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