Read the Friday Sermon Below:
The Oppression of Today’s Leaders
Today, unfortunately, we are seeing the plight of the
Muslims deteriorating further by those who proclaim to be the guardians of the
faith. Like I told you before, while many non-Muslims are now integrating the
fold of Islam in large numbers but the crucial questions remain: What Islam
should they follow? Are they getting the right example from the original Muslim
believers or will they just follow the trends of today’s Muslims’ Islam which
dictate them to follow the customs of the West and mingling those customs with
those of Islam? While many of the new reverts to Islam are getting the
right message after having been directly guided by Allah through the messages
of the Holy Quran, dreams and visions, but there are others who are also being
attracted to Islam while thinking that Islam permits the woman to wear Hijab
[Head Scarf] while at the same time remaining morally unclothed by wearing
jeans and shirt [blouse] like the men. So, there are two facets to what
attracts people to Islam. But the truth is that Islam does not allow its pure
teachings to be mingled with the soiled trends of today’s world. While it is
good to move with time and to get accustomed to the valid and useful trends,
but Muslims should bear in mind that they must do so without going beyond the
limits of Islam.
When looking at the present sad state of the world, I am reminded of this very important Hadith which acts as a prophecy for our times. So, it was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar said: “The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) turned to us and said: ‘O Muhajirun [emigrants from Mecca to Medina], there are five things with which you will be tested, and I seek refuge with Allah lest you live to see them: Immorality never appears among a people to such an extent that they commit it openly, but plagues and diseases that were never known among the predecessors will spread among them. They do not cheat in weights and measures but they will be stricken with famine, severe calamity and the oppression of their rulers. They do not withhold the Zakah of their wealth, but rain will be withheld from the sky, and were it not for the animals, no rain would fall on them. They do not break their covenant with Allah and His Messenger, but Allah will enable their enemies to overpower them and take some of what is in their hands. Unless their leaders rule according to the Book of Allah and seek all good from that which Allah has revealed, Allah will cause them to fight one another.’” (Ibn Majah)
All that our beloved master and prophet Hazrat
Muhammad (pbuh) has prophesised has been fulfilled. It feels that he is talking
about our present times where immorality in large numbers have spread to such a
point that man and man as well as woman and woman are getting legally married.
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) has rightly said that when we will witness
such times of immorality, then bear in mind that Allah shall afflict the people
with the appearance of new diseases and plague which will cause great distress
and even death to the people.
We are now the witnesses of that portion of existence
and prophecy. And Allah through His numerous revelations in this era has
indicated that these are indeed the times of great calamity for humanity. Few
years back, we saw the rise of the many types of viruses which have seized not
only the human world, but as well as the animal and plant worlds. After the
Aids Virus, we saw the rise of the bubonic plague and now in this era, in our
present times, we have seen death in millions worldwide caused by the
Coronavirus and its variants since December 2019.
When the people cheat in weight and measure, they will
be visited by calamity, famine and the oppression of their leaders.
Arab rulers may be willing to sell out Palestine and
the other Arab territories, but the Arab people are not. But unfortunately, the
leaders at the head of the Islamic countries are more than willing to follow
the satanic trends rather than behaving in the Islamic way. Today, they are
merrily celebrating the Halloween and partaking in the immoral practices of the
West as well as lending a major helping hand in the construction of idols and
participating in the idol-worship activities of the idolaters, all in the name
of 'modernisation' and freedom. They think that they have the free pass to the
game of life, taking this life truly only as a mere game.
While the Arab countries are forsaking their Islam for
a paltry price, and they are lending a friendly handshake to the masters of
Islamophobia, all that remains for the true Muslims is their faith and prayer.
But such non-Islamic states and countries have no intention whatsoever to
restore world peace and more particularly the needed peace between Israel and
Palestine and the rest of the Muslim world. Their mediatorship is an eye-wash that
leaves no doubt about their intentions to humiliate the Palestinians and the
Arabs into submission.
One of the fiercest enemies of Islam despite their
repeated claims to innocence, i.e. the United States of America stands on a
firm stand to annihilate the existence of Islam little by little, like “serum-like”
(i.e. poison) drips into a weak body. That weak body is now Islam, and their
concerted efforts to demean Islam have been escalated to the degree that they
are doing everything in their power so that Israel be bestowed the international
legitimacy on the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
Unsurprisingly, the Palestinians have rejected what
they deem as the “slap of the century” and refuse to participate in any meeting
that is meant to facilitate its implementation. But why are so many Arab
governments - who have repeatedly voiced their support for Palestinian national
rights in a state of their own - facilitating, participating and supporting
workshops to plan and finance the implementation of a sinister deal which they
haven’t seen, and whose architects reject Palestinian self-determination to act
rightfully on their own terms to re-establish its authority on Palestine?
