Treachery Repeated

[Truth Seeker]

Muhammad ( Sallallahu alaih wasallam) said when ordering the killing of Abu Shayyr, who had repeatedly insulted him by poetry:

"A believer does not get bitten from the same hole twice."

 

It is obvious that this advice and warning from Muhammad (Sallallahu alaih wasallam) has repeatedly fallen on deaf ears in the Saudi government and the treachery of Al-Saud family against the noble Islamic Ummah has a well established history.

 

It was with the support of Britain, who had supplied them with weapons and money, that the Wahhabis, led by Muhammad ibn Saud and later by his son Abdul Aziz, organised their armies to deal a treacherous blow against the body of the Muslim Ummah. In 1788 they raided Kuwait then they marched northwards until they besieged Baghdad. All these expeditions, under the false pretence of purifying the Islamic lands from 'bidah' and 'shirk' knowingly facilitated the shirk and taghoot of the occupation and control of the Islamic lands by the colonialist powers.

 

So like every generation and every decade that has passed since, the illegitimate creation of Saudi Arabia from the ashes of the Ottoman Khilafah, it should not have surprised anyone when the announcement was made by senior Saudi officials of the proposed international military force drawn exclusively from Muslim countries to be sent to Iraq. The claim was to bring stability and peace to Iraq by a force that would be deemed legitimate by the Iraqi people and particularly the 'insurgents'.

 

The plan was raised in talks between US Secretary of State Colin Powell and senior Saudi officials in the city of Jeddah. It has come under the backdrop of the increased US casualties (900 US troops have died so far), regular 'suicide bombings' as conveniently termed by the western media and the increased resentment targeted against the current US appointed Iraqi government. Among the Muslim countries being approached for contributions to a Muslim force are Pakistan, Bangladesh and Morocco.

 

However, when the Muslims scrutinise this proposal, the 'false pretence' created by the Saudi government, like their treacherous forefathers, becomes evident.

 

This proposal of an international Muslim force has nothing to do with the security of the people of Iraq and nothing to do with the preservation of the honour and dignity of the Iraqi people. Likewise it has nothing to do with either the implementation of the Islamic values, rules and system nor the protection of the people of Iraq from the political, military and economic influence of the vultures that sought to control and consume Iraq and its wealth. On the contrary, just like the undying loyalty to the interests of colonial Britain in the late 18th century, the Saudi proposal represents the government's undying loyalty to its current master, the US. Such a proposal would go far to help protect US interests, personnel, presence and control over Iraq by remote control – now making the Muslim armies become responsible to justify US butchery, control and domination over the political landscape.

 

How much of a humiliation is this to the noble ummah and the Muslim armies.

 

Allah ( Subhanahu wa ta’ala) says in the Quran:

يَا أَيّÙهَا الَّذÙينَ آمَنÙوا لَا تَتَّخÙØ°Ùوا عَدÙوّÙÙŠ وَعَدÙوَّكÙمْ أَوْلÙيَاء تÙلْقÙونَ Ø¥ÙلَيْهÙÙ… بÙالْمَوَدَّة٠وَقَدْ ÙƒÙŽÙَرÙوا بÙمَا جَاءكÙÙ… مّÙÙ†ÙŽ الْحَقّÙ

 

"O you who believe, do not take my enemy and your enemy as allies over you, giving them your love, when they have rejected the truth that has come to you." (TMQ Al-Mumtahina:1)

 

This does not at all mean that the recent counter proposal by Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, represents the interests of Islam and the Iraqi people either. He urged all Muslim countries that, “Arab and Muslim troops should not be sent to Iraq unless the occupation forces withdraw.†This statement represents nothing more than the current treacherous status quo where the armies in the Muslim land are chained and prevented from engaging in the fight to remove the aggression and occupation in Iraq, Afghanistan or Palestine etc… and liberate its people under the banner of Islam.

 

Armies are established to protect the people they serve and to protect the values and systems they believe in. The basis for the Muslim armies in the Muslim world is Islam and must only be Islam. It is Islam and their undying loyalty to Islam and her people that would give these soldiers honour and dignity in the Duniya and in the Akhira. It could never be the shameful implementation and pursuit of securing western colonial interests.

 

The Saudi regime, like Pakistan, Bangladesh and Morocco show no shame. When the Islamic values and her ummah are being slaughtered in Kashmir, Palestine, Iraq, Gujarat (India) and Afghanistan, their armies are chained to their barracks and prevented from fulfilling their Islamic duty. Yet when the US calls for the protection of her soldiers and her interests, only then do these governments come running and unleash their armies. How clear is the treachery and humiliation.

