Fazl-e-Umar — Page 365
Fazle Umar 365 [saw] and in our Holy Book. The vast majority of them have a strong sense of honour for the God of Islam, for the Holy Book of Islam and for the Holy Prophet Muhammad [saw]. This nation is in the forefront when it comes to the dissemination and safeguarding of Islamic literature. Today, the books of Hadith like Bukhari and Muslim that are taught in our schools are printed in Egypt. The rare books of Islam are also printed in Egypt and the Egyptian nation has contributed beneficently for the cause of Islam. This nation forgot their mother tongue and made Arabic their own language. They ignored their own ancestry and became a part of the Arabs and today there is no difference between the two nations. In Egypt, the Arabic language, Arab civilisation and Arab customs are in vogue and the religion of Muhammad [saw] is in fashion. Hence, the difficulties and destruction of Egypt should be a cause of concern for all Muslims no matter which sect he belongs to and no matter how numerous his religious contentions are with the Egyptians. “Right next to Egypt starts that holy tract of land whose every particle is more precious to us than our very own lives. It is that holy place where lie the remains of our beloved master, in whose streets the blessed feet of Hadhrat Muham- mad Mustafa [saw] used to tread, in whose graves his loving and devoted companions are slumbering sweetly under Divine Grace…It is the valley which houses that home which we refer to as the House of God and towards which we turn at least five times a day when offering our prayers…This holy land is only a few hundred miles away and nowadays it is only at a distance of four or five day’s journey by motor vehicles and tanks. These places have no defences. The treasures of Islam lie behind unlocked doors. In fact one ought to say there are not even any walls. And as the enemy inches towards these places the heart of a Muslim begins to tremble. ”