Murder in the Name of Allah — Page 59
The Maududian Law of Apostasy is the duty of the 'Muslim Party' to bring this revolution first to its own nation, its ultimate goal is world revolution. . Of course, the final goal of Islam is world revolution. But Islam wants a spiritual revolution, not the communist revolution which the Maulana has borrowed from communist ideology. It is no accident that. Maududian polemic closely follow communist argument. Substitute the words 'Communist Party' and you find the echoes of Marx and. Lenin in Maulana Maududi's writings. The Maududian revolution is not based on adl (justice) but on materialism and consequent personal dictatorship. Maududian policy towards neighbouring states and communist foreign policy are not very much different. He writes:. Human relations are so integrated that no state can have complete freedom of action under its principles unless the same principles are not in force in a neighbouring country. Therefore, both for its own safety and the general reform, a 'Muslim Party' will not be content with the establishment of Islam in just one area alone. It should try to expand in all directions. On one hand it will spread its ideology, on the other it will invite people of all nations to accept its creed, for salvation lies only therein. If this Islamic state has power and resources it will fight and destroy non-Islamic governments and establish Islamic states in their place. 30. The paragraph is virtually a copy of the Communist Manifesto. . The Maulana has no hesitation in attributing his aggressive policy to the Holy Prophetsa himself. The Maulana says:. This was the policy adopted by the Prophetsa and his rightly guided caliphs. Arabia, where the Muslim Party was first formed, was the first to be subdued. After this the Prophets sent invitations to all neighbouring countries. But he did not wait to see whether they were accepted or not. . As soon as he acquired power, he started the conflict with the Roman. Empire. Abu Bakr became the leader of the Party after the Prophetsa and attacked both the Roman and Persian Empires, and Umar finally won the war. 31. This is a general declaration of war against all non-Muslim neighbouring states - they are safe only as long as the Maududian state is weak. As soon as the Maududian state has given one year's notice to its Muslim-born subjects to opt for Maududian Islam or get out and has subdued domestic opposition, it will engage in a war of conquest against its neighbours. . Maududi does not agree with the generally held Muslim view that war was forced upon the Prophetsa, Abu Bakr and Umar by powerful. Christian and Zoroastrian empires wishing to crush Islam, and that. Muslims, with fewer resources, had to fight back in self-defence. 59