 

Does the leadership and general body of the Muslim armies not realise the treachery of their rulers and how they willingly succumb to the words of their master, the US, and ignore the words of the Master of the universe and of life and death, Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala)?

 

Does the leadership and general body of the Muslim armies not remember the strong hadith of Muhammad (Sallallahu alaih wasallam) when he referred to following the kuffar down the lizard's hole - is that not what the Saudi government and all governments in the Muslim world do?

 

Does the leadership and general body of the Muslim armies not realise that the actions of their governments is to weaken them and make them succumb to the western military leadership?

 

Surely it is time for the Muslim armies to unearth their creedal foundation and show loyalty to Islam and her ummah. And surely it is clear for the armies to engage in the obligation (wajib) to establish the Khilafah that will also give them the sincere Islamic leadership under which they would fight and defend Islam and her people.

 

And Allah (Subhanahu wa ta’ala) says,

يَا أَيّÙهَا الَّذÙينَ آمَنÙواْ اسْتَجÙيبÙواْ Ù„Ùلّه٠وَلÙلرَّسÙول٠إÙذَا دَعَاكÙÙ… Ù„Ùمَا ÙŠÙحْيÙيكÙمْ

 

"O you who believe, answer the call of Allah and His messenger to that which give you life…" (TMQ Al-Anfal:24)

 

Source: KCom Journal

[Viking]

The Saudi regime, like Pakistan, Bangladesh and Morocco show no shame. When the Islamic values and her ummah are being slaughtered in Kashmir, Palestine, Iraq, Gujarat (India) and Afghanistan, their armies are chained to their barracks and prevented from fulfilling their Islamic duty. Yet when the US calls for the protection of her soldiers and her interests, only then do these governments come running and unleash their armies. How clear is the treachery and humiliation.

It's very true what the author says in this article. The Saudi govt and other secular govts in Muslim countries should be overthrown because they don't serve the interest of Muslims. After the Islamic Revolution of Iran, the leaders of these corrupt Middle Eastern nations felt the heat and momentum of the revolution and were terrified that the same could happen on their lands. Saddam, with the help of USA and GB started a war with Iran which lasted 8 years. The Saudi govt have prohibited any demonstrations held during the Hajj period by Muslims across the world protesting against their govt, fearing that the monarchy and sheikhs would be ousted and a theocratic govt would be born.

 

It's sad to see how they run errands for these western nations while they ignore millions and millions of Muslims in dire straits. Somalia, Chechnya, Palestine, Sudan (current crisis in Darfur), Bangladesh (the current floods sweeping the poor nation) etc are just some examples of where the more wealthier Muslim nations have failed their brothers and sisters in Islam.

[NGONGE]

Oh, another rant?

So you want the Islamic armies to revolt against their tyrant leaders? What next?

New, younger and more tyrannical leaders?

 

These days, whenever someone has a message, they use the cloak of Islam. Islam is the true path, Islam is the right way. Islam has all the answers, Islam will set you free.

 

Sometimes, all the rhetoric makes it sound as if Islam is a new religion that nobody had heard of before. Lets embrace it and start from scratch! Well, that’s not really true, is it? Islam is of course the right path. But, what interpretation of Islam are you advocating? The one that will try to help the immediate needs of the Iraqi people (even if it means cooperating with the enemy), or the one that can be twisted and cut to fit a particular agenda? Shouting and ranting about who’s treacherous and who’s not does not help anybody. Regurgitating the same old speeches isn’t going to safe the Iraqi people. So, how exactly are we going to help our brothers and sisters in Iraq? Please don’t say Khilafa again though.

[Truth Seeker]

Ive made it clear that Khilafah is the solution, you have not bought any points to say it is not. Then you say dont mention khilafah without bringing forward your own solution!

[NGONGE]

You do realise that the concept of “Khilafah†is not going to suddenly materialise tomorrow, don’t you?

 

I agree with you on the concept and on our duty to work towards making it a reality. However, reading most of your analysis (or rather your party’s analysis) on the different news items, makes my blood boil. You don’t offer any solutions to the current problems. You put down any solutions anyone else attempts to enact. When you’re asked what should be done, you say Khilafa.

