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REVELATION AND REASON Is human reason
sufficient for everything? Is revelation necessary? Human reason reaches a
point where it's no longer possible to interpret events rationally. At that
point, information from other sources, unattainable by reason, is needed.
This source is revelation. This information is the news sent by Allah
Almighty through His Prophets and Books. Without this revealed information,
it's impossible to explain events completely and without contradiction. For example, today
humans know that matter is made of atoms, that atoms consist of a nucleus in
the center and electrons orbiting around it. This information has been
obtained through reason and experience. However, another thing known through
this method is that a very large amount of energy is stored in the nucleus of
the atom, and that there is a protective barrier preventing this energy from
escaping. Reason can reach this information. But reason cannot understand who
placed this energy there and how. However, revealed information clearly
provides the answer. This energy was created and placed there by Allah. The
atom and the system in the universe were created and designed by God, and
they operate at every moment under His supervision and power. Those who do not believe
in revealed knowledge claim that the great energy in the nucleus of an atom
is either created by nature or is a matter of chance. Those who claim that
nature does everything are, in fact, deifying nature. But if nature creates
and implements everything, why doesn't it reveal its divinity to humanity?
There is no message or communication from nature to humanity. Isn't this a
deficiency for a deity? Those who claim that all events are coincidental have
no knowledge of probability calculations. Because it has been calculated that
the probability of a complex system like an atom forming spontaneously is
almost zero. This is where humanity faces a test. They will either believe in
the existence, attributes, and actions of God, or they will deny them and
seek other support. In the first case, if a person becomes a believer and
performs righteous deeds, they will be happy in both this world and the
hereafter. Those in the second case become disbelievers, and if they do not
repent and accept Islam until death, they will be condemned to eternal hell. From the early days of
Islam, the relationship between reason and revelation has been addressed from
different perspectives by Islamic scholars. No Islamic school of thought has
adopted a stance that completely rejects reason. However, Western philosophers,
when evaluating reason, have disregarded revelation. Mu'tazilite
scholars accepted reason as a definitive source of knowledge. They held
reason responsible for reaching the truth in the absence of revelation. They
argued that even without revelation, the existence of God, the nature of
things, and the beauty and ugliness within them could be known through human
reason. Among the most well-known Mu'tazilite
scholars are Wasil ibn Ata, ibn Ubayd, Nazzam, and
Jahiz. A dissenting line
criticizing such rationalist movements, which began with the Mu'tazilites, has always existed. Initially, scholars of
Fiqh and Hadith opposed these views. The fundamental characteristic of this
opposition was their acceptance of what was explicitly stated in the texts
(Quran and Sunnah) regarding matters of creed (aqeedah),
and their avoidance of issues such as anthropomorphism, personification, and
interpretation. They followed the path of the Salaf and, while not completely
rejecting reason, sided with revelation. They defended the primacy of
revelation over rationalism. This group particularly opposed the
interpretation of ambiguous verses. According to the Salafi understanding,
the Companions did not resort to personal opinion (ra'y)
in matters concerning religious belief outside the realm of transactions, nor
did they attempt to interpret the texts. According to them, following the
path of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his Companions, and avoiding
rational discussions on matters of faith, is the duty of every Muslim. Through reason, man
comprehends obligations, permissible things, impossibilities, and states that
were not previously present in him. There is another state beyond reason, in
which another eye opens for man. With it, he sees the unseen, future events,
and some things that reason cannot grasp. Reason considers these things
impossible. Some people with reason did not accept the things that
prophethood comprehended, considering them impossible. This is ignorance
itself, because they cannot show a reason or a basis for these claims. This
is a state they cannot reach, a state that does not exist for them. God, in
His grace, has given His servants an example in the form of prophethood. This
is sleep. A person who is asleep becomes aware of the unseen. They perceive
something that will happen in the future, either clearly or through
interpretation. It is impossible to understand this with reason. Prophethood
is a state in which a spiritual eye develops within a person. This eye
contains a light with which one sees the unseen and things that reason cannot
comprehend. The proof of the possibility of prophethood is its existence. Its
existence is established by the existence of certain knowledge that cannot be
conceived by reason in this world. Positive scientists know
the heart only as a piece of flesh. For them, heart diseases are
physiological things. These are known through reason and experience and are
related to the health of the body. However, as revealed to us through
revelation, the real heart is not this piece of flesh; there is another heart
beside it. Through it, God is known, and it is the truth of the soul. This
also means the heart is healthy and sound. Among people, only those who come
before God with a sound heart find salvation. There are diseases of the heart
that cause the eternal and otherworldly ruin of a person. "There are
diseases in the hearts," and not knowing God is the deadly poison of the
heart. Following the desires of the self and rebelling against God is the
cause of its illness. Knowing God is the life-giving antidote. Opposing the
desires of the self and performing acts of worship is the healing medicine.
Curing the heart's illness and restoring it to health is only possible with
these remedies. This quality cannot be comprehended by intelligent people
solely with their intellectual capacity. It is also impossible for
intelligent people to comprehend, with their intellectual capacity alone, the
effects of the remedies of worship, the amounts of which have been specified
by the prophets. The knowledge gained
through discovery and inspiration in Sufism, and the knowledge derived from
the miracles of prophets and the wonders of saints, cannot in any way be
obtained through reason. (Date
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THE TRUTH OF TAWHID IN ISLAMIC THOUGHT Tawhid
is the first fundamental principle upon which Islamic thought is based.
Tawhid is the acceptance and declaration that Allah is the only God, and that
there is no other god besides Him. The declaration of Tawhid, "La ilaha illallah" (There is
no god but Allah), clearly expresses this. The ruling concerning this is
stated in verse 163 of Surah Al-Baqarah: "Your
God is one God; there is no god but Him. He is the Most Gracious, the Most
Merciful." The
doctrine of Tawhid is one of the clearest aspects we encounter in every
religion revealed by God. Because all the divine religions throughout history
are based on the principles of Islam. Islam is simply submitting to the
religion of Allah alone, obeying only Allah's law in all aspects of life, and
serving Allah by accepting His commands and prohibitions in all matters and
following His law. However, other religions have been distorted over time and
deviated from the doctrine of Tawhid. By the grace and protection of Allah,
the religion of Islam brought by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)
remains uncorrupted, and the belief in Tawhid (Oneness of God) continues to
be one of the fundamental characteristics of Islam, the only divinely
ordained religion valid today. In this respect, Islamic thought, with its
pure belief in Tawhid, distinguishes itself from other doctrinal and
philosophical systems of thought existing on earth. Indeed, Islamic thought,
based on the principle of Tawhid, exerts such influences on the human soul
and heart that no other system of thought could provide this. Islamic thought
establishes control over the human soul, heart, and life, and thanks to this,
values do not lose their worth, and life avoids upheavals and depressions. The
Oneness (Ahad) of Allah Almighty is the oneness of existence. In the
universe, there is no truth other than His truth, no real existence other
than His existence. All other beings derive their existence from that real
existence, their truth from the truth of that essence. Therefore, this unity
is an active unity. There is nothing constructive or creative in the universe
other than Him. In
the Muslim thought system, the doctrine of Tawhid (Oneness of God) permeates
every aspect of the universe. The only active force in the universe is the
power manifested in the Oneness of God. The only power that a Muslim can
control in their life is the power based on the Oneness of God. The
belief in Tawhid is an element that regulates all aspects of human life, both
in this world and the hereafter. Not even the smallest particle can deviate
from the doctrine of Tawhid, which is widespread and emphasizes its validity
in the world of existence. The
only true existence in the universe is the Essence of God Almighty. Others
are shadows of His existence. These are things that God created as His
servants. The relationship between God and His servants is the relationship
between the Creator and His creations. Monotheism is an effort to realize
in one's soul the knowledge of the oneness of God, who created him, and that
He has no partner in divinity. There is a sign of God in
everything. This sign shows that He is one. Absolute unity is a quality of
transcendence. The person who thinks they have
unified the One, and believes they have added something to that unity to make
it one, has not thought correctly. The One cannot be unified. Because it does
not accept unification. If it did, it would become two. This duality means:
the unity in itself and the unity that arises from the unification of the
unifier. In existing belief systems outside
of Islam, the belief in Tawhid is incomplete and incorrect. According to
Hinduism (Buddhism), the only existing being is 'Brahma'. This being alone
represents goodness and is the only being that possesses perfection. However,
it is believed that this being has entered into 'nothingness', which is the
embodiment of evil and imperfection. Brahma has entered into every part of
this world of beings, which consists of nothingness. Therefore, everything
consists of both good and evil. A Buddhist's task is to transcend evil and
attain good. In this way, they attain Brahma. Brahma did not create this
universe; He merely entered it. Through this entry, everything came into
being spontaneously. This belief is completely incompatible with Islam. In
this respect, those who claim that Sufism is derived from this belief are
entirely mistaken. Sufism has no connection whatsoever with Buddhism.
According to Islam, Buddhism is idolatry; it is completely false. The same applies to ancient Egypt
and ancient Greece. The monotheistic religion brought by the prophets sent to
these regions in ancient times was forgotten and distorted over time. While a
form of monotheism can be found in the Achnaton
religion of ancient Egypt, it is a belief that deviated from true monotheism.
In ancient Greece, many philosophers, primarily Aristotle, put forward
various theories and beliefs about gods. However, these also have nothing to
do with the true Islamic belief in monotheism. When Prophet Moses (peace be upon
him) came to the Children of Israel as a prophet, he brought the doctrine of
monotheism. However, the Children of Israel later distorted the doctrine of
monotheism, altering God's commandments. They claimed that Uzayr was the son
of God and that he gave birth to the Amalekites by marrying women from among
them. The Jews claimed that they were the sons and friends of God, and
therefore believed that God would not punish them. In this way, they
incorporated many legends and superstitions into their religion, thus
corrupting the doctrine of monotheism. Jesus (peace be upon him) brought
the belief in monotheism to the Jews. Later, Christians deviated from this
principle of monotheism, transforming it into a trinitarian system of God.
