Sadullah Khan – Parables and Wisdom from the Quran (Peace predicated on Justice) Night 14
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The transcript describes the history of Islam, including its use in various political and cultural settings, including war, religion, and political collaborations. It also describes the use of words like "has" and "hasn't" to indicate the
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is prejudice.
In fact, many words in the English language itself are derived from
words pertaining to terror
emanating from religious backgrounds. For example, someone
is a zealot. zealot originally was an extremist Jewish sect who waged
a ruthless campaign against the Romans in around 70. Ad. Then you
get the machine from which you get the word assessing a deviant
Muslim sect who took hashish, opium. And under this influence of
this, they would kill the crusade some of the Crusades, sometime in
the 12th century, you have a word called thug. And a thug refers to
a mid 19th century Hindu sect they used to murder travelers in the
name of the Goddess Kali. So you can see all these words clearly
indicate how some words relate to murder and violence have come and
originated from a religious setting.
Now despite the presence of violence, and the use of terror,
in many parts of the world, involving many different
ideologies,
Islam nowadays, tends to be more associated with war, and with
terror than any other ideology or religion.
Though the very word Islam
means peace, and notwithstanding a well documented history of Islam,
its contribution to global civilization, Islam, in most
media, and by many governments, primarily the more powerful
governments alike, particularly right now, America and China,
Islam is portrayed as an aggressive religion, and the term
Islam is used most synonymously with terrorism than any other
term.
Not to the contrary of all of this, to the contrary of all of
this, Islam emanates. It's inextricably linked to the notion
of peace, not war, because the very word Islam, from the root
word salah, which implies species, and also implies harmonious
submission to the divine.
In fact, one of the divine attributes the Divine Names of the
Almighty is a salaam, the source of peace. Muslim is when we greet
we don't say hello, no, goodbye. No Good morning. We meet and greet
wherever we are in the world. And we say a salam Wa alaykum peace be
unto you, we meet in peace, and we depart in peace. And not only
that, the final ultimate reward for human endeavor is paradise.
And we call that paradise Daraa salaam, the abode of peace.
But what do we mean when we say peace?
Some people assume that in a society where there is no
violence, or there are no social political disturbances, then that
is a society in peace.
That may appear so. But it's not necessarily the case. In every
situation.
We have to distinguish between positive peace and negative peace.
positive peace can be described as a harmonious relationship
and the absence of violence in a society characterized by respect,
by justice, and by goodwill, among the members of that society, then
you call it a Darussalam, or the state of peace. Negative peace is
where there is no violence. Apparently, there is no public
disturbance, despite the authorities or the powers that be
who may be unjust and tyrannical. In other words, the society
appears peaceful, but because the society is silent, in the face of
injustice, and of corruption, and of tyranny, Islam does not promote
that peace. Islam promotes positive peace. Because justice is
of paramount importance in Islam. So much so er de Loup, who are
Acropolis Taqwa justice, is the closest social manifestation to
piety.
In fact, injustice is so abhorrent. In Islam, there is a
divine declaration, Allah Himself declares a divine declaration of
selfless ambition, but only has he made it haram for us. Allah
declares him around for himself. Hadith that also
Allah Allah was
inspired to say according to Buddha Lavon, and in the Bissell
Allahu alayhi wa sallam, female Yahweh and rugby Azzawajal ALLAH
inspires the prophet to say, here are you body in the haram to fool
my lips the watch out to Biola Kumar Rama Fela of Allah moon, oh
my servants, I've made injustice and oppression haram upon myself
and I have forbidden it amongst you. So therefore, never be unjust
to one another Hadith documented in the Sahaba of Imam Muslim. As a
matter of fact, all prophets who came throughout history, prophets
who are beacons of light models of excellence, teachers and
liberators of humanity. Among the primary mission of all of these
prophets were loved.
Ones, Muhammad Kitab, Ole Miss Zan, Leah Kuhlman, Nasser
blocklist, they will send in order that humanity that people may live
with justice. So despite the inextricable link in the time era,
Imola baby Tamia said in Allah who came with Bella Ardila incarnate
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It is said
Tamia says it is said that Allah allows the justice to remain in
power, even if he'd be led by unbelieving people. But Allah will
not allow an oppressive state to remain in power, even if it's led
by Muslims. In other words, justice is paramount in social
dealing, and in social governance. Just as therefore, is of such
paramount importance, that neither the religion of a person
know your hatred for someone even if you hate someone for legitimate
reasons, no your hatred can cause you to sue from justice here or
you will live in moo goo or Wamena dilla issue either because while
you remain a commissioner oming Allah Allah Tada Oh, you proclaim
faith, stand out firmly for justice as witnesses to Allah. And
even if you hate someone, you dislike someone vehemently. Let
not even your dislike or your hatred cause you to serve from
justice. Yeah, I do. We just have accountability taqwa, that is the
closest expression to piety.
So, let us acknowledge the following points. One, Allah
through the revelation, the Sunnah of the Rasul through his example,
we find that Islam endorses positive peace or peace by based
on the foundation of justice. Number two, there cannot be any
notion of Islamic governance, unless it's based on universal
justice, because people have faith and people of conscience always
support the legitimate aspirations of the oppressed, whoever they
oppress, may be and wherever they may be. And point number three, it
is our collective duty as people of faith and people of conscience
to perpetuate the mission of prophets, prophets who came
throughout history, and we know that among the primary mission of
these prophets, who we say we emulate. Among the primary
missions, was the manifestation of justice Akoto kolyada. Was Tukwila
wa salam aleikum wa rahmatullah.