The source of income of a Muslim country

“Question: You allowed pork and liquor to be served in Maldives. The Islamic elements in the country protested against serving them. Did this play a role in your ouster?

“Answer: We have a million European tourists coming to our country every year and so we have been selling pork and liquor. They (Islamic elements) wanted to stop us giving permission to serve pork and liquor. This coup was very well-managed and staged.” This reply of the deposed president of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed to the question posed by The Indian Express (Apr 22) throws full light on the situation prevailing in this small Muslim country. Nasheed confesses that the sale and use of these two haram (prohibited) things is allowed in the Maldives (which in fact has been there since the regime of Mamoon Abdul Qayyum) and he also clarified why this is allowed – to earn money to meet the needs of the State – and also that this was a big factor behind the public outrage against him. When Mohamed Nasheed was in New Delhi in the third week of April, the entire team of The Indian Express consisting of over a dozen editors, column writers and reporters talked to him in detail in the office of the Express.

Why this commendation?

And this warm talk was part of the commendation of Nasheed that has been going on in India since the very next day of change of guard in the Maldives. Though the Government of India might not have paid attention to it according to its new (political) mathematics, the Indian media has been eulogising him since he first raised his voice against “the Salafis and Wahhabis taking roots in the Maldives” and “the danger of Islamic terrorism” in the country. These views of Nasheed must have been amusing the powers-that-be, but the media is not able to hiding its joy and pleasure. In the beginning we thought we might be in the wrong in seeing through Nasheed’s views because he is after all a Muslim and cannot say such words as to please anti-Islam forces. But when the reporter of the English daily The Hindu particularly known for his reports on “Islamic terrorism” called on Nasheed and his interview was published in The Hindu (April 20), all our hope was gone. We came to believe that this man restive for power is all out to play in the hands of anti-Islam forces and to be a Zainul Abedin Ben Ali of Tunisia.

Successful experiment of enemies

Declaring characterless persons as rulers of Muslim countries, imposing them on Muslim masses and getting Islamic commandments and values wiped through them is the very successful experiment of anti-Islam imperialist forces. This experiment was first made by Kamal Pasha in Turkey in the third decade of the 20^th century. After the success of this experiment, this strategy was used against traditional kingships. Then experiment was made on army dictators, which proved successful. As today is the age of democracy, the strategists of west have been facing some difficulty though this democracy was devised by them. In fact Arab Spring has worried them, seeing their tables turned. Therefore the strategy now is to defame the activities of practising, self-respecting and upright Muslims by declaring them as Salfism, Wahhabism, activism, Talibanism, outmoded and ignorance, rather make a propaganda of their being terrorist, and then push forward power-hungry persons in the name of Sufism and “liberal Islam” and through them dye Muslim States with the immoral culture of the west. It seems Nasheed has studied this policy of anti-Islam forces well and is expressing through Indian media his willingness to work for them

01/05/12 khabar-O-Nazar by Parwaaz Rahmani, sehrozaDAWAT, translated by: Abu Yusuf

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Did Bin Laden say this?

“Osama bin Laden said explicitly that the only way to end his jihad against the US was for them to adopt Islam. There was no other way. His confidence was of course derived from what he read in the Qur’ān…. If you read Osama bin Laden’s interviews, he comes out not as some madman, but as logical and cogent. He had no doubts.” These are the introductory sentences of an article by a commentator Meghnad Desai. This article in The Indian Express (Apr 22) throws light on the psychology and character of religious and ideological persons and groups, saying that such persons are very sincere and committed to the attainment of their objectives; they do not take care of themselves and always remain ready to bear trials and tribulations in this way so much so that they even sacrifice their lives if need be. The commentator has cited many persons and groups in this regard. “Anders Breivik, the killer of 77 persons in Oslo, has no regrets. The Maoist groups and Naxals are carrying out their activities with full confidence. There was a time when these qualities were found in the members of Communist parties.”

This is also the same Qur’ān

The analysis is right to a great extent. But the statement attributed to Osama Bin Laden is not based on correct information, particularly that “Bin Laden had read this in the Qur’ān”. Over one billion Muslims worldwide believe in the teachings of the Qur’ān. Thousands of organisations, associations and institutions the world over are working on the teachings of the Qur’ān. In this country itself many organisations and associations are active on the basis of the Qur’ān. None of them has derived the method of jihad and propagation that the commentator has attributed to Osama Bin Laden. – And the fact remains that Osama Bin Laden neither said nor did what is attributed to him. All the statements, photographs, video features and announcements of Osama Bin Laden are fake and false; they are specimen of the ramification of modern technology. 9/11 attributed to him is the biggest lie of modern history. Indeed there was a person named Osama Bin Laden who had waged an armed jihad against the illegal occupation of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union. And this jihad was in accordance with Islamic principles, whereby it is prohibited to kill women, children, the old, sick and innocent. Whatever was said about Bin Laden thereafter is out and out baseless.