They tried to present it as a single God based on three principles: the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The same can be said for those who
deify nature. The god they believe in, namely nature, is actually something
that cannot hear, cannot see, cannot explain its commands and prohibitions,
does not demand any good deeds or virtues from its servants, and does not
forbid any evil or depravity. What method and system will people who are
slaves to nature have to adopt? In what respect will their minds and hearts
find peace? They generally cannot even know the attributes of the god they
believe in. Every day they are busy discovering a new characteristic of this
god. After a while, they realize that some of this information is wrong.
Accordingly, how can nature be a god? How can something that cannot describe
all its attributes and cannot inform its servants in advance what they should
do be a god? There is only one answer to these questions. That is, nature is
not a creator but a creation. That is, it is not a god but also a servant. (Date
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PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC LAW Islamic law is divine law. It is
formed in light of fundamental principles derived from its primary sources,
the Quran and the Sunnah. Every legal system has philosophical, moral, and
faith-based principles in its background. The principles of faith and the
fundamental principles in the primary sources that form the basis of Islamic
law have ensured its formation and development. Therefore, Islamic law
differs from Western legal systems both in concept and nature. Since Islamic law is formed as a
result of the interpretation of the commands and prohibitions of a divine
religion, its material source and foundation are based on divine will. Allah
Almighty has conveyed His commands and prohibitions to people through His
prophets and has asked people to obey these commands and prohibitions.
Accordingly, as a human being, The Prophet's (peace be upon him) duty was to
convey the revelation containing the commands and prohibitions he received
from Allah Almighty and to show how to apply them. The Sunnah, the second source of
Islamic law, is the Prophet's (peace be upon him) words, actions, or
approvals of others' actions, all formed under the supervision of Allah
Almighty. Therefore, it is divinely inspired. Consequently, the most
fundamental characteristic that distinguishes Islamic law from other legal
systems is that it is a divinely originated legal system. In Islamic law, the
lawgiver (Shari') is Allah Almighty. What is incumbent upon people is to
abide by these rules. In other legal systems, the lawgiver is the human being
himself, that is, the result of human will. Whether this is done by the state
or authorized bodies does not change the nature of the matter. Because human
reason and feelings are primarily influential in the creation of the legal
system, that is, in the determination of laws. In other legal systems, the
constitutive power in the creation of law is human, and this constitutive
power itself abides by the law it creates. However, the situation is quite
different in Islamic law. Because the power that constitutes Islamic law is not
only the constitutive power but also the creative power. Islamic law is a
religious legal system because it is based on divine will as the material
source of law. Accordingly, Islamic law is not merely a system of commands
and prohibitions, as is the case with other legal systems. In fact, Islamic
law derives its strength from this characteristic. Islam aims to establish
order in this world through both legal and religious rules, thus combining
religion and law. The religious, moral, and legal rules brought by Islam
complement each other. The fact that the sources of Islamic law are written
ensures legal certainty and prevents arbitrariness. However, the famous
philosopher Voltaire (1694-1778) stated that the law of Continental Europe
changed like changing horses from one mansion to another. This shows how
arbitrary human-derived law can be. Islamic law is unchangeable. Because
Islamic law is divinely ordained, its rulings can only be changed by the Shari'ah (the divine lawgiver). This is a natural
consequence of the Shari'ah being both a founding
and a creative power. For example, no political power has the authority to
change a ruling established by a definitive verse. In this respect, any
contradiction to the Quran, the primary source, renders that ruling invalid.
Just as in positive law, the constitution is at the top of the hierarchy of
norms, and laws, regulations, and decrees below it cannot contradict the
constitution, similarly, in Islamic law, rulings derived from Sunnah,
consensus, analogy, and other secondary evidence, which are at lower levels
of the hierarchy, cannot contradict the Quran, which is at the top. We can express the fundamental
principles of this system as follows: Justice, Equality, Human Rights,
Freedom, The Relationship Between Morality and Law in Islam, Removing difficulties, easing hardships, Fewer
responsibilities, more freedom in what is permissible, more limitations in
what is forbidden, Consideration of the public and individual benefit, ) Individuality in punishments, Balance between crime
and punishment. The most important elements forming
the source of Islamic law are the Quran and the Sunnah. These constitute the
fundamental pillars of Islamic law. In addition, methods such as Ijma
(consensus of society) and Qiyas (comparison of similar events) enrich the
content of Islamic law. Islamic law is applied in a wide
range of areas in the daily lives of individuals and in social life. These
applications reflect Islam's holistic approach and its aim in establishing
social order. These areas are: Family Law, Criminal Law, Inheritance Law,
Economic Law, Social
Law. Islamic law encompasses the matters
that the Islamic religion commands and prohibits. Some of these can be
expressed as follows: Tawhid, Justice, Maslahat, Free Will, Charity (Sadaqa), Benevolence (Ihsan). One of the fundamental aims of
Islamic law is to ensure social order and protect the rights of individuals.
This legal system is structured to serve the benefit of individuals and
society. Islamic law also has a flexible structure. The door of ijtihad (legal
interpretation) is always open to respond to changing human needs depending
on time and place. However, it is of great importance that the person
undertaking ijtihad possesses scholarly knowledge and a sense of justice. The fundamental aims in Islamic law
are based on the protection of five basic principles: religion, life,
intellect, lineage, and property. Islamic Sharia has provided sufficient
provisions for the protection of these five fundamental areas. These basic principles
have been established to ensure both the existence of humanity and its place
in society, and to protect it from the causes of corruption and destruction.
The principle of protecting religion is paramount among these. (Date
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WHAT IS HAPPINESS ? In a
secular/materialistic worldview, happiness is a very broadly defined concept.
Happiness is an emotional state manifested through feelings such as joy and
enjoyment of life. While it has many different definitions, it is most
commonly defined as the sum of positive emotions and life satisfaction.
Happiness can have different meanings for everyone. Happiness can be achieved
through elements such as being healthy, establishing social relationships,
getting married, becoming wealthy, or pursuing one's passions. Furthermore,
seeking truth is a path that brings happiness. These are examples of what
people understand by happiness in the secular world. From
the perspective of philosophers, the fundamental purpose of life is
happiness, but these philosophers differ on how happiness can be achieved and
what they understand by it. Whether reduced to quantitative or qualitative
pleasure, happiness is considered a state of well-being that we can attain as
a result of the actions we take to fulfill ourselves. Some philosophers also
consider happiness to be a state of well-being that permeates life. Secular
people view human life solely in material terms, and all their goals are
aimed at achieving material fulfillment. However, human life is not merely
material. Humanity also has a spiritual dimension. When a person's material
and spiritual aspects are considered together, happiness can be fully
defined. Therefore, the explanations above by secularists are never
completely accurate. Only
Islam provides a complete and absolute explanation for this matter. Islam is
the final religion revealed by God Almighty for humanity. It has fully
explained the nature of the human being. He has laid out the conditions for
happiness and a contented heart. These truths are expressed both in the
verses of the Quran and in the Sunnah of our Prophet (peace be upon him).
According to Islam, a person's happiness means having a contented heart and
soul. Because someone whose heart is not content, that is, whose heart is not
satisfied, cannot fully enjoy anything. The pleasures gained by satisfying
carnal desires are temporary. After a while, a person returns to their
previous state. They search for a way to satisfy their ego again. However,
during this process, their heart and soul are never satisfied. The only way
for the heart to find contentment is through the remembrance of God. This is
expressed in the following verse: “Those
who have believed and whose hearts are tranquilized by the remembrance of
God. Yes, know that hearts are tranquilized only by the remembrance of God.”
