01-22-2009, 08:54 PM
Rabia,
You are right. The fall down of Muslim power is not the story of one day.
When those uncivilized nations were developing technical armaments, planes, guns, and bombs and also sacrificing their time and efforts for other technical advancements, we were busy in building Taj Mahal and gardens over the river solely for the beloved of a prince or king. Building taj mahal or garden was no harm but this example is to show the difference of intent and approach, Muslims carried for the centuries.
Unfortunately, this is still going on. We want to fight it back. Some of very enthusiastic brothers like Amir want to do it over night. I know it's the wish of every one to do it over night. But what the fact is, such things cannot be sorted out over night.
I think we need some leaders more committed than Z.A. Bhutto and King Faisal who can initiate a platform like Islamic summit to start up looking at the solutions for Muslim Ummah sincerely and independently. We have to first of all decide if we are more sincere to others nationally or religiously. People did not agree when I pointed out this issue on this forum. But we will have to break the ice by deciding it first of all. Why cannot we have a Muslim union like EU? Why cannot we have some institution like Muslim International Supreme Court for resolving our own issues? Why canât we have a body like United Muslim Nations when UNO is not giving an ear to cries of dying Muslims in Gaza and other places? Why canât we have open visa policy for the Muslims of all other countries within such union? What fears we have from each other? Why we donât feel others faithful and reliable? Why canât we make out a very powerful voice against rest of the world which we know is âMillat-ul-Wahidaâ? Why canât we be sincere with our own development, education, technical collaboration, advancement, sharing of knowledge and expertise and all other critical matters like EU and others are doing?
However, itâs painful, but a fact, that most of Muslim countries are led by wrong people who have no other agenda except maximizing their own valets. We are insincere to our generations and we have no interior to speak out for our minds and correct our deeds.
We will always be dependent if we will not correct ourselves, our ambitions, our life styles, our objectives, and our deeds. Nothing will be changed over night. This can only come through a process, if it has to come by any means. It has to be corrected over a time on which it has been ruined. I personally donât visualize it happening so soon. May God, I prove to be too much wrong.
Regards,
KAMRAN.