My Allah Will Illuminate the Difference: Orya Maqbool Jan
Posted: Wed, 28 Sep 2011
What an amusing fact history is teaching us today, A country, which considers itself the sole superpower, with its advanced weaponry that no one can come near to, is helpless in front of a few Talibans to an extent that, it transfers the blame of its failure and defeat, on three to four thousand members of a 'Haqqani Network' residing in a neighbouring country.
If Che Guevara goes to Cuba from Bolivia to fight, he is a hero. If the people of France go to Vietnam to fight alongside General Giap, they are great people. If Sartre takes part in Algerian Wars he is an intellectual revolutionary. If in Bhuttos regime, in the Baluchistan operation, people from Punjab and Sindh with red flags in their hands, go to fight alongside the separatists, to wage communism in the country, then they are flag bearers of human rights. But if someone believes in Allah and sets out to fight against the oppression of super powers in Palestine, Bosnia, Chechnya or Afghanistan, then he is a terrorist, a destroyer of peace.
by Orya Maqbool Jan
Those who after witnessing the despair and despondency of America in Afghanistan are still finding it hard to believe that nations are not victorious and their rise is not with the aid of natural resources or cutting edge technology. But in fact with poise, dignity and character. Such people cannot be taught a lesson in dignity. Their foreheads instinctively bow to the powerful. After the defeat of the third super power within a span of three years inside Afghanistan,firstly Britian then USSR and now USA, the people who still are not convinced that there is one sole owner, sustainer and originator of this Universe, who has promised that if we trust and have faith him, no matter if we are small in number, he will grant us success over the greater in number. These people are those about whom my Allah says that we have sealed their hearts.
What an amusing fact history is teaching us today, A country, which considers itself the sole superpower, with its advanced weaponry that no one can come near to, is helpless in front of a few Talibans to an extent that, it transfers the blame of its failure and defeat, on three to four thousand members of a 'Haqqani Network' residing in a neighbouring country. I have used the word residing because, this is as claimed by the USA. For those who have seen Afghanistan, they should know that to reach the red zone, in fact the ultra red zone of Kabul from North Waziristan is no joke. There are wolf-like check posts, microscopic satellites monitoring the area. Ten years back when America entered Afghanistan, the power worshipping people, those who consider natural resources their god, such writers, scholars even the generals use to say that this is the world of technology. Afghanis are unarmed and resource less people. They will be killed like sitting ducks.
Amidst all this there were 'foolish' like me, who used to say, there is another power in the universe, which is its absolute and almighty authority. Those who put their complete faith in Him. Then it is the matter up to Him, to save him from disgrace and disrespect. In present history it is only the Afghan nation which is triumphant. No other nation in the world is decorated with so many medallions as the Afghan nation.
My Allah is going to give my country an opportunity to get out of the depths of disgrace and attain a position of respect. America is shifting the burden of defeat on this country, whose politicians, scholars, civil society and even most of the generals are proud to live on foreign aid. Presently in my country there is a feud between two groups. Firstly, those who from top to bottom believe in Allah and say 'let them come, Pakistan is the actual graveyard of America'. Although from Vietnam till South America, they have a lot of graveyards. Second is the group which is scaring this nation. Is pointing towards his own country and saying that we are the mischief makers, and America wants to punish us. These fashion orientated people of civil society and scholars prostrating in front of power, are engrossed in a strange conversation. 'Be wary, if America attacks, the extremist will takeover' Those who will fight America will take over, have any cowards ever taken over? Another logic and point of view is being propagated. 'America will stay there, it will not leave'. What blindness. Take out the history of this country. It stayed in Vietnam, it stayed in Chile, it stayed in Honduras, it stayed in Bolivia? From each place, after disgrace and humiliation it left with its tail between the legs.
These great scholars and members of the civil society, cannot be seen active in helping in the flood devastation, but are actively fighting the war for America in the media. What amazing people are they? In the December of 1979, when Russia entered Afghanistan, these people were dancing on the streets. 'O look The Red bearers are about to cross the border'. Your beards will be ripped apart and the revolution will fly away like the wind. What essays were written, what lyrics were composed, the songs of revolution could be heard on the borders. What are they bothered, there is a nation in this god gifted country that has complete trust in Allah. I do not want to detail the humiliation and disgrace faced by the Soviet. Not only this country, all the streets of the world saw the disgrace of the Soviet, the girls of this great super power were being sold on the streets of Europe and it is still happening today. The America which was cursed by the communists for seventy five years, these communists were seen standing on the doorstep of America as beggars.
They are amazing people. If Che Guevara goes to Cuba from Bolivia to fight, he is a hero. If the people of France go to Vietnam to fight alongside General Giap, they are great people. If Sartre takes part in Algerian Wars he is an intellectual revolutionary. If in Bhuttos regime, in the Baluchistan operation, people from Punjab and Sindh with red flags in their hands, go to fight alongside the separatists, to wage communism in the country, then they are flag bearers of human rights. But if someone believes in Allah and sets out to fight against the oppression of super powers in Palestine, Bosnia, Chechnya or Afghanistan, then he is a terrorist, a destroyer of peace. What strange logic. They all know not what to do now. Sometimes they say that Army is separate, political leaders are separate, the nation is already dead. They have no idea, that there is nothing more dangerous than a dead nation. And the political leadership is like a figure of straw, that wears the skin of a goat or sometimes that of a lion.
In the history of the nations the process of unity and oneness comes when their enemy is common and huge. America was a nation built of migrants from all over the world. In 1917, after the creation of USSR, they created a common enemy for themselves the communists. Declared them as the greatest threat to humanity. When USSR disintegrated in 1992, people started twisting the outcomes in history. But to keep their nation united, they created another enemy. The Muslim Ummah. 'They will take over'. 'They will take our life style away'. The American nation was so overwhelmed by this fear that they were not ready to hear any other thing. To unite the nations, to bring them to unity, is the way of my Allah since the creation of Adam. When Allah created Adam, a common enemy was brought forward. Allah said "Surely, he is to you an open enemy". He was declared an open enemy not only for the Muslims, the Christians, the Hindus or the Jews, but for all humans. But amazingly, the humans befriended him. And filled this Earth with war and slaughter. Fortunate are the nations who have a common enemy. Which awakens in them dignity, teaches them to live with honour. unites them, like this the good and the bad will separate. Courage can be recognised from bravery. My Allah illuminates the difference.
Original Article in Urdu
Shahzad Shameem
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