MORROCON LECTURE OF IMAM IBRAHIM AHMAD MAQARI (2)

Translated By: Husseini Yushau BabalWaiz, New York.

RAMADAN MUBARAK YA JAMA'AH, THIS IS PART TWO OF THE LECTURE OF DR. MAQARI AT THE PALACE OF THE KING OF MORROCO. THIS ONE DELVED MUCH INTO HISTORY AND SHOWCASED THE TRADE AND COMMERCIAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN MORROCO AND NIGERIA.

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THE SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MORROCO AND NIGERIA, IN THE LIGHT OF THE SAYING, "O MANKIND WE HAVE CREATED YOU AS MALES AND FEMALES AND MADE YOU INTO NATIONS AND TRIBES IN ORDER TO KNOW EACH OTHER, VERILY THE MOST HONORED OF YOU IS THE MOST PIOUS AMONG YOU IN THE SIGHT OF ALLAH, VERILY ALLAH IS MOST KNOWING AND MOST PROFICIENT"

{{♤AL-HASSANIYYAH LECTURES♤}}

2017 (Christian Calendar)-1438 (Hijrah Calendar)

[PART TWO]

WRITTEN BY:

DR. USTAZ SHEIKH IBRAHIM AHMED MAQARI, IMAM AT THE NATIONAL MOSQUE IN ABUJA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA & LECTURE AT THE BAYERO UNIVERISTY IN KANO.

CIVILIZATIONAL PERSPECTIVE [1]:

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If one word was to be used solely to describe the Morrocan-African relationship, it is "Al-Ta'aaruf"/"Aquintence", which was stated in the above verse which we get inundated by its abundance. And what is notable is that the Quranic context does stop in limiting the unidirectional or one-way "knowledge". So the Almighty did not say, "Li ta'arafoo/to know in regards to common knowledge", but He said, "Li ta'aarafoo/to get well aquinted or to get to know one another".

And "Ta'aaruf"/Acquaintance is characterized by recognition with peculiarities and not dissolving cultural identities for the common and conventional people.

And if the theorists have clearly disagreed in the definition of the concept of civilization, then the subject which is formulated from all definitions of civilization is "Ta'aaruf/Acquaintance".

So the subject in regards to acquaintance will lead us if we want to know the terminology to use in order to talk about civilization which some of them defined it as:

"Every output or produce which reflects in it the intellectual, emotional and behavioral factor for human social consciousness, in the framework of higher values and ideal principles which please the entire humanity".

Some Muslim scholars have concluded after explaining the significance of civilization through the lens of the holy Qur'an to the extent that (they opined that) the Islamic definition for it is:

"Presence(attendence) and testimony with all its meanings, that will produce a human paradigm which interprets the value of monotheism (theism or belief in Allah) and divinity, and proceed from them like an unseen distance or dimension which relates to the Oneness of the creator of the universe, and the designer or calibrator of its laws and canons, sunnah or traditions, and the microcontroller in running it. And from then, the role of man and his message are in the fulfilment or implementation of the succession on behalf of the creator of this universe in the reconstruction of his land and it's improvement, facilitating the livelihood of mankind in it, achieving full empowerment on it, making use of its features (advantages), caring and protecting what have been endowed (to mankind by Allah) in the universe, as well as building peaceful relationships with them, as they are also creatures that praise and invoke the name of Allah, or they are wealth or sustenance which must be conserved and maintained. Same applies to the establishment of relationships with human beings in every place on the surface of the earth, it's basis is brotherhood and familiarities, philanthropy as well as advocating for the well-being of the world and the hereafter."

And this Quranic definition of civilization is what encased the bilateral relationships between Morroco and Nigeria which was deeply in progress up till the fifth century B.C, during the time they adopted a form of barter trade where traders on both sides would act as dumb and deaf (traders would deliver their merchandise for the buyers to come and make their choices, and drop their own merchandise aside. They would then move and keep a distance, so the owners of the merchandise would come back to look at the merchandise they dropped for them as a means of payment, and if what was dropped is good for it, they would pick them as payment for their goods. And if not, they would leave them untouched). As Herodotus (The famous Greek historian and philosopher) put it. And this form of barter trade was part of the ancient or medieval practices known to humanity based on financial transactions, which was built on confidence and trust.

And few (period) after the middle of the 12th century B.C., there was an Andalusia-Morrocan geographer, Aba Ubaid Al-Bakry who undertook a precise discription of the Trans-Saharan routes and commercial tracts which became so famous for its several caravans and convoys, moving from Markhesh, Tilmisan, Tunisia and Tripoli heading towards the South. Then it would pass through the great (Sahara) desert in order to reach out to the main commercial hubs (centers) in West Africa.

And a British historian (Faag) mentioned to us how some Morrocans were undertaking the role of an agency, so they are currently living in the commercial centers in Nigeria. And they would be recieving the merchandise or goods that are delivered to them, which they would distribute to the people, as they also gather together merchandise to export them through the coast.

To be continued from the next section in this part which is divided in two ...from the paragraph that begins:

(وقد انطلق الإسلام على يد هؤلاء المغاربة....)

Islam started to spread through the effort of these Morrocans...).

Translated By: Husseini Yushau BabalWaiz, New York. A tutor, author, journalist and translator of mostly books and speeches of prominent scholars esp. sufis).

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5. Kano Conferences (Majlis Kano) and the khutba titled (Hadiqat al-Anwar fii ma ihtawa alayhi qawaaid al-Islam minal hikam wal asrar) - (Translated by Sayyidah Bilqis Grillo)

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