By
Syed B. Soharwardy
Islamic Supreme Council of

First printed on December 25th, 2002
Revised and re-printed on December 25th, 2005
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In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the
Most Merciful
It has been God's (Allah's)
tradition that He helps those who are oppressed, condemned, victimized and
hated by the fellow human beings. It is also God's law that He does not change
His tradition. A study of the divine books such as the Torah, Gospel and the Qur'an,
reveals that conflict between good
and evil represents an important part
of human history. Often evil had
mighty powers, armies and resources, while the good was helpless and oppressed. Ups and downs are a part of life
but it is not possible according to divine law that good remain down for a very long. Ultimately the good rises and removes evil from the society. Let's see what the
Bible says about God’s tradition:
" Whenever the LORD raised up a
judge for them, he was with the judge and saved them out of the hands of their
enemies as long as the judge lived; for the LORD had compassion on them as they
groaned under those who oppressed and afflicted them." (Judges 2, 18)
"This is what the LORD, the God of
“The LORD is a refuge for the
oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.”(Psalm 9:9)
“Defend the cause of the weak and
fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed."(Psalm 82:3)
“The LORD works righteousness and
justice for all the oppressed." (Psalm 103:6)
“Their enemies oppressed them and subjected them to their power". (Psalm
106:42)
“He upholds the cause of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free" (Psalm 146:7)
"Who struck down great kings, His
love endures forever". (Psalm 136:17)
In the Holy Qur'an Allah
(God) says,
" And We desired to show favour
unto those who were oppressed in the earth, and to make them examples and to
make them the inheritors, (Al-Qasas, 28:15)
“When thou didst say unto the
believers: Is it not sufficient for you that your Lord should support you with
three thousand angels sent down (to your help) (Al-Imran, 3:124)
“And Moses said unto his people: Seek
help in Allah and endure. Lo! the earth is Allah's. He giveth it for an
inheritance to whom He will. And lo! the sequel is for those who keep their
duty (unto Him). (AL A'RAAF (7:128)
" Those who have been driven from
their homes unjustly only because they said: Our Lord is Allah - For had it not
been for Allah's repelling some men by means of others, cloisters and churches
and oratories and mosques, wherein the name of Allah is oft mentioned, would
assuredly have been pulled down. Verily Allah helpeth one who helpeth Him. Lo!
Allah is Strong, Almighty" (Al-Hajj
These verses from Bible and
Qur'an very clearly describe that the help from God (Allah) came to those who
were either small in numbers or they were victimized by the strong and powerful
governments or nations.
God is always on the side of
the poor, helpless and oppressed. God never helps the hate mongers, oppressors
and corrupt rulers. It is possible that the hate mongers, oppressors and
rulers, drunk in their mighty military powers may succeed in their evil mission
temporarily but they cannot sustain their victory for a longer period. Pharaohs
of
Similarly, when Prophet
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) tried to establish justice and peace in Makkah the
tribal chiefs of
In recent history, we can
see a similar pattern of incidents. Hitler and his Nazi army with all their
might succeeded in capturing their neighboring countries. In
President Ferdinand E.
Marcos of
For several decades, the
Shah of Iran succeeded in oppressing his people but finally his downfall came.
He died in exile with disgrace. His mighty army was destroyed. The Shah of Iran
would never have imagined that he would not be able to get even a few yards of
earth for his burial, in his own homeland.
The communist rulers of
Khmer Rouge government (Pol
Pot) succeeded in killing more than 2 million Cambodians but he was not able to
wipe out the entire nation of
There are several other
examples from our own recent history that injustice cannot prevail and cannot
be sustained. The apartheid governments of South Africa, the racial
discrimination against women, against aboriginal and black people in the USA
and Canada, the oppression by the Taliban government in Afghanistan, the cruel
rulers of Rwanda and other African nations, the cruelty of President Pinochet
of Chile, the division of German people, the Cruel government of Saddam Hussein
in Iraq, etc. are few of the several examples of injustice. But with time all
forms of injustice ends. The forces of peace and justice finally defeat the
individuals, governments or group of people who are the sources of such
injustice.
Interestingly, none of the
above mentioned rulers and governments ever realized that they were doing
wrong. Even if they did, they simply justified their actions till they appeared
“right” to them. It was simple for them for they never viewed ordinary human
beings from the eyes of an ordinary human being. They always saw average human
beings from their own 'mighty" eyes. Their knowledge and understanding of
fellow human beings was based upon their own personal judgments and bias. Justice
was never important as a value to these rulers. For them, the important thing
was to protect their own power/control and the interests of their own people.
However, they did not realize that this approach was deadly in the long run and
would bring an end to their own rule. They read history but never learnt from
it. They repeated the same mistakes that their predecessors had made.
