THE CAUSES OF “ISLAMIC STATE” VIOLENCE
THE RESOLUTION OF
WHICH LEADS TO A NEW WORLD ORDER
By: Kassim Ahmad
27th March, 2016
I looked up all references and
listened to all expert commentators on the subject, yet I failed to get a
satisfactory answer. In this essay, I shall try to probe the matter.
There are some telling clues. Firstly, the perpetrators claim
to represent Islam. Secondly, the targets are all Western countries whose
populations are mostly Christians (United States, France and Brussels ),
Thirdly, the latest targets were the Christian minority community in Pakistan.
Fourthly, look at present-day Iraq. It is chaos-in-chief,
consequent upon three American-led coalition of 33 countries’ invasions of that
country, thanks to the inducement by British Empire-created Irael (in the midst of Arab countries) and imperial
Iran. Remember Iraq was the home of the first human civilization, dating from
Prophet Abraham in Ur of 5000 years ago.
Iraq and Syria, two ancient civilizations, is said to be the
home of “Islamic State”, carrying the banner of Allah and Muhammad, a clearly mistaken
banner. The true banner of Islam is that
of One True God, the God of all the peoples, Jews, Christians, Muslims and others -- all believers in monotheism,
openly declared or kept secret.
All these clues point to a long conflict extending from 15th
Century up to the present between Muslims and Christians.
Further, do not forget the Western crusades against Islam.
There were nine crusades altogether, extending from 1095 of the first crusade,
to 1271 of the ninth crusade. The crusades were ordered by the various popes
who were then also kings sitting on the thrones of Medieval Europe.
The crusaders’ purpose was to retake the holy city of
Jerusalem, which the Muslims conquered from the Byzantine Empire. Jerusalem is known as Baitul-Maqdis to the Muslims, also one of their holy cities.
All these acts of Muslim violence against the Christian West,
starting from the 9/11 attack on the New York World Trade Centre, through
Paris, Brussels and the Christian community in Pakistan, must be looked upon as a
whole as Muslim revolt against the Christians. As can be seen, it has a long
history, from 16th Century colonization of the Malay World,
including the Philippines, most of which it has christianised, up to the 18th
Century. In the 18th Century
European colonialism awakened Asian nationalism, resulting in new independent
nation-states. But nation-states cannot unite the world that has become
interconnected into a Global Village.
We need a philosophy, a new world-view for our interconnected
world. As Islam is a “revolutionary, life-affirming and death-defying”
world-view, as I have defined it in another location, that must have been the basis
and reason for the rise of the “Islamic State” movement.
That being so, what solution can we offer to resolve this
deep psychological-cum-physical conflict? Let us ask ourselves what type of
world we want to see emerge for our and for future generations. Surely a peaceful, secure and just world.
What type of world do we have now?
Firstly, it a non-Muslim dominated world. It is ruled by two
non-Muslim blocs led by two self-appointed superpowers, the United States of
America and the Russian Federation. Be it noted that they are both Christian. It
is neither peaceful, nor secure, nor just. The Sword of Democles hangs over us.
It is imperative the justice-loving peoples of the world must change it before
we commit ourselves to a mutually-assured self-destruction!
The West for all its physical and apparent mental might – can
it face this this challenge of “insane’ violence? Certainly it cannot. But the West is too proud to admit defeat, although defeated it will be. “Islamic
State” violence in increasing by the day, as all can see. But even Muslims
cannot tolerate this violence commited in the name of Islam. It is not Islam’s
solution. (When I speak of Islam I means the Islam of all prophet-messengers
from Adam to Muhammad, including Abraham, Moses and Jesus.
Thus both the Christian West and the Muslims must come to an
amicable agreement in order to bring about a peaceful, secure and just world. Firstly, the Christian West must openly
apologize for their colonization of the world and pay token compensation. (Who
has evaluated the costs in lives and property of colonialism and imperialism?) Secondly,
all countries, Muslim and non-Muslim, which have been the victims of
colonialism must openly forgive their colonisers and agree to live in peace
with the countries that had colonized them. Thirdly, the non-Muslim superpower
blocs, including and especially the so-called U.N. self-appointed Security
Council must be democratized. Fourthly, all countries must renounce and destroy all
weapons of mass destruction. Fifthly, the “Islamic State” violence and terror must cease immediately. Sixthly, all
countries, big and small, must undertake to live in peace with one another,
solve all their differences and conflicts peacefully, and cooperate and help
one another to progress in all fields of human endeavour.
All these must be in the United Nations Charter, among others
that are universal human rights.
Then a peaceful, secure and just
world will come into being, and a new chapter in human life in this Universe
will begin.
2 comments:
Sixthly, all countries, big and small, must undertake to live in peace with one another, solve all their differences and conflicts peacefully, and cooperate and help one another to progress in all fields of human endeavour. THIS SHOULD BE FIRST
That is what I said. All Judeo-Christian countries that had colonised the Muslim world and launched crusades against them mus make an open apology and pay token compensation, destroy all weapons of mass destruction and democratise the United Nations.
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