(Ra'd, 13/28) Islam
is a divine system sent by God Almighty to enable people to achieve happiness
in this world and the hereafter. The fundamental goal of this religion's
commands and prohibitions is human happiness. The goal is for people to
attain true happiness both in this world and the hereafter. These commands
and prohibitions seek the best of humanity and goodness. Because God Almighty
knows best how He created humanity and what its needs are. In
such a divine system, people will undoubtedly be happy as long as they adhere
to these rules. However, if they act contrary to this, they will forever be
unable to attain the happiness and inner peace they desire. Muslims know that
true happiness lies in the hereafter and live accordingly. Therefore, at the
crossroads between this world and the hereafter, Muslims choose the hereafter
and prepare themselves even more for it. Muslims
do not seek happiness in this world, because they are aware of the purpose of
this worldly life. Their true goal is happiness in the hereafter. It is
understood from this that worldly life is temporary and has nothing to be
loved about. People should direct themselves to deeds that will lead them to
the happiness of the afterlife. When
evaluating their days in this world, a Muslim will generally adopt an
attitude focused on the afterlife. They base their choices on the sublime
values they will be given in the afterlife.All paths to happiness sought outside the
life plan recommended by Islam will always fail. Empty hearts, detached from
faith, spirituality, sacred values, and sublime values, will never achieve
results, no matter how much material comfort and fulfillment is attempted. It must be understood that humans have not
only a stomach but also a heart. The
ego, one of the greatest opponents of a person's happiness and peace, and its
boundless desires and wishes, if left unchecked, cause great disasters and
tragedies in this world and prepare for severe torment in the Hereafter. A
large portion of the world's wars are the result of people's desire to
satisfy their greed. This is because a large portion of people consider it
permissible, even if unjust, to resort to any means necessary to obtain
worldly goods. As in other world wars, It is already
clear that World War III will break out for this reason. Furthermore,
materialism is constantly advertised in the daily press and television,
forcing people to seek a materialistic life. Various companies engage in
propaganda in unimaginable ways and methods to sell the various foodstuffs
and clothing they produce. These propaganda tools, which appeal to the senses
most affecting us, such as the eyes and ears, and which stimulate people's
weaknesses and caprices, are enslaving a significant portion of people to
materialism and alienating them from spirituality. Millions of people,
rapidly disconnecting from religion and spiritual values, will one day
realize that they have not taken even a single step forward on the path to
happiness they have dedicated their lives to. Knowing and understanding that
it is they who condemn themselves to this painful fate, yet ignoring it, only
intensifies their suffering. We
are living in a life from which there is no return. Spending a lifetime's
worth of capital seeking and finding happiness solely through material means,
detached from religion, faith, spirituality, sacred feelings, and values, is
nothing but a source of suffering for a thinking person. However,
if these people had been informed from the outset that true happiness can be
derived not from material things, but from spiritual and sacred values, this
dire outcome would not have emerged today. Therefore, for atheists, there is
no such thing as asking God for help under normal circumstances. But my dear
brothers and sisters, if you have atheist friends, remember that if they are
in mortal danger, they will inevitably begin to pray to God. That atheist,
that person who does not believe in God, when faced with the danger of death,
realizes at that point that He is the only power that can save them. Happiness
is achieved through religion. Without religion, there is no happiness. Islam
is the sole religion of the universe. No other religion is valid. Therefore,
Islam is the symbol of happiness. Happiness is experienced through Islam, and
only through Islam. (Date
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THE TALMUD Talmud
is a Hebrew word meaning "study, learning, teaching." In Jewish
tradition, The Talmud is the foundational work of Jewish oral tradition and
Rabbinic law. the Talmud, considered a commentary on the Torah, refers to the
body of teachings composed of discussions and commentaries on legal, ethical,
philosophical-theological, and historical matters produced by Jewish
religious scholars known as "rabbis" (2nd-6th centuries CE). Today,
the Talmud maintains its sacredness and importance in the field of
scholarship and education for Orthodox Judaism. Among other Jewish sects,
Conservative Judaism, which considers the Talmud a religious-historical
source rather than a revealed sacred text, considers Talmudic instruction
essential both in religious education and in religious studies. Reformist
Judaism, while not accepting the authority of the Talmud from a religious
perspective, does include Talmudic instruction in the training of clergy. In
the eyes of Jews, the Talmud, which occupies the most important place after
the Holy Bible, consists of two commentaries: 1. The Mishnah (which contains
mostly oral religious traditions), and 2. The Gemara
(a kind of commentary on the Mishnah). Religious historians generally believe
that both commentaries were written by a rabbi named Juda Hanasi, who lived
in the 2nd century AD. There
is no doubt that the book they call the Torah today is not the authentic
Torah sent to Moses by God. Two thousand years separate the oldest written
Torah from Moses. Moses (peace be upon him) asked the scholars of his
community to keep the Torah in the "Tabut-i
Sekine," or "Holy Ark." Some
Muslim scholars have argued that the corruption of the Torah mentioned in the
Quran relates to its commentary, the Mishnah, and that the Mishnah written by
Moses was corrupted by Jewish scholars through the Talmud, to which they
added their own words. The Quran states that the coming of the unlettered
messenger was recorded in the uncorrupted Torah. However, it points out that
the Jews distorted such information by altering the original Torah, the word
of God (Al-Baqarah, 2:146), (Araf, 7:157). Quranic verses state that the Jews
distorted the Torah, replacing words with other words, concealing certain
sections, distorting their words while reading, and forgetting parts of the
book. For example, the Quran states: “We cursed them and hardened their hearts
because they broke their covenant, and they distorted the words. They have
forgotten a great part of what they were taught.” (Al-Maidah, 5:13) In
the context of Talmud studies, various scholars, particularly Rashi, have
undertaken textual corrections to address copying errors and other errors.
Beginning in the 19th century, scholarly textual criticism of the Talmud was
initiated under the leadership of reformist and conservative Jewish scholars.
They argued that the Talmud was not a revealed text but a human creation, or
that it had undergone significant editing, and that the precise date and
authorship of many sections cannot be determined. While these views are
rejected by Orthodox Jewish circles, who view the Talmud as a product of
revelation, some Orthodox Talmudic scholars (Saul Lieberman, David Weiss
Halivni, etc.) have attempted to utilize historical textual criticism in a
way that does not undermine the Talmud's religious significance. According
to the Talmud, women cannot be admitted to religious schools because they are
of feeble mind, and religious education is not necessary for them. The
statement, "Whoever teaches his daughter the Torah teaches her something
evil," is from Rabbi Eliazer (Mishnah, Nashim (Women), Sotak, 216).
Jewish Rabbi Maimonides stated that the Talmud, not the Torah, is intended by
this. The Talmud is full of magic and prophecies. It states that astrology is
a science that permeates human life. The Talmud states, “A solar eclipse is a
bad omen for the nations.” It is written, “A lunar eclipse is a bad omen for
the Jews.” They have attributed many things to demons (devils). The Talmud
also states that the sinners of the Children of Israel will burn in Hell for
twelve months, that those who deny the Resurrection and sinners of other
nations will remain in a painful torment forever, where the worms in their
bodies will not die and their fire will not be extinguished. It is written in
the Talmud that “Some of the rabbis have the power to create humans and
watermelons.” The Talmud records the
marvelous deeds of the rabbis, as well as many legends and stories about
snakes, frogs, birds, and fish. It is
impossible to understand current world events and the Palestinian issue
without understanding the Zionist creed instilled by the corrupted Torah and
the Jewish character it fostered. The Torah instills in the Jews that
"You are the superior race." "You are the sons of God, the
sons of the Lord. For you are a people of God, holy to the Lord, and the Lord
has chosen you to be a people of his own kind, above all the peoples that are
upon them." (Torah, Deuteronomy, 14:2) Rabbis later added this belief in
a superior race to the Torah. The Torah also commands the Jews to destroy
other non-Jewish peoples without mercy: "And you shall destroy all the
peoples which the Lord your God delivers to you, and your eye shall not pity
them." (Torah, Deuteronomy, 7:16) According
to the Zionist doctrine, all non-Jewish peoples, races, and nations are
"Goyim." They are non-Jews, animals in human form, who have
unjustly taken over the earth. According to the Zionist doctrine, Jehovah
loves only the Israelites: "...And I hated them. But I said to you, 'You
shall inherit their land, and I will give it to you as a possession. I am the
Lord your God, who separates you from the nations.'" (Leviticus 20:25)
The only thing the Zionist creed offers to all humanity is the imposition of
"either you die or you consent to be my slave." Jews
believe that their own race is superior. This is why they rejected Muhammad's
prophethood. They argued that if a prophet were to come, he had to come from
the Israelites (Jews). They believe that when the Messiah they believe in
comes, the entire world will fall under their rule and everyone will embrace
Judaism. Therefore, they say, "There will be no non-Jews left in any
part of the world." However, according to them, they are the true Jews;
other races cannot be truly Jewish. They will only serve the Jews. Prof.
Dr. Cemal Anadol writes in his book, "Israel
and Turkey in the Grip of Zionism": "The primary factor in the
formation of the Babylonian Talmud was the individual called Abba Acerha. The
striking aspect of this book is the numerous periods and commas sandwiched
between sentences, which confound the minds of those who study the Talmud.
All the mysteries lie hidden in these periods and commas. Non-Jewish scholars
who have studied these works have discovered that the deliberate spelling and
sentence errors in the book convey several different meanings and serve a
purpose. The Kethuboth Talmud was studied up to
page 198 by Dr. Samuel Daiches, and after page 198 translated from Hebrew to
English by Dr. Israel Slothi. Published in London
in 1936 by The Soncino Press. The most obscene
passages of the Talmud are found in this section. Examples of sexual
intercourse, adultery, and prostitution are found here. This Talmud is filled
with rich information on this subject.” (Date
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CHRISTIANS’
TRINITY BELIEF FALSE When
talking about the Christian belief in God, the term trinity is used. By this,
the trinity that represents the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit is meant.
Accordingly, the trinity means the belief in three Gods of the same essence
but different from each other in terms of person. The fact that such an
understanding became the belief of Christianity has caused quite a bit of
controversy over time. It is accepted that the belief in the Trinity in its
current form has been included in the Christian understanding of God since
the 4th century. The
belief in the Trinity was widespread in both the East and the West throughout
the Middle Ages. It continued to be one of the foundations of his theology
and was seen as a mandatory condition for membership in the church. It was
generally accepted that the complete understanding of the Trinity was beyond
human reason, and that in this sense, reason had to bow down to the secret of
God's existence. Despite this, many medieval Christian scholars, especially
in their refutations against Jewish and Muslim writers, tried to prove the
doctrine of the Trinity with rational evidence. As a
result, Christians today, with their interpretations of the elements of the
Trinity, Since they always go beyond the rules of
logic, they try to overcome the problem by claiming that the issue is a
matter of faith. Since
Allah Almighty created Hz. Isa without a man,
Christians have described Hz. Isa as the son of Allah. However, Allah created
Hz. Adam without a man or a woman. This situation should also be valid for
Hz. Adam. If it is said that Hz. Isa was trained in a way that no one else was
trained and therefore it is permissible to call him the son of God, it can be
said that this situation is permissible for all prophets. Because every
prophet was specially trained by Allah. However, taking responsibility such
as breastfeeding, feeding and drinking is not appropriate for Allah. Protestants
and other Christian sects have determined their principles of faith based on
the New Testament. However, there are words in the New Testament that are
contrary to and opposed to many things that Christians believe today and that
are quoted from Jesus. For example, the following words are quoted from Jesus
in the Gospel of Mark: “…A religious scholar approached him and asked him
(Jesus), ‘Which is the most important of the commandments?’ Jesus replied:
‘The most important is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is One Lord.
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul,
with all your will, and with all your strength.” (Mark, 12/29,30) The
following statements in Matthew, Mark, and Luke can be cited as examples of
this: “And as he was setting out on his way, someone came to him and knelt
down before him and asked him, “Master, what shall I do that I may obtain
eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? There is no one
good except God.” (Matthew, 19/16,17); (Mark, 10/17-19); (Luke, 18/18,19) Although
Christian theologians claim that the Trinity expresses the three-fold
structure in a single God and should be accepted as a form of monotheism,
this belief, which is controversial even in the Christian tradition, has been
seen as contrary to the Islamic monotheism doctrine in terms of the absolute
unity and oneness of God, both in the Quran and in later books of rejection,
and has constituted the most important criticism against Christianity. The
belief in the Trinity is also criticized in many verses in the Quran. “O
People of the Book! Do not be excessive in your religion and speak only what
is true about Allah. Jesus, the son of Mary, is only a messenger of Allah, a
word sent to Mary, and a spirit from Him. Believe in Allah and the Messenger.
