Seadet-i Ebediyye - Endless Bliss Second Fascicle

to spread his enmity against Islam. For centuries the enemies of
Islam have been disguising themselves as religious men and doing
their damage under such a mask. But today they attack under the
guise of various professions and arts after obtaining a title or
position. Those liars who, in order to deceive Muslims, disguise
themselves as scientists and present their non-scientific statements
as scientific knowledge are called “impostors of science”. Not only
Islam but also the ethical books of every nation praise
contentment. Contrary to what this impostor of science fables,
contentment does not mean giving up one’s rights and being idle.
Contentment means to be content with one’s rights, with what one
earns, and not to violate others’ rights. This does not make people
idle but encourages them to work and make progress. Islam,
contrary to this impostor’s fibs, does not defend slavery; on the
contrary, it commands emancipation of slaves. Slavery exists not in
Islam but in the regimes of dictatorship and in communism. The
heavenly books and the Prophets ‘’alaihimu-s-salâm’, whose
miracles were seen, reported the existence of the next world, and
wisdom, knowledge and science cannot deny it. What this
unlearned heretic says, however, is solely emotional and an absurd
obstinacy. He supplies neither a reference nor a scientific basis.
Belief in the next world causes order, justice, mutual love, and
unity in societies and countries. Disbelief in it leads to
vagabondage, idling, loss of the feeling of responsibility, egoism,
discord, and hostility. It is certainly good to believe something
useful. It is reasonable and necessary to avoid something
unsubstantiated, baseless, and vain. Islam refuses exploitation as
well as disregarding one’s own rights. As exploiting is sinful,
likewise it is not permissible to condone one’s being harmed. In
Islam, ignorance, laziness, neglecting one’s rights and being
deceived are not excuses; they are guilts. There is a famous saying
that states: “He who acquesces in being harmed does not deserve
being pitied.” How can exploitation ever exist in Islam? How can
a person with knowledge and reason ever say so? Hasn’t the
ignorant person who says so ever heard about the âyat-i-kerîmas
and the various hadîth-i-sherîfs defending individuals’ rights? Not
knowing or not having heard of them is not an excuse for him!
4— “The East, absorbed in and opiated with the religion, has
become ill. Having imân is slavery,” he says.
Answer: Any reader of history will clearly see the superiorities
of the Sahâbat al-kirâm ‘’alaihimu-r-ridwân’ and the fact that
Islam has formed active, studious, equitable and courageous
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