Achievements of reformists in Turkey

Achievements of reformists in Turkey

By Mufti Abu-Lubaba Shah Mansoor

translated by Shamsul Huda Qasmi 

When I went to Turkey, the reform movement began to unfold layer by layer. In Turkey, where we met with high-ranking officials, we had the opportunity to meet with common people, citizens and imams. Gradually, the ongoing reform work there became known to us. We found out that the public awareness and consciousness there started from the class belonging to reform and guidance. Sufism (mysticism) has propped up the Islamic world in two storms: the first was when the Tatar invasion divided the Islamic world, and the second was when Mustafa Kamal's fascism turned Turkey into a centre of misguidance, irreligion and profligacy.

The Unknown personality of Mustafa Kamal was given the title of Ataturk on the following conditions:

End of Islamic rites

End of Islamic law

Turkey could not extract Mineral Reserves

Nor could they collect maritime taxes

There was so much oppression in the time of Mustafa Kamal that a doctor who went there for education 40 years ago said: "If anyone was seen praying Salah there, secular people would come into action. When I wanted to pray, my friends advised me to keep a towel with me. Go to the bathroom and perform ablution, then hide there and offer prayers because Turkish bathrooms were masterpieces of beauty, cleanliness and architectural magnificence. In those days, if a person had a calendar of Islamic year out of his pocket, he would be imprisoned. During the Ottoman Caliphate, there were six academic degrees: Sheikh, Khatib, Waiz, Alim, Mufti, Qazi. Mustafa Kamal terminated all these degrees.

During that time, people kept lighted the candles of faith. Muslims set up teaching circles at places apparently visible as bars. There would be a Qur'an class from 2 pm to 6 am. They would book cabins in trains, take tickets from one station to another, would close the door and continue teaching and learning. The Qur'anic classes would be set up in farming fields. There were Qur'an classes in the basements to escape the oppression of those secularists who taught the world moderation, gentleness and love.

Sheikh Mahmood Affandi is a very great and famous Naqshbandi Sheikh there. He called people for 18 years but did not find a single worshiper. 18 years later, a man named Musa Amja sent his children to learn. Today, he has 300 schools and Madrassas all over Turkey.

After the Tartars, the second revival of Islam in the history of Islam was made by the Sofia, who produced guards of the Ka'bah from the idol houses. According to our research, the pioneer of this battle of faith and materialism was the Imam of a Mosque, Sikandar Pasha, Sheikh Zahid Kotko (may Allah have mercy on him). He started working on the youth in the tea house in front of the mosque. No one was allowed to teach and preach in the mosque. He made it his hobby to go and sit in the tea house and give tea to the intelligent boys. He would work on them and prepare them for religious education. In the same effort, he got a diamond in his hand. His student was an engineer. When this student started studying, he got higher education from Germany. When he came to the country, he gave Turkey a motor for the tank that would keep the engine warm even in the coldest weather. When he stepped into politics, he became the Prime Minister of the country. The student's name was Najmuddin Erbakan. Erbakan made many disciples in his life. The political disciple was called Tayyib Erdogan, and Buland Yildirim in the welfare field, etc.

In Turkey, we have seen two efforts to improve the situation.

One is regular and the other is irregular.

Regular hard work:

Wisdom and Insight:

Najmuddin Erbakan formed political parties under different names, but each time the secular army banned them for one or the other reason. Tayyib Erdogan was watching the whole situation that the Saadat Party was banned at first, then Fazilat Party was banned, then Millat Party was also banned. Tayyib Erdogan said no matter how many names we have, every name will be banned. Erdogan said that we should not have a name that anyone can doubt it. That is why the "Justice and Development Party" should be named. When he made this suggestion to his teacher, Erbakan said to his promising student: "You must keep this name, but get separated from me and from my imprint." Thus visibly Erdogan and Erbokan got separated but were actually the passengers of the same destination.

Spending for the sake of Allah:

The most prominent attribute of the Turks is to spend relentlessly in the way of Allah. When there was an earthquake in Pakistan, they were the first to arrive. When there was a catastrophe in Mexico, the Turks were the first to go there. There we noticed that the Turks donate their extra wealth to charity. They have the vision: “There is a right in your wealth apart from Zakah” and in the same way, “And they ask you what they should spend. Say, "The excess (beyond needs)." (The Quran)

Public service:

Tayyib Erdogan paid off all debts in 12 years. He is making the world's three largest debt-free projects: the world's largest airport, the world's third artificial canal connecting the two seas "Bosporus Canal" and another major bridge over the Bosporus Bay.

