Friday sermon

Date: 11.07.2025

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اَللّٰهُ وَلِيُّ الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُواۙ يُخْرِجُهُمْ مِنَ God bless you اَوْلِيَٓاؤُ۬هُمُ الطَّاغُوتُۙ يُخْرِجُونَهُمْ مِنَ النُّورِ اِلَى الظُّلُمَاتِۜ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ اَصْحَابُ النَّارِۚ هُمْ ف۪يهَا خَالِدُونَ۟ .

The following :

تَرَكْتُ فِيكُمْ أَمْرَيْنِ لَنْ تَضِلُّوا مَا تَمَسَّكْتُمْ بِهِمَا كِتَابَ اللّٰهِ وَسُنَّةَ نَبِيِّهِ

Next Tuesday is the anniversary of the treacherous coup attempt in which the unity of our nation and the indivisible integrity of our homeland were targeted by FETÖ . Exactly nine years have passed since our glorious resistance, in which we thwarted the traps of the traitors with the grace of Allah, the sagacity of our state, and the courage of our beloved nation. That night, we stood hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder, women and men, young and old, against the internal and external evil forces that targeted our independence and future. To the accompaniment of salas rising from the minarets; With the spirit of unity, togetherness and solidarity, we thwarted the dirty ambitions of those who set their sights on our homeland.

I'm sorry I 'm sorry يَنْصُرْكُمْ وَيُثَبِّتْ اَقْدَامَكُمْ

On that night when the verse “ O you who believe! If you help the religion of Allah, He will help you and make your feet firm” [1] was revealed, we never gave way to the enemies and the separatists with a glorious epic, alhamdulillah.

Our sublime religion, Islam, is a religion of peace and security, one that bestows dignity and honor upon humanity, providing security and direction. Yet, throughout history, some individuals and groups have never hesitated to exploit Islam and its sacred values ​​for their own gain. They have not hesitated to exploit people's most pure and innocent feelings—religious faith—to carry out their nefarious schemes. They have even used the name of God, the Holy Quran, our Beloved Prophet (peace be upon him), and acts of worship as tools to achieve their goals.

However, it should be known that as long as hearts filled with love for Allah and His Messenger, and minds illuminated with sound and sound religious knowledge, exist, no exploiter has ever achieved, or will ever achieve, their dark ambitions. As generations devoted to their homeland, nation, religion, and state grow, no traitor who has surrendered his mind, heart, and soul to Satan has ever brought our nation to its knees, and with Allah's permission, never will. For in the verse I recited at the beginning of my sermon, our Almighty Lord gives us the good news that He will never leave His believing servants alone and helpless: “Allah is the protector of those who believe, and He brings them out of darkness into the light. But as for those who disbelieve, their protectors are taghut, satan, and oppressors, who take them from the light into darkness. They are the inhabitants of Hell, wherein they will abide forever.” [2]

The July 15th betrayal has shown us that authentic religious knowledge, founded on the Quran and the Sunnah, is indispensable. In the hadith I recited at the beginning of my sermon, our Beloved Prophet (peace be upon him) warns us as follows:

"I have left you two things. As long as you hold fast to them, you will never go astray. These are the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet." ^[3]

Authentic religious knowledge is the most reliable refuge and strongest shield in living, preserving, and transmitting our faith to the future. In a society where authentic religious knowledge prevails, heresies and superstitions cannot flourish, the door cannot be opened to exploitation and exploiters, and the fires of discord and corruption cannot be ignited. Belonging to religion, country, and nation cannot be ignored. No person or ideology can be placed before God and His Messenger.

Today, abusive individuals or organizations that target the unity and brotherhood of our nation and threaten the future of the Ummah of Muhammad have not abandoned their insidious ambitions. Our duty is to:

لَا يُلْدَغُ الْمُؤْمِنُ مِنْ جُحْرٍ وَاحِدٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ

“A believer cannot be bitten twice from the same hole.” [4]

It means heeding the warning and taking precautions. It means being conscious, sensible, and insightful against those who seek to exploit our family structure, our worship, and our sacred values. It means personally caring for our children and young people, entrusted to us by God, and not abandoning them to the mercy of exploiters and perverse ideologies. It means ensuring that they receive authentic religious information using the right methods and methods, from reliable sources, and from competent and qualified individuals.

On this occasion, I commemorate with mercy our cherished martyrs who have sacrificed their lives for religion, country, and sacred things from past to present, as well as the sons of our country who drank the sherbet of martyrdom in the Operation Claw-Lock region this week, and I remember our heroic veterans with gratitude and respect.

I conclude my sermon with the following hadith of the Messenger of Allah (pbuh):

"How evil is the person who uses religion as a tool for worldly affairs! How evil is the person who is led astray by his desires and wishes!" [5]

[1] Muhammad, 47/7.

[2] Al-Baqara, 2/257.

[3] Muwatta', Destiny, 3.

[4] Bukhari, Adab, 83.

[5] Tirmidhi, Sıfat al-Qiyamah, 17.