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In the name of
God, Most Exalted, Most Glorified
Mashyakhat Al Aql of the Mouwahidoune Druze Sect
The Sheikh Aql of the
Mouwahidoune Druze Sect, Sheikh Naim HASSAN, sincerely greets the members of the
gracious sect wheresoever asking God, the Great and Almighty, to guide us to his
satisfaction, protect us from his prohibitions and treat us with forgiveness and
remission for He is the Generous, the Benefactor and the Giver of all good.
In recognition of our
incapability, it is a requirement and an obligation to address our sons with
this page known as “Monotheistic Concepts”
(Mafaheem
Tawheediah),
prepared by a number of educated people who humbly preferred not to mention
their names; nevertheless, they are well known to us and their efforts are amply
acquitted.
It is necessary to
clarify and declare that although we are dependent on the Gracious God, we
should keep in mind that He, to Whom be ascribed all perfection and majesty,
created and made man the noblest of His creatures, to whom the intellect (Al-Aql)
is attributed and all other creatures are made subservient.
Research into
sciences that exceed the limits of intellect is sought in two ways: the first is
through faith, and it is the easier; and the second is through delving
thoroughly into real philosophic sciences. However, it is determined that
philosophers have different points of view, therefore, achieving a unanimous
outcome is difficult as long as their beliefs in deducing the divine issues
remain contradicting as with scientists.
In its new course,
illuminated and guided by the Intellect, Mashyakhat Al Aql wants to implement
the Exalted saying, “For he commands with What is just and forbids them what
is evil”, and consequently, look into the ethics of religion, distinguish
between the bidden and forbidden and the path leading to Tawheed (monotheism: to
believe in the oneness of God) – since man cannot transcend without following
these rules – abiding by the Holy Qur’an and the Sunna of God’s messenger and
prophets and absolutely denying all the interpretations, explanations and
compositions which contradict our monotheistic concepts; and success is granted
by God.
Sheikh Al Aql of the Mouwahidoune Druze Sect,
Sheikh Naim HASSAN
(signature)
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