Haitham al-Haddad – An Urgent Message on the Student Protests in the US
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The importance of global change and support for students and leaders, particularly those from nonreliant Muslim congresses, is emphasized. A global civilizational reform is also necessary, as stoping people from thinking and being open-minded is the goal. Support for global issues, like protecting people's rights and values, is also emphasized. A range of support, including being recognized as a global civilizational alternative, is offered.
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Be honest with you, there are number of
lessons to be drawn from this.
Key lesson.
Number 1, that
the young people,
yes,
they themselves in general is the key
of a global change.
Okay? And they say that in America, this
has never happened except
post Vietnam
war. Mhmm. And that's why there was a
major change
globally.
And this leads me to the second point
point, which is
we need now
a global
movement
by the students,
by university
students
because university
students
can make this global change.
Yeah?
The third point the
third point, we need as Muslims in particular
to support them.
By the way, let me just make it
openly. Where is forces?
We haven't heard anything from forces in support
of those. I don't want to use the
word shame on forces
that they did not issue any statement
in support of
those
university students.
Where are the other Muslim organizations?
Muslim students organizations
in the UK in particular,
in the whole of Europe,
in,
in the whole world.
These people are been, they have been, active
on the student scene.
I'm not saying this because I'm an alumnus
of Fosys, but, you know, I've seen I've
heard things that they they've been
No. Fosys Fosys have not Fosys has not
issued, Yani, a powerful statement.
Not just a statement to do something.
I don't know, about that.
I I checked with some brothers who are
very close to forces, and they agreed.
Mhmm. Yeah. Okay. Faucet
and one thing, but other organizations as well.
Wallahi, I feel proud of those students.
And wallahi, I make dua, and this is
my,
4th point.
Yeah?
Make dua for them. Wallahi, those people, they
deserve
to
they deserve our du'a. That first of all,
that Allah
guides them because we want such brave people
to be with us in Jannah.
Mhmm.
Okay? This is very important, and I believe,
my dear brothers and sisters,
imams and other people, they should send
messages of support. This is my 5th point.
Messages of support. As Salman, have you heard
of any statements of from the famous scholars
and Dua'at of America in support of those
students? They've been on campus giving talks,
giving speeches at the to the students, praising
them.
Very good. So
the the 5th point,
they need
support by
Imams, by Duat, by and I hope that
this message, okay, the messages
the message of support
that someone,
to pass it to them. And we need
other leaders as a other Muslim
scholars to be
open and vocal about Mhmm. Supporting them.
The 6th masjid, by the way, that, it
is.
It is very strange that
the the the
No one can change the fitra of Allah
You know, despite
the
domestication
processes
that
those young people were exposed to
by their regimes,
whether or the, they they did the states
or by certain or by even Zionism,
Global Zionism.
All over the world,
they
refused
this domestication,
you know, the process,
and they were able to come out of
that.
Yeah? And we should salute them really for
that, and which means that,
which is my 6th point. Brothers and sisters,
those who give,
those who give dawah,
be confident that when you do dawah,
Sitra is the first supporter of Dawah,
and this empowers
the person. When I talk to any non
Muslim,
yeah, I know that internally,
there is support for my statements. What is
that? His
will support.
In fact, the
the of the entire creation
is supporting
the the the those values, Which are
Islamic values?
Adil
is the core Islamic
value.
Okay?
So this is, the the the second point.
The 8th
point, my dear brothers and sisters, is that,
you know,
when
young people
are able
to see,
yeah,
things as they are,
not to be
controlled
through media.
And they have freedom
to think,
really to think.
Not someone else is thinking on their behalf
and then brainwashing
them by their
ideas,
then they will see the truth.
Yeah? And that's why sometimes I'd say our
battle
as Muslims, as Dawa,
is the battle with what?
With stopping people from thinking.
Yeah. We want people to think,
and that's why we are open for criticism
as Muslims. Let people criticize us, but let
them think.
And we are willing to debate. We are
willing to explain what Islam,
says to them.
Encourage people to think. Allah
condemn those who don't think. Allah says that
the people of the hellfire,
the main reason for them
that they are in that hellfire
is because of disbelieving in Allah
because they did not think.
Yeah. So let us support
the freedom of,
of of real thinking, not the freedom
of limited thinking
and and quoting it as the real freedom.
This is the game that many,
you know, dictators, regimes are playing.
Now my 9th point,
that my 9th point,
which is what?
You know,
it was exposed that America is more dictator
than maybe,
than Syria or then. But the the there
is something to trigger
to trigger dictatorship.
So, for example,
in Syria, maybe everything triggers dictatorship
or maybe certain things,
trigger dictatorships or in Arab countries or in
some Muslim countries and so on. In America,
what triggers dictatorship is what? A criticizing
Israel,
they're criticizing
Zionism,
they're criticizing
certain values that are imposed
upon
the, the the the the on the people.
As if they are saying, listen.
You know, we are free. We want you
to be free. This is the free world,
democracy, etcetera.
As far as what?
You don't touch those red lines. You don't
get close the 2. This is not real
freedom.
This is another dictator rigging, and we have
seen what they have done to the students,
to the peaceful students, to the peaceful even
the staff we have seen
really the it is
mind you know, it it is really,
very disturbing,
the way the American
police
arrested that law professor.
We have seen it. The the lady, the
and she was telling them at the I
am a professor in the university. Okay. At
least
speak to her properly. Have you seen any
weapon with her?
Why are you treating her, and is this
the American freedom?
And that's why I believe that so many
Americans,
they they really don't accept that.
Okay? And maybe within,
we have seen many of the staff,
yeah, members, they are supporting
those, students.
And the 10th point I would like to
say, brothers and sisters,
this is a very strong message
that,
yeah, the world is in need of Islam,
but we should
not
confine Islam
as a spiritual
alternative
for the spiritual
vacuum
or for the spiritual
corruption.
We should offer Islam as a as
a
global
civilizational
alternative
for the
fundamental
problems
our civilization
or this civilization
is facing.
And this means that,
brothers and sisters,
be
very active in dua.
Be proud of your religion,
and come out. It is a very golden
opportunity
for all dua to be more active and
to come out. And my 11th point, which
is my first point,
Okay.
All our
dua and support for those brave students,
we we we we really
respect,
we we really respect their bravery. Of course,
we always say that, Okay. You need to
make sure that you don't harm anyone you
don't, which I believe that they are not.
Okay?
Yeah?
And we really respect them. I think,
they should be their movement,
should be a globalized
or should be globalized,
and they are now
they might be seen as the icon
for
a global
exchange
in this century. Exactly.
Powerful words. Exactly.