Why it is necessary to reveal the reality of Bin Laden

There is need to tell all this about Osama Bin Laden from time to time because he is the recent character of anti-Islam forces that has been created with a view to exploit it to “defeat” Islam in the 21^st century. The reality about Bin Laden is only that much which has been mentioned in the above lines. But America having declared him as a very dangerous “Islamic terrorist” attributed to him everything whereby the world can be made afraid of and excuse for every action against Islam and the Muslim Ummah can be had. As per the American wish, commentators the world over have accepted this concocted being. They also include Indian commentators.   They are of two types. One is of those who understand that there had really been made-in-America character of Osama Bin Laden. The other is of those who understand the fact very well but feel compelled to follow the American line to serve their personal interests. In this situation eyes are cast on Muslim commentators writing in English. But first they are only a few, then they either belong to one of the two categories or are Muslim only in name and have no interest in Islamic or Muslim cause. – Then is it not the greatest need of the hour that the Ummah prepares itself to face this media aggression? It is so because America wants to keep this campaign going on for a pretty long time as George Bush J. had announced soon after 9/11. It means the bugbear of Bin Laden will continue to be exploited thus.

28/04/12 khabar-O-Nazar by Parwaaz Rahmani, sehrozaDAWAT, translated by: Abu Yusuf

Restiveness of a deposed president

The deposed president of Maldives Mohammed Nasheed is very much restive about regaining his lost power; he wants that after having dismissed the present government his government be formed as soon as possible, and in this process the world powers particularly India help him. If it is not done, “wrong” elements would take control of the Maldives. He is on a tour of foreign countries for this purpose. He was in New Delhi in the third week of April. This Mohammed Nasheed is the same person who having seen public agitation on some issue had handed over his power to his deputy Mohammed Waheed Hassan in a pleasant manner on Feb 7 and had won everyone’s heart by issuing a proper statement on that occasion. He had said: “I don’t want that my country falls into the grip of chaos due to my staying on in power.” No sooner had this statement of Nasheed been eulogized all over the world including India and made soft corner for him in the hearts of the people of the Maldives than Nasheed came out as agitation incarnate within 24 hours of making this statement. He said: “This is a coup against me.”  Thereafter his drive became faster and faster. Now, while in New Delhi, he is complaining that neighbouring countries did not take notice of this event, nor did even India, to whom he pins his hopes most, not help him.

“Islamic fundamentalism” is the biggest “threat”The Maldives is a small Muslim country consisting of many islands in the Indian Ocean. The change of guard over there was satisfactory and pleasant from Muslim point of view because it got into effect quite peacefully; otherwise the Muslim world is ill-known for violence and bloodshed in this matter. That Mohammed Nasheed is trying to win the support of international leadership is nothing wrong; he must do it. But the foremost of the issues he is raising in this process is that of “Islamic fundamentalism”. To him, the biggest threat to his country is from it. He says that hard-core Islamic elements are gaining roots in the Maldives; they hold a very tight grip on government agencies. These elements are against “modern Islam” and Sufism, and want strict Shari’ah laws implemented in the country. Had they not been stopped now, this work would be very difficult later on. Also, while talking to the correspondents of The Times of India and The Hindu in New Delhi, he said: “The strength of radical Islamists within Maldives is rising. In fact, the country has become another Pakistan right now.” [The Times of India, Apr 19 and The Hindu, Apr 20]. It is but natural that this is a favourite food for the Government of India, its agencies, political pundits and the media.

This restiveness will prove dear
Perhaps Mohammed Nasheed is in know quite well of the din and bustle raised in India on the Feb 7 development. Partly he himself is of the same mentality and partly he is aware of the leaning of the ruling class here and its likes or weaknesses. He hopes that he would be able to prompt the Government of India easily and then would get support from America as well. The Government of India would complain to Washington that “in our neighbourhood the ‘Islamic fundamentalism’ which you are at war with all over the world is gaining roots, so help us”. This government would also give a call to its close friend Israel for providing modern arms and weapons and experts; then the Islam-loving groups in the Maldives would not stand this aggression. --- If Mohammed Nasheed has severed his relations with Islamic Shari’ah and the Muslim Ummah totally then it is another matter; otherwise he ought to speak on this sensitive and delicate issue only after much thinking. This restiveness for power would prove very dear to him also. In this world every country, every nation has its own agenda. And every country supports or opposes another country in accordance with its agenda.

25/04/12 khabar-O-Nazar by Parwaaz Rahmani, sehrozaDAWAT, translated by: Abu Yusuf

This news is from Berlin

This news is from Berlin, the New York Times has published it with reference to its two correspondents, and the Indian Express has published it in its Apr 18 issue, that a “fundamentalist group” drive to distribute the Qur’ān on a very large scale has created anti-Islam feeling in entire Germany. Politicians and security officials have expressed the view that it is in fact a radical Muslim group campaign to recruit radical elements. According to the report, this campaign is run by a Palestinian named Ibrahim Abou-Nagie, who preaches a fiery conservative brand of Islam known as Salafism. This person has been living in Germany for 30 years. Copies of the Qur’ān are being handed out to every household in Swiss and Austrian localities besides German citizens in the entire country. The reporters say that in 2005 Abou-Nagie set up a Web site to spread extremist propaganda. According to the report, this drive got fame last week when journalists criticised the effort, following which they were threatened in an online video.

