In the name of Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.
With the works Erkam have sent and its spiritual support, we have returned to our service and migration lands, and in the face of the divine grace of the Almighty and the high truths that many have expressed and ordered during our visits, we once again dare to present these services for your prayers and blessings.
Firstly, nearly half a ton of our works entered the Philippines with extraordinary ease. As soon as the works arrived in the Moro region, we organized a reading competition among both our own students and other students. 213 students participated, and after reading for almost two weeks, they took exams at the end of the program. We awarded prizes to the top five students. The day after the exam, Muhammad Mustafa presented your work to a family we had previously gifted it to, and the entire family, including four daughters, converted to Islam (both parents as well).
Secondly, with the participation of university professors and madrasa teachers, we organized a workshop. The workshop, which focused on integrating the biography of the Prophet into the curriculum for young people, was quite fruitful. Involving the professors in this matter, taking their ideas, and engaging them in the process has led to a greater sense of ownership.
Thirdly, we decided, through consultation, to share the results of the workshop with universities and madrasas, hold a book launch event, and organize a conference where some scholars and opinion leaders would speak and introduce your works. We immediately translated your eloquent and important letter into English and later into local Moro languages. We distributed it to the participants before the conference and read it at the Mindanao State University Institute of Islamic Studies Melik Faysal Mosque before Friday Prayer, distributing a thousand copies afterward. Alongside these copies, we prepared a 6-page brochure as a quick history summary to answer inquiries about Your Excellency.
On the morning of July 21, we held a book launch event, which was attended by Dr. Alim Faruk Saduddin Abdulreşid, President of Maarif Madrasas, Dr. Alim Hasan Nur Alapa, translator of the Quran into Moro, Prof. Dr. Ameluddin Şerif, Rector of Muslim Mindanao University, and Reshad Bakaraman, leader of Hayatu’l Ulema, and a Moro opinion leader. In their speeches, they expressed gratitude for Your Excellency’s message and acknowledged that, beyond the arrival of these works, you are earning the gratitude of all believing generations, including their own ancestors up to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Your message and the speeches made during the conference were featured in the evening news on local television stations in the Moro Autonomous Region. We also presented a promotional feature from the brochure. It became a general announcement. Additionally, this was the first gathering held in this region after 2018. So, four years later, in Marawi, the Islamic city that was destroyed and bombed, praise be to Allah, it served as a herald of the city’s reconstruction. We started with the blessings of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and with your accepted and answered prayers, the city has resumed social life. The importance of this is that the prevailing mindset here is of the Salafi school, so through the program attended by scholars, opinion leaders, rectors, and theologians, the hearts of those who were hesitant are turning towards us. The virtue is that even the enemy acknowledges you; therefore, reaching out to people becomes easier. Hearts are truly in the hands of our Lord. Let us do our duty, and let us entrust ourselves to the Almighty, who knows how to appreciate. Let us see what He does, and whatever He does is good.
In conclusion, may the Almighty be infinitely pleased with you. May He not waste our efforts. God willing, as long as our tongue and strength allow us, we will continue to explain Islam and use our actions to spread the beauty befitting Islam everywhere.