Salaam
After reading the posts above, i have noticed that no one was actaully pointing to the root cause of the corruption that exists in the muslim world.
Some pointed thier fingers at individuals, saying if you look after yourself and practice individualustic Islam then we will return to our glorious days (of Islam).
Some pointed thier fingers at the absence of man made laws (democracy) even though Allah (swt) gave us a complete system.
Others looked at poverty, illitracy and the disgraceful treatment of women etc...
It should be understood that all of the people above who pointed out the problems faced by this Ummah of Muhammed (saw), may Allah reward you as it is an obligation upon the muslims to review political events or policies concerning the affairs of the Ummah, as the Prophet (saw) said "HE WHO WAKES UP IN THE MORNING NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE AFFAIRS OF THE MUSLIMS, HE IS NOT FROM AMONGST US (I.E. THE MUSLIMS).
When we see the unequal distrobution of wealth in our muslim land, why do we not look at the system which implements the economic policies and the system which generates wealth. OOOOPS... in actaul fact, it is the IMF and the World Bank that dictate policies to our leaders. So, when we see the poor begger in the streets of Lahore, Who is it that has been given the responsibility to provide the basic necessities of the people (muslims or non muslims)? Is it not the government? Did not the Prophet of Allah (saw) in his capacity as a ruler, provide the food, clothing and shelter when he established the Islamic state in Madinah. This is obvious, in every country the govenment organises the affairs of the people and they are responsible for:
The education system
The social order
The economic system
The political system
The foriegn policy
The penal code etc...
It is clear that when we see the disgracing of the women (who is supposed to be treated fairly and protected) we see that the media portrays the women as sex symbols and an object by which to satisfy the sexual inclination. Why is it that the corrupt system of Pakistan and the muslim world allows the broadcasting of western orientated channels.
When un-Islamic thoughts are propagated via means of media, education system etc... These ideas effect the minds of people and in turn shape thier behaviour.
These problems exist due to the absence of the Islamic Khilafah state which implemets Islam comprehensively and implements the zakaat policy, regulates the education system; teaching all subjects permited by islam i.e. science, maths, technology etc...
These problems existed at the time of the prophet (saw) in Madinah. The city had much instability and people were not being treated fairly. These problems were solved only when the Islamic state came into existence and when the Prophet applied Islam upon the people. People today wish to solve the problems first and then implement Islam whilst this is not consistent with the actions of the Prophet.
Allah (swt) says in the Quran "whatever the messenger gives you take it, whatever he forbids you abstain from it" (Surah Hashr v:7)
Salaam