This too is fundamentalism
It had been till now that police and secret agencies, having raided the hideouts of “Islamic terrorists”, seized copies of the Qur’ān along with weapons, bombs and explosives as if the Qur’ān were some secret and dangerous book that teaches terrorism. Then the media spread the news of such “incidents” in the same manner. But now it is clear that handing out copies of the Qur’ān openly to every household in a quite legal manner is also fundamentalism and radicalism. While Bible societies do this work on a large scale in every country. We do not know who this Ibrahim Abou-Nagie is. But the backdrop of his drive can be understood that when the propaganda against Islam and the Qur’ān is on in the entire world, sensible, modest and responsible Muslims are making such efforts in every country individually or in the form of some organisations so that non-Muslim brethren might study the Qur’ān on their own and form their opinion independently. No other way can be more civilized, peaceful and nobler. But see the integrity of the correspondents of the biggest newspaper in the world that they were not content with just reporting this solitary incident but having declared the drive as fundamentalist and radical directed the mind of the readers to a particular way.

Germans must have remembered
And what the New York Times has said about the German citizens that the drive is creating anti-Islam feeling among them doesn’t seem to be right. Common citizens in every country – whether it is Germany, France, America or India – have open mind and heart. It is the media that unleashes propaganda of their narrow-mindedness and small-heartedness. German citizens are not that unaware and unacquainted with their history. Don’t they know that the mind working behind this international propaganda against Islam and the Qur’ān is of the generation that having seized the economy, politics and other resources of Germany in the recent past made the entire German society hollow? It was thereafter only that the holocaust took place over there. The correspondents have written that distributing religious works is not illegal in Germany; however secret agencies are worried about who is doing this. In fact this is also the ploy of diabolic minds. First call an individual or group wrong then cry wolf on whatever they do. Islamic centres in Germany should bring the reality in light with regard to this drive.

22/04/12 khabar-O-Nazar by Parwaaz Rahmani, sehrozaDAWAT, translated by: Abu Yusuf

The Worry of Communist Scholars

The 20th congress of Communist Party (Marxist) was held in Kozhikode, Kerala at a time when the Communist movement in this country is on the decrease. Though the party leaders claim that their members have increased. It might be, but the fact remains that the party has lost its stronghold in West Bengal; it has lost power in Kerala too; now only a small state of Tripura is for it to administer. Although the rout of the Communist movement started over 20 years ago when the Soviet Union had faced dilapidation and the capitalistic system of America had come out alone in a position to rule the roost yet in this country it somehow retained. The government of West Bengal, which it took charge of in 1977, remained with it till the last year. But the process of its backward slide started with the general elections of 2009 when its seats in Parliament had decreased considerably. Thereafter the Communist Party (M) always considered what it should do in the changed scenario, what strategy it should adopt to regain its lost ground, and how to achieve the objectives that the Communist movement had devised in the 1950s.

Aims and Objectives are the Same
It was in this backdrop that the Kozhikode congress was held; this congress made it clear that C.P.I (M) has not moved from its aims. The question is that of the methods of its attainment. With the Russian Revolution in the 1920s the Communist movement had pledged that it would establish an economic system, in which the distribution of wealth and other human resources will be equal, there will be no one rich, no section will get a chance to exploit other sections, and the system of basic needs of life will be with the state. These were the objectives of the Communist movement in this country. In the beginning it was not in favour of democracy and elections; it wanted to get power and rights with the help of violence and coercion. However, with the efforts of Pandit Nehru and in the background of the particular circumstances in this country it went on the path of democracy and elections. Now, in 2012, the biggest question before its leadership is what its policy, viz. methodology should be. Now it is brooding over desi communism, quite different from that in Russia and China. For its common cadre and workers it has given up stress on indifference to God and religion. It means it has compromised to a great extent with its methodology.

Consider the basic cause
But even a study of the statements its scholars made during the last three years as well as the entire proceedings of the Kozhikode congress does not give the feeling that they have considered the basic cause of their dilapidation. That cause is their flawed concepts about God and religion. In the light of this very principle, they having declared the Religion of Islam as a common religion put it into the rank of other religions while it was the requirement of the aims and objectives of the Communist movement that they studied the Islamic system of life. Had they done so, they would have found Islam’s social and economic concepts very close to their economic principle, and realised that the economic concept of Islam is more suitable and realistic. Islam wants distribution of financial resources on the basis of justice, not on the basis of equality. In this way of life there is no room for violence and coercion however lofty the aim might be. Here all human beings are equal. Islam has a very powerful means of implementation in the form of faith in the Day of Judgement and Accountability to ensure implementation of laws and policies. Let the Communist scholars even now take it into consideration with open mind. How well it would be if Muslim scholars help them in this regard

19/04/12 khabar-O-Nazar by Parwaaz Rahmani, sehrozaDAWAT, translated by: Abu Yusuf