True Justice and Peace — Page 25
25 commandments. A Mo'min [true believer] should al- ways be mindful of God Almighty’s commandments and remain in search of them – when this state develops only then can one be deemed a true Muslim. Always remember the commandment of God Almighty re- garding justice, by which a people’s enmity should not steer you away from justice. God Almighty not only enjoins Muslims to deal with justice and fairness with the enemy, but also instructs us to increase in our vir- tuous deeds. As the columnist has written, the war in Libya or the deposing of Gaddafi was purely due to economic factors; it was to gain a firm grip on oil reve- nue. However, the teaching of the Holy Qur’an which they have criticised as promoting extremism, in fact states that one should not look at the wealth of others with envy. I mentioned this in the USA before politi- cians and one of the politicians, who was an African- American, came to me and said that what you have mentioned, i. e. , not to look at another person’s wealth with envy and not to derive any unlawful benefit from it, is a very true and accurate statement, which we are in need of here. Thus, if this is their own state, how can these people then criticise Islam? As I quoted earlier, even their own journalists (I mentioned just one earli- er) have now begun to write that it is due to their war