JUSTICE (ADALAT) GIVES BIRTH TO TWELVE HABITS

1. Sincerity (Sadaqat): it is to love one's friends. Desiring their happiness and comfort. Trying to protect them from danger. Trying to make them happy.

2. Amity (Ulfat): it is the harmony among the members of a group with respect to their belief and worldly affairs and thoughts.

3. Faithful (Wafa): getting along with others and helping each other. Another meaning of "Wafa" is keeping one's promise and respecting others' rights.

4. Compassion (Shafkat): the concern and worrying for others' problems. Working and struggling in order to save them from their problems.

5. Care of kin (Sila ar-rahm): it is the watching over one's relatives and close friends and visiting them and assisting them. In one hadith, Rasulullah, peace be upon him, said, "I was sent to abolish the idolatry and to help my relatives."

6. Requital (Mukafat): it is to respond goodness with goodness.

7. Good-fellowship (Husn al-shirkat): obedience to the rules and acting justly.

8. Fair-judgement (Husn al-Qaza): it is acting justly in all affairs and in dealings with others. Not reminding others the kindness shown to them. Not committing the actions one will be sorry later.

9. Affection (Tawaddud): it means love and attachment. It is to love one's friend and act in such a way to induce love in them toward himself.

10. Complete obedience (Taslim): accepting and obeying the commandments, and avoiding committing prohibited actions and ethics of Islam even when one does not feel the sweetness while doing them.

11. Reliance (Tawakkul): not worrying for the calamities which are above the human strength by believing that they were decreed by Allahu ta'ala at pre-eternity and therefore accepting them with a good disposition.

12. Devotion (Ibadat): carrying out the commandments and avoiding committing prohibited actions ordered by Allahu ta'ala, who created everything out of nonexistence and who protects every living creature from all seen or unseen dangers and troubles and who bestows upon all creatures all kinds of goodness we receive from Him. Striving hard to comply with His commands, and having a strong desire to imitate exalted people like the Prophets, friends of Allahu ta'ala (Walis) and the scholars who have received the love and favor of Allahu ta'ala.

[Muslims are of two types: scholars or elites (Hawas) and populous or common people (Awam). The book Durr al-Yakta, which is written in Turkish, states the following: common people are those who do not possess knowledge regarding methodology and rules of subjects like "Sarf" and "Nahv" rules of Arabic grammar and Literature. These people cannot understand the books of "Fatwa" (religious legal decisions).

It is obligatory (Fard) for these people to learn by asking about the knowledge of belief and worships (Ibadats). It is also obligatory (Fard) for scholars to teach through lectures, conversations (Sohbats), and writings firstly knowledge pertaining to faith and secondly knowledge pertaining to five obligatory worships which are the foundation of the religion of Islam. It is written in the books Zahira and Tatarhaniyya that it is most urgent for every Muslim to learn first about the knowledge of "Ahl as-Sunnat", i.e., the faith and conditions of belief. For this reason, the great scholar Sayyid Abdulhakim al-Arwasi, may Allahu ta'ala be pleased with him, sometime before his death has said, "I have preached for thirty years exclusively the knowledge of Ahl as-Sunnat belief and the knowledge of beautiful ethics of Islam in all of the mosques of Istanbul. Ahl as-Sunnat scholars learned these from companions (Ashab al-kiram) and they in turn learned from our blessed prophet, peace be upon him."

