Khateeb of Sunnis in Zahedan, Shaikh Abdol-Hamid Isma’eelzahi, counted piety and exercising the commands of Shari’ah necessary for Muslims calling ‘recourse to good deeds’ the best reason to get the pleasure of the Almighty.

 

In his latest Friday sermon, reasoning to some Qur’anic verse, he mentioned ‘piety’, ‘recourse to deeds’, and ‘struggle’ three factors of humankind’s prosperity.

Shaikh-ul-Islam began his speech of 30 August, 2013, by reading the Qur’anic verse: «يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَابْتَغُوا إِلَيْهِ الْوَسِيلَةَ وَجَاهِدُوا فِي سَبِيلِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ» [المائدة: 35], (O ye who believe! Fear Allah and seek approach unto Him and strive hard in His way, that haply ye may fare well.)

Expressing his views on the topic, he said, “Allah Almighty has mentioned three vital points regarding prosperity of mankind; the first one is ‘fearing Allah’ that makes all human beings successful and prosperous. Piety, or Taqwa, means to avoid all sorts of sins and to not violate the rights of anyone. It is impossible for any person to get prosperity without leaving misdeeds and violating others’ rights.”

“The second point that has been stressed in the above-recited verse is about ‘recourse’ to Allah. The great interpreters of the noble Qur’an state unanimously that ‘waseelah’ in the verse means ‘good deeds’ such as offering prayers, observing fast, paying Zakah, performing pilgrimage, reciting the noble Qur’an and the rest of worships. So every Muslim must carry out what can attract the pleasure of the Almighty and His blessings. All good deeds including obligated worships and giving donations to needy people can be utilized as recourse.”

Alluding to the third tool for getting prosperity, the rector of Darululoom Zahedan said Jihad and struggle in the path of Allah can make understand the arrogant and ignorant people what they cannot understand by the soft words. Jihad brings such people to the table of negotiation. Islam is the religion of peace, dialogue and logic; it teaches the use of the force only for oppressive, occupying and aggressive powers.

Explaining the word ‘struggle’ (Mojahada), Shaikh Abdol-Hamid said, “Mojahada means to strive in the way of Allah; when somebody recites the noble Qur’an or offers prayers, and Satan wants to tempt, the man should fight with the temptation worshipping Allah with full concentration. All good services such as ‘preaching Islamic directions’, ‘teaching Islam’, ‘helping people’ and ‘implementing justice’ come in the list of struggles that make people prosperous.”

Previous Governments didn’t Execute Justice
In the second part of his speech, Khateeb of Sunnis criticized the previous Iranian governments over failure to remove ethnic, religious and regional discriminations in public services and distribution of posts. He called on the new government to employ citizens impartially.

He underlined, “The Week of Government is an opportunity to examine ‘achievements and ‘fiascos’ of governments. Every authority can be successful if it focuses on these two factors. Constructive and meaningful criticism is one of the best methods to resolve problems; censure must be sincere.”

Alluding to developmental services of the previous governments in Iran, the prominent Iranian Sunni scholar said, “Most of the previous governments provided developmental projects and services to all regions indiscriminately. It is a good point and we have no any big complaint in this field; although there are some reports but we do not see any need to announce them here.”

The most considerable ground that has been neglected is the social justice and impartiality in the sector of public services. Regrettably, the previous governments did not take any serious step to behave with all Iranian sects, ethnic communities and religious sides impartially. Justice was one of the Revolution’s ambitions; we hope the newly elected government would eliminate discriminations from all fields in the country, Shaikh Abdol-Hamid emphasized.

The member of the International Union for Muslim Scholars invited the rulers to provide jobs on the basis of the citizens’ capabilities. The new government’s motto is ‘sobriety’ and equality. It can bring its words into action; then people will applaud them as they are grateful citizens, particularly in the province of Sistan-Baluchistan. By implementation of justice and equality the security of the country will be strengthened.

The issue of new Mosalla for Zahedan’s Sunnis
At the end of his speech, Shaikh Abdol-Hamid pointed out to the matter of new Mosalla of Sunnis in Zahedan, southeastern Iran, and stated all responsible sides of the Sunni community have been following the case.

He said, “We hope the authorities would allot the ground that we want quickly; in Sha Allah, we will offer Eid al-Adha prayers in the new place.”

 

 

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Published on : 2 September, 2013


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