The Gulf Crisis and New World Order — Page 35
The Gulf Crisis & The New World Order When you omit the word 'Islam' from the context of this connict and portray an 'Islamic problem' as a regional problem, then God withdraws His helping hand. In the Quranic injunction there is no mention of any particular nation or group. The guidance which the Holy Quran has given, mentions the Muslims as a whole, and declares all of them as brothers of one another. Therefore, it is certainly not just an Arab problem. It is a problem which concerns the Islamic world. In this, Indonesia should be involved in the same way as Pakistan. Malaysia should be involved in this, as should Algeria or other Muslim countries. And a committee should be formed comprising all these countries which should force the conflicting parties into mutual reconciliation. But if they are not ready to reconcile then the entire power of the Islamic world should be used against the rebellious party. They should send a strong message to all the non-Muslim powers that they should withdraw their hand and not meddle in the internal affairs of Muslims. According to the teaching of the Holy Quran, we are capable of solving our own problems and settling our own disputes. But unfortunately, we see no signs of them acting upon this teaching. The episode of the war between Iraq and Kuwait or the attack of Iraq on Kuwait has, as its background, much dishonesty and breach of faith. There are disagreements not only between the Arabs, but there are other Muslim oil-producing countries that are also involved in this. For instance there is Indonesia, she has bitter complaints against her Arab Muslim brothers that they secretly violate the OPEC oil production quota and, as a result, whatever financial advantage could have been gained through a united effort, is transformed into a loss. Each country tries secretly to sell its oil, in its own way, to amass the greatest possible amount of wealth. As such, in this case too they lack the element of righteousness (Taqwa). It is not only a matter of the war between Iraq and Kuwait but it is also a matter of the lack of fair-play and piety in their mutual dealings. Whatever international organization is established to resolve the problems resulting from the war between these two countries, it will be its duty to get to the crux of this conflict and examine all those causes as a result of which, time and again, such dangerous situations develop. In this, Iran should also be included on an equal basis and no Muslim country should be excluded. If they can do this then as the 35