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Chapter 2 Arrogance: Greatest Challenge of the Islamic World
Introduction
The political history of Islam is replete with incessant
struggles of veracious followers of Islam and true believers against the
tyrannical rulers, power-wielders, infidels, and all manifestations of
illegitimate rule and arrogance.
The struggles and holy wars of the holy Prophet (PBUH) and
his companions against the symbols of infidelity and polytheism, ignorance,
reactionary forces, oppressors, and power-wielders, on the one hand and all-out
protection of the sanctities of the liberating religion of Islam, rights of the
disinherited and downtrodden of the society, as well as righteous struggles of
the Imams and great leaders of Islam and the sufferings they endured in this
way, on the other, are the strongest evidence in this regard. In fact the
history of Islam is full of struggles, campaigns, self-sacrifices and
martyrdoms.
In contemporary political history of Islam, intolerable
struggles, continuous campaigns to enhance the awareness of the Muslims, and
sagacious leadership of a descendent of the righteous people led to the revival
of genuine ideas of Islam (genuine Mohammedan Islam), revival of Islamic life,
and reverberation of the voice of Islamic unity in the world of Islam.
Relying on the religious teachings and the power of faith of
the Muslim ummah, the founder of the Islamic Republic launched a struggle
against all manifestations of ignorance, tyranny and arrogance and tried to
purify Islam from the dust coated on the religious concepts and rites by the
joint effort of the enemies of religion and the ossified figures who had
transacted religion with the worldly gains. The Imam tried to represent religion
to the seekers of truth and justice as the Prophet (PBUH) of Islam had depicted
it.
The efforts and struggles and resistance of Imam against
various plots of the camp of arrogance finally led to the victory of the Islamic
Revolution of Iran and establishment of a religious government in the Iranian
society. The Iranian revolution was undoubtedly unique with regard to its
popularity and its impact on the ideas and outlook of the peoples of the world
as well as from the viewpoint of its impact on the political literature and
equations of the world.
The victory of the Islamic revolution and the establishment
of the religious government which was naturally in contradiction and
confrontation with the interests and avarice of the global arrogance was the
beginning of a new round of struggles and confrontations with the plots,
aggressions, colonialism and exploitation of the camp of arrogance.
The global arrogance and the sworn enemies of the Islamic
system found it a threat to their illegitimate interests and considered their
survival subject to the destruction of the religious government. Hence they did
not spare any effort to overthrow the popular, sacred Islamic government and do
not spare any effort now. Their efforts encompassed a range of activities
including military invasion, full-fledge war, economic sanctions, and terrorist
acts. But the honorable resistance of the Islamic government " with the least
available equipments and with reliance on the weapon of faith " against all the
plots hatched by the camp of arrogance, not only led to the victory of the
Islamic system, but also could demonstrate the grandeur and magnificence of
Islam and the capabilities of the Islamic culture and religious political
thought particularly for the disinherited and downtrodden.
Today, the righteous successor of Imam Khomeini " Ayatollah
Seyed Ali Khamenei " is at the held of the leadership of the Islamic system.
Through his sagacious leadership he is strongly leading the society against the
plots and mischief of the arrogant powers. Through his leadership the Islamic
Republic is performing its mission of protection of the rights of the oppressed,
spread and export of the Islamic revolution, and rejection of inequity,
ignorance and arrogance.
Commenting on the plots of the global arrogance against
Islam particularly the Islamic government, Ayatollah Khamenei states:
“Today one of the main issues of the Islamic world is the
frantic, vengeful animosity of satanic front, particularly the Great Satan,
against Islam and Islamic concepts and beliefs. Although the planned, all-out
animosity against Islam has its roots in the early years of emergence of
colonialism, and colonialists during the recent decades have the turned the
Islamic countries into an arena for their plunder, robbing, massacre, and
aggression, they considered Islam a hurdle and a strong bastion against their
plots and hence launched their political, cultural attacks against it. They
implemented some plans to separate the Muslims from Islam and Quran and through
their diabolic tricks, including spread of moral corruption, promiscuity, and
licentiousness, they try to achieve their goals, but ever since the volcano of
the Islamic Revolution dashed their hopes to the ground, raised hopes in the
hearts of the Muslims, and heralded the revival of Islam in the world, the
arrogant powers launched an all-out, hurried, frantic attack against Islam and
of course it was not far from expectation that the divine traditions would be
definitely realized, leading to their defeat and fiasco.”[44]
Palestine, Main Challenge of Islamic World
“The most clear image one may depict of the Zionist regime
is a combination of savageries, atrocities, racism, apartheid and unbridled
political aggressions under the pretext of legal defense and struggle for
existence. Invasion and occupation of an Islamic territory, the savageries of
the occupiers by resort to the most sophisticated weapons and instruments and
clever resort to widespread false propaganda to project themselves innocent and
distort the facts, as well as the oppression of the Muslims of the occupied
territories, their depravation of the least defensive facilities and amenities
of life would indeed injure the feelings of every Muslim.”[45]
Without any doubt, since the formation of the usurper
Zionist regime, the religious ulema and Muslim thinkers of the Islamic societies
have considered the issue of Palestine a great challenge in the way of
safeguarding the perimeters of the Islamic territories, preservation of the
dignity and honor of the Muslims of the world, and protection of the rights of
the oppressed, particularly the oppressed Muslims. They have therefore
considered the Zionist regime and its main supporter, the United States (the leader of the arrogant camp),
as the main enemy of Islam and stress on the need to confront the enemy until
the complete elimination of
Israel
from the international arena.
