Al-Qaradaghi Leads More Than 50,000 Worshippers in Friday Prayer
in Lahore, Pakistan
In the
presence of more than 50,000 male and female worshippers, and in a live
broadcast across more than 11 television channels, Sheikh Dr. Ali Mohyi Al-Din
Al-Qaradaghi, President of the International Union of Muslim Scholars,
delivered the Friday sermon and led the prayer on November 21 at Iqbal Park in
the city of Lahore, attended by leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami.
Sheikh
Al-Qaradaghi opened his sermon with praise to Allah Almighty, highlighting the
divisions, fragmentation, and backwardness afflicting the Muslim world, despite
God’s description of this nation as the best community raised for humanity. He
recited the verse:
﴿كُنتُمْ
خَيْرَ أُمَّةٍ أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ
الْمُنكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ ۗ …..﴾ [آل عمران: 110].
Islamic
Excellence and Unity
He
explained that the excellence of the Muslim nation during the prophetic era
encompassed both worldly and spiritual affairs and was grounded in the guidance
of revelation and sound reason. This balance enabled the community to attain
goodness in both this world and the Hereafter, in accordance with the verse:
﴿رَبَّنَا
آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً﴾ [البقرة: 201].
He
pointed out that the acts of worship practiced by Muslims in that era—such as
prayer, fasting, and others—were sincere and comprehensive, reflecting inner
and outer piety and fulfilling the higher purposes of Sharia. At the same time,
development and civilization were pillars of this well-balanced Islamic
culture. Scholars excelled in both religious and natural sciences, including
Abu Hanifa, Al-Khwarizmi, and Ibn al-Haytham, whose works were studied in
European universities well into the modern era.
However,
he noted that Islamic civilization gradually declined after the 4th century AH
due to stagnation and blind imitation, as religious practice became
increasingly superficial and attention to development, science, and creativity
diminished—disrupting the essential balance between worship and stewardship on
earth.
Balanced
Piety and Civilizational Development
He
stressed that restoring the excellence of the Muslim nation requires
re-establishing the balance between genuine inward and outward religiosity and
comprehensive civilizational development that benefits nations and peoples,
following the example of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and reformers
throughout history.
He
concluded his sermon with prayers for Allah Almighty to guide the Muslim nation
back to the path of excellence and unity, affirming that fully following the
example of the Prophet (peace be upon him) is the key to achieving happiness
and success in this world and the Hereafter.
It is
worth noting that the Sheikh’s visit to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan comes
in response to an invitation from Jamaat-e-Islami to participate in the
organization’s general conference, scheduled from November 21 to 23, 2025, in
addition to his participation in the international forum titled “Islam and the
Pursuit of a Just Global Order.”
(Source:
Al-Ittihad)
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