 

Take your heads out of the sand and look at the carnage and suffering in the Muslim world. Case in point is Iraq:

It’s a tricky situation. The resistance fighters (and many of the sinister elements) don’t agree with the existence of a puppet government. The majority of the Iraqi people don’t agree with the presence of the American army in their land. Things keep getting worse, the death toll is increasing and Muslims are killing fellow Muslims. A solution is needed. The Saudis came up with one but you pushed it aside because they’re collaborators. Qaddafi came up with one but you also pushed that one aside. What did you offer instead? Khilafa! Give me a break, saaxib. Islam is not words and dreams, it’s more practical than quoting a few ahadeeth and ayaat. What’s your PRACTICAL solution to these problems?

[Viking]

NGONGE,

It is the duty of every Iraqi to rise up against the americans. It was their duty to even rise up and overthrow Saddam many years ago, he shouldn't have been left to rule them for so long. All the leaders in the Muslim countries (Mubarak, Asad et al.) should be overthrown by their own people and Islam should be the ruling party, not some pseudo-socialist/communist party supported by the west to oppress their own people. The Islamic resurgence hapenned in Iran, it almost hapenned in Algeria and Turkey and should be hapenning everywhere, InshaAllah.

[NGONGE]

Viking,

With all due respect saaxib, this is not a new revelation. I agree with you wholeheartedly. This is not my objection to the thread. I’ve already stated my objections to Truth Seeker in this thread and many others before. We’ve heard the rhetoric millions of times; we can all recite it verbatim now. But we never get to hear many practical solutions (call them temporary if you have to). Is he saying let the Iraqis (and all the other Muslims who are in a bad way) suffer until the Khilafa arrives?

 

In the absence of any halal foods we’re allowed to eat pork, in the absence of water we’re asked to do tayamum but why are we not permitted to use whatever solutions we can think of to ease our pain in the absence of Khilafa?

 

Islam is a way of life, the lack of a Khilafa and the corruptness of the leaders do not mean everything has to stop and every action we commit in order to make our lives easier is a sin. Iraq, Somalia, Kashmir and the many other Muslim nations that are going through a hard time now need immediate help; they need practical solutions to their problems. The wringing of hands and saying “it’s all wrong because there is no Khilafa†does not help anybody.

[Viking]

NGONGE,

The solutions needed today is to be done at a grassroot level. Efforts need to be made by parents, educating their children as much as they can in both dunya and akhira. As for the khalifa, it will come when the people are ready. As you know...there's a swahili saying that says..DALILI YA MVUA NI MAWINGU. The clouds can help you tell if there is rain on the way. As Muslims we are not showing evidence of untiy AT ALL, so all talk about khalifa at this stage is merely idealistic. People of the Darfur region need food, Bangladeshis need help, Chechnyan's, Somalis, Palestinians etc need peace and a place to call home. But despite all those people in acute need, the Saudis are sending ONE BILLION DOLLARS (plus possibly an army) to Iraq, to help repair the mess that was created by the americans. Talk about knowing theri priorities! Who needs a govt like that?

 

 

We don't have a country that speaks for the Muslims. Turkey and Iran are the only two who come close to fulfil this role. If we have a country that speaks for our people, then we could accomplish something. Turkey is being choked by some reeking secularists who are trying to extinguish the fire of Islam and Iran is under the scope of the americans (and other countries would undermine their role because of the Sunni-Shi'a differences).

 

Allah SWT has promised us success in this world and the hereafter, so don't despair mate. All we need is to make the effort and the tides will turn.

[Truth Seeker]

I will reply in detail later.

 

Victory is from Allah (swt) he (swt) will grant it when he (swt) wills.

 

Is the creator of all, Allah (swt) not capable of this? Tawakkul.

 

The reality is that all it needs is a general in the armies to realise their duty and we could have Khilafah tomorrow. Musharraf came into power due to two generals who were playing tennis and then decided to do a coup.

[Baashi]

So Viking, in ur last post, you have agreed with NGONGE noh?

 

Truthseeker,

 

Yesterday is dead. (Nostalgic history...our Islamic golden age...that was once upon time tale!)

 

Tomorrow is unborn. (Khalifa is our goal...as they say courage and effort are not enough without purpose and direction. We have work to do and we hope it to be the practical one that will deliver the desirable result.)

 

Today. (Today we are weak, backward, poor, and scattered people. Each to his own...first we have to catch up, make peace when possible and only fight when we have to...all the while we keep the purpose and direction to our goal in mind)

 

Is this something acceptable to you. After all, we all want same thing - dignified, prosperous, just, self-dependant, glorious Islamic Khalifa.

[Truth Seeker]

Il give an example through the recent issue of triple talaq, a divorce in one sitting. This problem raises a number of issues:

 

- Attack on Islam

 

The triple talaq is a valid opinion from Islam, as used by Umar bin Khattab during his time as Amir ul Mumineen. This therefore has to be seen in the ongoing attack on Islam to reform and abandon its rules because "society" of today seems to think it has progressed and this is no longer acceptable.

