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This lecture addresses the recent controversial ilahija performed by renowned Quran reciter Mishari Rashid Alafasy, which has sparked significant reactions within the Muslim community. The speaker critiques the content of the ilahija, arguing that it misrepresents Islamic values and fails to acknowledge the realities faced by Muslims, particularly in relation to Iran. Emphasizing the importance of authentic expressions of faith, the lecture discusses the definitions of ilahija and kasida, highlighting how the recent work diverges from their intended spiritual purpose.
Transcript (English)
0:01 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Dear friends, peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
0:06 Yesterday, or rather the day before yesterday,
0:07 the Muslim
0:08 world was
0:09 unpleasantly surprised by a certain ilahiyah.
0:13 It is often referred to and translated as
0:16 which
0:17 is performed by one of the most well-known
0:19 reciters of the Quran,
0:21 ilahiyah,
0:22 in the songs,
0:24 Mishari Rashid's words,
0:27 which truly revealed something that cannot
0:32 come to the mind of a wise person, nor can
0:36 a human comprehend. So, look at what this man writes,
0:40 or rather sings, glorifies,
0:42 etc. It seems I saw over 300,000 or 400,000 views this morning.
0:47 already. The Persians
0:49 have risen against us from every good field.
0:53 Their charge is between the sea and the clouds.
0:56 They attacked us treacherously before dawn broke.
1:00 Before the prayer while the night was still pitch dark.
1:04 May the hands of Iran and those who are with them perish.
1:09 We stood up
1:12 and pushed them back
1:13 from the east of the homeland,
1:16 by the grace of my Lord,
1:18 and then by the grace of the kind.
1:21 Muhammad, peace be upon him, said,
1:24 Muhammad and Al-Haydesam have arrived with peace and safety.
1:29 A Muhammad bin Selman
1:31 determined and noble, he is our support.
1:35 And blessed is he whom he shields.
1:39 The army is strong,
1:42 it does not falter nor break,
1:44 striking with a hand whose bones are hardened.
1:48 The Arab nation of the Gulf, both secretly and publicly,
1:52 imposes and deserves
1:55 respect everywhere.
1:57 We are one homeland when the smoke rises.
2:01 Since the creation of the world
2:03 we live
2:04 with dignity.
2:06 Simply incredible.
2:08 So, what has man imagined for himself, in which world, parallel,
2:13 this instant live or all those who like it
2:16 And who can simply do such things, to somehow
2:22 speak such things, to sing such things, etc.
2:26 Of course,
2:27 I have seen that there were many reactions in the Muslim world, especially in Palestine, especially in some
2:34 in free,
2:35 let's say, Muslim countries where one can say something contrary
2:40 to the ruling
2:41 establishment,
2:42 where one can criticize,
2:43 where there are certain freedoms.
2:47 And I have seen that people unfortunately cross that line, often calling
2:51 him a hypocrite,
2:52 calling him this or that, so this is not allowed. I absolutely do not consider it permissible. I think it is not appropriate to quote Hadiths that speak
3:03 about scholars.
3:04 The Quran that will sell faith for petty gains, that will sell the Quran
3:09 with their sweet-sounding
3:11 voices,
3:13 taking worldly
3:14 benefit,
3:16 by which Hell will be ignited, etc.
3:19 So, I think that is wrong
3:21 And definitely
3:22 counterproductive.
3:23 However, what should be done in such situations is to truly reflect
3:29 Let's talk
3:30 about what the author intended to convey.
3:35 What did the author want to say? Is it really possible for people to live in such an
3:40 imaginary world,
3:42 which absolutely does not correspond to
3:42 reality, which does not align with worldly reality, and if you view it through an Islamic lens, you will see it has no connection to reason.
3:50 However, let’s say a few things about that. First, what is an ilahija?
3:55 An ilahija, by definition, should be a pious Muslim
4:00 song,
4:01 that glorifies Allah.
4:03 And by which He is glorified
4:05 His power, etc.
4:07 So, this has nothing to do with ilahiyah. Someone might say,
4:16 well, that's not ilahiyah, it's a qasidah. Okay, what is qasidah?
4:19 In the Arabic language, the word qasida or qasidah,
4:20 existed even before Islam,
4:23 expresses
4:26 the author's specific intention,
4:28 with the desire for it to be realized.
4:34 Thus, theoretically, it could
4:36 And similarly.
4:38 So, this could be a kasida or a song, unrelated to faith,
4:45 unrelated to Islam.
4:47 However, be careful, we have a Bosnian saying, it goes, 'Sing the battle song'
4:52 or, 'sing to whoever you want.'
4:54 In the sense that it is simply
4:57 something that does not correspond to reality, that does not match the facts
5:01 and is definitely not as
5:04 it is presented.
5:07 So, this entire kasida, let's call it a song, from this singer,
5:12 What is the world name and to know the world?
5:16 A reciter of the Quran and a singer of songs, like Islahiya.