These rulers might have
believed in "the ultimate superpower" (i.e. God) but when the time
came to put this belief into practice these rulers and governments,
"themselves" became "Ultimate Superpower" instead of God.
These rulers started deceiving themselves and their nations by claiming that
their will was the will of God. Hence, they acted like God. Some of the present
rulers are also following the same style of government. They too will have to
face the similar consequences.
These "mighty"
rulers always find some "very influential" religious leaders who can
help them in behaving like God. These religious leaders not only change the
divine commandments in order to please rulers but they also become part of
oppression and injustice. This has been the tradition of all ruthless, cruel
and hatemonger rulers. But the tradition of God is that He either gives some
time to these rulers and governments so that they can realize their mistakes
and become good OR let them carry out their cruel plans and become liable for
destroying God's creation. At last, God destroys those rulers and their
governments and brings peace and freedom to the sufferers.
Now the question arises, who
are the poor, oppressed and helpless people of our time? No one will say
After the tragedy of 9/11,
Muslims (as a nation not individuals) have “completely" fallen in to the
category of the oppressed and hated people. The rich and the powerful are using
9/11 as an excuse to carry out their agenda of oppression, hate and violence
against Muslims. This hate and violence against Muslims did not develop after
9/11, it has always been in the hearts of such powerful rulers. The tragedy of 9/11
provided them with a perfect opportunity to spread hate and violence against
Muslims. The rulers and their religious helpers are trying to use God in order
to occupy Muslim lands and control Muslims.
Two things happened after
9/11 one, the search for Islam increased in the lives of some individuals, however,
on the other side the hatemongers started expressing their hidden hate for
Islam in open. In the past these hatemongers hated the people of colour and aboriginal
people. They killed thousands of natives in
The hate for Islam is not
new. Initially, the Byzantinian rulers, the Egyptian rulers, the Persian rulers
and many superpowers hated Islam. But Almighty God helped the poor and helpless
Muslims of Arabia. Later, the hate for Islam was revived by the Crusaders, who
killed thousands of Muslims. During the 10th century, the genocide
of Muslims was so large that only in and around the Al-Omar Mosque in
After 9/11, the hate mongers
are reviving hate for Muslims and Islam. The lives and properties of Muslims in
In 2002 during an interview with
CBS on the “60 Minutes program” Jerry Falwell badmouthed the Holy Prophet
Muhammad (Peace be upon him) . He has expressed his fanatic views on Islam on
many other occasions. Pat Robertson, another Christian fundamentalist, has said
similar things about Islam and Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) many times.
Franklin Graham and many other Christian leaders have badmouthed Islam, Qur'an
and Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) several times. After the
After the tragedy of 9/11,
the best profession in the world is to become a media expert on Islam. The
western media organizations hire consultants and experts who are skilled at
belittling Islam. To be considered as an expert on Islam, one does not have to
have ever studied the religion in a professional manner, instead one must know
how to discredit Islam while appearing to be quite professional. These self-acclaimed consultants and experts
have no knowledge of Mulsims or their religion, except for the hate and grudge
they hold in their hearts for Muslims. If someone has had a bad experience in
his or her life while living with a Muslim or observing a Muslim doing bad
things, such a person would be ideal recruit for the media and would be given
full opportunity to say whatever negative he/she wants to say about Islam and
Muslims. While the bad experiences and
observations of Christians, Jews and other religious groups get less coverage
or no coverage at all. It seems that the media is not interested in covering
the wrong or base of other religions and groups.
The main mission of the
extremist right wing Christian leaders and organizations in the
Unfortunately, in the previous
Many Christian leaders
including President Bush and American politicians have claimed on several
occasions that the American Society is based upon Judaic-Christian values. This
is just a claim, not a reality anymore. The Jerry Springer Show, Maury Show,
Jenny Jones show, networks like playboy and other adult pornographic channels,
movies, print media, homosexuality, common law relationships, legalized
abortions and many other activities reflect the social and moral bankruptcy of
American society. Enron and WorldCom are American companies. The Multi-billion dollar
frauds are capitalist ways of depriving millions of people from their own
life-savings. The large-scale corporate greed was born in
The Christian
fundamentalists like Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Franklin Graham and several
other right wing American politicians remember and speak about Judaic-Christian
values when they feel threatened by the popularity of Islam in
·
Is walking naked
on beaches and locker rooms a Judaic-Christian value?
·
Is wearing a
bikini and showing-off your body a Judaic-Christian value?
·
Is homosexuality
a Judaic-Christian value?
·
Is sexual
relationship without marriage a Judaic-Christian value?
·
What we see on
the Jerry Springer Show, are those Judaic-Christian values?
·
Is killing
unborn babies a Judaic-Christian value?
·
Having multiple
relationships with several women/men and producing children out of wedlock a
Judaic-Christian value?