Hostels:

He built hostels near universities. The best accommodation is provided there for a very reasonable fee. There are no restrictions on students coming there. The only restriction is not to go out after ten o'clock at night. They are instructed to listen to Kulliyat-Al-noor twice a day; the teachings of Sayyid al-Zaman Nursi.

Maulvi Houses:

There is also an important work of Maulvi houses. It is said these are ancient monasteries, but calligraphy and decoration are taught in this building. There is Qur'anic teaching in one room and Hadith in the other.

Door of the World:

He created several institutions under the name of Bab-ul-Alam (Door of the World). These institutions provide all kinds of facilities to students coming from all over the world for education. These students are honored from the airport until they leave the airport back. Turks say these students are their ambassadors to the world. Also, Allah says, “Indeed this, your Ummah, is one Ummah.”

Tuition Centers:

An important institution is also the tuition centers. Young man goes to a neighborhood and tells the people in the neighborhood that he was free in the evening and asks for a sitting room of a house; there he teaches the children of the neighborhood for free. In this way, he gives free education to the children of the neighborhood, as well as makes them members of the reform and renewal movement.

There is such a well-organized network of these regular activities that in the last 20 years, whatever in the field of administration, legislature, judiciary and journalism has been done, it had been somehow associated with these institutions. That is why when there was a revolt against Tayyib Erdogan, the same students and people crushed it with the help of Allah.

Some unorganized and irregular works:

At the same time, there are some unorganized and irregular activities of this reform movement in Turkey.

The Moonlight:

The Moonlight Club is open to the public. It has a large hall on one side and a tea house on the other. There are chairs on the third side, and there is also a TV to show match to the youngsters. There is also a children's gym. There is also an arrangement to teach karate. If you want to listen to a lecture, go to a certain hall. If you want to join tuition, go to such and such hall. Also go to such and such hall for gossip.

Crown and Sword:

As evening falls, a middle-aged man takes to the streets and gives balloons, making them crown and swords, to the children. When I met him, he said that he was a senior officer in the Turkish municipality. In the evening he makes the crown and the sword to tell the children that they left the sword, therefore the crown was taken away from them.

Reward for prayer (Salah):

To awaken the children’s desire for offering prayer (Salah), the campaign to reward them with bicycles was also very successful. That is why there are as many worshipers in the Fajr prayer as there are in the Friday prayer.

Education or Coach:

Begging is prohibited in Turkey. Another characteristic of Turkey is that there are locals present in every small and big businesses. Turks do everything with their own hands. But after the arrival of Syrian refugees, the problem of begging started there. To solve this, they have formed "Jamiat Al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar". When a Syrian refugee is caught begging for charity, he is taken to Jamiat Al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar. They are taught Turkish language and given education. They are asked to acquire education and told if they were caught begging again, they would be sent back to Syria.

The issue of denial of hadith:

When the disciples of Pakistani modernist, Dr. Fazlur Rehman, raised the issue of denial of hadith there, they made a plan to solve it. The treatment was suggested that the greatest scholar of hadith in the world now is Sheikh Muhammad Awwamah (May Allah protect him). The majority of the Turkish people are Hanafi, Matureedi and Sufi. The government invited Hazrat Sheikh from Saudi Arabia to Turkey permanently to guide its people. It was made obligatory on all the disbelievers of the hadith to go and ask the Shaykh for any objection to the hadith. You are not allowed to create any doubt in the minds of the people.

Cigarette box:

Every second young person in Turkey seems to be addicted to cigarettes. To end this addiction, Erdogan adopted a strategy. Whenever he comes across a smoker, he takes the pack of cigarettes from the smoker and empties it into a dustbin and then signs on the same box that he would not smoke in the future. This person then gets a call from the president's office asking him to come to the honorary ceremony if he had given up smoking. If he could not leave despite his best efforts, they were ready to give him psychological training.

Endowment of the Ummah:

A four-story building called Waqf al-Ummah has been given to the Palestinians, so that the educated Palestinians can come over there and consult as to how to liberate Al-Quds from the Israeli occupiers. The earnings from the two five-star hotels in Istanbul have been earmarked for the expenses of the same Waqf al-Ummah, so that there is no problem of its expenses.

Patronizing Orphans:

Turkish gentlemen treat the orphans well. They have built such orphanages that Bahria Town is no match for it. IHH is sponsoring one lakh, 30 thousand orphans all over the world. Turkish children do not have the same facilities as these orphans have been provided with.

Things to do:

Turkey, during the secular era, was a hotbed of smuggling, drugs, fraud and filth. Despite this fact, a few people came forward in the name of Allah and changed the condition of Turkey. If we also try to improve this country, many Tayyib Erdogan will come out of our ranks.

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