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Our Quran and Their Latmiyat

١٨ مارس ٢٠١٥
Our Quran and Their Latmiyat

I listened to a Latmiya led by a Rafidi (Shia) Iraqi and repeated by crowds with raised hands. The beautiful voice of the Latmiya leader and the repetition of the crowd affect the souls... I pondered the words, and behold, they are falsehood, exaggeration in humans, and hatred for the Companions... Yet the crowds repeat them with enthusiasm along with the beauty of the voice and the rhythm of the words. This is how the Rafidi leaders deceive their followers: by manipulating emotions (one of their tools is singing) and by exaggerating in individuals, both of which are also present among the Christians: they exaggerate in Isa (peace be upon him) and sing collectively in their churches. And these are the two methods of the Ghulat Sufis as well... and indeed of all the people of falsehood. By the way, my speech here is directed to the Rafidis as well, not just about them... Think and look at what your leaders do with you: Is there anything other than playing with emotions and exaggerating in the Ahl al-Bayt? Do they respond to Ahl al-Sunnah with argument and evidence? Do they attach your hearts to the Quran and its interpretation? Do they speak about glorifying Allah the Almighty and loving Him as much as they teach you to exaggerate in the Ahl al-Bayt and the "awliya"?! From the exaggeration in this Latmiya: (Kaaba in which he came, the best master and youth, how will you not become a king for Ali)!! As if they are not talking about a human, but about a Lord who has dominion over the sacred places! And in it also: (King of the Arabs, mighty, when will the morning come, when will the sun rise on the hand of the wali)!! Of course, the Persian tendency that hates the Arabs is spread in the Latmiya, even though the reciters are Arabs!! But look here at the sun rising on the hand of the wali! In the manner of the pagans who depict giant gods controlling parts of the universe! And the Latmiya is full of talk about Zainab becoming a place of pilgrimage for everyone and reaching Fatima and so on. All this is repeated by the crowds without reason or investigation into the logic of the content.. Singing beautifies falsehood! And when I heard it, I thought about the wisdom of Allah the Almighty in not making singing, poetry, and rhymes a foundation of the foundations of Islam in its call. Allah the Almighty wants for those who choose Islam to be attracted to Islam itself, to the truth that is in it, not to the voices and rhythms that accompany it. The Prophet (peace be upon him) did not entice people to Islam through songs or poems. These may come as extras that a person sometimes listens to for entertainment, but they are not the basic persuasive language of Islam that mobilizes the masses to defend the truth. Songs may make your heart flutter and tears may fall for them and you may feel your love for Allah and His Messenger... They may produce a "soft" "refined" person in his own eyes, but they do not create a person who revolves with the truth where it revolves! Rather, what creates this person is the Quran. As I thought about the great Quran that prevents exaggeration in humans and does not grant immunity even to the Prophet (peace be upon him) himself, but warns him of punishment if he disobeys his Lord, Glorified and Exalted. Note: Commenting with insults to the Rafidis does not benefit anything. I hope some of them read this article and think and not be deterred by insults and self-victory, for Allah to guide a man through you is better for you than red camels.