·
Is killing
millions of human beings (World War II,
I am sure these
fundamentalist Christians will say no, and they will be absolutely right. These
are not Judaic-Christian values. For their information these do not represent
Islamic values either.
Then, what are
Judaic-Christian values? I am not a Christian or an adherent of the Jewish
faith. I am a Muslim but I have several Christian and Jewish friends. I can
comfortably say that the Judaic-Christian values are the values described in
Torah and the Gospel. Marriage, modest dress, peace, love, respect, patience,
tolerance, care, helping poor, respect for life, scarifies, thanksgiving, and
worshipping the Creator are Judaic-Christian values. For the information of
Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Franklin Graham, President George W. Bush and
American politicians these are also Islamic values.
If Jerry Falwell - Pat
Robertson and company think that belief in Jesus Christ as a Son of God or God
or Savior makes a person better and more peaceful then they should answer the
following questions.
1. Did Jesus Christ ask his followers to drop nuclear
bombs on innocent civilians? Try to remember
2. Did Jesus Christ ask to drop chemical and biological
bombs on innocent civilians? Try to remember
3. Do you find anywhere in the Bible the permission to
kill innocent civilians and send them in captivity? Try to remember Hitler's
Nazis and more than 6 million Jews in World War II.
4. Did any of the disciples of Jesus Christ or Jesus
Christ himself ask to stop food and medicine for women and children and let
them die slowly while they were also suffering from the hands of a dictator
regime? Try to remember Iraqi children and women.
5. Did Jesus Christ or Bible ask Christians to hate
their enemies?
On the contrary I found the
following verse in Bible,
"You have heard that it was said,
'you shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy" .
" But I say to you: Love your
enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you and pray for
those who spitefully use you and persecute you" (Matthew 5:43-44)
What kind of Christians are
Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson and George Bush? They claim that they love Jesus
Christ. They depend upon Jesus Christ to save them from Hell. But they do not
want to follow him. They do not want to listen to him.
Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson
or President Bush can not define the Judaic-Christian values. Who could define
Judaic-Christian values better than Jesus Christ himself. Jesus said,
“But I tell you who hear me: Love your
enemies, do good to those who hate you" (Luke
Christianity does not permit
hatred and war but in the past most of the deadly wars were raged by
Christians. Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson are not following Jesus Christ.
They are, for sure, following the Crusaders not Christ.
Had the conflict among
terrorists and extremists remained limited and confined within limited
territories, many human beings would have not been affected. But these
terrorists and extremists want to involve innocent human beings in their
conflicts, which is nothing but destruction. The world politicians are not
serious in saving human lives. United Nations and many neutral governments are
becoming mere spectators. It is clear that peace is not on the priority list
for politicians and rulers.
Fourteen centuries ago
Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) told several prophecies about the future
of this world. He described two types of prophecies. The first types of
prophecies were about moral, social, economical and spiritual declining of
human race. The second types of prophecies were about political situation of
the world. As far the prophecies about the moral, social, economical and
spiritual declining are concerned, most of them have already been fulfilled.
Some of the political prophecies have been fulfilled as well. But after 9/11
the way the political map of this world is changing quickly, it looks that the
prophecies of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) about the political
situation of the world will be fulfilled soon.
The American government
claimed that they will bring freedom to the people of
Similarly,
Although Jerry Falwell and
other similar extremists have discredited our beloved Prophet and final
Messenger of God, Muhammad (Peace be upon him), we Muslims cannot speak
unfavorably about Jesus Christ or Prophet Moses (Peace be upon them) because
Jesus and Moses are part of our faith. We respect and honour Jesus Christ and
other Biblical Prophets as much as we love and respect our own Prophet Muhammad
(Peace be upon him).
I urge Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson,
Franklin Graham and other Christians to attend the Islam 101 course and correct
their understanding about Islam OR give me an opportunity to have a dialogue
with them.
Prophet Muhammad (Peace be
upon him) said in a Hadith (saying), that when Jesus Christ, Son of Mary will
return to this earth, he will establish peace and justice.
Hadrat Abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him)
reports that the Prophet (peace be upon him) of Allah said: "I swear by Him Who hath power over my life, the
son of Mary shall descend among ye as a Just ruler…………………………(Bukhari)
Hadrat Abu
Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him) reports the Apsotle of Allah (peace be
upon him) having said: "Christ, son
of Mary, will then kill the swine and remove the Cross. A congregation for
prayer will be held for him. He will distribute such an enormous quantity of
goods that none will be left in need of anything. He will abolish taxes. He
will encamp at Rauha (a place situated at a distance of 35 miles from
"My beloved Jesus
Christ you never hated anyone. You protected life on earth. But there have been
many people who did bring destruction to human life in your name. Throughout
history, the fanatics like crusaders have claimed that they were following you.
