Selected Remarks of Shaikh-ul-Islam Mawlana Abdolhamid in a Meeting with Scholars and Students of Chabahar at Jāmi‘a al-Haramayn al-Sharifayn / Sunday, November 16th, 2025:
🔸 Jāmi‘a al-Haramayn al-Sharifayn is a scientific center that benefits society. It has produced the best scholarly and practical outputs, conveying the true knowledge and practice of the Holy Sanctuaries to the community.
🔸 May Allah make this center and other academic institutions enduring, so they can continue to provide the scholarly services needed by society.
🔸 We should assess societal conditions and align our programs with current circumstances.
🔸 Both domestically and abroad, people face conditions that lead them to stray from religion. We must bring people closer to Islam, reducing hostility and aversion to the faith, and present the true face of religion.
🔸 When people in Iran and the world see the true face of Islam, regardless of their sect or inclination, their aversion will vanish, and many global problems will be resolved.
🔸 Chabahar is a tourist region with significant domestic and international movement. The responsibility of scholars and locals here is considerable.
🔸 These arrivals present opportunities. Two tasks must be undertaken in this region: first, the city’s external development, ensuring prosperity and beauty while following urban planning principles. The government should lead this, with support from the people. We are hosts; guests will come whether we wish it or not, so we must prepare to welcome and serve them.
🔸 The second task is to develop the region spiritually and ethically, treating people with good morals and compassion so that they reconsider their view of religion, realizing that religion itself is not flawed—the problem lies with individuals.
🔸 It is a wrong against religion if our actions cause people to distrust or despise it.
🔸 When we behave poorly, people do not distrust us personally but rather the religion itself.
🔸 The era of harsh and aggressive behavior is over; we must act with good morals.
🔸 Muslims treated the captives of Badr with kindness; they did not kill them but freed them.
🔸 On the day of the conquest of Mecca, the Prophet said, “Today is a day of mercy,” and did not allow anyone to be harmed. The people of Mecca embraced Islam; had the Prophet killed them, they would have resisted and not accepted Islam.
🔸 The Prophet softened the hearts of enemies with wisdom. We should adopt the same approach and avoid causing offense to friends.
🔸 We must purify (tazkiyah) the people. Tazkiyah was one of the goals of the Prophet’s mission. Encourage people to pray, fast, give zakat, follow Shariah, and avoid sin. All these are in line with tazkiyah.
🔸 People must adhere to religion and adopt the excellent morals of the Prophet. This ethics can influence Nowruz guests, travelers, and tourists, demonstrating that the essence of religion, the Companions, the Ahl al-Bayt, and the Prophet are not flawed; any corruption lies with individuals.
🔸 In Chabahar, along the roads, and throughout the province, love and compassion should spread among people. Our conduct should demonstrate that Islam is a religion of mercy, kindness, respect, and the upholding of human rights. This can protect us and make us influential rather than merely influenced.
🔸 Women should observe the modesty prescribed by religion and treat people with good morals, so others are positively influenced by their modesty and chastity. The Khadijah al-Kubra School and virtuous sisters can play a significant role in this regard.
🔸 Nothing has greater impact than compassion, hospitality, good ethics, and respect.
🔸 Islam has spread in the world through ethics. In many countries, such as Indonesia—with the largest Muslim population globally—people embraced Islam without war, influenced by the good morals of Muslims.
🔸 Students should not study solely to become mosque imams. They must become guides for the community, mentors to their people, servants of Islam, preachers, reformers, educators, and orators. They should prepare themselves accordingly.
🔸 Work toward educating and purifying the people and developing the region materially and spiritually.
🔸 Let us adopt good ethics. Faith, proper conduct, and moral excellence are the strongest weapons and can have the greatest impact on society.
🔸 One of the greatest sources of strength and means to gain Allah’s pleasure is sincerity (ikhlas).
🔸 Acquire knowledge solely for Allah’s pleasure and to fulfill your duty; do not seek fame or worldly benefits.
🔸 Sincerity and devotion to Allah bring success, connect you to Allah’s mercy, and ensure your success in life.
🔸 We should engage in frequent Istighfar (seeking forgiveness). Perform Istighfar after prayers and at the conclusion of sermons, as mistakes may occur during the sermon or one may be affected by the vice of seeking fame.
🔸 We currently live in difficult times where people challenge religion in the world. We must act in a way that demonstrates that Islam is a religion of action, goodness, ethics, and humanity.
🔸 Employ wisdom, guiding people through reason, logic, and good morals.
🔸 Insha’Allah, religion will become a source of good.