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THIS WEEK’S FRIDAY SUBJECT
THE GREATEST MIRACLE QUR’AN
Dear Muslims!
In the verse I read, our Almighty Lord states the following: “Alif Lam Ra. This Qur’an is the book We have sent down to you so that you can bring people out of their darkness into the light, by Allah’s leave.
In the hadith I read, our Prophet (pbuh) states the following: “The most correct words are the Book of Allah; The best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (pbuh).”
Dear Believers!
Our supreme book, the Qur’an, is the last divine message God Almighty sent to all humanity. It is a sacred text in every field and a divine guide in religious, legal and moral fields for all humanity from the moment it was revealed to the end of the world. It is the greatest manifestation of the immense compassion and mercy that our Lord has for His servants. It is the greatest miracle of our Beloved Prophet (pbuh), used as a mercy to the worlds. The decree of the Qur’an is eternal until the Day of Judgment. Not a letter has changed and will never be changed. For, the Qur’an protects the protection of our Lord by embracing the divine and human, and it is true to His promise: “Surely, we have sent down the Qur’an. Let us be its protector, too.”
Dear Muslims!
The Qur’an invites all humanity to guidance and eternity. It teaches us our duties and responsibilities towards our Lord, our environment and the entire universe. He discusses the life-giving provisions of Islam. It shows all knowledge and wisdom, goodness and beauty. It informs the principles of peace and tranquility, justice and coexistence. It commands man to regard his honor and dignity, rights and freedom as sacred.
Dear Believers!
Muslims, who take the Qur’an as their guide, have presented the best examples of living in peace and tranquility with different beliefs and cultures throughout history. Members of different religions practiced their religion under the rule and protection of Muslims. Our Almighty Lord. By saying “There is no compulsion in religion”, he gave freedom of belief to everyone. In Islamic civilization, there is no insulting to the faith of humanity or harming its sacred. This issue is expressed in the Qur’an as follows: “Do not comment on those who worship other than Allah; Then they also insult Allah by exceeding the limit because of ignorance.”
Dear Muslims!
Recently, the ugly attacks on the Qur’an and Islam against peace are not only targeting Muslims, but also humanity, all common values and society. Harming human dignity, attacking sacred values, and not recognizing rights and law cannot be normalized under the protection of freedom. Freedom of expression cannot make insulting any belief or its members seem innocent. Freedom cannot authorize any house to be used by another. On the contrary, freedom requires respecting everyone’s beliefs and thoughts, and observing the right to continue despite all structures. In that case, it is the common duty of all humanity, not just Muslims, to stand against such heinous attacks on our faith and sacred values.
Dear Brothers!
The best answer that can be given against the attacks against Islam and its glorious values is about learning and representing our supreme religion, Islam, in the most correct way. For this reason, we must work harder to read, understand, live and keep the Qur’an alive. We must make more efforts to convey his life-giving principles, his understanding of rights and justice, and his messages of love and peace to all humanity in a wise language and a beautiful style. I end my sermon with the following verse of our Almighty Lord: “They extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths. Even if the disbelievers don’t want it, Allah will complete his light.”