Islam and the strangers (3 of 3) w/English Subtitles
Sermon on Islam and the strangers by Muslim Saeed (Ù?سÙ?Ù? سعÙ?د) of Egypt. Date: 2005 just before Ramadhan that year. Part 3 of 3.
Video starts:"Be it one chapter.." should be: Be it one depiction and it is the depiction of..." This is a sermon based on how Islam appears today to be strange to the majority of people as it was when it began. When it began strange refers to the early period of when the message of Tawheed was preached to the Arabs 1400 years ago. People then were living in ignorance because they had totally lost the message of Tawheed that was taught by prophet Esa(Jesus) (AS) 600 years before. Tawheed comes from the root word wuhda (to unite), and basically means monotheism. Tawheed is also to know that Allah is one and unique, he has no partners and he alone is worthy of Ibadah. Ibadah in Arabic means worship in that all the actions you do are for the sake of Allah. So this basic message is not new, and was here since Adam and Huwa(Eve) set foot on the earth. Muhammad (PBUH) tried his best to be a Muslim, and followed Allah's terms for submission that was completed the day Muhammad (PBUH) died. Innovation (to add to Allah's prescribed terms) is forbidden in Islam. This is the Muslims bitter reality today that also includes ignorance of their own Way(Deen) of Islam. There is no blind belief in Islam you have to have Iman (Will to verify the truth). The speech of Allah's is in the Recitation(Al-Quran) and is where Allah challenges mankind to do this and advises you to use your intellect. Separate from the Al-Quran is is the Sunnah (Narriations of the prophet Muhammed (PBUH) on how he lived and what he said). The are other meaning for Sunnah is Arabic depending on the context. The Shariah law is derived from these two sources. The narrations of the prophet Muhammad(PBUH) are well documented and preserved and have been categorised from Authentic to weak. Each narration comes with a chain of narrators, and the person/s who authenticated it. Allah is the real preserver of his Deen (Way) and no one can change it. It is with these strangers, Allah is preserving this Deen. There will always be a group of people who hold firm to this message no matter what the hardships. Millions of people have memorised the recitation in the original Arabic language.
When Islam is adhered to correctly it makes you succeed not only in the hereafter but in this life. There is no monasticism in Islam, so Islam is a system for all aspects of life. The glorious past is evidence of this on what the learned Muslims contributed to humanity in sciences like Algebra and Astronomy.
Allah is not bound by time and so he is aware of the past, present and future. He gives the knowledge of the future to whom he wills, and of theses persons was Muhammad (PBUH), so that is why there many narrations to future events of which some that refer to the strangers.
People can keep tabs on people, so how very easy it is for our Creator to keeps tabs on us. No record is lost, everyone gets what they deserve.
People plot and plan against the Deen of Allah, but Allah also plots and plans and he is the best of planners. Islam will spread to every home like it has today through the back door. The media thinks that if it could draw Islam in a bad light and that it will succeed. Do they not know that Allah knows what they do, and people of reason and intellect will begin to ask questions? The media gave Islam free advertising, so now more people are beginning to enter Islam. It is a collective test today for the Muslims to revive and reform.
Lastly what a scholar or person of knowledge says does not carry weight and means nothing, zilch, nada if it does not agree with the Recitation and Sunnah.
It may be of benefit help to listen to this talk by Ali at-Tamimi link:
http://www.islamicawakening.com/playaudio.php?audioID=52&. Any one spots a mistake in the translation please let me know, I am only Human.
http://www.irf.net/irf/dtp/dawah_tech/ques13.htm