In his Friday Sermon of 02 July 2021~20 Dhul-Qaddah 1442 AH Imam- Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam Hazrat Khalifatullah Munir A. Azim (aba) of Mauritius takes a close and hard look at contemporary world politics, to identify and call out the hatred that is shaping American double-standards at work in its threatening policies vis-a-vis Muslim peoples in different lands- in contrasts to its policies vis-a-vis Israel's "security". Urging international solidarity and support for the dignity of the oppressed in Palestine, Hazrat Khalifatullah (aba) underscores the need for everyone to wake up and understand the larger political designs at work, and resist the Evils of injustice, oppression and violence through the power of Prayer and fervent invocations to the Lord Almighty for Divine Justice.
Read the Friday Sermon Below:
The Plans of the Enemies of Islam
We all bear witness to how Israel is bombing Palestine and receiving aid from the so-called superpowers. My heart bleeds [in pain] witnessing what Israel is doing with Palestine. And moreover I note that all the Arab countries (the Middle East) are blind and deaf [to all these atrocities]. But let me tell you that the days of Israel, as well as its ally, the United States and others - which under cover are martyring the Palestinians - are numbered.
Despite the fact that Allah (swt) is showing the great signs of His anger and especially with this virus which is called covid-19, as well as earthquakes, floods, cyclones etc. - the economies of the countries of the world are on their knees; nevertheless they continue to be boastful, and arrogant. They think of themselves as God on earth. Now an invisible little virus is driving them crazy; they are panicked, filled with fear, and they got into a situation where they don’t know what to do… they can’t do anything.
In the world all of humanity is in anguish, suffering, fear with the pandemic of an invisible virus [covid-19] and let me tell you that what will come very soon will be even more serious. Watch yourselves, your people, your country before meddling in the affairs of others, before bombing them and killing thousands of innocent people, for all your doings are crippling an entire country.
The Iran-Iraq Wars, 1980-88
You did the same for two Muslim brothers where you made them go to war for eight years to sell your weapons, and create hatred between these brothers. Here, the Muslim Brotherhood [being mentioned] is Iran and Iraq where they fought each other and so many innocent people died and it affected [disabled] an entire country, the economy of each country has suffered and/ because large buildings were bombed.
The 1991 Iraq War
We also do not forget the bad role the United States played in the 1991 Gulf War when it wanted to finish [weaken and destroy] Iraq. Thus, they made two other Muslim brothers become worse enemies.
An Agenda to Destroy 'Palestine'
Now these troublemakers have an agenda to finish the people of Palestine and reduce them to beggars in their own land.
I am warning all those countries that are helping Israel to kill millions and millions of innocent people.
A Warning on Divine Vengeance
“Don’t worry diamond will cut diamond”. When Allah’s vengeance comes, they will not be able to block it all.
“Be careful!
Allah’s machinery is in motion; His anger will manifest itself much more
compared to what you are going through [witness] today; the day when your books
will be put in front of you and you will find them wide open and you will be
told: “Read your book yourself; for all the evil you used to do on earth, then
your soul alone is enough to testify against you.”
When the good Lord decides to destroy all the evil in this temporal world, He first sends His warnings to those types of people who take themselves powerful on earth with their temporary powers, but unfortunately for them, they take these warnings in jest and they ridicule them and then Allah (swt) says: “Fa-dammar-naahaa tadmiiraa.” - We destroy them completely.
Why does God destroy [them]
completely? This is because: “Innahum kaanuu
qawma saw-in-faasiqiin” - They were really bad people who had
revolted against the law. - And this is truly what we are witnessing so far
[and continue to witness]!
When you do an analysis and study, you will see that the list of the neoconservatives regarding their enemies is long and includes all the Arab states. They [i.e. the anti-Islamic countries and rulers] are those who want to start a world war against Islam and become the only beneficiaries, and to protect Israel and annihilate Muslims. There is a continuing convergence of interest between the United States and Israel - the United States steps in all the way, armed with its folly of grandeur, and arrogance.
Above all else, the United States
must know all the truths before it gets involved in a series of wars and where
then, it will lead to the clash of civilizations. And that will certainly not
be in its interest. Indeed, because of the policy it has made, the United
States has strained relations with all the Arab countries and many of the
former comrades, and they are losing the opportunity to make peace after more
than 50 years of cold war.
When we look at what happened on 11 September 2001, we can say that their time had come with this great uproar, but their plan was not new. It was a plan hatched since a long time! Their reactions were extremely rapid after these attacks. As a result, Bill [William] Bennett [former Secretary of Education of the United States] told CNN on 12 September 2001 that they [i.e. the United States] had to attack Lebanon, Libya, Syria, Iraq, Iran and China. He didn’t mention Afghanistan.
