The Round Table Conference and Its Sister Organizations in a Mirage in a Desert That a Thirsty Person Thinks is Water!
(Translated)

Al-Rayah Newspaper - Issue 566 - 24/09/2025 CE
By: Ustadh Abdul Khaliq Abdoun*

The “International Roundtable on Gaza and Holy Sites,” with the slogan “Stop genocide, stop occupation, start true Abrahamic cooperation,” kicked off on September 11, 2025, at the historic Çırağan Palace in Istanbul. The conference was widely attended by religious, political, and intellectual leaders from nearly twenty countries, giving it an international character. On the Turkish side, attendees included Zekeriya Yabicıoğlu, leader of the Hüda Party, and Fatih Erbakan, leader of the New Welfare Party, along with Ali Erbaş, head of Religious Affairs, and a number of prominent ulema and thinkers.

The first day was devoted to three main axes, focusing on reviewing the Abraham Accords, calling for genuine Abrahamic cooperation, protecting Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa and the Ibrahimi Masjid, and discussing the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza. The interventions highlighted Jewish violations, called for strengthening international solidarity, held the United States responsible for politically covering up for the Jewish entity, and called for UN intervention to halt the attacks.

Participants emphasized that the Palestinian tragedy threatens human values, and that the era of verbal condemnation is over. They called for the protection of sanctified sites, the preservation of the identity of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) and al-Khalil (Hebron), an end to the Zionist occupation, and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, in accordance with international resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative. They noted that international silence exacerbates the crisis, and that the ongoing aggression and the absence of a genuine response, are compounding the suffering of civilians. They also highlighted the presence of Jewish voices opposing the policies of the Jewish entity.

The book “The Islamic State” by Sheikh Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani, may Allah (swt) have mercy on him, states the following, “The colonialists did not stop there but went on to occupy the Muslims with trivial matters, aiming to distract them from thinking about the Islamic State. They encouraged Islamic conferences which served as a diversion from the real work, i.e. the Islamic call and the resumption of the Islamic way of life under the umbrella of the Islamic State. Such conferences served as an effective way for the Muslims to vent their frustrations and provided a safety valve to channel one’s Islamic emotions. Decisions would be made at these conferences, published in the newspapers, and announced on radio stations, but never executed.”

Such conferences were merely spinning roundtables with flimsy stances, and they still spin around flowery speeches, not followed by serious action that would sever the Jewish resolve! These are actions that neither nourish nor satiate. Instead, they serve that cancerous, deformed entity planted in the heart of the Islamic Ummah.

Regarding the brutal war waged by the Jewish entity on Gaza, and its continuous aggression day and night, the stances of this roundtable were, as usual, limited to condemnation and denunciation, and a call for the international order to intervene, as if the Jewish entity and America behind it care about their condemnation or their cries! They were as if they were meeting a war machine of tanks, planes and missiles, with scented olive branches! It is a message to the Jews that they can continue their crimes, bombing, and destruction, and that they will find no response other than condemnation and denunciation!

It became clear that their meeting was a boring routine, with nothing new in terms of supporting Muslims and their causes. In fact, nothing else was expected from them, as these participants have become a waste of time with regards to the Islamic Ummah, and nothing good can be expected from them.

These rulers are the ones who are preventing the Ummah and its armies from taking action to put an end to the tragedies of Muslims and the aggression of the Jews, and behind them are the ropes of the kafir colonialist West. We can say that this conference is another rope extending the lifeline to the Jewish entity.

It is no longer hidden from anyone with sight and insight that the rulers are the most important pillars of colonialism in our countries. Were it not for them, the Islamic Ummah would have been able to defeat its enemies, liberate its lands, and live in honor and dignity under the Shariah Law of its Lord. This is what we repeat our call for. We call for the Islamic Ummah to continue walking with us to liberate from the cause of its humiliation, division, and weakness, and to establish the Khilafah Rashidah (Rightly-Guided Caliphate) on the Method of the Prophethood, in which lies our honor and through which we attain victory.

Since the abolition of the Khilafah (Caliphate), the state of the Islamic Ummah has radically changed, not only in terms of living standards and international relations, but even the way we deal with vital and urgent issues has changed. In past years, reactions carried such pride and dignity that they terrified enemies. Nations even feared the power of Muslims, and Muslims would not remain silent about injustice, even if they were in their weakest conditions. Any attack committed against a Muslim would mobilize massive armies, because the concept at the time was clear; The war of Muslims is one, and their peace is one, and this was the way we should behave.

Today, we stand in stark contrast. Our backs have become bent, and everyone is trying to ride us! The weakness of the response to all the attacks has been exposed. The roundtable meeting produced nothing more than a statement of condemnation, while the scenes of blood and dismembered bodies did not spur a serious stance. Indeed, massacres are taking place while the leaders meet, busy glorifying each other!

This same choir of sycophants, which has robbed the Ummah of its dignity, has met time and again, and the ceiling of its speech has been set to condemn, denounce, and do whatever you want within the limits of these synonyms, but do not transgress to what men of action do. These people have been tried and tested for decades, and they have been unable to do more than that.

Honor does not come from an agent or a hired hand, but instead from those who submit to Allah (swt) and act according to all that Allah (swt) has commanded, and according to a system that Allah (swt) has approved. It is honor that springs from a divinely revealed, fundamental thought, not from imported, exploitative, or foreign secular thoughts.

The aggression and assault that has occurred, and is occurring, will not be retaliated against by the likes of these people gathered, along with their “excellencies,” for they are far removed from the meaning of dignity.

This humiliation, disgrace and defeat will not be lifted except by destroying these thrones, and pledging Bayah allegiance to a ruler who rules by the Command of Allah (swt); a Khaleefah Rashid (Rightly-Guided Caliph), who is upon the Method of the Prophethood, who will lead armies, overwhelm enemy fortifications, and place the aggressors under the authority of truth. And we see that happening soon, Allah (swt) willing.

* Member of the Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir in Wilayah Sudan