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[00:21:51] You are watching the program "Salam Ba Khair" from your own channel.
[00:21:55] Zarjan Kamal is with Hidayatullah Ahmadi, a political
[00:21:59] and social analyst, and Mawlawi Sahib Shukrullah
[00:22:02] Azizi, a religious scholar. They had very sweet talks. I hope you found them
[00:22:06] interesting. Currently, I have a very dear guest in the studio,
[00:22:09] Wahidullah Qatema, a master of Islamic sciences. We talked
[00:22:13] about freedom and liberty with him. Mr. Qatema,
[00:22:16] peace and blessings of Allah be upon you. Good morning. And upon you be peace
[00:22:20] and the mercy and blessings of Allah. Thank you very much.
[00:22:23] I also extend my greetings
[00:22:26] to you, your media colleagues,
[00:22:29] and the esteemed viewers of the program.
[00:22:33] May you be well and alive. How did you start your morning,
[00:22:37] Mr. Qadi? May you be well.
[00:22:40] I hope you had a good morning. May you be well. We are going to
[00:22:44] talk about freedom, and there is a very interesting question that comes to my
[00:22:48] mind. How can
[00:22:52] monotheism free a person from the servitude of anyone other
[00:22:56] than God? Yes, dear professor, this is a very profound and
[00:23:00] beautiful question. Let's start our discussion in response
[00:23:03] to your beautiful question from here. When we evaluate
[00:23:07] the holy religion of Islam and see
[00:23:10] that monotheism means reaching the worship of Allah,
[00:23:13] this monotheism frees us from all forms of slavery.
[00:23:17] When we say it frees us from slavery, let's have a general
[00:23:21] assessment of how slavery prevails in humanity
[00:23:24] and how Islam, or monotheism, frees
[00:23:28] people from that slavery. When
[00:23:31] we evaluate human society, we see that sometimes
[00:23:34] people were slaves to other humans. Sometimes people were slaves
[00:23:38] to ideas, to ignorant thoughts, to prejudice, to
[00:23:42] deviant thoughts, and to the worship of others
[00:23:45] than Allah. And on this side, some people
[00:24:07] came to monotheism, or dear Islam came. When it guided people
[00:24:10] to monotheism, the great achievement of
[00:24:14] dear Islam was that you humans should move from the worship of creation
[00:24:18] to the Creator. Move towards
[00:24:22] monotheism. Choose this path. Here, dear
[00:24:25] professor, the first point that is worth discussing
[00:24:28] is that we see that all the wealth
[00:24:31] of a Muslim, who is a wealthy merchant, is spent
[00:24:34] on freeing slaves. For example, Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah
[00:24:38] be pleased with him, was a merchant who, according to scholars, had more than
[00:24:42] 46,000 dinars. He kept 5,000 dinars
[00:24:45] out of his 46,000 dinars for his journey to migration.
[00:24:49] For the migration to Medina, he took 40,000
[00:24:53] dinars from this, bought slaves, freed Bilal,
[00:24:57] freed Ammar, and freed other slaves. On this side,
[00:25:01] this monotheism, which comes, frees apparent slaves
[00:25:04] and also frees internal slaves. Those who believed
[00:25:08] that idols were worthy of respect, bowed to idols, and those who came
[00:25:11] and saw their interests in the hands of certain individuals, and followed
[00:25:15] them, it was monotheism that led them to the true
[00:25:19] worship of Allah.
[00:25:50] It removed or lifted what?
[00:25:53] It removed the heavy burdens, restrictions,
[00:25:57] and chains that they were bound by. All these
[00:26:01] chains.
[00:26:32] When we come to answer the question of doubt
[00:26:36] from this, or the doubts that have arisen from these,
[00:26:40] dear professor, we say no, monotheism came
[00:26:43] and presented the principles of freedom here, the principles of liberation
[00:26:46] from bondage. And how did it present them? We see that when the Prophet Muhammad, peace
[00:26:50] be upon him, came, his command was this: any slave
[00:26:54] who teaches ten people to read and write is free. And on this side, in
[00:26:58] dear Islam, whoever makes a mistake during the holy month of Ramadan,
[00:27:01] that is, breaks his fast, his atonement is to free a slave.
[00:27:04] Whoever takes an oath and wants to break it,
[00:27:07] his atonement is to free a slave. Whoever commits a Zihar,
[00:27:11] meaning he likens his wife to one of his forbidden relatives,
[00:27:14] his atonement is to free a slave.
[00:27:17] And on this side, in accidental killing, whoever commits it,
[00:27:20] his atonement is to free a slave. And dear Islam
[00:27:24] says that even in very difficult circumstances,
[00:27:27] if Muslims fight with disbelievers and are in confrontation,
[00:27:31] they take slaves.
[00:28:02] It was dear Islam that destroyed it in the framework of monotheism. We have about two minutes
[00:28:06] left. I want to ask you a couple of questions.
[00:28:09] How does Islam recognize and protect human freedom
[00:28:13] and liberty? Yes, the fundamental principle, dear
[00:28:16] professor, in Islam is freedom. Allah says,
[00:28:20] "In your life, you are not indebted to anyone." For the sake of living,
[00:28:24] do not be enslaved by any nation, any tribe, or any people.
[00:28:27] Because your life, your existence, your death,
[00:28:30] or the countries of disbelief,
[00:29:02] do not do it because Allah clearly
[00:29:06] and explicitly says,
[00:29:09] "Allah is the One Who provides."
[00:29:12] Millions upon millions of creatures exist in this galaxy
[00:29:16] and universe. Does that human, who is
[00:29:19] the noblest of creatures, not have a livelihood from Him? Yes, it is recorded.
[00:29:23] It is clear, because Allah
[00:29:24] says,
[00:29:29] "There is no creature on earth but that Allah provides for it."