The Gulf Crisis and New World Order — Page 34
First Friday Semw11 Aug 03, /990 greatest outrage is that those countries that have no association with Islam, have become united and are ready to intervene in this conflict. There are some Muslim countries that are even appealing for their intervention. I watched a television interview of a Western expert who declared that as a result of the current war between Iraq and Kuwait, two concentric circles have been established; one is a smaller circle, i. e. the circle of the Islamic world, and the other larger circle is the circle of the whole world. He said that they were waiting and hoping that the Islamic world would direct its attention to the core of this conflict and succeed in mediation, although he could not foresee this happening and noted that the larger circle of the whole world may well have to intervene in this conflict. THE NECESSITY OF REVERTING TO TIIE TEACHINGS OF ISLA,\. 1 Through this brief sennon, I want to draw the attention of the Islamic world to the fact that if they tum to the teaching of Islam, it can solve all their problems. It is a most outrageous and damaging matter that the outside world should interfere in the internal affairs of the Muslim countries and then toy with them as though they were pawns in a game of chess - using one against the other, as bas been their past practice. The fact of the matter is that at present some Muslim countries are using their wealth against their own brothers. This oil was granted by God as a blessing to the Islamic world. Oil has brought a means of unprecedented advance for the outsiders whose industry is benefitting from its discovery. All kinds of sources of energy found in the Muslim countries are creating a fortune that is benefiting the outsiders. Alas! the Muslim countries are using this very oil to incinerate each other's homes and reduce each other's countries to ashes. As a matter of fact this is the ultimate analysis of the predicament of Muslims. There is still some time left! If the Islamic world were to follow the standards of righteousness and resolve to act upon the teachings of the Holy Quran, then there would be no chance for any non-Muslim power to interfere in the affairs of the Islamic world. It is essential that in the light of these two verses of the Holy Quran, this conflict which has erupted in an extremely shocking form should not be handled by the Arab-world alone. 34