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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Friday Sermon
HAZRAT KHALIFATULLAH AL-MASSIH AL-MA’OUD
Munir Ahmad Azim
(24 Shawwal 1432 Hijri)
(Summary of Friday Sermon)
After having greeted with the Salutations of Peace, the Messiah (Massih’ullah) read the Tashahhud, Taouz and Surah Al Fatiha and he said:
وَلاَ تَقْتُلُواْ أَوْلادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلاقٍ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُم إنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْءًا كَبِيرًا Wa laa taqtuluuu ‘awlaadakum khashyata ‘imlaaq: Nahnu narzaquhum wa ‘iyyaakum. ‘Inna qatlahum kaana khit ‘an-kabiiraa.
“And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Indeed, their killing is ever a great sin.” (17: 32)
وَلاَ تَقْتُلُواْ النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللّهُ إِلاَّ بِالحَقِّ Wa laa taqtulun-nafsallatii harramal-laahu ‘illaa bil-haqq.
“And do not take the life (by killing) which Allah has forbidden, except by right.” (17: 34)
In the light of these Quranic verses, it is clear that abortion is forbidden. According to the information and articles in the media, there are many unmarried girls and also married women who secretly undergo abortions; and there is a great number of the female genders who willingly undergo abortion, be it in hospitals and private clinics.
The Government of Mauritius and the other institutions are making their best to legalise abortion, taking it to the parliament so that this become a definite law. Both the government and the opposition have issued all sorts of severe laws against criminality (and crimes) to prevent crimes from increasing. These initiatives against crime are very good because since some years till up now, the rate of crimes is increasing, and people are being killed like animals.
Lots of crimes are being committed due to several factors, whereby brothers are killing each other because of property and wealth, good friends because of Rum and other alcoholic drinks, whereby good moments are transformed into disputes and crime scene. Even couples after some disputes, fight and this result in crime, or because of a certain football match or political party preference (especially during election times – winner versus loser), a group from amongst them disputes with the other and this results in crime. There are many other examples on this subject.
In the case of abortion it is a crime, but many people and even the government do not understand; they do not take it under this perspective. To commit a crime secretly or openly remains a crime. Therefore crime should not be legalised. One cannot tell someone to come forward openly and commit a crime! Therefore, what kind of law is it that makes one vote for the legalisation of crime, of committing crime openly? Where is the logic in this kind of thought? There was more or less a certain kind of fear when someone would go for an abortion, but now you are inviting people to do it openly, without any law which forbid this practice. When this kind of (thought and ) law is implemented, therefore, this endangers our society.
I invite all the religious leaders of the different religions and all Imams from whichever Jamaat he belongs to, to come together, leaving behind our difference of opinions, and let us reunite on one same platform to oppose those who say that abortion must be legalised in this small country called Mauritius. If such a law is acknowledged, then the manifestation of the punishment of Allah shall be quick and nobody can prevent this divine punishment from striking!
When one reads the newspapers, one shall know how many school girls and even working women (in factories and elsewhere) go to have an abortion in secret. If one has at least the fear of God as tiny as a mustard seed in one’s heart, and if one has in mind to lead people to God, therefore one has to follow the divine commandments and come forward to counter-attack the law which (the Government) wants to pass concerning (the legalisation of) abortion. They did not hesitate to legalise prostitution, and now they are doing their best to open more widely the door of prostitution through the legalisation of abortion.
It that what is called, liberate women and acknowledging the rights of women as being alike to men? And they are saying that the number of working women must be increased in Parliament and other sectors? Do not reflect upon what shall become of the jobless men? Like Allah says in the Quran, in Chapter 4 Verse 35:
“Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth. So righteous women are devoutly obedient, guarding in [the husband's] absence what Allah would have them guard…”
Personally, I think that the legalisation of abortion is verily a law which denigrates women. Is that what we call freedom of women? On the contrary abortion leads to sexual liberation. And in this modern society, we know how destructive this sex subject is becoming. And we know how many sexually transmissible diseases there are, without forgetting AIDS. Now, that we have reach the subject of AIDS, I just wanted to inform you that scientists and gamers, both have paired together to solve the equation of what AIDS constitutes of and how it operates. They have come to a conclusion, a breakthrough as they put it, but, if ever the remedy to AIDS is found, do you think that God won’t send an even destructive virus than AIDS? The mystery of AIDS took over more decades that one can ever imagine. This virus is destructive, but does man has a guarantee that even more powerful viruses won’t destroy him? If he continues to be immoral, this is his sure consequence.
