Wael Ibrahim – Roaming Ramadan #26 The Entry Gate to Islam to The Philippines – Tawi Tawi
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The speakers discuss their experiences with Islam in the Philippines, including their experiences with learning about it and attending public events. They emphasize the importance of being present in public events to encourage people to visit. The upcoming holiday in obtaining a license is also emphasized, along with the need for generosity and peace and security in the region. They emphasize the importance of understanding one another and visiting the beach.
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My brothers, my sisters in Islam, welcome to
roaming Ramadan
lessons on the road. I'm still in beautiful
Tawitawit,
Philippines
by far, and sorry about that Manila, Zamboanga,
Sultan Qadrat, and everyone else, but Tawitawit experience
by far has been the greatest
for so many reasons. Number 1,
and that is
with no exaggerations.
Some of the best, most sincere people I
have ever come across.
And it was since before even interacting with
the people. We have seen them when we
arrived to the airport. We have seen them
when we were in our vans. They cannot
see us. We were in tents of vans,
but we can see in their eyes the
sincerity, the tears, the excitement. SubhanAllah,
We fell in love with the people before
even interacting with them. Secondly, we came to
know, and I personally, I came to know
that Tawhidawhid is the birthplace
We've been told that Tawitao is one of
the most violent
spots in the Philippines. Terrorists are everywhere.
Don't go there. They scared us every day,
every night. Whenever we plan something in Tawhidawi,
people tell us don't go there. And perhaps
this delayed the process of us coming here,
not because we don't want to, not because
we are afraid to come, because we believe
that Allah
had distanced us where to die anyway. Not
only that, but distanced us how we're going
to die. So if Allah distanced to us
the way,
how or where we're going to die, then
why are we why should we be scared
to go anywhere? So long as we are
taking the precautions necessary,
you know, measurement to protect ourselves because this
is also part of Islam. But the reason
why we were not able to come all
this long, because no one wanted to facilitate
the way in. No one wanted to cooperate,
subhanAllah, until
this brother
have shown up. Alhamdulillah.
And, brother Sabhan is with me for this
special episode
in Tawitawi.
I'm leaving day after tomorrow. I stayed after
the event about 3 4 days, because I
wanna enjoy the sites. Some of the best
places you could ever visit. I was talking
to some brothers and sisters from the tourism
department about how to improve the facilities, the
beaches, the resorts, so that we can attract
more tourism
and more tourists to this spot. Because I
could just, from the clarity of the water,
I can see the potential that this one
of the places that would attract a lot
of attention. With me, Brother Sarhan Habibi, may
Allah bless you. I'm not good in introducing
titans
and who are you and what to do.
I love you for the sake of Allah
despite whatever position you hold. But can we,
for the sake of those who are watching
us, just introduce yourself. Who are you? What
you're doing? And how did you get to
know each other?
Officer for religious affairs of the province of
Tawhidaw.
Alhamdulillah
and hamdulillah.
It was really an opportunity,
and the province.
The people of Tawhidawis
really,
happy and honored to have, of course, brother
Wael,
doctor Shala, Husat Isa, and, of course, Mufti
Mank, Mufti Ismael Mank in our province. That's
true.
Tawhidawi is known to be the cradle of
Islamic country as it was on 13/18.
That was the year when, Islam came in,
and it was through
Sheikh Karim Al Makdoum
who landed at Tubi in time in Simon,
Simon Mul. I was really amazed, brother Wael,
when when Mufti Beg
explained
that, that,
if you make,
a is the entrance of lights, Oh, wow.
It was really great. The people of
by the way, when you go to
they call theirselves
as.
Oh. So it was
So Which is light? Which is light. Masha'Allah.
Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah.
And
I I'm sure
coming years. We have seen you so passionate
about bringing us to Tawi Tawi.
We have observed your tears,
time that
I that I I arrived here in Tawetawet,
there was also
this kind of experience that I saw in
the governor. I I saw him, how he
really facilitate and push forward
for the for for our brothers and sisters
here in Tawitawi to learn about Islam,
for people to really understand that Islam is
not
terrorism.
Islam is not,
radicalism. Islam speaks.