They claimed that they loved you. Many of your self-claimed followers and
lovers have killed millions of human beings in South America, Europe,
My beloved Jesus Christ
(Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon you), you gave human beings pure love.
You loved your worst enemies. These Christian fanatics are about to bring a
bigger chaos and destruction in this world. You know my beloved Jesus that the
Muslims of Iraq have suffered from the brutal hands of Saddam Hussein. The
mighty and powerful
Beloved Jesus Christ (May
Allah's peace and blessings be upon you), you were the helper of poor and
helpless. We Muslims are poor and helpless. We love you and honour you. You are
part of our faith (i.e. Islam). Our Holy Book, the Qur'an, honours you and your
mother, Mary (Marriam). We, Muslims do not believe that you were God or Son of
God but we believe that you were one of the best and miraculous creations of
God. We, Muslims believe that you are alive. Allah has ascended you towards the
Heavens. Our beloved Prophet and last Messenger of God (Allah), Muhammad (Peace
be upon him) has given us the details of your coming back. He told us that you
would be returning to earth soon.
Both Christians and Muslims
believe that you will be returning to earth soon and you will be establishing
peace on Earth. Please return to the planet Earth as soon as possible. We
desperately need peace. Otherwise these crusaders and the terrorists will
succeed in creating the largest holocaust of human history.
Moreover, Muslims are also
deviating from your path, the path of Islam. Muslims have become lazy and
passive. Our rulers are dictators and corrupt. In many Muslims countries
Muslims are killing Muslims. We have also lost respect for human dignity.
Muslims too, need to be corrected. Some
of the Muslims are getting desperate and they are taking extreme paths. Your
return to this earth will bring back the dignity and honour of Muslims. I am
sure, upon your return these fanatic Christians, Jews and Muslims such as Pat
Robertson, Jerry Falwell, George W. Bush, Aerial Sheron and Saddam Hussein, etc..will
deny you. They will fight against you because they kill and hate human beings
but you love and protect human beings.
Beloved Jesus Christ, your
return will also help in removing the misunderstandings between Christians and
Muslims. They will find out whether you are son of God or a wonderful Prophet
of God. About you and your mother, our holy book, Qur’an says;
§
“O Mary! keep to obedience to your Lord and humble
yourself, and bow down with those who bow.”
§
“This is of the announcements relating to the unseen
which We reveal to you; and you were not with them when they cast their pens
(to decide) which of them should have Mary in his charge, and you were not with
them when they contended one with another.”
§
“When the angels said: O Mary, surely Allah gives you
good news with a Word from Him (of one) whose name is the '. Messiah, Jesus son
of Mary, worthy of regard in this world and the hereafter and of those who are
made near (to Allah).”
§
“And he shall speak to the people when in the cradle
and when of old age, and (he shall be) one of the good ones.”
§
“She said: My Lord! when shall there be a son (born)
to I me, and man has not touched me? He said: Even so, Allah creates what He
pleases; when He has decreed a matter, He only says to it, Be, and it is.”
§
“And He will teach him the Book and the wisdom and
the Taurat and the Injeel.”
§
“And (make him) an apostle to the children of Israel:
That I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I determine for you
out of dust like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a
bird with Allah's permission and I heal the blind and the leprous, and bring
the dead to life with Allah's permission and I inform you of what you should
eat and what you should store in your houses; most surely there is a sign in
this for you, if you are believers.”
§
“ And a verifier of that which is before me of the
Taurat and that I may allow you part of that which has been forbidden to you,
and I have come to you with a sign from your Lord therefore be careful of (your
duty to) Allah and obey me.”
§
“Surely Allah is my Lord and your Lord, therefore
serve Him; this is the right path.”
§
“But when Jesus perceived unbelief on their part, he
said Who will be my helpers in Allah's way? The disciples said: We are helpers
(in the way) of Allah: We believe in Allah and bear witness that we are
submitting ones.”
§
“Our Lord! We believe in what Thou hast revealed and
we follow the apostle, so write us down with those who bear witness.”
§
“And they planned and Allah (also) planned, and Allah
is the best of planners.”
§
“And when Allah said: O Jesus, I am going to
terminate the period of your stay (on earth) and cause you to ascend unto Me
and purify you of those who disbelieve and make those who follow you above
those who disbelieve to the day of resurrection; then to Me shall be your
return, so l will decide between you concerning that in which you differed.”
(Surah Al Imran: 3, 43-55)
O' Allah (God) send your
beloved Jesus back to planet Earth. The poor, distressed and helpless need his
help and support. Ameen.

Professor Syed B. Soharwardy
was born in
(Acknowledgement: I am very
thankful to Shahana Kamil and Nadia Ahmed for proof reading this booklet. May
Allah bless them.)
Muslims Against Terrorism (MAT)