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BOOK REVIEW: "The Day of Wrath"-Shaikh Safar al-Hawali
by Jamaaluddin al-Haidar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
The subtitle of "The Day of Wrath", the latest book from Shaikh Safar
al-Hawali, is "Is the Intifadah of Rajab Merely the Beginning"? The
author takes the reader right into the meat of the issue with the first
chapter "The Intifadah of Rajab" where he quickly dispels the notion
that there exists amongst the Jewish peoples of Israel a genuine
opposition to the Zionist regime's oppression of Palestinians. His
opinion is that the metaphorical symbols of the peace-seeking (albeit
trivial) "dove" and ruthless, violent, attacking "hawk" that are so
often used by commentators to characterize the attitudes, agenda, and
actions of Jewish socio-political activists are no longer valid. Infact
he boldly proclaims that while the naive person may see these two, the
dove and the hawk, as two sides of a Zionist coin, they are infact both
one side of a coin, having the same objective, i.e. the expansion of
Zionist hegemony over the Arab and Muslim lands but differing only in
tactics and scheduling of this progression.
"In the entire world there are no stranger opposing sides than within
the ranks of the Jews. You hear communiqu�s or read announcements and
are unable to tell whether they come from the hawks or the doves unless
you know the name of the speaker or his party. When you hear two Jewish
leaders -one a politician, the other a Rabbi- threatening the
Palestinians and refusing to cease Israeli expansion, your first thought
is that they represent the hawks, but when you learn who they are they
are assumed to be doves. And when you hear one of the hawks calling for
the total annihilation of the Palestinian then you know that the dove
only disagrees with him concerning method and timing."
Sh. al-Hawali suggests that the dove and hawk scenario is actually
rooted in Jewish logic and ancient traditions whereby different parties
compete against each other in "zealotry, excess, crookedness, and
delay." The parties give the impression that they oppose each other yet
they are, in principle, the same. The sparing and calculated maneuvering
that goes on in public under the guise of Oslo, Camp David, and Madrid,
serves the dual purpose of appeasing the already weakened and
de-moralized subjects while seeking to further isolate those who refuse
to shake the bloodied hand of unbridled concessions and false promises.
The current Intifada was fueled by a shrewdly planned stage of events.
The Arabs listened and watched as Yasser Arafat made concesssion after
concession to a stubborn Zionist regime that expressed little desire for
compromise. Ehud Barak , milking the role of "dove" for all its worth,
tabled a deal that would allow the Palestinian flag to fly at Al-Aqsa
but would give the Jews autonomy over the sky above and what lies
beneath al-Aqsa. Barak knew that while this was an unworkable scenario
it would serve the interests of the Zionists in the long-term. In the
aftermath of the continuum of so-called "peace talks", the hopeful
Palestinian on the street and in the stores and workshops grew
increasingly wary of the negotiations. When the "Butcher of Sabra and
Shatilla" Ariel Sharon approached the Aqsa Mosque obviously with the
regime's fore-knowledge and planning (he was accompanied by over 2,000
Israeli troops), Palestine erupted. The world received a stark reminder
that, in the words of Sh. al-Hawali, "Jews are Jews. There are no hawks
or doves."
Sh. Al-Hawali notes that one of the most significant features in the
current Intifada, is the replacement of nationalist slogans with Islamic
terminology. This he suggests is due to the resurgence of Islam in the
region and a growing acceptance that Islam remains as the only way
forward. Under Islamic Vision of Prophecy, the author draws attention to
the speculation of events and future calamaties that is being carried
out primarily by Christian Zionists. The Jews and Christians are more
consumed by this exercise in prophetic interpretations than any other
religious group. They have a large number of proponents in the media,
government, and virtually every influential sector of the society.
Although the Bible and Talmud are unreliable sources for prophecy, Jews
and Christians support "prophecy" from these books with lies,
distortions and fabrications in order to manipulate opinion. This is
especially so regarding the future of Israel and the Intifada. Sh.
al-Hawali challenges us to raise the standard of the Islamic vision of
prophecy to counteract and expose the lies being spread by the Jews and
Christians.
"The reality of our world today which is recognized by many
intellectuals, is that it is possible for a terrorist organization in
Europe or Russia to demolish world peace completely, so why are we
ignoring this huge movement which has seized the minds of a third of the
people in the most powerful nation on earth, and which strives with all
persistence to control the affairs of this nation, and which expends all
its energy to support the largest terrorist organization in the world
-the Zionist state?"
The author raises the ante in the next section of the book, False
Messiahs. Under this heading, Sh. al-Hawali warns of a growing cult-like
movement in America that has leaders who have convinced a great number
of laypersons and an increasing number of influential government
officials that they are inspired by God and or that God speaks through
them. He exposes the core of their beliefs as:
1. The establishment of the state of Israel as a precursor of the coming
of Christ.
2. The peace process delays the promise of God.
3. All of Jerusalem must be under Israeli control.
4. Israel is blessed. Blessed are they who bless it, and cursed are they
who curse it.
5. The Palestinians (and the Arabs in general) are a pagan scum, and the
party of Gog and Magog..
6. The Millennial reign will soon commence, but only after believers are
suddenly caught up into heaven to meet the Lord while all the pagans
are destroyed in the battle of Armageddon.
It becomes quite apparent to the reader what the Muslims, not only in
Palestine, but all over the globe, are up against in the section, Has
Anything Changed?. Sh. al-Hawali indicates that any overtures towards
peace made by the Zionist regime are not due to changing world opnion or
pressures from it's allies. After the Madrid conference Sh. al-Hawali said:
"The so-called peace process has not come about due to changes in
international conditions and the end of the stage of the Cold War, and
in harmony with the requirements of international accords, as it is
pictured in the Western media and its Arab retinue. These changes
themselves only came as a result of the fundamental cause of the
changes, the Zionist plan for world domination, especially in the
Islamic world."
