The Gulf Crisis and New World Order — Page 294
Fifteemh Friday Sennon Mar OJ, 1991 Yet, whenever the country faces a danger and a war becomes imminent, politicians join hands with the Mullah in calling upon the masses to support the so-called Jihad. As a result of this, the world becomes even more disgusted with such nations and convinced that, outwardly they may say that Islamic Jihad does not call for the use of force to spread an ideology yet when the need arises they never hesitate to lean on this ideology. This is what is happening repeatedly, and has occurred on all occasions. If you glance at the history of battles fought by Muslims after the blessed era of the Holy Prophet, you will be amazed to know that they wrongly labelled each and every battle a 'Blessed Jihad'. Not even a single battle is fought by Muslims which was not termed a 'Sacred Jihad'. These might be the battles with non-Muslims or with their own brethren. They may be battles of Sunnis against Sunnis or Shiite against Shiite or the Shiite against Sunnis: This is strange that all such battles were invariably termed as Sacred Jihad by the clergy and the politicians. They have never fought a single battle which was not termed a Sacred Jihad! Countries all over the world fight political battles but Muslims only have to fight Jihad! The greater number of these so called Holy Battles have been fought by Muslims against Muslims. In the name of Jihad, they slaughtered one another. This joke has assumed the proportion of a tragedy; a painful tragedy which must now end. If we observe this paradox from a purely worldly angle, it appears the biggest joke of our times; and it is being wrongly attributed to Islam. If we look at it through the eyes of a Muslim heart, it seems to be the most painful and terrible tragedy which we have not been able to dislodge and shake off for the last thirteen centuries! Therefore, if you want to change your fate, then make a pious change in your ideas, tendencies and conduct. As long as Muslims do not revolutionize their thoughts they will never be in a position to bring about any change in the world. 294