Women Consoling Each Other After Terrorist Attack in Paris
Dr.Mazhar
Naqvi
Modern
Yazid, Islamic State (IS) has struck once again to kill over 150 innocent
people in Paris. The entire world has condemned the terrorist attack in Paris. Condolence
messages are pouring in for France. The world will witness condemnation of the
attack in strongest terms. People will observe silence as a mark of respect to
those killed. Candle Marches will be seen on the streets of various countries
in protest against the terrorism. A few seminars may also be organized on the
menace of terrorism. France has already declared to wage a merciless war
against the perpetrators. It is all obvious in the wake of what the world experienced
after every deadly terrorist attack in the past be it Mumbai or America.
After
initial hue and cry, a lull will follow. Governments and political leaders will
wait for another attack and then behave like fire extinguishers. They don’t
believe in the maxim ’prevention is better than cure’. Their tendency to
patronize Israel and Saudi Arabia for political and economic considerations is
the reason. History has proved on numerous occasions that neither vendetta nor persecution
has ever been able to eliminate any ideology. IS has been able to float Umayyad
ideology that had misguided Muslims to the extent that they shouted ‘Allah –O-Akbar’
(God is Great) after killing the grandson of Prophet at Karbala. In Paris too,
raiders went on killing spree with Allah- O- Akbar on their lips. They
meticulously executed their barbaric operation that left not only France but
the entire world baffled. The raiders were not afraid of dying. Rather, they exhibited
as if they were Jihadis and destined to be in paradise.
Over
the years, such thinking has been nursed among Muslims by religious preachers
who get hefty amount to misinterpret holy Quran with the objective of garnering
support for anti-Islamic terrorist attacks. The amount is offered by countries
that don’t believe in democratic or human values and wish to remain in power in
the name of purifying Islam. Such nations oppose ‘Hussaini Revolution’ also and
support financially ‘Mullas’ and ‘Maulvis’ to discourage people from attending Muharram
rituals or mourning assemblies hosted to recall martyrs of Karbala. They oppose
Karbala as it inspires people to rise against tyranny and oppression and
distinguishes real Islam from fake Islam.
Baghdadi
is running so called Islamic state with the support of those only whose ancestors
wanted to reintroduce in Islam the evils prohibited by Prophet. To achieve
their objective, Umayyad and Abbasid rulers established ‘factories’ to produce fake
‘Hadiths’ and used the verses of Quran to legitimize their actions. In his
three year rule, Yazid killed imam Hussain, raided Medina and desecrated Masjid-e-Nabavi.
Then, his soldiers attacked Mecca and perpetrated atrocities on its citizens
beyond description. The latest attack points out once again that Yazidi thinking
is still surviving. It is dangerous sign and needs to be curbed with a
counter-ideology. Imam Hussain had set example at Karbala how to handle a
powerful enemy with scarce resources?
Fortunately, Baghdadi is not as powerful
as Yazid was. The alliance against him is more powerful and capable of eliminating
him also. But the pertinent question is-whether his elimination will also
uproot Yazidi thinking or not. The way IS has gained strength after Osama Bin
Laden indicates otherwise. Time has come to put forward Hussaini Ideology more
aggressively against IS. The world needs to consider Imam Hussain as martyr of
humanity and not as a savior of Islam. The governments longing for elimination
of Baghdadi or terrorism should not be apprehensive of Hussaini philosophy as
it aims at protecting humanity not Muslims. It has braved the worst possible
persecution to survive till date. Is it not enough to show Hussaini Revolution’s
relevance in tackling the threat posed to world peace by a self-styled caliph
of fake Islam? (Photo Courtesy Google Image)
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