The Gulf Crisis and New World Order — Page 78
Fourth Friday Sennon Aug 24, 1990 reasons for it. This is a separate subject. But, at present, I intend to explain to you that Russian ideology of Communism was playing a pivotal role and its satellite nations were spinning around this ideology. When the nucleus of this concept got dislodged, the nations revolving around it will fall apart and no power on earth can stop this from happening. It is possible that at a later stage, as a result of external pressure these nations may consider it in their own long term interest to stay together. But the concept of common interests which had unified the North American States is presently non-existent in Russia. The reason is that although all these Russian nations were consolidated under the Communist concept, but with the exception of the European stock, the other ethnic groups were treated unjustly. As far as Russia's economic system is concerned, or as to the question of mutual relationship between various constituent nations of the Soviet Union, the fact is that the Muslim nations and some other underdeveloped nations have not been treated at par with the other nations in Russia. These nations were kept undeveloped in their economic growth and industrial development. So, instead of making efforts to keep them together in the wider national interest, the actual situation has taken the opposite tum. Now these nations are ready to go their separate ways not only due to the demise of the Communist doctrine but also because of the bad memory of injustices done to them in the past. This is inciting them to secede. ISLAMIC CONCEPT OF NATIONAL IDEOLOGY Islam, as a religion, cannot be of any help to these Muslim groups under the present circumstances, for the reason that a large majority of the population of these states have practically become faithless, even though they continue to be called Muslims. Not to speak of their younger generation, even their religious leaders are unaware of the real concept of God except that they follow some vague concept. To worship God in the real sense, to make sacrifices in this way, or to bring about a spiritual change in themselves demands a constant effort. Islam will have to be gradually re-introduced to them. This is quite a challenge that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaal will have to meet. But Islam is influencing them in another way, i. e. by way of the relationship Islam has with nationalism. The same Two Nation Theory, a version of which was once put forth by Allama Iqbal, may 78