Since the last Arab League summit in 2019, the United
Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan have agreed to normalise diplomatic
relations with Israel.
The official Arab order has failed miserably. It is now
dealing with Israel since its foundation as a “Jewish state” on the ruin of the
Palestinian homeland around seven decades ago. They initially tried but failed
to impose a solution by force, losing one war after another. Then they tried to
reach a diplomatic resolution of the Palestinian question with Israel and
failed again.
For over a quarter of a century, they entrusted the
United States, Israel’s closest ally, with managing the “peace process”, and
continued betting on Washington’s goodwill despite its dishonest management and
utter failure to bring peace.
And today, as fanatic Zionists spearhead the America
administration’s diplomacy and boast about their total and complete acceptance
of Israel’s most radical policies in Palestine, all the while refusing to share
the details of their plan. Arab regimes are jumping on America against the
advice and pleas of their Palestinian brethren. In other words, having failed
at solving or resolving the Palestinian issue, a number of Arab regimes are
today willing, grudgingly or not, to eliminate the Palestinian cause once and
for all.
But why would they betray Palestinian freedom so
flagrantly, so cheaply, so humiliatingly?
Well, some like the Saudi, Emirati and Bahraini
leaders are enthusiastically supporting the US deal in order to clear all
hurdles to a trilateral strategic Gulf alliance (against) Iran. Others, like Jordan and
Egypt, are unable to say 'no' to their US patron for fear of isolation or
retribution [economic and other boycotts], especially, when America administration
is offering financial rewards.
But mostly, it is because the predominantly
undemocratic Arab regimes are primarily motivated by self-preservation [i.e.
they are greedy and prefer to cater after their personal needs and to
accumulate their own riches], not national unity, security and interest.
Palestine is a constant reminder of their utter failure. Having lost all
popular legitimacy, national credibility and regional clout, these regimes are
turning to the US for support and protection. And that comes with a hefty price
tag. Thankfully, the people of the Arab
world share a different sentiment and different loyalty, but alas they cannot
do anything to remedy the situation except through prayers and their trust in
Allah and a better future for the oppressed in Islam.
So such meeting of the Arabs define the problem but
despite their power, they dare not do anything serious to promote the goodwill
of the Palestinian. They sympathize but do not do anything concrete to cement
and secure the future of the Arab countries and people.
While many Arab leaders have been cunning or
opportunistic in their approach to the Palestinian cause, the Arab masses have
been unequivocally and unconditionally behind it. Most Arabs, including
Palestinians, may have never set foot in Palestine or its capital Jerusalem for
the obvious reason, i.e., the Israeli occupation. But the cause of Palestine
and Jerusalem transcends geography and geopolitics; it transcends even the
Palestinians as a people and Palestine as a homeland.
For decades, Palestine has stood as a symbol of
resistance against foreign hegemony and domination, be it British, French, or
American.
In the more than 100 years between Britain promising a
Jewish homeland in Palestine in 1917, when Jews comprised less than 10 percent
of the population, and the US recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of the
“Jewish State”, the Arab and Muslim worlds have always associated Israel’s
expansion at the expense of Palestine with Western domination, and resented the
West for it.
This has always been a source of endless antagonism
against Western powers as well as unity. Whether it is the Saudis and Iranians,
Afghans and Pakistanis or Islamists and liberals - no matter what Muslims might
disagree about politically or ideologically, they are certain to unite behind
Palestine, which constitutes a certain degree of threat against US (and other Western)
interest in the region.
But the question here, despite the unity of the Arab
behind the Palestinian cause, or any oppressed cause, what has been prophesised
long before has been fulfilled. The further the degradation in the faith and
morality of the people, especially the Muslims, the further the impact of the
divine revenge will be felt when the Muslims will be forced to deal with the
cruelty of their oppressing leaders.
As this subject is very vast and needs more extensive explanations about what we are currently living in this world today and on the prophecies of the Holy Prophet of Islam Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) as well as the prophecies vouchsafed to me from Allah in this era, I will Insha-Allah come back on the subject next week in my sermon. May Allah enable the Muslims and especially my disciples to learn a lesson from all this and not fall prey to the same thirst for power and wealth as the fake leaders of today. May Allah protect Islam, the true Islam [Sahih al Islam] in its pristine form through the concerted efforts of my true and sincere disciples and may Islam thrive through the unity of all true Muslims towards its restoration as the universal faith of all people. Insha-Allah, Ameen.