The same day, the Wall Street Journal gave us a list of their targets: terrorist camps in Syria, Sudan, Libya, Algeria etc. and if one reads what Bob Woodward [an American journalist] wrote in his book “Bush at War”, he noted the fact that Afghanistan was not a target but that they immediately wanted to attack Iraq.
On 20 September, forty neoconservatives demanded that the President [Bush] attack the Hezbollah and the countries that supported them. Hezbollah had nothing to do with the 9/11 attacks, but they [Hezbollah] wanted to humiliate Israel because it had forced them out of Lebanon. These examples show that the neoconservatives used the attacks of September 11 to have the United States attack countries that did not harm them.
These are just theories they imagine, because according to them, every 10 years they have to attack small states, which, according to them, can cause them [i.e. United States and its allies] harm, great wrong, and [also] in order to show the world how they know how to deal with the affairs [problems] of the world.
The Plans to 'Remake' the Middle East
But in truth, and in their hearts and in their plans, they have planned to overthrow the Iraqi, Iranian, Syrian, Lebanese, and Saudi Arabian regimes and they want at all costs to destabilize the whole region and impose their perception of the democracy in those countries.
As I told you at the beginning, the list of neoconservatives regarding their enemies is very long and includes all the Arab states. They want to start a world war against Islam, and they want Israel to benefit from this whole situation, not the Arabs, the Muslims. They knew full well that Iraq was the tactical hub, and Saudi Arabia was the strategic hub. So the neoconservatives wanted an American empire and Israeli domination over the Middle East. Their agendas [plans] were therefore complementary.
If we look at what happened in 1996, Richard Perle, Douglas Feith, and David Wurmser offered Benjamin Netanyahu a plan that was intended to fight Syria with help from Jordan and Turkey. They wanted to pit Muslims against each other. This plan required the establishment of a Hashimite monarchy in Baghdad and the reoccupation of the Palestinian territories [by Israel] followed by the transfer of populations.
This is the plan of the enemies of Islam, and also to put pressure on and attack the Middle East, but not to put pressure on Israel, because for them, “Israel is our ally and has the right to live in peace and security.”
Respond to Aggression within Law
Enough is Enough! Allah (swt) has given us a religion called Islam, a book that contains no doubts therein, and which is a guide for the pious [Muttaqi].
Allah (swt) said in the Holy Quran:
“Wa qaatiluun fii sabiilil-laahil-laziina
yuqaatiluunakum wa laa ta-taduu : innallaaha laa yuhibbul mu-tadiin.”
Fight those who fight against you
in the path of Allah, but do not exceed the limits, for Allah does not love
those who exceed the limits.
These brothers, sisters, children who died in Palestine, they are our brothers, sisters and children. The same blood that is shed in Palestine is our own blood. Iblis is using his weapons of mass “distraction”, through television, the Internet etc., to put 1.2 billion Muslims to 'sleep'.
The needs of the Palestinians are pressing and urgent. But Insha-Allah, we must acquire the required permits from the relevant authorities so that we can undertake this work. Insha-Allah, may we succeed in this work and inspire others also to do this work because we cannot remain insensitive in the face of this disguised genocide. We must stand up against the crimes against humanity that are committed by the Zionists [those who are supporters of Israel in its plan to take over Palestine and destroy the Islamic identity of Palestine]. We believe that Palestinians have the right to defend their homes and have the right to live a normal life.
Across the world, several humanitarian organizations are working to organize fundraisers to help Palestinians rebuild their lives after the attacks of Israel. The Jamaat Ul Sahih Al Islam hopes that the authorities will be compassionate towards this cause so that this fundraising can begin. Insha-Allah.
We cannot at this time stop the massacre that Israel is carrying out in Palestine because among ourselves [the Muslims] we are not united. If we were united, then, this union will be [our] strength, and by the grace of Allah we have a greater weapon than those which these troublemakers [Zalimeen] possess: it is our supplication to our Creator, The Almighty. And we must have this mercy in our hearts and do our best to help our brothers, sisters and children who have been suffering for years and years, where their innocent blood has been shed!
O my brothers and sisters, look! Day after day the list of victims grows. Will we stand idly by and watch our brothers and sisters be killed like this? If Tawheed [i.e. the Unicity of Allah] is truly flowing through our veins and blood, then we must stand together, and pray [invoke Allah] for our brothers and sisters in Palestine and contribute to improve their lives. Insha-Allah.
May Allah (swt) bring the enemies of Islam and of Muslims to their destruction in this temporal world, and [indeed] their punishments in the hereafter will be even more severe. Insha-Allah. Ameen.