Ali Dawah - July 04, 2022


NIQABI REVERT GOES AGAINST ISLAM


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3 minutes

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Word count

738

Sentence count

74

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3

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Hate speech

13

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In this podcast, I talk about a recent video of a woman smashing an idol of an elephant. I also talk about why it is not allowed in Islam for us to smash idols and why we should not do this.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 I used to struggle reading the Qur'an daily before you instructed me to download this app.
00:00:05.200 I never knew that this app would have such an impact on people's lives.
00:00:08.500 You can go into the description box, click the link for iOS and Android,
00:00:11.760 and build your habit with the Qur'an right now.
00:00:14.740 As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, brothers and sisters and dear friends.
00:00:17.340 I came across this video which I found disturbing.
00:00:19.500 This is of a niqabi, an Australian, I think it's Australian, revert to Islam. 1.00
00:00:23.980 I don't know, when you come to Islam, you get a bit jealous, you get a bit overly excited. 0.97
00:00:27.440 You know, it's the truth, you've been lost.
00:00:28.840 We understand that.
00:00:30.000 But it gives you no right to do this, number one, morally.
00:00:34.200 Number two, Islam forbids you. 1.00
00:00:36.580 Allah says in the Qur'an, actually before we go into that, let's watch the video.
00:00:40.300 Let's watch the video first.
00:00:41.340 And there you guys, there you go.
00:01:11.320 Guys, you saw it for yourself.
00:01:12.820 She's smashing this idol of an elephant and saying, you know, look, we understand your frustration.
00:01:17.280 Like, you know, he was worshipping, it's something that's handmade.
00:01:19.700 If you think about it logically, it's crazy.
00:01:21.840 I mean, imagine making something with your own hand and saying this is God and you're giving it food and it can't even help itself.
00:01:25.260 You know, it is prophetic.
00:01:27.120 Let's be honest.
00:01:27.600 We can intellectually, academically convey that, you know, to the opposing parties, you know, Hindus. 0.99
00:01:33.340 But that doesn't give you a right to smash their idols.
00:01:36.080 It is forbidden.
00:01:36.880 Allah tells us that we are not even allowed to insult their gods verbally, let alone physically.
00:01:41.700 Now, you'll be thinking, well, hold on a second, Ali.
00:01:43.240 Well, hold on a second.
00:01:43.840 What about the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him? 0.98
00:01:45.660 What about Ibrahim, a.s.?
00:01:47.080 Yeah?
00:01:47.580 Okay.
00:01:48.200 These are specific incidents.
00:01:49.680 These are exceptions to the rule.
00:01:51.260 Why?
00:01:51.980 Because now, for example, if we argumentate, there is a nation that is idol worshippers.
00:01:58.000 Okay?
00:01:58.540 And Islam goes to conquer those lands. 1.00
00:02:00.220 And when they conquer those lands, they have a right, if they are the ruling party now, to get rid of those idols.
00:02:05.800 They have a right to.
00:02:07.060 They have a right to get rid of the idols.
00:02:08.840 This doesn't mean on an individual level you go out and provoke people and smash in their idols.
00:02:14.080 You don't do that.
00:02:15.080 You know?
00:02:15.460 Because you get the sin.
00:02:16.740 You know?
00:02:16.940 If you insult their gods and they insult back, which Allah says in the Quran, that, you know, they are going to say something without knowing. 0.58
00:02:24.800 And you provoke them.
00:02:25.600 You will get the sin.
00:02:26.280 It's like insulting Islam with a principle that if you insult somebody's mother and they insult your mother, 0.78
00:02:30.140 you get the sin.
00:02:30.900 You get the sin for insulting their mom and you get the sin for them insulting your mother because you caused it.
00:02:35.000 It is not allowed in Islam for us to behave in this way of smashing, breaking things. 1.00
00:02:39.940 Even when Islam conquered lands, there were a group of people, for example, this might go for Ahl al-Kitab.
00:02:45.340 You know, the people of the Christians and the Jews, they had their monasteries.
00:02:48.020 They had their synagogues. 0.54
00:02:48.820 They had their place of worship.
00:02:49.900 They had their crosses.
00:02:51.000 You know, they can walk around with their crosses, etc.
00:02:53.140 Islam gives us rights.
00:02:54.580 We are not allowed to go and do this kind of stuff.
00:02:57.500 And even if we look at, for example, Egypt, when it was conquered by the Muslims, 0.58
00:03:00.440 they didn't touch certain architecture, you know, statues, etc.
00:03:04.540 Even though I don't think they worship them.
00:03:05.960 But for some reason, the Muslims let them be. 1.00
00:03:07.920 We don't know why.
00:03:08.700 But the point is this.
00:03:09.800 This attitude is wrong.
00:03:11.080 It's disgraceful. 0.98
00:03:11.920 And as a Muslim, I have to tell you that it is unacceptable and childish and immature behavior. 1.00
00:03:17.160 It's as simple as that that you should repent from. 0.69
00:03:19.040 Okay.
00:03:19.380 We understand the frustration.
00:03:20.340 You can verbally say it.
00:03:21.160 I used to worship this.
00:03:22.100 Tell us a story.
00:03:22.640 That would be more powerful than you getting in, going on a hype thing.
00:03:25.660 That's all I have to say, brothers and sisters.
00:03:26.760 Till next time.
00:03:27.800 As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
00:03:29.160 May Allah make us among those not only have knowledge, but have wisdom to apply that knowledge.
00:03:33.160 Goodbye.