Do not say that Allah is three. Stop that for your own good. Surely Allah is
One God. Exalted is He from having children. To Him belongs everything in the
heavens and the earth. Sufficient is Allah as a Disposer.” (An-Nisa, 4/171) The
belief in the Trinity is also a part of this exploitation. Today, priests and
the clergy continue this exploitation in the same way. They continue to
deceive people by introducing new complex software to eliminate the
objections made by sane people. The most recent example of this is the book
titled “Catechism of the Catholic Church” published in 1992. This book also
contains complicated reasoning. It is impossible for an ordinary person to
understand this reasoning. Thus, the priests aimed to continue their
religious reign. This
will certainly not continue like this. People no longer believe in absurd
claims such as the Trinity. As a result, people choose Islam. No matter how
hard Christian priests try, they will not be able to stop this development.
After a while, the Islamic faith will once again prevail throughout the
world. This means that other religions will collapse in the eyes of people. “In
the sight of Allah, religion is Islam.” (Ali Imran, 3/19) (Date
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ISLAM AND INTELLIGENT DESIGN Intelligent
design has a counterpart in the Islamic religion. Because the issues put
forward by intelligent design are also included in Islamic thought. In
Islamic thought, it is accepted that the order in the universe is created and
governed by Allah Almighty. This issue is expressed in many verses of the
Quran. In
Islamic thought, the term “nizâmü’l-âlem” (Order of
Cosmos) is generally used to express the order in the universe. Muslims have
developed a rich terminology around the concept of order. The main source of
inspiration for this terminology is the numerous verses of the universe that
depict the universe with the concepts of order, design, measurement,
calculation, balance and law. The
word order does not appear in the Quran. However, there are many verses in
the Quran that describe intelligent design. The creation, functioning and
purpose of the world are perfectly explained with these verses. These
explanations do not actually contradict today’s understanding of science. Allah
Almighty states in the Quran that He created everything according to a
measure with the following verses: “He
is a God to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He has
never begotten a child, nor has He any partner in dominion. He created
everything and decreed it according to a measure.” (Al-Furqan, 25/2) “And
We have created everything according to a decree.” (Al-Qamar, 54/49) Everything
has been given a creation or nature specific to itself according to this
measure. “Moses
said, “Our Lord is the One Who gives form to all things and then shows them
their path.” (Taha, 20/50) Allah
has not only created and given them existence, but has also arranged creation
according to a certain design and has shown His creations which path to
follow in order to fulfill the purpose of their existence. “It
is He who creates and orders. It is He who ordains and guides.” (A’la, 87/2,3) There
is no irregularity in Allah’s creation. It is not possible to find a gap or
irregularity in the cosmic system. “He
created the seven heavens one above the other. You will not find any
irregularity or inconsistency in the creation of the Most Merciful. Turn your
eyes and see, do you see any irregularity?” (Mulk, 67/3) In
these verses, Allah draws attention to the fact that the movement of
celestial bodies occurs in accordance with a numerical order in accordance
with a law of balance. In the same verse, the word stars refers
to all celestial bodies, and the word trees refers to all the beings of the
earth, and it is implied that all natural beings submit to the laws
established for them through the act of prostration. “Do
you not see how all those in the heavens and those on the earth, the sun, the
moon, and the stars, the mountains, the trees, all the animals, and many of
them, prostrate themselves to Allah. And many of them are justly punished.
And whomever Allah humiliates, there is no honorer for him. Indeed, Allah does what He wills.”
(Hajj, 22/18) The
idea of intelligent design has put forward the idea that the
creation and functioning of the universe cannot be due to random processes
and coincidences. It has been put forward that the universe is an
intelligently organized design and that its author is God. The proof of this
idea has been presented in various ways by scientists such as Michael J.
Behe, William A. Dembski and Stephen C. Meyer. However, evolution theorists
who do not believe in creation reject these ideas and regard them as
“garbage”, useless claims and, in a sense, with a cynical attitude. The
real struggle here is between belief in God and lack of belief. Those who do
not believe in the existence of God seek to justify their disbelief by
presenting their own fallacies and assumptions as science. In fact, the views
they put forward contradict their own understanding of science. Because the
things they claim are not testable and falsifiable. Because it would take
tens of thousands of years for their claims to be tested. However, the life
of humans is not enough for this. (Date
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THE BOOK OF ENOCH The
book published today under the name “The Book of the Prophet Enoch” was first
found in a cave in Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) by James Bruce in 1773. The name
Enoch is Hebrew and is the same as the name Hanok. For this reason, it is
also known as the “Book of Hanok”. There are two different copies of this
book. One was found in a monastery in Russia and preserved in Slavic. Its
name is “The Book of the Secrets of Enoch”. The second book is the “Book of
Enoch” found by James Bruce. Enoch
is a Hebrew word and is mentioned in the Bible (Tanakh). However, this book
is not mentioned in the Bible. We know that around 90 AD it was determined
which religious texts would be included in the Bible. However, there is no
“Book of Enoch” among them. It is
not known exactly when the Book of Enoch was written. However, according to
what is said in the book, it is understood that it was written before Noah’s
flood. In this case, why was this book lost or abandoned? The answer to this
is unclear. However, it can be assumed that the exclusion of this book may
have been due to the many issues that the Jewish clergy did not like. Since
the various references in the book disturbed the religious circles of the
time, they were later removed from the collection of sacred texts by
Constantine I, who considered them to be apocryphal and had them lost. It was
also completely removed from the Torah at the First Council of Nicaea (325). As a
result of the research conducted on the Book of Enoch, it is understood that
it was not written by just one person and that different people made
additions to the book in the following years. It is thought that the original
language of the book was Aramaic. The
statements in the Book of Enoch have led to the question of whether Enoch was
a true prophet. Is the content of the book a revelation? When the chapters of
the book are examined, it is seen that there are parts that are consistent
with the Islamic religion and parts that are not. Since there are issues in
the book that do not comply with Islam, Enoch's book does not have a divine
feature. In other words, the entire book was not revealed to Enoch through
revelation. All these raise the question of whether Enoch was a true prophet.
When the entire book is considered, it is difficult to say that Enoch was a
prophet. However, it is possible that Enoch's book was distorted by the
Israelites and many imaginary and egoistic things were inserted into it.
Because the Israelites have always done this throughout history. All the
distortions in the Torah and Talmud are due to this reason. Based
on the details of what is narrated in the book of Enoch and the history of
the prophets, some Islamic scholars have suggested that Enoch could be the
Prophet Hazrat Idris (pbuh). Islamic scholars have
expressed the following information about Hazrat Idris. Hazrat Idris is
narrated in the Quran in the 56th and 57th verses of the Surah Maryam: “And
mention Idris in the Book, for he is a truthful prophet. We raised him to a
high place.” (Maryam, 19/56,57) That high place is the fourth heaven. Because
according to the Miraj Hadith, Our Prophet (pbuh)
saw Hazrat Adam in the first heaven, Yahya and Jesus in the second heaven,
Yusuf in the third heaven, Idris in the fourth heaven, Harun in the fifth
heaven, Musa in the sixth heaven, and Ibrahim in the seventh heaven. All
of these make us think that the person named Enoch in the book of Enoch may
be the same person as Hazrat Idris. However, the things mentioned in the book
of Enoch are not entirely of divine origin, and a large part of them are
parts that people have added with their own thoughts and dreams. For this
reason, it is a great nonsense for some circles to claim that this book is
the first of all religious books and to think that it is possible to rule
people symbolically by obtaining some secret information from it. Today, the
book of Enoch can partially express a truth, but on the other hand, it is a
clear example of how ancient clergymen distorted divine information. One
of the most important historical figures that esoteric movements focus on and
base their research on is undoubtedly Enoch. Enoch has great importance
especially in organizations such as Masonry and Kabbalism, and this figure
has been influential in the formation of teachings and symbols. There are
many allegorical (symbolic) language expressions in the book of Enoch. People
who think that there are some secrets behind these symbols have wanted to use
them. Masons, in particular, think of dominating the world by discovering the
powers in these symbols. The same idea is also present in Zionists. In
addition, the symbols of Ledunian science can be
effective if Allah permits. Do esoteric movements have such permission from
Allah? We do not know the answer to this. However, we do not think that Allah
has given permission to the Zionists in this regard. Because the Zionists
have been oppressors in the world throughout history and continue to do so.
Allah does not love oppressors. Today,
Jewish Masonic symbols are placed in all Islamic temples, mosques and shrines
in the world. In this way, they think that they will destroy the spiritual
world and power of Muslims. These are of no use to them. The Jews are
struggling in vain on this issue. The spiritual powers of Muslims are in the
hands of Allah's officials. However, they cannot use these powers without
Allah's permission. One day, these powers will be used and Islam will once
again dominate the world. (Date
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UNDERSTANDING OF SHIRK (POLYTHEISM) IN
ISLAMIC
THOUGHT All
worlds exist by Allah’s will, power and intention. The performer of all
actions in these worlds is Allah Almighty. No object can exist, undergo any
change or move without His will. However, when people look at the events in
the macro and micro spaces around them, they observe that events occur for
some reasons. As a result, they come to the conclusion that the effective
power in events is these reasons. However, Allah Almighty has connected the
events in the world to each other with reasons. The power and will that
enable the causes to emerge and have an effect is again Him. The order in the
universe is governed by the names and attributes of Allah. In this respect,
the universe (nature) is passive and its perpetrator is God. When
people cannot see the real perpetrator in the universe, they perceive the
intervening causes as the real perpetrator. Thus, they have fallen into
polytheism by thinking that there are other besides Allah. The polytheism
here is associating partners with Him in the universe, which is Allah's
property. However, property belongs only to Allah and is under His absolute
control only. Just as people fall into polytheism in this sense in their
daily lives, positive scientists also fall into polytheism when they examine
events in nature. Because rational scientists cannot see the real doer in
natural events and imagine other doers. Very few people think that the real
doer is Allah. For this reason, polytheism is widely prevalent in people's
thoughts in societies. An
ignorant person is someone who secretly or openly associates partners with
Allah. The wise men know where the ignorant people will address them and what
their rank is. Therefore, they do not argue with them. Because if they had
tried to respond to the ignorant, they would have joined them in ignorance.
