanistan some people doubting the power of Allah to heal all things and resorting to unislamic measures against coronavirus rather than going back to strict Islamic observance. As the Sheikh-ul-Islam of Hasanistan, I cannot stand idle when Islam is questioned, when the Greatest and Trustworthy Prophet is prophaned, when the Holy Quran is regarded as merely a book and not as a guidance of life. Therefore, I announce the foundation of the Islamic Party of Hasanistan.

Our goals will be as following: 1) Enforcing strict Shariah law in Hasanistan; 2) Getting rid of unislamic elements in the legislation and unislamic customs in the society; and 3) Bringing back the practices of the early Ummah of the days of Muhammad, pbuh, and of the Righteous Caliphs.

With so many closet qafirs among our ranks, our fight will not be easy. Yet, we have Allah on our side, who revealed us what will the fate of the unbelievers be: “As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have anyone to help.” (Imran 3). We will follow Allah, fight this battle, and attain the greatest reward of all, as prescribed in An-Nisa 74: “Let those fight in the way of Allah who sell the life of this world for the other. Whoso fighteth in the way of Allah, be he slain or be he victorious, on him We shall bestow a vast reward.”

We call on all faithful Hasanistani Muslims to join us in this fight.