 

Using this premise homosexuality has become acceptable, and inevitably so will paedophila. Islam derives its rules from the creator who knows what is best for us and is permanent and does not change with the times.

 

- Lack of Islamic Awareness

 

Due to the absence of Islam as an Idoelogy that exists on the state level we have very few Islamic laws being enforced hence we see many problems in society. The sexual insticnt is portrayed in society in an unpredented manner and family values such as marriage are belittled, this contradiction in society has lead muslims to misunderstand the value of marriage in that it is about companionship, love, act of worship, rights of husband and wife as laid down by islam etc... not just sexuaql satisfaction, lust, no repsonsibility etc... hence we have these problems.

 

This therefore does not mean we try to distnace ourselves from these laws that society tells us are not acceptable rather it is upto the muslims to articulate that the real problem is the corrupt systems in place that give rise to these contradictions in society and inevitably cause such misery.

 

Clearly the solution is one where society is taught the responsibilities Islam lays down on husband and wife and where society aids this harmonisation. This will only happen when Islam is implemented as an ideology throught the khilafah and the rights and duties are enforced by the khaleef.

 

Clearly the Muslim lands do not implement islam and therfore give rise to these problems and by continuing to adopt kufr we will see escalation of the problems. As seen in the western world (the model that the muslims are given to emulate) with record divorce rates, single parents, teenage pregnancies, one night stands, rapes, sexual assault etc....

 

No this is a practical solution and no other "short term" solution is going to solve it, the Islamic way of life through establishing Khilafah is the only practical step. Show me a more practical step?

 

As to saying eduication is the solution, its not, education is about preparing somebody to gain employment in society, not about changing it.

 

Look at the reality who controls the education system, the government, is it going to educate people to over throw it? course its not. This will only be achieved a political party that is working to a poltiical change.

[NGONGE]

No this is a practical solution and no other "short term" solution is going to solve it, the Islamic way of life through establishing Khilafah is the only practical step. Show me a more practical step?

The Khilafah is not a practical step in the current climate. Surely you already realise that? There are many hurdles and obstacles to establishing the Khilafah at the current time. We can work towards establishing it, like I said, we can create the conditions for it but we can’t shout and rant and hope it will happen. Your ideas are not practical at all. They’re not helpful either. They only muddy the water even more!

 

As to saying eduication is the solution, its not, education is about preparing somebody to gain employment in society, not about changing it.

I think that’s one of the failings of education these days. People view it as a means to an end not an end in itself. Education should be about the gaining of knowledge; it should not stop once you’ve acquired a job. I think this is what the brother above was talking about. This is also why we try to learn more about our religion. For if we followed the current understanding of education, none of us would learn much!

[Truth Seeker]

What are the hurdles, why is it not acheivable you need to give your reasons, what is practical then?

 

How will education solve the problem?

[NGONGE]

It’s not achievable (today) because like a broken glass, Muslims are broken into many tiny fragments that can’t be put back together in a day. Why do you refuse to face reality and see that we’re broken into Sunna, Shica and hundred different shades of the two in between?

 

How will education solve the problem?

I’m not sure what is you understand by the concept of “educationâ€, because if we were of the same understanding you wouldn’t have asked this question. Nonetheless, I’ll try to explain: when someone is regarded as being “educated†it means that this person has searched for, acquired, was instructed and gained knowledge (this applies to life and not only schools). Your own party tries to educate people on the importance of the Khilafa,saaxib! Education will solve the problem by teaching different Muslims the importance of Khilafa and the futility of division and nationalism. Education should actually become your war cry.

[Rahima]

Brothers we all agree that the majority of the leaders of the Muslim lands are corrupt for as Malcolm X said (after Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel peace prize):

 

“If I’m following a general, and he’s leading me into a battle, and the enemy tends to give him rewards, or awards, I get suspicious of him. Especially if he gets a peace award before the war is overâ€

 

However, over throwing these leaders is not the solution right now.

 

Success comes with Islam; just take a look at the Muslims. Let’s be honest, how many of us actually adhere to Islam as we should? Not many I guarantee you.

 

Therefore, until we return to Islam and adhere to it like we should, we shall not smell the sweet success of a caliphate.

 

It is that simple for leaders are only a reflection of the people they lead!

 

If the leaders are corrupt, then be sure that the people are also corrupt, and Allah is never with the corrupt.