However, wise people know that a person can only speak to another person by
being colored by the words he spoke to him and by entering his state. Some
people accept the causes of natural events as the cause, but nevertheless
believe that the causes are placed by Allah. This kind of polytheism is not
condemned or denigrated. Other polytheisms are condemned and denigrated. The
reason for the condemnation and denigration of these polytheisms is that they
accept one or more gods before Allah. Those
who commit polytheism turn to monotheism in times of trouble and difficulty.
On the other hand, in times of comfort, the polytheists do not show signs of
monotheism. For example, people who travel by ship may carry signs of
polytheism in their hearts. They wander in the narrowness of polytheism with
thoughts such as the ship is made strong and therefore will not sink.
However, when a storm arises and the ship rocks dangerously, the signs of
polytheism disappear from them. They forget the things they committed
polytheism to and turn to Allah and begin to pray. In this case, the person
abandons polytheism and returns to true monotheism. When Allah saves them
from trouble and grants them salvation, some people forget their prayers and
supplications and abandon monotheism again and fall into the narrowness of
polytheism. Behaviors
that are polytheism in Islamic thought: Taking one’s passions and desires as
Gods; To do one's deeds for purposes other than Allah (Riya); Hidden
polytheism; Accepting causes as the real doers is polytheism; Taking positive
science and reason as Gods is polytheism. Behaviors
that are not polytheistic in Islamic thought: Being a Sufi is not polytheism;
Being a member of a tariqah is not polytheism; Asking for prayers from saints
is not polytheism; Visiting shrines is not polytheism; Believing that Hazrat
Khidr is alive is not polytheism; Believing in intercession is not
polytheism; Reciting a Mawlid is not polytheism; Cooking and distributing
Ashura is not polytheism (Date
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WORDS OF ALLAH UNCHANGEABLE The
Quran emphasizes the divine laws that are valid in both natural beings and
historical events, and states that the system operates within a certain order
and rule framework in both subjects. Just as there are biological laws for
the life and death of individuals, there are also social laws for the life
and destruction of societies. However, these laws are not mandatory and are
dependent on the will of God Almighty. The Quran establishes a connection
between the laws of nature and social laws, indicating that if social laws
are not followed, the laws of nature come into play and prepare destruction.
It is narrated that many nations, starting with the Prophet Noah, were
destroyed by disasters such as floods, earthquakes, hurricanes and drowning
in the sea. There
are social laws (sunnatullah) determined for man, a
created being. The Quran reveals these laws through the events that past
nations experienced, and informs us that prophets were sent to teach these
laws, that communities living according to them were happy, and that those
who violated the laws were ultimately miserable. In order to inform that the sunnatullah is not coercive, the Quran expresses it as
conditional propositions, sometimes attributing it to man and sometimes to
Allah. For example, in the verse, “Allah will not change a nation until it
changes its attitude and behavior” (Rad, 13/11), it attributes change to
man’s actions, and in the verse, “When Allah wanted to destroy a country, He
ordered its spoiled rich people to come to their senses, but they continued
to do evil and were destroyed for this reason” (Isra, 17/16), it attributes
change to Allah’s will. All
the phenomena in the universe, the rules of physics and the subtleties and
orders in their functioning are all the words of Allah Almighty. All the
words of Allah express a separate rule and no one can change the rules of
these words. If objects attract each other in the universe according to the
law of gravity, this is a word of Allah. It is His rule. It is not possible
for people or any other power to change these rules. The
law of gravitation of masses is a result of Allah's ruling as He wishes.
People only have a little bit of information about the functioning of this
existing ruling. This information is obtained through reason and senses.
However, most of the secrets of this ruling word are still unknown to people
today. For example, the nature and reason for the existence of a large
gravitational force in black holes are unknown. There
are countless similar phenomena and physical laws in the universe. All of
these are the words of Allah and are the rulings willed by Allah. For
example, the Corona virus is a word of Allah. The Corona virus, which emerged
by His command, has shown its effect all over the world. The fact that this
virus makes people sick and kills them is also a ruling of Allah. Everything
has fallen into place with this ruling. It is not possible for this ruling to
change. Humans
are being tested in this world. All living beings in the universe have duties
in this world. These duties also impose a responsibility on them. These
living beings will be questioned in the hereafter about whether they have
fulfilled the duties given by Allah properly. In fact, the Corona virus is
also responsible for whether it has fulfilled the duty given to it. The
Corona virus also hopes to have passed this test. These
issues that the human mind has difficulty grasping and perceiving prevail as
the words of Allah. The truth is not only what we perceive with our five
senses. Apart from these, those who have a little share of Allah's knowledge
can have some knowledge, even a little, about the provisions of Allah's
words. This knowledge increases the person's faith and wonder. This is the
real Islam. This can only be learned through the knowledge of secrets, that
is, Sufism. This knowledge is Allah's Garden of Heart. It is known that Allah
informs His servants whom He wishes, in a small amount, from here. Despite
our explanations above, some theologians believe that the words of Allah can
be changed. We will discuss and criticize their views on this subject in this
article. The
verses of the Quran are not bound by time and space. If they were bound by
time and space, this would have already been stated in the Quran. Since there
is no such statement, it is not possible to change the verses of the Quran
according to time and space. The development of Western civilization is not a
complete human development. Western culture is not a culture that can be
completely adopted either. A secular civilization has no value in terms of
Islam and humanity. Because secular civilizations are open to exploiting
people, and this is how it is already implemented. Secular culture allows all
kinds of immorality (adultery, prostitution, alcohol, cruelty) that Islam
does not accept. Therefore, secular culture does not actually serve the good
of people. In fact, secular culture always benefits from chaos and wars. Wars
are its source of life. Thus, big capital earns big money by selling weapons,
medicine and technology and allows its own people to benefit from it a
little. This money is contaminated with the rights and blood of other people.
Such an understanding of culture is never a true understanding of
civilization. (Date
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REBUTTALS TO PRO-GLOBALIZATION THEOLOGIANS Islam
is a religion that has the capacity to enlighten the entire world and produce
solutions to all its problems with its accumulation from the past. However,
these solutions do not serve the understanding of the Western power centers.
It opposes the exploitation of people. It foresees the establishment of true
justice and equality throughout the world. Of course, this does not suit
imperialist capitalism, which aims for globalization. In this case, they are
trying to eliminate Islam with accusations of terrorism. Therefore, Islam has
no partnership with imperialism in globalization. In
fact, Islam is the only power that explains that the goals aimed at
globalization produce truly unfair results for people and can prevent this.
Therefore, Islam should not be within globalization, but outside of it and
should take a stance in opposition to it. It should stand against the ideas
of Muslims who are inclined to imperialists. Because as a divine religion,
Islam is never on the side of the oppressor, but on the side of the
oppressed. There
are theologians who try to melt Islam in the same pot with other religions.
They propose that Islam is open to dialogue and therefore can take part in
globalization together with other religions in dialogue. However, it has been
proven what the interfaith dialogue aims for. It has been shown that the aim
of this dialogue is to spread Christianity in Asia. Those who propose that
Islam should be in dialogue with other religions, knowing these facts, are on
the wrong path. It is
a fact that the defeated in Islamic history were not destroyed and their
beliefs were not interfered with. We see the best example of this in the
Ottoman Empire. Similarly, Islam did not discriminate between religions in
scientific relations. Muslims
can live in western Christian societies by fulfilling the requirements of
their own religion. There are those who put forward this situation as proof
that one can become globalized while remaining Muslim. However, it is ignored
what kind of obstacles these Muslims encounter while living their religious
lives. Muslims living in the West are truly under threat at all times. They
are subject to many threats and acts of terror. The native people of the West
are the fathers of the idea of globalization, which portrays
Muslims as terrorists. With these smears, the lives of Muslims become
difficult in countries where other religions predominate and they are in
mortal danger. However,
the opposite is not the case. No Christian or Jew is threatened in Muslim
countries. This is due to the principles of Islam. However, those who put
forward globalization are trying to threaten and endanger the lives of
Muslims by declaring them terrorists. It is really a great mistake and error
to interpret it as Muslims can keep up with globalization. It is really
difficult to understand the purpose of those who think so. It has been known
since the old days that there are many theologians who serve imperialist
states in Muslim societies. Imperialism
chose Islam as its enemy after the collapse of Soviet Russia. It established
various terrorist organizations to show its own people that these views were
correct. Although the members of terrorist organizations such as Al Qaeda and
ISIS appear to be Muslims, those who run them are the spies of imperialism.
These spies disguised as Muslims declared that they carried out their actions
in the name of Islam and prepared the ground for all Muslims to be labeled as
terrorists. The September 11 attacks are actions that require very high
technology. It is not possible for people living in caves in Afghanistan to
carry these out. Although it is known that these attacks were organized by
imperialists and that Muslims were used, it has not been possible to explain
the whole world about this. Because the power of all media is in the hands of
imperialists. They use this media power to impose the opposite of the truth
on people and declare all Muslims and the religion of Islam as terrorists.
People who are influenced by this propaganda think that Muslims are
terrorists and threaten and massacre Muslims in every region they live in.
This is the game of imperialist globalists. As long as the power of the media
cannot be controlled, this propaganda will find supporters in other
societies. It is not possible to prevent this. This is a power struggle. Unfortunately,
Muslims have lost their political, economic and social power thanks to
politicians, scientists and intellectuals who cooperate with imperialists. In
this case, Islam is not capable of reversing this situation today. Trying to
do this by joining the ranks of globalization would be a kind of suicide.
