Fazl-e-Umar — Page 372
Fazle Umar 372 “The worst character trait of a subject people and a colonised State is that its members become devoid of truthfulness, morality and courage and the traits of flattery, sycophancy, falsehood and cowardice become prominent. In the eyes of the British subjects, Rashid Ali of Iraq may be wrong or his war with the British may be seen as inappropriate. However, it cannot be denied that this man is fighting for the political freedom of his country and under no circumstances can he be labelled as a traitor of Iraq. But consider the character of the supporters and leaders of our country. Whenever they speak about the Prime Minister of Iraq, all of them proclaim Rashid Ali to be a traitor. And if a leader discusses the War, the first thing he does is label Rashid Ali a traitor. The character of our Ministers and leaders has become so vile under colonialism that they believe this false flattery and sycophancy is a real service to their country and govern- ment. Side by side with this foolish sycophancy of our Ministers and leaders, the moral courage, magnanimous character and frankness of the leader of the Ahmadiyya Community of Qadian that he displayed last week in his radio broadcast will be keenly observed with pleasure and delight. ” (Riyasat, 2 June 1941, quoted in Al-Fazl, 7 June 1941). T H E P A L E ST I n E I S SU E For the world of Islam the establishment of the State of Israel is like a running cancerous sore which the opponents of Islam established through the plotting and intrigue of the colonial powers. The Middle East has been plagued by wars, discontent and many kinds of hardships and suffering. Since its creation these afflictions and suf- ferings have not only persisted but increased day by day as Israel marches forward in its abuse, malevolence and transgression. Hadhrat Musleh Mau’ood [ra] saw right through this extremely dangerous intrigue from the very start. In 1945, after present-