The Gulf Crisis and New World Order — Page 298
Fifteemh Friday Sennon Mar OJ, 1991 THE NEED FOR SELF RELIANCE From the economic point of view, the situation is such that except for a few oil producing countries that are gifted with extraordinary wealth, all other Muslim countries including the Third world nations are extending their begging hand towards those affluent countries, about whose excesses, they often complain. And they instill into the minds of their masses, hatred for these affluent nations, complaining that they have come here and enslaved us and eventually we have to extract retribution for these excesses. Paradoxes are thus created. The name of 'British' in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait is considered taboo and the word 'Americans' is an abuse. It is said that whoever will speak in favour of America or Britain will deserve the death penalty. Despite this the whole nation is virtually sold out to the Americans and the British by pledges of unqualified allegiance. Nobody realizes this. The poor nations have been reduced to paupers and the affluent nations are totally dependent upon their opponents for their very survival. THERE IS ALWAYS HUMILIATION IN A BEGGAR'S LIFE What a state of stark helplessness! You may be a rich or a poor nation, but your survival is totally dependent on your remaining a beggar. You cannot live and cannot breathe with dignity and freedom. Therefore, the biggest danger to Muslims and the Third world is their self-imposed humiliation. Why don't they understand that a beggar can never be a free man? If you accept the life of a pauper, you will always remain dishonoured and humiliated. Other nations could be excused since their religion gave no specific instruction to them in this direction. But on the day of Judgement how will you vindicate yourself before God and the Holy Prophet of Islam? Will this verse of the Holy Quran not stand as a witness against you? r�. . •. , • , _,,,. ,,,,,. , • �:;. . . -r. :� � rl;lol. . J!?-� (Surah Al-Imran: verse 111) •o you the servants of the most noble Prophet Muhammad'•! You were the best creation in the world, raised for service to humanity. ' Then again, will this advice of Muhammad Mustafa•u not stand witness against you? 298