As mentioned by Allah
that we Muslim
should be in the moderation. We should be
moderate and to really understand also the people,
especially. Because when you talk about Tangitawi,
brother Wa'el, it is known to be the
most peaceful province in in in in in
Barn.
Because people
respect and love one another, Christians, Muslims, and.
By having that, it's one thing that components
that I really look forward to have in
my community. I mean And alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah.
It'll be really emotional when you talk about
this one. Because
I know that may Allah,
protect and sustain me and ask all of
us and accept all of our effort. But
having you
here in,
help us a lot, especially in in in
in advising
and giving other people,
the best explanation
about the secrets of marriage,
about the struggles to unity, about the seeking
and, of course, our Shabbat.
Aurelius. We we just want we cannot,
end this video without mentioning the governor of,
the province of Tawitawi,
*,
Ismail
Ma'am Sadiq,
who really sponsored the entire event. I was
talking to my wife earlier
that they did not just sponsor the event
by bringing us all the way from different
parts of the world to Tawetawetawet,
Not only that, but also food was provided,
drinks and and people were absolutely
joyous to see the 4
of us embracing the governor. May Allah bless
him. A man whom we have seen his
tears as well throughout the day. Like I
was telling my family that this man was
crying, subhanAllah, with tears. A man of authority,
a man of position
was crying from the moment he received us
in his
residential, I think, was it the residential office
or something?
All the way until
up late in the night, whenever we talk
to him, whenever we give him a hug,
whenever Mufti Men give him a gift, you
know, his best as a gift while he's
giving a speech. Although Thank you so much.
We were planning it with brother Sahana. This
is something on the road, on the side.
Like, brother Sahana told me, Ola, it would
be very good gesture
if we can, you know, give a gift.
A little to honor for him. Yeah. Because
he did a lot, and we wanna just
honor him. To be surprised, I said, look,
I can't promise I will talk to Mufti.
So I talked to Mufti on the stage,
and he said, but I only have 2,
and I am going to different different events,
and I I am not going home to
get a new one. So he said, no,
I can't because I need to change. Said,
no worries, no rush. I told the Surahaha
no problems. Right? But few minutes later,
Mufti Mink sensed that the man
is loved by the people.
He's been sitting with the people without fear.
No guards around him, no guns, nothing.
In a place that is looked at as
the most dangerous place in the Philippines, SubhanAllah.
So when Mufti Mink realized that the people
love the man and he's been in power
for 3 years in office for 3 years.
I was actually talking to a military or
a manning,
soldiers a while ago. And I told him,
how many incidents that he have witnessed
in the past, you know, ever since you've
been here. He said he said since the
governor, Ishmael had took the office, not a
single incident.
Prior to that, every year there was something.
But now for the past years, ever since
he's been in power, mashallah tabarakallah, the place
is secured and safe. And may Allah Subhanahu
wa Ta'ala keep it more safe. Only then
Mufti Menck told me, let's go. And the
man was giving a speech at the time,
InshaAllah, we can show he was like He
was emotional.
Yeah. And Mufti Minh gave him that bish
as a gift. Brother
Sarhan,
a last maybe,
question.
Maybe one takeaway
from this experience
And
the most beneficial thing that we all came
up with, or we all benefit from, as
a result of this mega event for the
first time in the history of Tawu Tawu,
for the first time in the history of
ourselves as speakers, as mashay
in the in the field of dawah.
What is the takeaway? This one thing. I
also want you to talk to me about
this public holiday that was announced before our
coming. We we took a resolution. They gave
us they gave us a resolution, a wooden
resolution
that on that day, on that minute, in
that year,
the 4 of us arrived. We don't deserve
that, brother. But who came up with this
idea and why? And what is the benefit?
It was all the idea of the governor.
By the way, he was really he was
really by the way, brother, he was really
hands on. I am the,
I I do the leg working and everything,
but he is the nucleus. He was the
brain soul. He will be even the food
brother, he was really cautious about the food.
He would like to can we order some
biryani or can we order some something that
he wanted to eat? But we got the
best lobster
in the world.
We should be that sick because we ate
too much.