The knowledge of belief is called "Aqaid" or "I'tiqad." For the same reasons, we are also in all our books communicating the knowledge regarding the "Ahl as-Sunnat belief", ethics of Islam, and the necessity of helping everyone including government. We are not approving the methodology of persons who do not follow one of the four schools of thought (Madhhab) like ignoramuses Mawdudi and Sayyid Qutb and ahl al-bidat or la-madhhabiyya Tablig al-Jamaat regarding rebelling against governments. Their writings divide Muslim brotherhood and make Muslims enemies to each other. Our Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said, "Religion is under the shadow of the swords" which means that Muslims will live comfortably under the protection of the laws and rules provided by the government. When the government is strong and powerful, peace and prosperity flourish. Muslims, who live in non-Islamic countries of Europe and America, should not disobey the laws of those countries. Because, in those countries, the government provides freedom of religion through laws. Therefore, every Muslim can practice their religion freely. Thus, Muslims who have a comfortable lifestyle and freedom of religion should not incite trouble against the governments that provide them these opportunities. "Ahl as-Sunnat scholars" are advising us to practice what we have just written above. The highest of all worships is not to get involved with instigation and not to help or associate with those who rebel against the governments and anarchy. Instead, one should spend his time for learning the knowledge of "Ahl as-Sunnat faith" and strive to have a belief according to this faith. One, after accomplishing these, i.e., learning and acquiring the correct belief and getting rid of the corrupt beliefs (e.g., having a corrupt belief places that person into one of the seventy-two corrupt groups which are said to be going the hell), one should also strive to avoid innovations in religious things (Bidat) with respect to worships. Performing those things by thinking that they are prescribed commandments but in reality they are not, are called "bidats with respect to worships". The commandments and prohibitions which are ordered by Allahu ta'ala are called divine laws (Shari'at). Following the orders of divine laws are called worshiping (Ibadat).

There are four schools of thought (Madhhabs) which teach the correct way of performing worships. Every one of those four schools of thought is correct. They are the "Hanafi", "Shafi'i", "Maliki" and "Hanbali". It is necessary for every Muslim to read books which teach prescribed worships according to one of those school of thoughts and perform his worships accordingly. Therefore, he would be following one of the correct schools of thoughts. People who do not follow any one of those four schools of thought are called "la-madhhabiyya" (Person without "Madhhab"). "La-madhhabiyya" persons are not "Ahl as-Sunnat people". Persons who are not "Ahl as-Sunnat" are either persons deviated ( ahl al-bidat) from the right path or disbelievers.

Hadrat Ali, may Allahu ta'ala be well pleased with him, says that if you see a person who does not believe in resurrection after death, tell him: "I believe in resurrection after death. If what you say comes true, I would not be losing anything but if what I say comes true you will be burning in hell-fire eternally!" In the western world like Europe and America most of the scientists, high government officials, professors, military commanders do believe in the hereafter and resurrection after death and go to churches for worshipping. Jews, Brahmans, Buddhists, fire worshipers, idol-worshippers, civilized people and uncivilized people are all believers. Only some people who are in charge of Communist governments or in other words cruel and mad dictators and their followers inside or outside of their country who sold their soul to them for some worldly benefits do not believe. No one can imagine that these ignorant and stupid people who advocate irreligiousness for worldly benefits or for their pleasure could ever be correct in their cause against the believers who make up ninety-percent of the world population. According to an atheist's views, he will become nonexistent after his death. But according to a believer he will be punished eternally in hell. Moreover, as far as a believer is concerned, he will live an everlasting pleasurable life. But according to unbeliever, he will be nonexistent. Thus, anyone who has little sense could ever believe or choose what an unbeliever is saying. No one would ever choose what an unbeliever is saying, would he? The order manifests in worldly affairs and in the universe informs the people of reason that a creator Allahu ta'ala exists. And in turn Allahu ta'ala informs us that the life after death exists. Hence, it is necessary for anyone who possesses intelligence or knowledge to believe in the existence of Allahu ta'ala and life after death. Not believing would be stupidity and ignorance. Believing in Allahu ta'ala could be materialized by believing in His eternal attributes like attributes regarding to His Self (Sifat al-Zatiyya) and attributes regarding to His existence (Sifat al-Subutiyya) and following the commandments and avoiding committing prohibited actions. A person who follows the orders of divine laws (Shari'at) would live comfortably and happily in this world and be helpful to others.]