5:21 And Islahiya,
5:23 So we simply see that it is totally declared.
5:27 Outside the worldly context, it turned out that Iran attacked those Muslim lands,
5:34 So it was senseless, they tried to invade them, to simply start a great battle, and after that, those decisive armies, those incredibly
5:46 brave,
5:47 So,
5:48 the Arabs or whoever one thinks of,
5:51 rose up and pushed them back, and thus the war ended. So, it makes no sense.
5:58 You did not mention,
6:00 nor did you mention the reduction,
6:01 nor the mention of Israel, nor the mention
6:05 of the 50 days of aggression
6:08 against the Islamic Republic of Iran, nor the tribes of anything else. Just as there were no tribes
6:13 nor when Gaza, when tens of thousands of children were being killed,
6:18 the man did not speak out. That man did not condemn it, let alone sing a song,
6:24 a Qasida,
6:25 dedicate verses, say a word or something similar.
6:29 So, at the very least, it is shameful. And beware, they rose up, they launched an attack, they struck us treacherously, absolutely nothing,
6:37 So no one is to blame, everything was as it was,
6:45 Then after that comes, how this kasidah is named, it says,
6:46 Tebben,
6:57 As if someone were to adopt the Quranic style in Surah Al-Lahab,
7:00 May the hands of Abu Lahab be cursed,
7:02 And may he himself be cursed.
7:03 His wealth will not benefit him,
7:05 Cursed be his wife who carried the firewood,
7:12 She will carry a rope of twisted fiber,
7:14 To which the fire will spread further. Thus, the man directly curses.
7:19 Iran and all those who support Iran.
7:22 So, all those who help prevent Iran from being destroyed,
7:27 from being colonized,
7:30 from being, simply put,
7:32 the way
7:33 some other people would want, he curses those people.
7:38 Incredible
7:38 thing. Truly, truly an incredible thing. So,
7:43 a person simply
7:58 So you will see his characteristics.
8:01 from excessive accumulation of wealth
8:04 So,
8:05 behave with that wealth
8:07 which the Quran condemns.
8:09 So you will see that you will find it much more among the Arabs than among the Persians.
8:15 Among the Iranians.
8:16 So you will not see them competing in
8:19 the construction of large
8:22 skyscrapers,
8:23 various other things that are considered haram.
8:26 So, one thing. The second thing, the Quran also mentions
8:30 the wife of Abu Lahab, that she is also cursed.
8:33 Look, we have never seen influencers or half-naked influencers
8:40 going around Iran, filming,
8:45 dancing, praising anyone there... No, that has never happened.
8:49 However, when observing, in that modern context,
8:55 the oasis of these half-naked influencers is in some Arab countries, where their
9:03 habitat is, may Allah protect, where they did the worst things. On one side, on the other side, as shown by Epsin's files,
9:06 you actually saw that Arabs buy
9:11 these Russian women, Moldovans, I don't know... These 1... Prostitutes,
9:20 This comparison is indeed
9:22 to the end.
9:23 to apply
9:24 in this. After that, there is the glorification of the great ones.
9:29 that is, the Muslim rulers of that
9:32 part of the world, I assume for material gain. I don't even believe the author means what he wrote.
9:40 And simply, therefore, things that, although you can listen to the video, are AI-generated,
9:46 have no connection to reality.
9:49 And the Arab people of the Gulf impose it secretly and publicly everywhere and deserve respect.
9:56 May He protect you?
9:58 So,
9:59 if respect means to kiss the guard,
10:03 PD
10:05 and he says this publicly,
10:06 then it is truly
10:08 a dangerous thing, indeed a very ugly thing. It does not mean you should degrade the therapist,
10:17 or degrade their,
10:25 in some way, rulers, leaders, and so on... But people, do not live in a parallel reality. Do not impose that parallel reality
10:29 as the true reality on people who think with their minds.
10:37 And simply, because of this, we must understand the revolt that has arisen among Muslims,
10:45 And the diminishment in the modern world? What do you think, by Allah, would this singer or any other singer,
10:57 Muslim, ever sing a song cursing,
11:01 the hands of the Zionists who kill Muslim
11:02 children.
11:10 Or evangelists who kill Muslim children. Or, I don't know, those who send hundreds of thousands or tens of thousands
11:12 to Muslim heads.
11:17 No, I should not. Should I sing a song that condemns those who have besieged
11:19 Gaza from all sides,
11:21 who impose a view,
11:23 thus that the Muslim
11:30 So, of course, something like this, unfortunately, could never happen.
11:34 dogoditi.
11:34 So this
11:36 has nothing to do with islahiyah,
11:38 this has nothing to do with common sense, this has nothing to do with Islam as such, this has nothing to do with the reality
11:46 of Muslims
11:47 in terms of their feelings and the ordinary person, and I am sorry they do not see this, that people simply cannot recognize things,
11:56 that are currently happening in the world.
11:59 And then after that, to use such perfidious things, to
12:04 sing such songs and in some way