Reading from the author's words with commentary: "As for imitating the Persians and the Romans, there has entered into this community, in speech and action, Roman traditions and Persian traditions, which are not hidden from a believer who is knowledgeable about the religion of Islam and about what has occurred in it."
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The reader: He said, (may Allah have mercy on him): "As for imitating the Persians and the Romans, there has entered into this community, in speech and action, Roman traditions and Persian traditions, which are not hidden from a believer who is knowledgeable about the religion of Islam and about what has occurred in it. The purpose here is not to detail the matters that have taken place."
The Shaykh : He mentioned that it is not hidden from one who possesses three qualities: first, being a believer; second, being knowledgeable about the religion of Islam; and third, being knowledgeable about what has occurred in it. So, whoever has not verified faith in his heart does not know, does not know what has entered into Islam from the innovations and events and others. And whoever does not know the religion of Islam also does not know what has entered into it that is not part of it. And whoever does not know what has entered into it that is not part of it, he also does not know; he thinks everything is Islam. The important thing is to know yourself. If you are described with these three qualities—faith, knowledge of the religion of Islam, and knowledge of what?—of what has occurred in it, then it will become clear to you what has happened of the great affliction from the Persians and the Romans and those who imitate them. Yes.
The Shaykh : He mentioned that it is not hidden from one who possesses three qualities: first, being a believer; second, being knowledgeable about the religion of Islam; and third, being knowledgeable about what has occurred in it. So, whoever has not verified faith in his heart does not know, does not know what has entered into Islam from the innovations and events and others. And whoever does not know the religion of Islam also does not know what has entered into it that is not part of it. And whoever does not know what has entered into it that is not part of it, he also does not know; he thinks everything is Islam. The important thing is to know yourself. If you are described with these three qualities—faith, knowledge of the religion of Islam, and knowledge of what?—of what has occurred in it, then it will become clear to you what has happened of the great affliction from the Persians and the Romans and those who imitate them. Yes.