This would mean surrendering oneself to one's executioner. In
such an environment, the duty of Muslims is to examine the facts of the
events very well and not to compromise the basic principles of Islam. It is
possible to achieve a just and peaceful world order again by strictly
adhering to the commands and prohibitions of the Quran and the Sunnah. There
is no other way to do this. Therefore, Muslims should be suspicious of the
pro-globalization publications of theologians and thoroughly investigate the
reasons behind them. They should read the writings of Sunni scholars on this
subject and not compromise their Islamic beliefs and values. Only in this way
can success be achieved. Success comes from Allah. “Do
not weaken, do not grieve. If you are truly believers, you are surely
superior.” (Al-İmran, 3/139) (Date
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SUFI CRITIQUE OF MORAL PHILOSOPHY Moral
philosophy is derived from the Greek word ethike etos (custom, morality). Another name for moral
philosophy is "ethics". Moral philosophy examines the problems
related to the moral behaviors of people in their personal and social lives
and evaluates human behaviors. However, the subject of moral philosophy is
not all human behaviors, but free and conscious behaviors. In other words,
moral philosophy is an examination of human conscious actions. According
to moral philosophy, morality is the entirety of the principles that people
determine for themselves in order to live in harmony within a society. In
this sense, morality is the rules of behavior that exist in certain
proportions in every society, independent of philosophy. Therefore, while
morality is a value judgment that determines a factual form of behavior,
ethics is the branch of philosophy that investigates, examines, explains and
evaluates this value judgment. It is
accepted that the beginning of moral philosophy emerged with the beginning of
the ancient age. Socrates (469 BC - 399 BC) is shown as the founder of moral
philosophy. In ancient times, the understanding of morality focused on social
ethics rather than individual ethics. In this understanding, the goal is the
collective happiness of people. However, slaves were not considered equal to
other people in this evaluation and the understanding of ethics was
considered only for free people. After ancient times, with the rise of
Christianity in the West, an ethical understanding whose source was God
emerged. This understanding was rational and involved will. For a long time,
ethics only included views originating from God. From the 15th century
onwards, deviations were seen from the understanding of ethics centered on
God and religion. During this period, an ethical understanding based on
reason, isolated from religion and distanced from theology, dominated. While
some philosophers had an ethical understanding compatible with materialist
philosophy, some put forward an ethical understanding that had elements
similar to the understanding of virtue and morality in Eastern philosophy.
Basic concepts such as good and evil have been defined in different ways by
many philosophers. However, what is common to almost all of them is the
explanation of concepts such as morality, virtue, selfishness, goodness and
evil with reason. Philosophy has sought answers to various questions such as
whether the concept of ethics exists, whether the concept of ethics is
universal, what good and evil are, whether there is a universal moral law,
etc. with methods based on reason. Today,
philosophers continue to be interested in the question of what people should
and should not believe, or how they should and should not behave. They are
also interested in the origin of accepted moral principles, under what
conditions these principles can be considered reasonable, and which
principles can be accepted as true. Are these principles a product of human
thought? Is their source God? Is there more than one source? There are
supporters of each option here. Many
philosophers treat God's commands and prohibitions as if they were their own
thoughts. In other words, they think that God thinks like them. In this way,
they deify their minds. They accept that people's moral intuitions are the
ultimate criterion. However, because people's intuitions are different from
each other, moral philosophers cannot find common ground. According
to some philosophers, through man's thought on the nature of things, God's
basic moral criteria and their application to our daily lives can very well
be discovered with reason. This means that the human mind can think about the
content of revelation without revelation. This means that the human mind is
deified. Good
morality is one of the most important goals of Islam. Because Allah Almighty
has defined and praised good morality in many verses. The Messenger of Allah
(pbuh) also has many hadiths regarding this.
Therefore, the duty of a Muslim is to know what good morality is from the
perspective of Islam and to work with all his might to achieve it. However,
today in our society, the moral philosophy of the West is introduced as good
morality. The words of many moral philosophers are served in the media. In
this way, attempts are made to spread non-Islamic ideas and beliefs in
society. Muslims need to be very vigilant against these activities. Concepts
such as goodness, beauty, happiness, and freedom are explained to people
based on the moral philosophy of the West. In the article above, we have
explained in detail that the moral philosophy of the West is contrary to
Islam. Accordingly, Muslims must protect themselves against these wrong
ideas. For this reason , they must learn what true
Islamic morality is. In order to learn true Islamic morality, the books of
Ahl-i Sunnah scholars must be read. The
good morality of Islam is what will save Muslims and Muslim societies in this
world and the hereafter. Therefore, in order to experience happiness in this
world and the hereafter both individually and collectively, we must equip
ourselves with the attribute of good morality. It is obligatory for every
Muslim to learn the verses and hadiths on this subject. By implementing this
obligation, we will ensure that Islam is exalted and dominant in the world
again. Let no one have any doubt about this. Because every society sees the
reward of what it has done. If the majority of a society does not live by the
beautiful morality of Islam, that society is condemned to live in instability
and turmoil. This is a sunnah of Allah. (Date
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THE WİSDOM OF MAN BECOMING A CALIPH The
word caliph is derived from the root "half", which means
"behind" and is the opposite of the word "before". It is
also used in the Quran as "halāif"
and "hulāfa" in plural. When
the caliphate was given to Hz. Adam (as), it also included knowledge and
prophethood. According to the above verses, Allah Almighty says, "I will
appoint a caliph on earth and appoint a representative in the realm of the
world." However, it is not said that He will create a prophet, a scholar
or a servant. Allah Almighty also used the same expression for Hz. David (as)
and said, "O David! We have indeed made you a caliph on earth." He
did not use the words prophet, messenger or scholar. Because all of them are
already within the caliphate. The
existence of the universe is a perfect structure. The imperfections observed
in existence are actually due to the perfection of existence. If there were
no imperfection in existence, its perfection would also be imperfect. Allah
Almighty has definitely not left anything out. In fact, He has given the
right of creation to even imperfection. This is the perfection of the
universe. For
Allah, there is a perfection worthy of Him. For man, there is a perfection
that only man can accept. Whoever falls short of this perfection among
people, the deficiency in the world is due to their deficiency. Because man
also falls within the scope of the world. The perfection of divinity has been
manifested in the sharia. This perfection cannot be demonstrated with
rational evidence. In order to see the perfection and excellence that befits
Allah Almighty, the sharia has brought both proofs of purification and
imitation. Thus, the minds have been amazed. This is the divine perfection
and excellence. Man
is the perfection of the universe, the universe
becomes perfect only with man. Man is not perfect with the universe. People
are divided into two groups. Some people do not accept perfection and
excellence. However, they are the sum of the universe. They are a small sum
that has been extracted from the big universe. The other group of people
accept perfection. According to the aptitude of this person, Allah Almighty
manifests His perfection and all His names in that person. This group of
people Allah has made His caliphs and has dressed them in the robe of wonder. In
the beginning, the spiritual world existed as a whole, it was not divided
into parts. There was the unseen world, but there was no world of witnessing.
When the soul joined this world, when it was properly cared for and trained,
it passed through the universal and particular worlds and became the caliph
of God in the unseen and witnessing worlds. There was no power and tool in
the world of spirits to be a caliph of God’s divinity. It possessed this tool
and power in this world and reached the perfection of the rank of
vicegerency. Caliphate
is the power of ruling (dominance) given to man by Allah in this world. If a
person wishes, he can execute his judgment, or if he wishes, he can surrender
this power to Allah and leave the authority between his servants to Allah.
However, if a divine command comes, he does what is necessary. For example,
as it was the case with Hz. David, in this case, there is no way to reject
Allah’s command. Here,
what is forbidden, is “the desires.” For example, the case of Hz. Osman is
like this. Hz. Osman did not take off his caliphate dress until the moment he
was killed. Because he knew what belonged to Allah Almighty in him. The
Messenger of Allah (pbuh) had forbidden him to take
off the robe of caliphate. Whoever receives a divine command regarding ruling
must appear with it. That person is always supported by Allah. But whoever
does not receive such a divine command has a choice. He may appear with it if
he wishes or not and remains hidden with Allah. It is better to abandon
manifestation in this way. The
ability to rule the universe was not given to man just because he is human.
This ability was given to man with a Divine power. Because only the attribute
of God can rule in the universe, no one else can. Therefore, this power is a
kind of test for man. This power is not a measure of honor for man. If this
power had been given to him as a measure of honor, then this power would have
been realized with him in the hereafter. We understand this from the warning
in the following verse: “…and do not follow your desires…” (Sad, 38/26). Man
is warned against following his desires and passions. This is a kind of test
for him. Allah Almighty has given the quality of caliphate only to the people
of Allah in this world. On the other hand He has
given the power of ruling to both the good ones and the bad ones. However,
Allah Almighty has ordered us to listen to them and obey them. Allah Almighty
has said: “If they are unjust, it is for you and against them.” This is a
state of being tested. If
knowledge and prophethood are found together with the power of sultanate and
property, the power and influence of each of them will increase by uniting.
However, this is a test for the owners of sultanate and property. Sultanate
and power are a great means to get close to Allah and to become the caliph of
His Sultanate. For this reason, sultans have become the shadow of Allah. The
shadow of something becomes the caliph of that thing. However, in reality,
being the caliph and shadow only occurs as long as they possess the
attributes of caliphate. (Date of Publishing : 05.08.2024
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WEST’S FIGHT WITH ISLAM Today,
Islam stands as an obstacle to the international exploitation system in the
political and economic exploitation of the Islamic world by Western. Islam
has been the target of Jews and Christians since the day it emerged.
Throughout Islamic history, they have struggled against Islam with all kinds
of trickery and fraud in order to degenerate and destroy it. There are many
examples of this in history. These anti-Islamist efforts have continued to
this day under various guises. Hostility
towards Islam was used as a polemic subject. The Christian hostility towards
Islam had blinded them so much that neither the scholars nor the people could
be objective on this issue. They told lies and misrepresentations about Islam
for the higher purposes of the church. This tendency towards lies and slander
continued until the end of the 17th century. This led to the emergence of a
social hostility and hatred towards Islam in Europe. The
fear and hatred towards Islam in the West resulted in the Crusades, which
were repeated for years. When Christianity became stronger in Eastern Europe,
they wanted to spread in Asia and the Middle East. However, the Muslims who
emerged in Anatolia prevented this goal. These Muslims were the Seljuk Turks.
