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12 Is Rumism A Threat?

In fact, it is these parts of Rumi's works in contradiction with the
Qur'an that lie at the root of advocacy of Rumi's philosophy by many peo-
ple who are openly against Islam, who do not believe in God and recognize
the prophethood of God's Messenger Muhammad (pbuh). These people are
vehemently against Islam, yet they unwisely praise Rumi, adopt what is told
in the books that are considered to be Rumi's and propagandize it.
Rumism bears in its essence unethical beliefs that are in complete con-
tradiction with the Qur'an such as Darwinism that rejects God's creation,
homosexuality that is decreed in the Qur'an as "an abomination" and ren-
dered unlawful by God, insulting women and regarding them as inferior,
disparaging the Turkish Nation by adopting a racist approach, and deem-
ing the unlawful act of drinking wine lawful. Rumi's philosophy is exploit-
ed specifically and deliberately by certain circles to create a Muslim con-
ception bereft of Islam and the Qur'an, and it should not be confused with
Anatolian Mevleviyya.
Observing the common characteristics of the people who try to
replace Islam with Rumism, one will see that the majority of them advocate
homosexuality, carry out evolutionist propaganda despite the sheer lack of
scientific evidence and hold a view of life that does not befit the Qur'anic
moral values. And oblivious to these facts, many people unwittingly con-
tribute to the insidious philosophy that is Rumi's philosophy when they
relate and spread quotes -probably in good faith- from the books of Rumi.
Undoubtedly, a person's beliefs and way of life concern no one but the
individual himself. In respect to God's commandment in the Qur'an that
says, "There is no compulsion where the religion is concerned" [2:256],
everyone is free in their choice of belief. However, it is within the right and
responsibility of every Muslim to warn and inform other Muslims about
Rumi's philosophy.
For centuries, this philosophy has been being consolidated and used
calculatedly and deliberately to weaken, influence and manipulate Mus-
lims. In such a critical situation that directly concerns the entire Islamic