The issue of Palestine in the
viewpoint of Imam Khomeini was so significant that from the very beginning of
his social-political struggles against the tyrannical monarchical system, he
paid attention to he issue of Palestine
and laid stress on the necessity of struggle against the arrogant powers until
the total destruction of the Zionist regime. The Imam states:
“I have frequently invited the Islamic governments to unity
and fraternity against the aliens and their agents, I have repeatedly warned the
governments, particularly the government of Iran
against Israel
and its dangerous agents. This source of corruption which has been created in
the heart of the Islamic countries with the support of the great powers and
whose corrupt roots regularly threaten the Islamic countries, should be uprooted
with the efforts of the Islamic countries and great Muslim nations. Israel has waged
an armed uprising against the Islamic countries; it is the duty of the Islamic
governments and nations to exterminate it. Assistance to Israel " either
sale of arms or explosive materials, or oil " is unlawful and is against Islam.
Relations with Israel
and its agents, either commercial or political, are unlawful and are against
Islam. The Muslims must refrain from using Israeli goods.”[46]
Also in the midst of his struggles against the monarchical
regime and on the threshold of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, the Imam
categorically announced his stance on Israel:
“Bait-ul-Muqaddas [Jerusalem]
must be returned to the Muslims, the Israelis are usurpers.”[47]
The Imam did not stop his support of the rights of the
oppressed Palestinians until the end of his blissful life and through his
incessant efforts tried to perform his divine duty of illuminating the Muslims
and awakening of the Muslim Ummah. He states:
“Defending the Muslim people, defending the Islamic
territories and defending all aspects of life of the Muslims is an obligatory
issue and we should prepare ourselves for the defense of divine objectives and
defending the Muslims. Particularly, under the circumstances when true children
of Islamic Palestine…
and revolutionary Muslims of the usurped territories through sacrificing their
bloods and lives are crying “O Muslims”. We should stand against Israel and the
aggressors with all our spiritual and material power and should resist all those
atrocities and brutalities and should assist them [the Palestinian fighters]
.”[48]
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali
Khamenei, like the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has categorically
hoisted the flag of struggle against occupiers of the Qods. He is a harbinger of
campaign for introducing the rights of the oppressed Palestinians to the world
and is a pioneer in exposing the atrocities and savageries of the Zionist
regime. The Leader clearly considers the Palestinian issue as the first problem
and most significant challenge of the World of Islam:
“Palestine
is the top issue of the World of Islam; besides political, economic and security
aspects, the issue is a religious, Islamic duty and above all it is a divine
issue.”[49]
In the viewpoint of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution,
the only proper way to confront the occupying regime of the Qods is struggle and
holy war until the total destruction of Israel from the international arena.
In line with Imam Khomeini’s stance, the Ayatollah Khamenei states:
“The slogan of the elimination of the cancerous gland of Israel which was
put forth by the honorable Imam and the great leader of Islam, Imam Khomeini
(PBUH), regardless of the viewpoint of the compromising political actors, should
be forwarded with strength and should be converted into the public voice of the
Muslims during the Hajj ceremonies.”[50]
The Leader also insists on his stance emphasizing no the
necessity of total destruction of Israel:
“Regarding the issue of Palestine,
the objective is total destruction of Israel and there are no differences
between the territories occupied before 1967 and after that. Every speck of the
Palestinian territory is a speck of the house of Muslims and any ruling system
except the sovereignty of Islam and the Palestinian people is a usurper regime.”[51]
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution also forwards a
practical solution to the Palestinian problem, that is, a practical,
comprehensive, goal-oriented solution in line with the dispatch of assistance by
all Islamic countries to equip the Palestinian fighters and oppressed
Palestinian people. Moreover, the
Leader believes that there should be comprehensiveness, unity, and coordination
of efforts under the supervision of experts, scholars and policymakers and
planners of the Islamic countries in order to achieve the goals with regard to
the Palestinian issue.
Commenting on this issue, the Leader states:
“The duty [of Islamic governments towards Palestine]
includes assistance in various
forms, political, financial, and international assistance. This [issue]
must be
decided by he officials and influential figures of the Islamic world. If the
rulers of the Islamic countries do not decide, then the Muslim nations will feel
that it is their direct duty.”[52]
Having full trust in the power of faith of the Muslim masses
and Muslims societies, the Leader states:
“All Muslim nations from bottom of their hearts support the
liberation of Palestine, the intellectuals of the world of Islam, the ulema of
the world of Islam, the distinguished figures, as well as a number of
politicians, heads and officials of the Islamic world think so.”[53]
