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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 of Publishing : 03.01.2026 -
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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 of Publishing : 18.10.2025 -
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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 of Publishing : 10.08.2025 -
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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 of Publishing : 02.07.2025 -
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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 of Publishing : 16.03.2025 -
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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
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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
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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
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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 of Publishing : 16.10.2024
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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
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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
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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 of Publishing : 08.07.2024 -
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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 : 26.05.2024 -
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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 : 26.04.2024 -
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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 : 22.03.2024 -
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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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