If Americans had a News of similar proportions, which Muslims have at this point in time, it would have really sparked hundreds of hours of exclusive coverage on every news channels ... thousands of discussions of different lengths would also have been aired, and around a thousand interviews of experts, politicians, analysts etc would have become a part of memory of viewers … all in a very short period of time. In addition to that, hundreds of documentaries of various lengths would have been made on the subject or been in the process of being produced. Last but not the least; this news would also have pushed Hollywood to start production of five to six mega budget movies.
So what’s the news?
Dear Readers! Americans and allies have been defeated by the freedom fighters/Mujahideens in Afghanistan. A news of historical proportions, isn’t it…!!!
A few years back, one fine day Americans learnt something similar … that Russians have been defeated by Mujahideens in Afghanistan; and when the news came, it sparked a parade of discussions, columns, interviews, documentaries and feature films, et al, like we are anticipating that it would have been the case now …However despite knowing this, the behavior of Muslim Ummah is quite contrast and dumbfounding. They have a news of historic proportions, as already said, though it’s not making a headline, not even in an evening newspaper... This could be the height of our journalistic incapacity and intellectual slavery of independent media, and the same is also true for the entire Muslim Population, perhaps. Telling it is … we don’t even know how to even celebrate triumph … but why?
Some think that it’s the unavailability of sufficient financial resources, though I disagree. The problem, my friend, is with our priorities and misconceptions. We know people who can spend millions, if not billions, to erect Madrassahs or Masjids, however if you ask for their support to establish an independent TV channel, then they might not even spare a rupees. “It’s not a religious activity, isn’t it … would it bring bounties in Akhirah?”
It is questioned due to a common perception that mass media is a means to spread vulgarity and negativity etc; public clings to this perception despite realizing that media is indeed the most effective and efficient tool to manage and form perceptions or opinions. Ironically, concordantly, millions believes blindly that the ‘picture (read distortion) of reality’ shown by media is indeed ‘Reality’ and what it ignores either doesn’t exist or is irrelevant. This fact is saddening with far reaching consequences.
Albeit the sorry state of print or electronic media in general, we do have some exceptions to talk about. Take Al-Jazeerah for instance; doing a splendid job despite the rule of monarchist and dictators in the Middle Eastern countries it operates, where waking and radicalizing the population is more difficult then it seems. Al-Jazeerah, however have accomplished the unimaginable, and we must ask how?
Al-Jazeerah exposed the aggression of Israel, and it not only reported the details on bombings and attacks by oppressive force(s) (extra ‘s’ for its supporting allies), but also revealed the human sufferings caused as a result, the pains and suffering of people whose family members have been martyred, how they has been treated by authorities … it also reported the economic difficulties faced by them as a result, and eventualities on future of their children. Al-Jazeerah uncovered these issues with such a detail that it was never done before, sparking a reaction against Israelis and Americans.
If all the print and electronic media of Muslim world would have the spirit Al-Jazeerah had, then the ball game would have been very different, knowing the fact that the American and Allies in Afghanistan have been defeated. Our media could have then played a pivotal role in uplifting the moral of the Muslim Ummah, and would have in turn achieved a psychological victory against the so called imperial masters.
Muslim Ummah has been a sufferer of inferiority complex since a long time; blind folded by a perception that we are deprived of resources, wealth, technology, etc, which is why western civilization have all the power and might … but remain ignorant to the fact that an Ummah who can defeat two super powers in just twenty years, must have some extraordinary qualities.
People generally believe that Americans are fighting Afghans in Afghanistan, but that’s not really the case … in reality it’s a war being won by ‘Faith’ against ‘state of the art technology’, on one side and on the other, triumph of ‘intense desire to die for a cause’ (read martyrdom) against ‘world’s greatest military might’; it is undeniably changing the face of the history forever…
Despite all this, Muslim Ummah is unaware of the glory, and ironically we don’t even have a tool to wake ourselves from the slumber.
good one except AL JAZEERA EXAMPLE.
ReplyDeleteJazakaAllah for translating it.
ReplyDeleteIn Paul Kennedys' book,"The Great Powers,from 1500 t0 2000",the history of the Western World or the Old world,ie.,Europe was the same as to what the Muslims are undergoing now.I disagree that there is a sense of "inferiority complex".It is not.Problem is,being easity influenced by Western way of life,culture and access to technology for an easy life style.