When Sultan Alp Arslan defeated Byzantium in Malazgirt in 1071, hostility
towards Islam increased in Europe. In
the 18th and 19th centuries, many travelers from Europe traveled to the
farthest corners of Islamic lands. These travelers took Muslim names, dressed
like Muslims, and were thus able to move freely among Muslim communities. The
aim of these travelers was not simply to get to know a country, but to have
subversive aims. Some of them were there to prove that Christianity was
superior to Islam, while others were there for commercial exploitation and to
obtain political intelligence. Commercial pretexts were a cover for political
domination. For example, the British East India Company and the Dutch East
Indies Company were designed solely to colonize India and Indonesia. In
the 19th century, orientalism became an independent branch of science.
Orientalism was brought into line with the interests and political concerns
of influential and imperialist rulers. Orientalists helped legitimize the
invasions of the colonizers and guided the pacification of the colonized
countries. In this way, orientalism became an important tool for the
destruction of Islam. Orientalism brought a westernized interpretation to
Islam. It distorted Islamic concepts such as Jihad, Ummah, Tawhid from their
true meanings. Thus, political dominance in Islamic countries was brought to
a state that was foreign to the essence of Islamic social and religious life. Western
missionaries came to colonized Islamic countries and tried to change the
religions of Muslims. The West never forgot that Anatolia was taken from them
and turned into an Islamic country. The American Foreign Missions Board sent
missionaries to Turkey since 1820. The first Protestant church was
established in Turkey in 1847. The preaching of the Bible was done through
educational institutions, hospitals, homes for the homeless, and radio
broadcasts. However, these activities did not yield much result. Because the
Christian population in Turkey is still below 1%. Therefore, Islam is the
biggest obstacle to Christianity in Turkey. The
social science initiative was a step taken to secularize Islam and separate
religion from politics. However, was it possible to use these theories in the
study of Muslim societies? The strategy followed here was to inject Western
secular ideas into the minds of Muslims. One of these ideas that succeeded
was the idea of “nationalism.” The Islamic Ummah was divided
into struggles centered on nationalism. However, when these countries gained
their national independence, they built all their political and economic
developments on the models taught to them by the former colonialists. No
colonized Islamic country has been able to rid its minds of these colonial
traces. Such minds, which have been influenced by colonialism, continue to
follow Western ideas not only in terms of nationalism, but also in concepts
such as democracy, socialism, political parties, and parliament. Islam
has been made the whipping boy of the Western media in every subject. Islam
represents barbarism for the right wing, medieval theocracy for the left
wing, and unpleasant exoticism for the moderate group. According to them, it
is unimportant for Western people to know anything about Islam. Therefore, it
should not be expected that Islam will be treated honestly in the Western
media. One
of the countries that is most prominent in the West’s opposition to Islam is
England. Since the British saw Islam as a real obstacle in their exploitation
of Islamic countries for centuries, they did everything they could to destroy
Islam. The main cause of all the pain, division and misery in the Islamic
geography in the last century is England. Other Western imperialist countries
are its collaborators. The British were the ones who tried to degenerate and
destroy the religion of Islam by using masons such as Afghani, Abduh and
Rashid Riza in Egypt. While
Westerners always try to portray Muslims as violent and barbaric, the fact
that this is not the case and that the West is more violent and barbaric has
been proven by the following events. (Date
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WHAT KIND OF MUSLIMS ARE WE ? It is
stated that most of our society is Muslim. When people are asked, everyone
answers, Alhamdulillah, I am a Muslim. Are we really Muslims? No one asks
this question to themselves, or maybe they don't want to ask it. Is this
because he doesn't want to hear the answer, or is he confident and sees the
question as unnecessary? In our
opinion, every Muslim should ask himself this question and interrogate
whether he is a complete Muslim. However, in order to do this, one must
investigate what should be understood from being a complete Muslim. The
sources for this research are the Holy Quran, hadiths and works written by
Sunni Islamic scholars. When
these sources are examined, it is seen that the behavior and thoughts of
people in today's Muslim societies on many issues are contrary to true Islam
and contradict basic Islamic principles. For this reason, Muslims need to put
themselves in order and correct their behavior and thoughts according to the
principles of true Islam. Allah
Almighty informs us in the first 10 verses of the Surah Al-Muminun how the basic behavior of Muslims should be. It
gives good news that those who follow the provisions of these verses will be
the heirs and will be the believers who will be saved. Therefore, it is
necessary to question how well we comply with the provisions of these verses. Our
Lord, who informs us that we will be called to account at the end of the day,
tells us that being on the right path is only possible by following the
Qur'an. It is stated that the Quran is an advice to the worlds (humans and jinns), therefore salvation can only be achieved by
listening to its advice. Illegal
relationships (adultery) are spreading in our society. Imitating Western
society as civilization is an abnormality imposed on us. So-called
progressives who try to make adultery, are actually causing the collapse of
the entire moral structure of society. Presenting adultery which is free in
the West, as progressive and modernity is a sabotage aimed at the collapse of
the moral structure of society. Those who cannot eradicate Islam from our
country by force of arms are trying to spread adultery in order to sabotage
the Islamic morality of our people. Muslims must be awake against this
propaganda. Most
people who go online are exposed to sexual, lustful and enjoyable
publications. These inevitably affect people and cause them to deviate
towards haram. In addition to legal restrictions against them, education is
also essential. The negativities that these publications will cause should be
thoroughly analyzed and explained to people. The biggest responsibility here
falls on the state and the family. In order for the society to be healthy and
strong, relations between people must be regulated in accordance with Islamic
rules. For this purpose, broadcasts on television and the internet must be
made in accordance with Islamic standards. To some, this may be perceived as
reactionary. But this is completely wrong. Because we see what the opposite
situation has brought society to today. In our country, harassment and
murders of women are increasing, and drug and alcohol consumption is at its
peak. There is only one way to prevent them, and that is to implement the
basic prohibitions and orders of Islam. Western
capitalism sees women as a sexual object and uses them as a tool to make
money. For this reason, he tries to get people to do what he wants by
provoking them and numbing their brains with sexuality. Women in low-cut
clothing are used in all advertisements. Women's sexuality is highlighted in
every advertisement. Naked models appear in car advertisements. However, the
seller does not sell this naked model together with the car. So what are their purposes? Their aim is to impress the
audience. Those who watch such a play become slaves of their own souls and
the commands of the devil because they think it is modernity. But
Muslims do not think so. The headscarf of Muslim women is a light that
protects them. By covering up and wearing hijab, Muslim women prevent
themselves from being seen as sexual objects. Only in this way can a woman
have her true identity. If a woman prevents sexual arousal, then she is seen
as a human being and treated as a human being. This is civilization. There is
still this respect for veiled women in our society. On buses and ferries,
people give seats to veiled women first. This is a result of the Islamic
upbringing that has accumulated over centuries in our society. This
accumulation will continue even if westerners and their fans do not want it.
For this reason, women's headscarf and hijab are their means of salvation
both in this world and the afterlife. We
asked the following questions in our article and answered: Do We
Perform Our Prayers in Peace? Do We Turn Away From
Empty and Meaningless Things? Do We Give Our Zakat? Do We Protect Our Chastity From Haram? Can We Avert Our Eyes From
Haram? Do We Fulfill Our Trusts and Promises? Are the Bites We Eat Halal? Do
We Protect the Sunnah of Our Prophet? Do We Jihad in the Path of Allah? Do We
Avoid Telling Lies?Do We
Help Orphans, the Poor and the Needy? Are We Trying to Become Knowledgeable?
Are We Reading? Do We Apply the Moral Rules of Islam? ( Date of Publishing
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DEGENERATION OF PUBLIC MORALITY People
are obliged to live in communities. In living together, people who are
different in terms of temperament, different in terms of beliefs and culture,
and who behave differently in terms of values and thinking can be kept
together. However, living together also requires having some common moral
values. In order to survive as a society, it is necessary to direct
individuals who exhibit different psychological behaviors to certain goals.
Every individual in a society has the right to be happy. A person's activity
in this direction should not prevent someone else's happiness. Accordingly,
individuals in a society have rights as well as duties that they are obliged
to perform. For this reason, individuals should be taught what is good and
right for society, their duties should be informed and promoted. In addition,
it should make the individual love goodness. For this reason, the individual
must be taught the purpose of creation. Islam
is a philosophy of life and a way of life. In Islam, the rules of a happy
life are presented as an ideal or idea. This presentation consists of
commands, prohibitions and recommendations that ensure the attainment of the
highest state of mental happiness. The highest mental happiness achieved by
complying with these is the goal that a person seeks and strives to achieve
throughout his life. This ideal manifests itself
through rules of obligation, responsibility and sanctions. This is an area
where all philosophies compete to realize their moral ideas and thought
systems. This area can only be shaped with the information of Allah Almighty. Today,
our society and all Muslim societies are faced with effective, dangerous and
secret attacks. The purpose of these attacks is to weaken the value judgments
of society. The
enemies of Islam want to destroy our country not with missiles and bombs, but
by changing and transforming our understanding of Islamic morality by
distorting our values. Since when could we, as a society, be so egoistic,
selfish, merciless and unscrupulous? How could the people of a civilization
that lends a hand and help to the stranded, the needy, the strange, the
homeless, children and the elderly come to this point? How did we become
disconnected from justice, truth, honesty and morality and turned into a
society that deceives others for the sake of its own interests and exhibits
rude, ill-tempered, liar and dishonest behavior. Why have we become so fond
of this world and possessions? What's happening to us? Where are we drifting? We
started to lose our national culture, our values, our children, and our
national and Islamic family structure. We have lost our connection with our
history and ancestors. We have lost our pure life and our understanding of
halal and haram, which are completely unique to us. We believed like Muslims,
but we thought like materialists and emulated Machiavellian lives. We began
to flounder with the spiral of Western culture and as a result, we lost
confidence and belief in ourselves and the future. Violence
and sexual aggression cannot be a part of life in the Muslim Turkish society!
