Ali Dawah - February 07, 2019


3 ANTI ISLAMIC POLITICIANS ACCEPT ISLAM


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6 minutes

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209.14786

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1,291

Sentence count

100

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14

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Dutch politician Joram van Cleveren has embraced Islam. Is it a publicity stunt? Or is it a genuine act of love and respect for the religion of Islam? Is this a good or bad thing?

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00:00:00.000 I give Salaam to my people in Bangladesh. Salaam to the people of Marrakesh.
00:00:08.960 Joram van Cleveren.
00:00:12.700 As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi barakayatuh brothers and sisters and dear friends.
00:00:15.960 I don't know if you guys have heard, but a Dutch politician called Joram van Cleveren,
00:00:20.580 yes, I got it right, a very hard name to pronounce, has embraced Islam.
00:00:25.000 Some claim that it is just a publicity stunt to sell his book.
00:00:30.000 But, as Muslims, we don't know his heart.
00:00:32.140 We assume the best, and inshallah, we know, inshallah, that we assume that he accepted it for the right reasons.
00:00:37.460 Alhamdulillah.
00:00:38.380 Also, who was he very close to?
00:00:40.800 Geert Wilders, aka the modern Abu Jahl, maybe, that's what we can refer to him as, maybe.
00:00:46.440 Somebody who hates Islam and has attacked Islam on a constant basis,
00:00:49.740 tried to draw the pictures of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and has mocked Islam continuously. 1.00
00:00:54.860 And, a couple of years ago, another member from his party also accepted Islam as well.
00:01:00.600 And recently, about a couple of months ago, if I'm not mistaken, a German politician who belonged to a far-right group accepted Islam.
00:01:07.140 Now, you can see clearly, you know, at the end of the day, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is,
00:01:10.020 and it may be humiliating, gate-wielders, by having those who are very close to him to accept Islam.
00:01:15.440 In Surah Qasas, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says,
00:01:17.360 that it is not you who decides, whomever you wish, to be guided.
00:01:21.280 And this obviously refers to the tafsir that the Prophet, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, wanted his uncle to really accept Islam.
00:01:27.240 But Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is reminding him that,
00:01:28.420 look, it's not upon you to decide, you know, your loved ones, whoever it may be, to be guided or misguided.
00:01:33.800 So, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is saying that it is up to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala whom he guides. 0.76
00:01:38.720 And he best knows who is on the right path.
00:01:41.160 And I found that really, really interesting.
00:01:43.180 And whoever Allah guides, no one can misguide.
00:01:45.440 And as you can see, somebody who's belonged to the far-right party, so close to gate-wielders, has accepted Islam. 0.85
00:01:52.000 And this is amazing news for us, alhamdulillah.
00:01:54.040 But one thing to note is, well, as we know, Islam is the fastest growing religion.
00:01:57.760 But that does not mean that we attach ourselves to personalities.
00:02:01.940 Because these personalities can go through things in life, whatever it may happen.
00:02:06.060 So alhamdulillah, we are happy that he's accepted Islam.
00:02:08.460 But our religion, our iman, is not attached to him and his lifestyle and what he may do or not do.
00:02:14.360 So, inshaAllah, just to keep that in mind as well, inshaAllah.
00:02:16.820 But, in Surah Qasas, verse 57, an interesting thing.
00:02:21.240 Let's read it for ourselves, brothers and sisters.
00:02:22.440 So, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says, 57.
00:02:24.980 They said, if we follow the guidance with you, O Muhammad, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, we will be driven out of our land.
00:02:31.160 Now, this is the Quraysh. This is referring to the Quraysh.
00:02:32.920 They said to themselves, look, if, alright, look, you know, they knew that the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, is not a liar.
00:02:37.420 He's not a deceiver. He's speaking the truth.
00:02:39.320 So, they said, look, if we follow you, we're going to lose.
00:02:43.040 You know, we're the custodians of the Kaaba, yeah, and we're going to lose that, you know.
00:02:49.320 So, if you think about it, it really connects with these politicians because they're not just any layman and they're very close to someone who's a top Islamophobe.