Yeah. But, doctor Salah eat maybe more. It
is like I think I think doctor Mohammad
Salah, we we don't wanna expose what how
many he ate, but we all got sick
as a result of eating too much for
ourselves. Alhamdulillah.
That was it. Alhamdulillah. The p,
the governor, and of course, together with the
vice governor, his son, and the members of
the had come together in unite to declare
on that day to be a holiday, to
pave way for others who are also from
the different islands to attend and witness the
ill,
boosting program that we have.
One of the best takeaway, masha'Allah,
for me, for my observation really was
you gave us the opportunity to understand one
another. I'm
good. It
was great opportunity
for us
to be more sensitive with one another, to
be more caring with one another. When we
were working, brother Wael, I had a lot
of team. Shout out to brad,
to doctor Mabin, to attorney Pershing Tayab, of
course, to sister sir Chula,
Sheikh Abdul Basi, sir Musanip, and all of
the team, Ma'am Rajendra, Ma'am Ken, Attorney,
Mardia, who is really at the back, pushing
forward to make the program,
productive.
And
we sometimes, brother,
there are misunderstanding.
That's that's somewhat, like we wanted to be
to make a decent like that. But because
we are reminded that this program is something
to do with our faith, then we need
to understand one another. Wow. If you do
it, then if we do it, then can
we do it together?
And it help us Despite
differences,
despite
miss you know, everyone
thinks
his way is better. So can we can
we bring everything together to to to bring
the best out of everyone.
And what's more more
meaningful is that
majority and some of our non Muslim brothers
and sisters are also in the front line
of helping us, masha'Allah. So there's this one
brother who had an accident.
He had some bruises here because he was
really helping some,
how to manage and everything, and the governor
was giving him a lot of, masha'Allah.
But now, we are giving, more, the medication
and everything what he needs. But the essence
is
the unification
and the understanding of one another,
really is really amazing.
What I have taken away from this, visit,
mashaAllah, is generosity.
Alhamdulillah.
The generosity we have witnessed in this
place is just beyond me. It's mind boggling.
May Allah
protect
the people of Tawitawy,
the governor who sponsored almost every inch of
our stay. My family are with me. They
did not even make me worry for a
bit
about where they are. Even though they were
not around me during the event, I was
alone with the speakers. They are with the
audience, but I I never worried about them
because they have shown me from minute 1
upon landing that my family are being looked
at in in the most secure, most perfect
way. Even, after the event is over now,
I went today for some shopping and
and Allahu Akbar, I never expected that the
people would be coming to me, talking to
me,
on the streets, taking pictures, and, and thanking
us. Like, it is as if really
the visit was,
something they've been waiting for too long.
And I wanted to apologize for not being
able to make it earlier. O Allah, it
was not beyond me, beyond Wufthimink, it was
beyond all of us, but now, alhamdulillah, we
have the channel. May Allah
make it happen again and again and again.
But may
Allah protect this place and make it a
place of security following the du'a
of Ibrahim alaihis salam when he make this
beautiful du'a about Makkah. Or Bijal Hazal Baladah
Baladan
Aminan. Oh Allah, make this place a place
of security and safety and peace. Ameen, Ameen,
Ameen. Ameen. Brother Saham, may Allah protect you,
you and your family. You know, brother Saham,
before we record,
I he wanted to change. I told brother,
you don't have to change. He said, No,
I must change. I said, Okay, I didn't
want to push him. But I want to
expose now. Are you wearing the t shirt
underneath? It's not. But did you take off
the t shirt?
He was wearing a t shirt that says,
I love my family, was it? Yes. I
love my family in Arabic. And then, a
hadith about,
the Prophet
where he says that the best of you
is he who is best to his family.
And, mashaAllah, before the recording,
we had a very nice
fun time with the family. Thank you so
much. And the kids, mashaAllah. May Allah protect
you, bro.
Guys, pray for Tawhidawhid.
Do your very best to come and visit.
The beaches are Maldives style. Wallahi.
It needs a little bit of development.
Reach out to people who you trust in
the region, so you can come, InshaAllah, to
the right place,
without any, you know, issues, inshallah,
but it's a place that worth, inshallah, visiting.
May Allah bless you all.