Al Sufian


iconSufa 33 - The Culture (Al-Gami)

1O you who believe! Let it be said: Al-Gami;
2The Gatherer, the Unifier of all people;
3And the thirty-first name of Allah, the Infinite, the Unique, the All Knowing.
4In riches of music, of art and building;
5Between the stalls and wares of great city markets;
6By the clothes, dress and customs of ancient peoples;
7Allah is all cultures and all peoples.
8The path to Allah is many.
9That a man may begin of a different faith does not exclude him from the love of the Divine Creator.
10A different belief alone does not justify poor respect;
11Thus, to respect culture is to express love of Islam.
12To hate or destroy culture is to be a heretic.
13Verily, a man cannot be both a hater of culture and a Muslim.
14Truly, if any man claim to be upon the path of Islam and proclaim intolerance to another culture;
15Seize him from any position of authority and banish him from the community.
16If he incites violence and hatred through ignorance,
17It is the solemn duty of all Muslims to destroy him, to grind his bones to dust;
18That there be no memory of such illness within the heart of Islam.
19Let it be said, when a Muslim stands in honor of the funeral of one who has passed of another faith;
20He honors the Divine Creator of all things as his emissary.