In a society where people care for the wellbeing of their fellow men, there cannot be the legalisation of abortion. No morally sensible government can legalise abortion. It must not be that due to some people who are acting wrongly that abortion should be legalised! Legalising abortion is a means to invite others towards this wrong. Therefore, the rate of abortion shall increase and keep on increasing. Nobody will be able to prevent its increase. Only a great divine chastisement will be able to annihilate all this. Wherein is sense in abortion? It is on the contrary an invitation towards evil! When encouraging evil, is it a means of birth control? More so a crime! Is it that when government shall legalise abortion it shall give women their dignity? Sometimes in wanting to give women too much freedom, these women become objects falling prey to society.
When we see (or hear about) liberation movements for women, we ask ourselves, what or who to free? Is it to give her (the woman) freedom to head towards evil? It is to liberate her so that others may exploit her? It is to liberate her so that she becomes an object for her callous exploiters. It is to liberate her so that she may leave her conjugal home? It this what is called liberation for women?
There are certain cases where abortion can be done, but only to save an existing life. For example:
1) Abortion can be done before the foetus reaches its fourth month, if the life of an existing child who depends solely on the maternal milk is threatened. How does this happen? If the mother who is breastfeeding her baby falls once again pregnant during this period of lactation and the mother does not find a wet nurse to breastfeed her existing baby. If the pregnancy threatens the life of the existing child, in order to save his life, therefore the mother, if she wants (and before four months) can abort the foetus. But I must clearly specify that abortion is permitted only if the already existing child depends only on this maternal milk.
2) If a conscientious doctor (with a moral conscience) has found that a pregnant woman’s life is in danger and if her pregnancy continues and this before four months, therefore in this situation, the woman can have recourse to abortion.
3) If a doctor finds out that the pregnancy of a woman can be cause of sickness for her whereby her life can be endangered and this before four months, therefore in this situation, the woman can have recourse to abortion.
It is only in these critical situations and before four months (of the pregnancy) that abortion is allowed, otherwise it is abortion is not advisable and it is a crime which attracts the quick wrath of Allah.
One must know the complications which there are after abortion. Abortion leads to many health complications for the woman having recourse to it. The woman is undergoes abortion in fact is playing with her life. She endangers her health. If there is no health, what value does life has?
One of the advices of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) to his Ummah is to enjoy one’s health before illness grips you. Maximise the acts of worship when you are in good health; health is precious.
Now, if you (women) go and destroy your health, who then is the real culprit? Abortion can cause kidney problems. And you know what kidney problems mean. In Mauritius, since these last years, many people are suffering from kidney problems. Abortion can also cause such problems like inability to have more children. How is that? Abortion restricts the concerned person from carrying on her pregnancy to term. The baby does not stay (in the uterus) and therefore there is the case of pregnancy loss. Abortion causes much harm to the body. If only you (all people) become aware of the destructive attributes of abortion!
The Government is well aware of the increased number of deaths due to abortion in Mauritius. The complications which develop after abortion very often doom the person (having recourse to abortion) to death. There are many doctors here and in other countries also who practice abortion secretly. A crime remains a crime! All people involved in directly or indirectly helping in committing a crime is a culprit. The practice of abortion by certain doctors is not ethical. We must be conscientious. Not all means are good to make money. There is money which is obtained through honest means, and there is also money obtained through dishonest means, on the sufferings of others. What kind of courage is it when a doctor takes money to commit a crime, kill an innocent life (an innocent baby)? You (such doctors) commit a crime and take money from your victims. To what level can you stoop? Bear in mind its consequences before Almighty Allah!
As the Khalifatullah, I make an appeal to all Muslims brothers who are practicing medicine. Do not throw yourselves in the business called abortion. Bear in mind that before being a doctor, you are foremost a Muslim. The duty of a Muslim on earth is to command good and forbid evil. As Muslims we cannot encourage people to hurt themselves consciously, whereby we know that we are playing with the life of this person and we are hurting her (the woman undergoing abortion). All this because of some money which shall enter your pockets; unlawful money! We must not let our faith shake because of the riches of this all too temporal world. Bear in mind that it is the hereafter which is eternal and keep in mind that it is to Allah that we must present ourselves (tomorrow).
I make an appeal to all Muslim brothers who are doctors, if ever, by ignorance (of religion) you used to make such practices (helping in abortion), therefore the time to repent before Allah has come and you must stop doing this act (abortion).
Muslim brothers and sisters must not only follow that which the government, politicians and the majority of people are saying, or just remaining silent. We must all as one stand up and say “No” to abortion and we prevent them from trampling to dust the divine teachings.
For a true believer in One God, it is the word of God which comes first, not the words of politicians. Beware of falling prey to the words of politicians and rejecting the commandments of Allah. Fear the punishment of Allah which can fall upon you and whereby nobody can save you therefrom; neither the politicians nor anyone else. May Allah protect each of you (from such practices and calamities). Insha-Allah. |
