270.
The Claimant then turned to expound his central theme of “legacy”;
“What I really want to mention something that …. brother
Moazzam mentioned. He used the term legacy and I think that’s
what I really want to focus on very briefly. That there’s a
legacy that Cage Prisoners is following. And that legacy that
Cage Prisoners is following is a legacy of eman and ’amal .
So when we say eman [belief] we know it comprises of ’amal’
[righteous deeds].
We say, belief is in one’s heart, declared by one’s tongue and
performed by one’s organs. It’s a belief in the heart and
something internal. It’s also something upon the tongue and
verbal but is also something which is seen in bodily actions. It’s
a legacy that Cage Prisoners has taken on board. It’s a legacy
that Allah, the Exalted, tells us in the Qu’ran: “And give good
tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they
will have gardens (in Paradise)”. And give glad tidings to
those who have eman and do good deeds and for them there is
jannah. And Allah, the Exalted, telling us: “But they who
believe and do righteous deeds - those are the companions of
Paradise”. Those who have eman and do good deeds, for them
there is jannah.
This is a legacy that we inherited from whom? From the
prophets and the messengers of Allah, the Majestic and
Sublime. From Noah, peace be upon him. From Ibrahim,
peace be upon him. From Moses, peace be upon him. From
Jesus, peace be upon him. From Muhammad, may Allah grant
peace and honour upon him and his family. An issue of eman
which manifests in deeds, in actions. A legacy that the prophet
of Allah, peace be upon him, taught Abu Bakr al-Siddiq. A
legacy that the messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, taught
Omar, Othman, Ali and the rest of the companions, may God
be pleased with them. Like when you see in the great battles.
The battle of Yarmouk, we see good deeds from the leadership
of Abu Obeida bin al-Jarrah and Khalid bin al-Waleed, and we
see good deeds and that legacy from Saad bin abi Waqqas
against the Persians in al-Qadisiyya, and so on.”
271.
The Claimant then refers to a number of key theological and ideological figures:
“The likes of the four Imams, Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik,
Imam Shafaie, Imam Malik, Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal and also
passed down from them to other great leaders, the likes of
Nouruddin Zengi, the likes of Salahuddin Al-Ayyoubi, the
likes of Inb Taymiyyah, the likes of Muhammad bin Abdul
Wahab may God have mercy on them. The likes of Hassan
alBanna, the likes of Sayedd Qutb, the likes of Maulana
Maududi, and the latest on, the likes of Abdullah Azzam may
God have mercy on him. A legacy of good deeds”.
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