One very crucial problem that has always haunted the Zionist regime was
the population problem. How could a Jewish state survive and develop
without enough Jewish citizens? Many Jews did not buy the honey-dipped
dream the Zionist pioneers were hacking in order to boost immigration to
Occupied Palestine. Not enough Jews were willing to leave the comfort
and relative safety of their communities in the United States and Europe
to live in a fortified sun-baked enclave surrounded by a hostile enemy.
Sh. al-Hawali suggests that more than anything it was the population
problem that forced the Jews to the negotiations table:
"The Jewish State feared the rising tide of reverse migration, and the
failed attempts to promote procreation. Statistics appeared showing that
for every Palestinian Muslim martyr dozens were born to take his place.
Indisputable Israeli experience demonstrates that she is unable to
eliminate the opposition herself. For their annihilation she depends on
her agents in Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Kuwait, and elsewhere."
"Therefore, it was necessary to fabricate a tactical movement in which
the Jews would withdraw from certain areas and surrender them to what is
called 'limited self-government,' so as to complete the greater
strategic goal in which they would give up geographical expansion in
exchange for political, economic and social penetration which more than
one observer called: 'the United States of the Middle East.'
"In this manner the opening of cultural, social and economic borders and
the announcement of the opening of political channels will lead to the
Jews becoming to the Middle East what they are to New York. The Muslims'
resources will become their buried treasure, their universities and
cultural institutions will become their dens, their financial centers
will become their marketplaces for their goods, and the general Arab
population will toil as laborers in the service of their Jewish lords."
In Jews are Jews the author purposely refrains from using Quranic
evidence against the Jews but instead relies solely on the religious
texts of the Jews to expose their rejection of God's servants, their
hard-heartedness, and deceptive ways.
In Indisputable Evidence the author relates the story of al-Aqsa in
chronological terms and refutes the Zionists claims by proving that the
prophecies are against them. The Biblical prophecies clearly describe
the House of Allah, and a nation whom Allah chose to multiply and make
its faith dominant over all other religions. However, Sh. al-Hawali
makes an interesting point that is rarely addressed in Islamic
circles...namely the difference in significance that al-Aqsa holds for
the Muslim and for the Jew. He states:
"The Muslims, despite their ignorance of many of their special
characteristics and the divine blessings upon them, including this house
and facing towards it, do not see the relationship between Makkah and
Jerusalem as one of opposition or competition. Rather, it is the same
relationship as that between Muhammad -may Allah's blessings and peace
be upon him- and Moses and Jesus -peace be upon him; a connection of
love, brotherhood, and a single goal. Although there is a difference
between them in the level of favor bestowed on the messengers and on the
mosques."
"As for the Zionist fundamentalists, the matter is to them, decisive and
absolute: Jerusalem is the City of God, and the Temple is the House of
God mentioned in the prophecies. There is no choice, or idea, or even
existence for any other. In this way they have placed themselves in an
extremely dangerous position before the court of reality which shows no
favoritism to anyone. Either what they say is correct, or else they are
the worst liars in the world, and the ones most deserving of that
deferred punishment from which there is no escape."
In the next five sections, The Return of the Jews and the Prophetic Gap,
The Prophecy of Daniel,
The Abomination Of Desolation, The Entire Bible Describes the
Abomination, and Judgment not Reconciliation, Sh. al-Hawali
systematically dismantles the Zionists claim of a prophetic return and a
dominion in Palestine by drawing primarily from footnoted Biblical
scripture and documented historic events. The many contradictions
existing between the interpretations of prophecies and their application
to current events notwithstanding, the author points out that it was
generally accepted by Jews that these very prophecies used by Zionists
today had already been fulfilled. A great number of Jews, still today,
do not dare to approach this opinion that these prophecies are yet to be
fulfilled. They consider this notion foreign to Judaism and warn of dire
consequences for embracing the false notions.
Sh. al-Hawali contends that this doctrine of un-fulfilled and false
prophecy has very peculiar origins. According to the author, the Zionist
movement was not born Jewish, but is actually Christian in it's origin
and development. The Jews at that time were secular and believed that
the prophecies were already fulfilled. It was later, sensing an
opportunity, that the secular Jews adopted the Zionist idea to further
their aspirations.
"Because it was the Christian Zionist movement as represented in the
aforementioned fundamentalism that started the battle all over again,
which began and continues to circulate false interpretations of the
prophecies, which considered the establishment of the Jewish state as
the prelude to the coming of Christ, and which was thrilled by the
failure of the peace process and the beginning of the latest intifadha."
In the last two sections of the book Sh. al-Hawali shows us how
throuhout history, the causes of Allah's Wrath has been repeated by one
people after another: These were the major sins of worshipping others
besides Allah, rejecting Allah's Messengers, rebelling against Allah's
commands, shedding innocent blood, oppression, and the vices like
enmity,plotting, cheating, treachery, indeceny, and maltreatment of the
poor and widows. In answering the questions; How will the Day of
Allah's Wrath come, and how will the punishment befall Israel? He answers:
"The prophecies clearly describe for us these matters:
1. The attributes of the victorious army.
2. The collapse of the Zionist forces.
3. The fate of the strategic ally of the Zionist state.
The beginning or the new era will be with the announcement of jihad, and
it is our hope that this intifadha will be that beginning. But if it is
not, it is doubtlessly a preparation for it. Therefore, jihad must be
announced and all other slogans cease."
Br. Jamaaluddin al-Haidar
"Between the Lines"
http://home.swbell.net/jhaidar
Jamaaluddin al-Haidar is an Islamist writer-activist based in Houston
Texas-USA
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