An Illegitimate Child-Part 4-The Conclusion: By Sharjeel Mazhar

On 21st May 2023, Israeli far right minister Itamar Ben Gvir entered the compound of Al Aqsa Mosque which infuriated Muslims all around the world. It was illegal cause first it is Muslim sacred place which was first attacked by Israeli forces and then Israeli minister visited it without any obstruction. Second it exist a status quo for East Jerusalem and Al Aqsa Mosque according to which Al Aqsa Mosque cannot be entered by Israeli people also they will have no control over this region of East Jerusalem. According to Palestinian and Waqf, a Jordanian appointed body that manages Al Aqsa Mosque compound, the status quo was appointed in the site area under Ottoman empire according to which Muslims will have complete control over Al Aqsa Mosque. While Israeli see status quo as agreement of 1967 according to which Israel will have no right to enter Jerusalem and the soldiers can only provide security to worshippers. It was made by former Israeli defence minister Moshe Dayan but no law was passed in Israel that prohibits Israeli people from entering Al Aqsa Mosque. However many changes were made to this status quo but still Muslim control was maintained in that area. Also it was re implemented by Benjamin Netanyahu in 2015. But this act of Israeli minister is clearly violation of status quo and action should be taken against it at international level.

In 2014, a YouTube video named How a Pakistani Muslim became a Zionist, A former Pakistani citizen was interviewed in which he told about his journey from a pro Muslim to a pro Israeli Zionist. The reason told by him of his conversion was that he had researched in history about Israel and he didn’t find any Muslim state ever formed in that region. Although Jews were there for 3000 years and they still own this land. But we have to know that there are many countries around the world which were once dominated and inhabited by other nations and now other people are living here eg USA originally belonged to Native Taino Tribes but Columbus travelled from Spain in 1492 and along with him, European came here and inhabited this area. However it was brutal but there are more examples in which the tyrants were defeated by the kind conquerors and people establishment a progressive states just like many Muslim rulers. The purpose for telling this that a land doesn’t remain inhabited by same people all time. Similarly Muslim State was established by Hazrat Umar R.A in 637 without any bloodshed when he was accepted ruler by people of Israel. It was peaceful conquest without any bloodshed and also every minority group was free to follow his religion. So the main thing is that State of Palestine was established in 637 and it was continued with Ayyubid, Ottoman and British rule. While the state of Israel was established only in 1948 just to please the Jewish lobby of West and getting a strong partner in Middle East.

Now people ask that what to do now? How we can overcome the influence the impact of Jewish community in this world. The answer is simple, the only solution is the unity of whole Islamic world. There are more than 50 Islamic countries in world and more than 1.5 billion Muslims. But still we are not recognized globally and we are not taken seriously by the west cuz we have forgot our religious values that made us superpower of this world once. In Past, Ummayad Empire developed Spain into cultural and education capital of World, similarly Abbasids developed Middle East and Mughals developed Sub Continent. There were differences in them but they never wasted their time in fighting each other and proved the world that Muslim nation can achieve anything they want if they have the will to do so. But now we have seen a huge downfall in Muslim world where Western influence has overshadowed our own culture and values and personal interest of our so called leaders is more important than collective interest of our Muslim nation.

Muslim countries need to realize that if whole Muslim world become United, then we would not have to ask West or China for economic aid or investment for our development. We can develop whole Islamic world ourself. If Saudi Arabia can make 170 KM Line City, Oregon and Neom city projects worth >1 Trillion USD, Qatar can make world class stadiums, hotels, shopping malls for 220 billion USD, Indonesia can have trillion dollar economy, Turkey can make world class fighter jets and drones, Pakistan can make Atomic Bomb and SAARC countries first ever space rocket and UAE can make world most modern city Dubai then why we cannot produce scientists, scholars, noble prize winners now? The reason is only that Muslim countries have become fully dependant on west and they forgot their own potential. These countries can transform their own country and every other Muslim country on the globe. Allama Iqbal stated this as

”Ek hon Muslim haram ki pasbaani ke liye
Neel ke saahil se le kar tabkhak e Kashgar”

After WW2 in 1946, French General Henry Gourand entered Tomb of Sultan Saladin and kicked the tomb saying that Wake up Saladin we are back. This statement is enough to show Muslims that how much potential they had in the past that Saladin who died 800 years ago was still remembered by west and they were obsessed for taking revenge at any cost. So Muslim nation should realize that its now their own turn to take revenge. Army of all Muslim countries combined is 8.5 million soldiers and we should know that only 78000 soldiers in Afghanistan defeated NATO forces combined then how much influence would be increased if all Muslim countries become United for some cause.

Now we can only hope for the best that may God help us to defeat our inner enemies and make us United to fight these tyrants of this world and make our nation powerful again.