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| Al-Qaradhawi: America Is Acting Like A God On Earth | |||
| 2003-07-02 | |||
| There's more, if you want to read it... Sheikh Yousef Al-Qaradhawi, one of the most influential clerics in Sunni Islam, recently delivered his first sermon in three months following his recovery from surgery. Here are excerpts from his addresses that was broadcast on Qatari television. Some Events Have Happened From Which We Can Learn Lessons From “The first... is that might rules the world - not the force of law, but the power of might. It is the mighty one who imposes himself, dictates his will, and demands that everyone listen and obey. This is the first lesson. America decided to invade Iraq and conquer it together with its allies, [even though] the entire world opposed it. Even in the heart of America and Europe, demonstrations were held, [with] millions of people who said 'no' to the war on Iraq. But America shut its ears, persisted in its position, invaded Iraq, conquered it, and everyone could go bang their heads against the wall if they want [as far as America was concerned]..." America Is Acting Like A God On Earth “America is acting like a god on earth. No accounting is demanded of it, but it demands accounting from others. America wanted to enter Iraq for its own reasons — not in order to disarm it of weapons of mass destruction or in order to save the Iraqi people from the hands of Saddam. They [the Americans] announced that they would enter Iraq even if Saddam left. The U.S. launched [a war] because it wanted to destroy Iraq's military power so as to clear the way for Israel, for its weapons and arsenal, and so that no one with these weapons will remain in the region except for Israel..." The Oppressing Arab Leaders Must Learn Their Lesson from Saddam "The second lesson is that every oppressor comes to an end. Saddam Hussein and his regime were one of the most tyrannical oppressors on the face of the earth, particularly on our Arab and Muslim land. There is no doubt of this. Thank God I never said a word in praise of him — not before the war, not after it, and not even a long time ago — because I am against any oppressive and repressive regime and against every tyrannical dictator. The dictators are the ones who kill the people. The oppression and tyranny are what paved the way for the British and American entrance into the region, They are what caused the war in Kuwait and the previous war in Iraq... Perhaps the oppressors and tyrants who spread corruption across the earth, oppress their peoples, humiliate the people, harm honor and rights and step on the necks of the peoples with their feet — perhaps they will learn the lesson from all this, and realize that their fate [will be] that of this tyrant and oppressor [Saddam]. If only the tyrants and oppressors ruling our Arab and Muslim lands would consider what happened to Saddam Hussein and [would realize] that they are next in line..."
There is No Difference Between Bush and the Mongol Leader Hulago "The third lesson is that occupation is occupation, and invasion is invasion... This is not the first time Baghdad was taken... This city fell to the Mongols. Hulago entered Baghdad and his soldiers struck the people with the sword. Blood flowed in the streets, in the houses, and above the roofs. Even in the drainpipes, rivers of blood flowed... and the Tigris became red with blood. During this war, two million were killed, and some say a million and half, and at the very least a million... They [the invaders] reached the libraries. [Baghdad] was the capital of knowledge, education, and culture... The books were thrown into the Tigris until the river became black with their ink. There were days when it became red with blood, and there were days when it became black with ink... This was also the fate of Baghdad in the 21st century; they allowed the looters to loot the museums, the libraries, and the universities of Baghdad. They showed us some of the people while they were looting, but they did not show us who opened the locked doors. This they did not film. This was organized looting, behind which stand international gangs. Unfortunately, we did not see the U.N. acting, fiery and raging, as it acted when the Taliban destroyed the statues of Buddha... This is what the U.S. did, the country of the 21st century in the uni-polar world. What is the difference between the old Hulago and the new Hulago? What is the difference between Bush and the Mongol king?..."
Do Not Go to Extremes in Vengeance Upon Ba'ath Party Members "The fourth lesson is that I recommend to the Iraqi people, with all its communities and ethnic and religious groups — Arabs, Kurds, Turkmenis, Assyrians, and [those of] other ethnic [origins], Muslims and Christians, Sunnis, and Shi'ites - all must stand in a single row. The disasters unite those harmed. In such a disaster, there is no point in someone saying 'I am a Sunni' or 'I am a Shi'ite;' 'I am a Kurd' or 'I am a Turkmeni.' All have a common interest, one adversary, and one battle. They must forget their marginal quarrels and not listen to [those] who preach civil war. They must stand together and not go to extremes in taking vengeance upon the members of the Baath. Many thousands joined the Baath Party without believing in it. This party ruled for 35 years, and people had to get along. Many of them behaved as if they were Baath Party members but in their hearts they cursed it. There is no escape from taking this into consideration, and from refraining from taking vengeance upon anyone formally considered a Baath member. The true Baath members number no more than a few thousand, while the Iraqi people are not Baathist; they were repressed in the grip of the tyrannical regime that silenced them..." The Fall of Baghdad Was Due to Ba'ath Party Secularism "When the Americans entered, the forces of the Ba'ath Party fled. Unfortunately, there was no one to stand fast against the advance [of the enemy], because it was a secular party not based on implanting faith in hearts and confidence in souls, and faith in the strength of Allah, in predestination, and in the world to come. They did not stand fast, and we were surprised to see that they collapsed overnight. Where are the hundreds of thousands? Where is the Republican Guard? Where are Saddam's Fedayeen? Where are the warriors of the party? All these evaporated..."
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| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |