1 00:00:00,180 --> 00:00:08,990 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah. 2 00:00:08,990 --> 00:00:12,990 Contemporary issues threatening the Muslim family. 3 00:00:12,990 --> 00:00:19,410 Among the grave issues threatening the Muslim family and the Muslim home: 4 00:00:19,410 --> 00:00:23,410 First, the issue of "women's liberation." 5 00:00:23,410 --> 00:00:29,410 This is a cause championed by atheists, secularists, hypocrites, and their ilk. 6 00:00:29,410 --> 00:00:37,409 They claim to desire freedom for women and to deliver them from the injustice and enslavement they supposedly endure. 7 00:00:37,409 --> 00:00:43,409 In reality, their call is for women to abandon the hijab and to intermingle with men. 8 00:00:43,409 --> 00:00:46,409 They have labeled this "women's liberation." 9 00:00:46,409 --> 00:00:53,409 They forget that Allah, the Almighty, is the One who guaranteed women their rights and honored them. 10 00:00:53,409 --> 00:00:56,409 This is well-established in the Qur'an and the Sunnah. 11 00:00:56,409 --> 00:01:01,409 What they are calling for is, in truth, the destruction of the family. 12 00:01:01,409 --> 00:01:08,569 Second, and even more severe than the aforementioned, is what is currently known as the "independent woman." 13 00:01:08,569 --> 00:01:12,569 This is a movement adopted by feminist organizations. 14 00:01:12,569 --> 00:01:15,569 Known as the feminist movement. 15 00:01:15,569 --> 00:01:18,569 It goes beyond the scope of "women's liberation." 16 00:01:18,569 --> 00:01:22,569 By propagating the concept that a woman has no need for a man. 17 00:01:22,569 --> 00:01:26,569 And that she should live independently in her own private home. 18 00:01:26,569 --> 00:01:32,569 They see no objection to her bringing whomever she wishes into it as lovers or companions. 19 00:01:32,569 --> 00:01:35,569 She is to be the one who provides for herself. 20 00:01:35,569 --> 00:01:41,569 And she is the one who has, by their claim, the full right and freedom to live however she pleases. 21 00:01:41,569 --> 00:01:47,569 Currently, a counter-feminist movement has emerged in America. 22 00:01:47,569 --> 00:01:53,569 It calls for women to return to their primary role in the home and the raising of children. 23 00:01:53,569 --> 00:01:58,569 It has an influence on politics today, especially in America. 24 00:01:58,569 --> 00:02:02,819 Third, and more dangerous than all of the above: 25 00:02:02,819 --> 00:02:07,819 The current widespread support for homosexual men and women. 26 00:02:07,819 --> 00:02:11,819 They permit a woman to suffice with a woman like herself. 27 00:02:11,819 --> 00:02:14,819 And a man with a man like himself. 28 00:02:14,819 --> 00:02:16,819 This is the act of the people of Lot. 29 00:02:16,819 --> 00:02:19,819 That alone is sufficient as a crime and an obscenity. 30 00:02:19,819 --> 00:02:23,819 They call for them to live together in one home. 31 00:02:23,819 --> 00:02:27,819 And they claim that this constitutes a family. 32 00:02:27,819 --> 00:02:33,819 They deceptively and alluringly label this group "homosexuals." 33 00:02:33,819 --> 00:02:36,819 In the West, they have enacted laws and systems. 34 00:02:36,819 --> 00:02:41,819 That permit the marriage of a man to a man and a woman to a woman. 35 00:02:41,819 --> 00:02:46,819 Indeed, the matter has now reached the point of criminalizing those who object to it. 36 00:02:46,819 --> 00:02:49,819 And they have threatened to impose penalties upon them. 37 00:02:49,819 --> 00:02:55,819 By Allah, this is the very essence of declaring the forbidden lawful and legislating besides Allah. 38 00:02:55,819 --> 00:02:58,819 Let the Muslims hold fast to their Shari'ah. 39 00:02:58,819 --> 00:03:01,819 Let them reject this with strength. 40 00:03:01,819 --> 00:03:07,819 And let them expect the wrath of Allah, His curse, and His destruction upon everyone who permits this. 41 00:03:07,819 --> 00:03:14,819 “And he of Egypt who purchased him said unto his wife: Receive him honourably. Perchance he may prove useful to us or we may adopt him as a son. Thus we established Joseph in the land that We might teach him the interpretation of events. And Allah was predominant in His career, but most of mankind know not.” (12:21)