The Gulf Crisis and New World Order — Page 54
Second Friday Sermon Aug 17, 1990 lament for a very long time to come. It may go o n lamenting but it will amount to nothing more than bashing its head against the wall. It will gain nothing, and will not be able to regain its lost strength and dignity, as it is now or as it could attain in future. To all intenls and purposes, Muslim countries have now reached a stage that if they continue their thrust forward - unobtrusively, cautiously and without getting involved in any way to attract attention - they can become a sizeable force in a decade or so, such that their enemies will not be able to cast an evil glance at them, no matter how much they wish to. But if the Muslim countries erred today, they would stumble over a precipice of disaster that may spell a point of no return for them. AHMADIS SHOULD OFFER EARNEST SUPPLICATIONS BEFORE ALLAH At the same time I advise the Jamaal to earnestly pray and supplicate before God. Whatever excesses were committed against our Community by the Muslim countries in the past - and whatever they would do in the future - it is a matter between them and God, for which they are answerable to Him. But, as I have always pointed out, we are certainly loyal to Islam and Islamic values. We are not afraid to point out the errors of a Muslim country, from the Islamic viewpoint, and put a request in our humble way for it to reform itself. Even if that country turns against us, or may think of victimizing us later on, we are not worried about it at all; because we are acting this way purely for the sake of God. We know that the spirit of Islam is enshrined in the Holy Quran and the Sunnab of the Holy Prophet of Islam; if we love these then we must guard the spirit of Islam. And Ahmadi Muslims, everywhere in the world, are ready to offer all kinds of sacrifices for the sake of the spirit of Islam. They would not flinch from telling the truth - and no power on earth can constrain them from telling the truth. If a mes. sage of truth provokes anybody's a nger against u. s then let it be known that our sanctuary is in our God. We entrust Him with our affairs, and we are not fearful of any worldly political fallout. Let me give you a glad-tiding as well, regarding this word of advice to the Muslim world. I was destined to administer this advice; 54