We are anesthetized, alienated, and our self-identities are transformed.
Every day, with movies and videos on television and the internet, rosy and
virtual lives, dreams of being a model, an artist, a fancy life, making easy
money without working hard, stealing someone else's rights, illegitimate
lives and wannabes are injected into the minds of the youth. Thus, the lives
of individuals and society are corrupted and destroyed. It is
not possible to ignore the attacks on the moral values of our society.
Preference for moral understandings based on reason and individuals rather
than the orders and prohibitions of Islam is increasing. By declaring war on
the religion of Allah, Muslims are being confronted with fabricated religious
concepts and distorted ideas. Under the name of Moderate Islam, Modern Islam
and Interfaith Dialogue, young people are being pushed out of the true
understanding of Islam. O
Muslims! If you realize how serious the situation is, you should thoroughly
examine the factors of degenerating, which we will discuss in detail in our
article and try to regulate your behavior accordingly in accordance with
Islamic rules. Only in this way will true salvation in both this world and
the hereafter be possible. The
factors of degeneration are : We Abandoned Truth and
Justice, We Abandoned Truth and Honesty, Brotherhood and Friendship
Abandoned, Respect and Love Abandoned, We Abandoned Unity and Cooperation,
Responsibility and Obligation Abandoned , We
Abandoned Peacemaking. The
basic principles of Islamic morality come to life in the characteristics that
Muslims display as virtues. Societies formed by people who have these virtues
are safe, healthy and prosperous in every respect. However, societies where
people who do not have these virtues are in majority are unsafe, unhealthy
and unhappy. The result of lack of virtue is the corruption of the morals of
societies. This is because our people have adopted secular/modern moral
principles based on Western culture. We hope that our people will abandon
this secular morality, which is contrary to their essence, and return to the
Islamic morality that this nation has lived by for centuries. Our society has
no other way of salvation. ( Date of Publishing
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ISLAM AND MODERNITY Modernity
is the name given to a system of social values that emerged with the
Enlightenment philosophy in Europe in the 18th century and spread all over
the world over time. In general, it means being against tradition and
breaking away from it. This understanding is inherent in all transformations
and changes in the individual, social, economic and political fields. Modernity
has expelled the transcendent and the sacred from human life and has placed
humans, whom it has made captive to scientific knowledge, at the center of
its system. He tried to define everything that is included in the sacred by
the human mind. Since modernity is against transcendence (holiness), it is
not possible to understand and explain transcendental phenomena such as
revelation and non-physical entities such as souls and angels. In
fact, modernity is an ideology of Western centrism. It is a way of thinking
that aims to build a Europe-centered world. To achieve this goal, cultural
propaganda activities were continued for a long time. However, the expected
result was not that bright. After the 1970s, these activities lost their
appeal. Because the war and terror that surrounded the world after the 1970s
showed people that this path was wrong and dead-end. According
to modernity, humans exist to produce and especially to consume. However,
consuming less than what is produced will ensure that consumers are healthy,
and the unconsumed portion will be sent to those in need, ensuring that
people do not go hungry. Today, while some people consume too much, some
people suffer from hunger. According to statistics, 50 years ago, the income
of the richest 5% of the world was 30 times higher than the income of the
poorest 5%. While this rate was 60 times 25 years ago, it increased to 114
times in 2002. This is a result and contradiction of modern understanding. Modernity
claims that it is based on rational principles such as reason and experiment.
This is not entirely true. Because there are a series of paradigms on which
it is based. Paradigm is a prediction that is adopted as a leading principle
on any subject, whose accuracy is not doubted, and is excluded from
discussion. Some of the paradigms of modernity are evolution, progress,
innovation, scientism, individualism and secularization. However, each of
these principles is being shaken today, and therefore representatives of
modern culture are experiencing serious concerns. Modernity
is not at peace with religion. It systematized all deviations from religious
values. While doing this, he established himself here by creating a gap
between social life and religion. As a result, generations that were
faithless, stray and had no ideals were created. Modernity,
which tries to construct the world order with reason and uses the logic of
enlightenment philosophy, knows that the only phenomenon that will disrupt
its fiction is religion. For this reason, he wants to remove it from all
social areas. Thus, it tries to prevent religion from intervening in the
production and consumption process in society due to moral concerns. For this
reason, it keeps religion under surveillance and control with the principle
of secularism. The simplest example in this regard is exploitation.
Capitalism's main purpose is profit and it exploits the people it governs.
Religion is completely against exploitation. Modernity
tried to bury religion in history, but today Islam,
the religion it fears most, has emerged alive. They are trying with all their
resources to eliminate the religion of Islam. However, it is impossible for
them to succeed in this. Islam is a stumbling block to modernity. Because
there are serious reactions against modernity in Islamic countries. However,
the religion of Islam is neither for nor against modernity. There are
elements that he will accept and elements that he will not accept. What is
important for Islam is its own value system. This is a system of divinity, at
the core of which is the belief that Allah is the only deity and power. This
is where they part ways with modernity. Because modernity has created a
systematic polytheist world that fights against the monotheistic religious
tradition. There
are very harsh criticisms of the paradigms of modernity from the perspective
of Islam. Unfortunately, these criticisms are not taken into account by
modernists. They do not want the religion of Islam to help them get rid of
their own contradictions. Because they are fundamentally against the religion
of monotheism. Another dilemma for him is that he is trying to eliminate the
criticisms of Islam, the religion of monotheism, by force, and they have now
realized that this is not possible. But there is no other option for them.
They will be even more violent in their opposition to religion. This shows
that their understanding of culture will collapse even faster. Because there
is only one complete power and perfect power in the universe, and that is the
power and strength of Allah Almighty. Resisting this will only cause the
resister to collapse. ( Date of Publishing
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CONCEPT OF LOVE IN
RELIGIONS Love
is an important element in a person's life and his religious belief. Sufis
think that love is the secret of human existence and the creation of the
universe. Because it is reported that Allah Almighty said: “I was a hidden
treasure. I loved that I was known, that's why I created the creatures and
gave them blessings. They also knew me.” With this word, God Almighty informs
us about Himself. Allah Almighty created love with His own self. This love is
undoubtedly the reason for the emergence of all existing beings. Worship
actually has love. Because in a verse, God Almighty wants His Messenger to
address as follows: “Say: If you truly love Allah, follow me so that Allah
will love you and forgive your sins. Because Allah is very merciful and
forgiving.” (Al Imran, 3/31) Accordingly, the basis of worshiping Allah is
the love of Allah. The
great Islamic scholar and Sufi Davud al-Kayseri (1262, 1350) says the following in his book "Ledunni
Knowledge and True Love": “Love
is the result of knowledge. Therefore, knowledge is more priority and
important than love. Loving God means knowing Him fully and serving Him as
required. Loving other beings means protecting their existence and rights. In
order for love not to be so-called dry love, it is necessary to show the
results of true love. Then, true love is, in the final analysis, selfless
love. This is love for God.” True
religious experience, which comes close to Islamic Sufism, has not found
fertile ground in Judaism. This further deepened Judaism in its material
aspect. Kabbalah could not have a positive impact on Judaism due to its
esoteric gnostic tendency. Therefore, it can be said that love has lost its
way at the level of spiritual experience in Judaism. A big
difference between love in Islam and Christianity emerges. Love in
Christianity is gnostic and is a secret theology that tries to understand the
truth of the trinity through the clerical life built on monotheistic love.
This is what is known in contemporary writings as Christian mysticism. Aside
from the mental possibilities/impossibilities and intellectual problems
revealed by the issue of love, we can say that love in Christianity is a
concept that does not have a meaning that can be accepted by science and by
the mind. In the end, it leads to immorality. Hinduism
talks about love through the term “Bhakti” and Buddhism through the term
“Karuna”. However, in both religions, although love requires compliance with
moral rules, it serves nothing other than reaching the highest goal
determined as "Nirvana". Therefore, we can say that love in the
Islamic religious experience is a unique practical concept and has no
equivalent in other religions. Enemies
of Islam use some people to publish books to achieve their goal of destroying
and perverting Islam. In these books, attempts are made to denigrate Islam by
perverting the understanding of love in Islam. The authors of these books
keep their identities secret. There is no information about their CV in their
books. No information is given about where these people received education.
These books are published only so that a lot of nonsense against Islam can
harm people's beliefs. Muslims should be vigilant against these people and
books and should not be deceived by their black propaganda. They should learn
their knowledge about Islam from the books of Sunni scholars. Some
so-called sectarian enemies of Islam are trying to degenerate the basic
beliefs and worship of Islam by using the concept of love. According to them,
Allah does not need the worship of His servants. Therefore, it is enough for
Muslims to love Allah. There is no need for them to perform acts of worship
such as prayer or fasting. Efforts have been made to spread these ideas among
Muslims for years. Those who do this do not comply with the principles set by
Islam in any way. Not only do they not perform religious duties such as
prayer and fasting, but their women dress revealingly and immodestly. Men and
women sit on each other and sing hymns. They think in this way they will gain
Allah's consent. Alas! Some
of these people are deliberately responsible for the project of destroying
Islam. These people try to lead other people out of Islam by leading the
sects and communities they founded. In return, they certainly provide
financial benefits. Most
of them have a Mevlevi appearance. They constantly commemorate Hazrat Mevlana
and Yunus Emre. But they do not take into account the lives and advice of
these two important Sufis. What kind of recklessness? The behavior of these
people will cause them to be disappointed in both worlds. People
who follow these people like to follow the things they recommend to them.
Because it is difficult to their souls to pray and wear the hijab, they think
that loving Allah is enough for them. Alas! What kind of ignorance? This
people will understand the truth one day, but it will be too late. Enemies
of Islam have been using sects to pervert the religion of Islam for years.
But their impact is now diminishing. Thanks to the criticism of Ahl as-Sunnah
scholars, Muslims see the truth and stay away from these enemies of religion.
It is certain that the enemies of Islam will not be successful. Allah will
protect his religion. One day people will understand that the only salvation
is in Islam. ( Date of Publishing
: 16.02.2024 -
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