ReplyDeleteOnce Muslim rulers,decide to bring up the lot of their citizens thriugh quality education,excellent public transport,instead only limousines for themselves,and other proffecient public utilities,including medical facilities,we'll be the envy of the modern world,as we have the money and the urge to do better.
If our down-trodden can fight super-powers of their times,why can't the same energy and resourcses be used to better the lot of the people.
Shahid Rehman
Islamabad
Pakistan
The problem with Muslim is its disunity.Quan says'wataqatan amran zuburan kulu hizbun laha farikhun'When sunnis and shias go to hejaz their religious books are confiscated.The salafi group has taken upon itself to judge themselves as superior.The Taliban in Afghanistan killed Shias in Mazar e Sharrif and made their women as sex slaves.That Islam allow this?It is not allowed of Kaffirs.
ReplyDeleteIn Mubahila when the Jews of nejran were disputing with the Prophet The Prophet was told call your children and their children,your women folk and their women folk and ask for Allah's curse on the disbelivers.'The prophet according to all Sunni and Shia sources brought sayyina Fatema,her husband Ali and sons Hassaqn and Hissein.All the top companions and wives of the Prophet were there.They were not called.Why?because if the curse were to befall,only the sinless people would survive.Yet Taliban killed the followers of Imam Ali.The Prophet according to Sahih Bukhari,Muslim said on numerous occassions including the one at battle of Tabut 'You Ali's position to me is that of Aaron to Musa except there will be no prophet after me' Yet Taliban commited ethniic cleansing on Shias in afghanistan.
Mohamed abdel wahhab was promised help by a British agent Humphrey in Basra to launch his wahhabi salafi doctrines after 2nd world war with the defeat of Muslim empire in Turkey.He influenced Ibne Saud with promises to let them treat Hejaz and Nejd as their kingdom as long as wahhabi dctrines were promoted.The Wahhabis went on demolish the Prophets histrory with changing the house where seyyidna Fatema was born into a toilet for pilgrims.They demolishe Khadija,wife of the prophet and Abu talib the great benefactors of Early islam before demolishing the houses of the Prophets family
The reason why Humphrey promised British help to Muhammed ibnel wahhab in Basra waas they wanted to gain control of the oil wealth of Arabia which USa after Britain,with the fall of the British empire after 2nd world war,passed the buck to.Will Muslims never wake up to this state of affairs?The Muslim empire in Spain had fallen due to immorality that had crept in against islamic Laws and DISUNITY.THE SULTAN OF mOROCO COUSIN OF THE SULTAN OF GRENADA DID NOT SEND TROOPS TO HELP MUSIMS AGAINST BESEIGING CHRISTIAN FORCES
ReplyDeleteThe artical was on a totally different topic but Dajjali agents trying to take in a different direction. Beaware muslims of these foot soldiers of Dajjal.
ReplyDeleteMuslims unite!!
ReplyDeleteThere are 5 major reasons of degeneration of the Muslim Ummah;
The first being lack of vision.
The other 4 are disunity, disunity, disunity and disunity, all because of lack of vision.
Anonymous started by saying that the problem with Muslims is disunity, and quotes something from the Qur'an which I cannot find. I shall appreciate his giving the reference as that is the accepted way of quoting.
ReplyDeleteThen he starts off on a rant about baseless things. He errs in saying that it was the Jews who came to the mubahila. He then errs in saying that the mubahila was to be won if the people included were sinless; it was actually based on huq and baatil. Then he makes a very questionable comment on the sahaba, the umm-ul-mo'meneen, etc., when he says that they were sinners.
He also makes false accusations on the Taleban when he says that they killed thei men and "made their women as sex slaves". That is a blatant lie. Like all shias, he hates the Taleban.
He goes on to talk about Hejaz and their treatment of books. The Ulema have identified literature that contradicts the Qur'an and Sunnah. I recently imported a set of Tafsir from Pakistan to Jeddah. The customs official opened the first volume and then gave me the nine volumes. So, it is a lie that they stop sunni books. Shias do not believe in the Saheeain, even though they quote from them when it suits them, and their beliefs about the Qur'an are also common knowledge.
I believe the thing that is lacking in the Ummah is knowledge, as knowledge is the most important requirement to understand taqwa.