00:02:56.120 So, for them to accept Islam with a lot of people, myself personally as well, like I wasn't somebody that I was really known,
00:03:01.280 but at the end of the day, within my community, I was called a traitor, somebody who's turned their back against his community, etc., etc.
00:03:06.460 So, thinking about these people on this level, politicians, turning their back, it comes with great responsibility.
00:03:13.060 Because at the end of the day, this is a big test for them.
00:03:14.840 People like the far right, sometimes, even though they know Islam may be the truth, and this is what we call kufr. 0.89
00:03:20.500 Why? Because a kafir, somebody who hides the truth, so he knows. 1.00
00:03:25.720 But a lot of the Quraysh had this.
00:03:27.640 Yes, Islam is the truth.
00:03:28.800 We know this Prophet Muhammad, this Muhammad, he's not a liar.
00:03:32.460 But, what would our tribe say?
00:03:34.980 What would this, and what you're doing, you're thinking about what others will say.
00:03:37.960 And that is one of the reasons why Ali ibn Abu Talib, sorry, Abu Talib, died as a disbeliever. 0.97
00:03:45.600 Why?
00:03:46.360 Because he thought my tribe may say this or may say that.
00:03:50.720 And he lost the hereafter.
00:03:51.800 So, for those who are coming to Islam at that tribe of people that are personalities, like for example, a couple of years ago, I did a video about Lindsay Lohan.
00:03:59.860 She said that in America, she was literally crucified.
00:04:02.420 Why? Because she was holding the Qur'an.
00:04:04.180 But it comes with great responsibility for someone to say, you know what, I do not care what anybody says.
00:04:09.480 I do not care.
00:04:10.160 This is the hak, this is the truth, and I'm going to follow it. 0.91
00:04:12.200 That is something to be applauded.
00:04:13.820 And Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala mentions this about the Quraysh.
00:04:17.160 And finishing the verse off, as they said,
00:04:20.020 If we follow the guidance with you, Muhammad, we will be driven out of our land. 1.00
00:04:24.960 And look what Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says.
00:04:26.160 Allah is reminding them.
00:04:27.260 Look at the reply.
00:04:29.680 Is it not that we have established them in the peaceful haram?
00:04:33.440 Like subhanAllah, Allah is the one who's giving you that. 0.98
00:04:35.780 And then you're thinking, oh, you know what Allah has given might be taken away from us.
00:04:39.260 Taken away from you by who?
00:04:41.280 The one who's given it is Allah. 0.96
00:04:43.240 You can see they have problems in their understanding of Tawheed.
00:04:47.380 You know, Allah has given it to you in the first place.
00:04:50.360 Carrying on, giving you the peaceful haram, the sanctuary,
00:04:53.740 to which the fruits of everything are drawn as a provision from us.
00:04:56.780 But most of them do not know.
00:04:58.880 And yes, they do not understand.
00:05:01.560 They do not comprehend.
00:05:02.580 Allah is the one who's giving you this. 0.70
00:05:04.440 So for someone to acknowledge on that level,
00:05:07.060 being in a far right party,
00:05:08.520 to turn his back around and say, no,
00:05:10.140 that is actually a form where he's saying, you know what?
00:05:14.120 I put my trust in Allah.
00:05:16.080 He's the one who's providing for me.
00:05:17.820 In another word, he's actually saying that.
00:05:20.160 So it's actually profound.
00:05:21.800 It's amazing, alhamdulillah,
00:05:22.920 that Allah has guided them and given them understanding.
00:05:27.200 You know, because some of the Quraysh,
00:05:28.760 some of them, look, they accepted Allah through Bia.
00:05:30.760 Yes, he's our Lord.
00:05:31.700 We accept that.
00:05:32.320 We don't have a problem with that.
00:05:33.440 We're just going through these statues just to get closer to Allah.
00:05:37.580 Committing shirk in his uluhiyah. 0.99
00:05:39.280 Meaning, they don't singling out Allah in worship.
00:05:42.160 This is the problem.
00:05:43.580 That's the reason why, brothers and sisters,
00:05:44.780 I thought I'd share this reminder with you guys.
00:05:45.920 It's a beautiful news.
00:05:46.920 It's amazing.
00:05:47.460 We actually wish the best for him.
00:05:49.200 And we ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala 0.71
00:05:50.200 to make him strong and firm with conviction in his faith
00:05:54.260 and make him a benefit to this ummah.
00:05:57.040 It was a little reminder for me,
00:05:58.540 to you guys, at Salaam Studios.
00:06:00.060 As you can see behind me, Salaam Plus. 0.65
00:06:02.080 Something big's happening.
00:06:03.320 Just keep an eye out on this channel, inshaAllah, brothers and sisters.
00:06:05.420 And may Allah bless you guys.
00:06:07.120 Till next time,
00:06:07.980 Asalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh.