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”. 61

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