The Gulf Crisis and New World Order — Page 101
The Gulf Crisis & The New World Order world, instead of criticising the Indian government in vain, should have encouraged and strengthened his bold stand. They should have proclaimed that although we do not accept this cruelty by Hindu extremists, yet we support in every possible way those Indian leaders who, in spite of their political weakness, have stood up for a justifiable settlement of this issue. This is the voice of justice, which in fact, is the true voice of Islam. Regarding the threats of some Muslim countries, it must be remembered that no sensible nation is scared of such hollow threats. Instead, all Muslim countries should have consulted and sent firm messages to the government of India, stating that its vital interests are hinged on good relations with the Islamic countries, and if they allow this sort of thing to happen, their own interests would be jeopardised. Economic boycott with an aggressor nation does not negate the principle of honesty. So to say, there are a number of diplomatic ways to discipline an aggressor, and an economic boycott would have been a legitimate weapon to stop this injustice. If, in Kuwait alone, five hundred thousand Indian workers were forced to return to their homeland abandoning their economic interests, you can well imagine how many Hindu and Indian interests would be in the whole Islamic world. The present economic situation in India could not, at any cost, sustain such huge economic pressure. In that case, any government by any name, would have been forced, to respect the Islamic sanctuaries. As such, abandoning a fair and legitimate method of redress, and to resort to the burning down of temples in order to defame and tarnish the religion of Islam, and to create a precedence as if, it makes no difference to demolish someone's place of worship is totally wrong and un-acceptable. If demolishing of other temples makes no difference, then what difference would the destruction of one mosque in India make? In essence, these are such matters which can only be resolved by reverting to the Islamic principles and judging with the light of righteousness. The Islamic world, instead of exhibiting an ignorant and sentimental reaction, should have reacted purely on the basis of righteousness, which would have carried moral strength, and instead of bringing a bad name to Islam, would have helped restore the glory of Islam. 101