A grieving
Heart
11/21/2004 - Political - Article Ref: IV0411-2530
By: Khurram
Abdullah
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| Bullet riddled
minaret in Fallujah |
What is wrong with Muslims .. that they
allow themselves to be slaughtered without mercy. No, they actually help
in the slaughtering by providing their lands and their help against each
other. Or they remain silent.
How does a flock of sheep behave when
a wolf enters their midst? They run about, screaming and crushing each
other as they are devoured. How is that different from the Muslim Ummah's
behavior in the present times?
Not a single Muslim leader has
uttered a word. (Well, some of the Arab leaders urged caution to the US in
attacking Fallujah). Many were the same leaders who showed their utmost
sympathy when death came to foreign lands (which was a tragedy indeed),
and they couldn't stop falling head over heals to get noticed. At that
time, they competed with each other to prove their loyalty to the US .
There is no need to name names, as it is not a secret.
Now,
what is the comparison between the destruction in Iraq and destruction
that took place in the US? In fact, what is the relationship between the
two in the first place? I do not have any special knowledge and I don't
get any more news than what is available. The slaughtering, the carnage,
the rape of honor, and above all, the upholding of falsehood and lies as
truths, is as clear as day.
At what point in time did Fallujah
become "the city of Islamic militants from the city of Mosques", its
restaurants and clinics become "Al-Zarqawi safe-havens"? It happened
overnight with news flashes published across the globe. "Now here is the
reason for us to destroy the city, O ye who believe in our might." says
the US.
We even have the Japanese prime minister who is more
knowledgeable about Iraq than leaders of any of its neighbors. Japanese
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, speaking on the second day of the US
assault on Fallujah, said, "We, as Japan, give full support to this
operation and this operation should be successful." This silence from the
Muslim world is deafening. The screams that are not heard by our leaders
are nevertheless recorded in the eternal books, every
detail.
It is not the people of Fallujah that are in danger
but us, Muslims. We all die in the end, but ... But, when we are raised up
again, we will face danger beyond imagination because when we knew that
injustice was being perpetuated; we remained silent.
