Author: Abu Raef
Freemasonry (part 14)
Declared Principles and Objectives of Freemasonry (Continued)
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The Obligation of Work, Earning a Living, and Financial Support for Masonic Members
As previously stated, Freemasonry does not welcome unemployed or socially ineffective individuals. It seeks active members who possess professions, influence, or wealth, so they can advance the organization’s declared and hidden goals and also meet the internal needs of its members.
Makarios states: “Freemasonry considers work to be an obligation, almost like a compulsory duty upon humankind. It requires its members to avoid voluntary unemployment, to observe Masonic etiquette, to uphold brotherhood, to support one another, and to defend each other against oppressors.” [1]
This principle has caused many Masons to remain strongly attached to the organization, as they benefit from shared interests and extensive mutual support.
He provides several examples: In Lebanon, Masonic members annually select a committee to visit hotels and residences of foreigners in order to meet their needs, so they may feel they are among their brothers.
He also reports: “One American Mason traveled to Syria during a cholera outbreak and spent some time in quarantine… When the Masonic lodge learned of his situation, they brought him to their lodge, gave him money, and then returned him to his country.”
He further quoted that General Wolseley (d. 1913), commander of the British occupying forces in Egypt, said: “I found difficulties easy and did not fear dangers, because wherever I went, Masonic brothers supported me and helped me in my affairs. I have no doubt that my success was due to being a Masonic master.” [2]
This testimony clearly shows that Masons cooperated with occupying forces that looted the wealth of countries and overthrew governments.
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Calling for Charity and the Promotion of Morality
This cover is used more than any other by Freemasonry. Everywhere, they try to present themselves as builders of hospitals, schools, charitable institutions, and defenders of morality and virtue. They describe themselves as “a moral system, clothed in allegory and explained through symbols,” in order to present a positive and flawless image. [3]
Even some of their opponents have testified to this outward appearance. Friedrich Fichte says: “Major Masonic lodges have established orphanages, educational institutions, interest-free loan funds, burial funds, and hospitals… Some lodges manage hundreds of primary schools.” [4]
Makarios also states: “Since its beginning, Freemasonry has always worked to promote morality and virtue. Building hospitals and schools is among its visible activities, while its other charitable works are all carried out secretly.” [5]
Explanation of These Principles
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These principles are not sinful, but they are not genuine either
These declared principles and activities appear good and commendable on the surface, and it is precisely these appearances that have deceived many righteous people and scholars—to the extent that Sayyid Jamal al-Din Afghani and his student Muhammad Abduh also joined it for a period.
But if only the hidden reality were the same as the outward appearance. Afghani himself stated:
“Behind these activities and beneath these slogans lie microbes of selfishness, egoism, love of leadership, and behavior based on group desires—groups that submit to orders coming from a distant and unknown center.” [6]
Therefore, these principles are only superficial and deceptive principles, which Freemasonry displays mainly among the lower and unaware classes.
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These principles belong to old Freemasonry, not modern Freemasonry
What becomes clear after careful reflection is that these principles actually relate to practical and old Freemasonry—a Freemasonry rooted in religion, whose goal was cooperation and mutual assistance among its members. Its leadership was in the hands of religious, political, and respectable figures.
Evidence for this is that these principles are recorded in the Masonic Constitution under the title “Ancient Obligations.” [7]
This indicates that modern Freemasonry is merely an inheritor of these slogans but has used them in an incorrect and illegitimate manner.
Freemasonry has transformed from a professional organization based on religious ethics and public good into a symbolic, Zionist-centered Freemasonry dominated by a “Hidden Power,” whose objective is the destruction of religions and the ruin of nations. [8]
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References:
[1]. Al-Adab al-Masoniyah, p. 9.
[2]. Al-Adab al-Masoniyah, p. 61.
[3]. Al-Masoniyah Bayn Ansariha wa Khusumiha, p. 298.
[4]. Fichte, Friedrich, Al-Masoniyah al-‘Alamiyah, p. 95, trans. Uthman Muhammad Uthman, 1st ed., 2010, National Center for Translation.
[5]. Al-Adab al-Masoniyah, p. 47.
[6]. Memoirs of Afghani, pp. 40–41.
[7]. Al-Masoniyah al-‘Alamiyah, p. 14.
[8]. Al-Masoniyah Bayn Ansariha wa Khusumiha, p. 299.
